Bishop Robert Barron’s word on fire commeNTARY 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. 2 3 4 Next