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Bishop Robert Barron’s word on fire commeNTARY

Talking to some young Jesuits about social justice and evangelization
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Talking to some young Jesuits about social justice and evangelization

Bishop Robert BarronJanuary 10, 20195 min read
I told my young Jesuit conversation partners that they ought to follow the prompt of our Jesuit pope and go not just to the economic margins but to the “existential margins”—that is to say, to those who have lost the faith, lost any contact with God, who have not heard the Good News.
Tolkien, Chesterton, and the Adventure of Mission
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Tolkien, Chesterton, and the Adventure of Mission

Bishop Robert BarronDecember 18, 20184 min read
We Christians don’t stay in hobbit holes; we go on adventure.
The challenge of John Chau
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The challenge of John Chau

Bishop Robert BarronDecember 5, 20185 min read
Say what you want about his prudence. I will speak of him with honor.
Tintoretto and the Reform of the Church
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Tintoretto and the Reform of the Church

Bishop Robert BarronSeptember 18, 20184 min read
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
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Why accompaniment involves apologetics

Bishop Robert BarronAugust 2, 20185 min read
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
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The Question Behind the Question

Bishop Robert BarronJune 20, 20184 min read
Bishop Barron wonders whether video might be a better means of communication than texts for U.S. bishops.
Michelle Wolf and the throwaway culture
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Michelle Wolf and the throwaway culture

Bishop Robert BarronMay 4, 20184 min read
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
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The most unexpectedly religious film of the year

Bishop Robert BarronApril 26, 20185 min read
I am going to maintain that A Quiet Place is the most unexpectedly religious film of 2018.
The Jordan Peterson Phenomenon
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The Jordan Peterson Phenomenon

Bishop Robert BarronMarch 1, 20186 min read
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
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An evening with William Lane Craig

Bishop Robert BarronJanuary 24, 20185 min read
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
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