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Bishop Robert Barron’s word on fire commeNTARY

The surprising message of ‘Downsizing’
BlogWord on Fire

The surprising message of ‘Downsizing’

Bishop Robert BarronJanuary 16, 20185 min read
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
CommentaryWord on Fire

‘Lady Bird’ and the breakthrough of grace

Bishop Robert BarronDecember 18, 20175 min read
Running underneath this complex story of love and conflict is religion, more precisely, Catholicism.
Paul VI, Prophet
CommentaryWord on Fire

Paul VI, Prophet

Bishop Robert BarronNovember 30, 20175 min read
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
CommentaryWord on Fire

Black Elk and the need for catechists

Bishop Robert BarronNovember 22, 20175 min read
Catechists, the Church needs you! We’re losing our kids to secularism.
The Least Religious Generation in U.S. History: A Reflection on Jean Twenge’s “iGen”
CommentaryWord on FireYoung Adult MinistryYouth Ministry

The Least Religious Generation in U.S. History: A Reflection on Jean Twenge’s “iGen”

Bishop Robert BarronOctober 26, 20175 min read
As late as 2004, 84 percent of young adults said that they regularly prayed; by 2016, fully one fourth of that same age cohort said that they never pray.
Peter Claver vs. Immanuel Kant
BlogWord on Fire

Peter Claver vs. Immanuel Kant

Bishop Robert BarronSeptember 18, 20175 min read
Immediately after caring for their physical and psychological needs, the saint commenced to instruct the slaves in the rudiments of the Christian faith.
Ingrid’s Virtual Reality
CommentaryWord on Fire

Ingrid’s Virtual Reality

Bishop Robert BarronSeptember 8, 20175 min read
The social media space can become so enticing that we strangely distort ourselves in order to conform to it, and we prefer its artificiality to the density, challenge, and opportunity of the actual world.
The mysterious church on the edge of the world
BlogWord on Fire

The mysterious church on the edge of the world

Bishop Robert BarronAugust 17, 20175 min read
I have discovered now through direct experience, though I had certainly sensed it through photographs, that it is practically impossible to gaze at Mont Saint-Michel without falling into mystical reverie.
Musing on the teeth of St. Ambrose
CommentaryWord on Fire

Musing on the teeth of St. Ambrose

Bishop Robert BarronAugust 2, 20175 min read
We clothe the skeleton of St. Ambrose in stately liturgical robes and we crown his skull with a bishop’s miter, not be macabre or “creepy,” but because we reverence his body as a place where Christ had come to dwell
A Bride and Groom; The Bride and The Groom
CommentaryMarriage & Family LifeWord on Fire

A Bride and Groom; The Bride and The Groom

Bishop Robert BarronJune 29, 20175 min read
It is a peculiarity of Catholic theology that a couple exchanging vows at their wedding Mass do not so much receive a sacrament as they become a sacrament.
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