The challenge of John Chau December 5, 2018By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire Say what you want about his prudence. I will speak of him with honor.
Tintoretto and the Reform of the Church September 18, 2018By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire Tintoretto sheds considerable light on this issue of Apostolic weakness and strength in the very manner in which he has arranged the figures in his composition
Why accompaniment involves apologetics August 2, 2018By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire In the evangelical context, therefore, true accompaniment goes beyond fellowship. It has to do with offering the bread of life.
The Question Behind the Question June 20, 2018By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire Bishop Barron wonders whether video might be a better means of communication than texts for U.S. bishops.
Michelle Wolf and the throwaway culture May 4, 2018By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire One of the extraordinary but often overlooked qualities of a system of objective morality is that it is a check on the powerful and a protection of the most vulnerable.
The most unexpectedly religious film of the year April 26, 2018By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Blog, Movie & Television Reviews, Word on Fire I am going to maintain that A Quiet Place is the most unexpectedly religious film of 2018.
The Jordan Peterson Phenomenon March 1, 2018By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire Peterson’s considerable erudition is on clear display throughout his latest book, but so is his very real experience in the trenches as a practicing psychotherapist.
An evening with William Lane Craig January 24, 2018By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Blog, Word on Fire What I found most uplifting about the session was that a Protestant and a Catholic—both committed to their respective traditions—could come together in fellowship, good cheer, and mutual support
The surprising message of ‘Downsizing’ January 16, 2018By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Blog, Word on Fire It is precisely religious faith that will awaken courage and compassion, and it is precisely the lack of faith that conduces, by a short road, to spiritual and psychological exhaustion—both in the individual and in a culture.
‘Lady Bird’ and the breakthrough of grace December 18, 2017By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire Running underneath this complex story of love and conflict is religion, more precisely, Catholicism.
Paul VI, Prophet November 30, 2017By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire In Humanae Vitae, Paul VI plays the prophet and lays out, clearly and succinctly, what he foresees as consequences of turning away from the Church’s classic teaching on sex.
Black Elk and the need for catechists November 22, 2017By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Commentary, Word on Fire Catechists, the Church needs you! We’re losing our kids to secularism.
