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Bishop Robert Barron

Join Bishop Robert Barron for a weekly podcast on faith and culture. Find more episodes at http://WordOnFireShow.com and submit your questions at http://AskBishopBarron.com.

The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

Friends, today we share Fr. Mike Schmitz’s keynote talk from the recent Good News Conference in Orlando, Florida.
 
As Fr. Mike explains, joy is a choice, just like love. We can either chase the feeling or choose the reality. Joy comes from the fact that you know that God is here and that you are known and loved by him. The Christian life is a pursuit of the One who loved us first, the One in whom we find our true joy.
 Links Good News Conference

WOF 364: Joy is the Gigantic Secret of Christians w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz

Friends, many people in the Church, including the Holy Father, have been talking about “synodality.” But what is it? What does it mean? How can it help the Church, and what are possible dangers? That’s what Brandon Vogt and I discuss on today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show.”
 
A listener asks, what is appropriate to bring with you into Eucharistic Adoration?
 Links Good News Conference

WOF 365: What is Synodality?

Friends, when society dismisses the natural law tradition, is it any wonder we see voluntarism take its place? I recently spoke with Ben Shapiro on his Daily Wire show about natural law, family, happiness and much more.
 Links Bishop Barron on Ben Shapiro’s “Sunday Special” 
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WOF 366: Natural Law, Family, and Happiness w/ Ben Shapiro

Friends, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, has passed away at the age of 95 years old.
 
In this special “Word on Fire Show” discussion, Brandon Vogt and I reflect on his life, impact, and key ideas and contributions.
 
We specifically touch on five key areas:
 
1) True reform vs. false reform in the Church
 
2) Liturgical renewal
 
3) Importance of the Bible for theology
 
4) Synthesis of faith and reason
 
5) Christocentrism
 Links Bishop Barron’s resources on Pope Benedict XVI The Pope Benedict XVI Reader • (Word on Fire)
 
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BONUS: 5 Enduring Lessons from Pope Benedict XVI

Friends, did you know that the birth rate in America is the lowest it’s ever been? Why have families stopped having so many kids, and what can we do about it?
 
On today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt and I discuss a recent First Things article by Kevin DeYoung titled “The Case for Kids”.
 
A listener asks, how do you reconcile the fact that we have to honor our parents but also Jesus asking us to leave our parents to follow him?
 Links “The Case for Kids” • by Kevin DeYoung (
First Things • )
 
NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a patron and get some great perks for helping, like free books, bonus content, and more. Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners…like you! So be part of this mission, and join us today!

WOF 367: The Case for Kids

Friends, how do we educate the whole person? Religious sister and mental health counselor Sr. Josephine Garrett talks about this question in her keynote speech at the recent Good News Conference.
 
In her talk, Sr. Josephine shares how in order for the whole person to be educated, the object of the education must be properly ordered to the love of God.
 Links Good News Conference

WOF 368: Educating the Whole Person w/ Sr. Josephine Garrett

Friends, we just marked the 60th anniversary of the opening of Vatican II, the Second Vatican Council. Six decades later, can we say the Council was a success? A failure? Something in between?
 
On today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt discuss a provocative pair of op-eds published in the New York Times by Ross Douthat, who argues that the Council was both necessary and a failure, and yet cannot be undone.
 
A listener asks, if God is without form, then at the Transfiguration, what was Jesus transformed into?
 Links “How Catholics Became Prisoners of Vatican II” • – Ross Douthat
 “How Vatican II Failed Catholics—and Catholicism” • – Ross Douthat
 The Word on Fire Vatican II Collection The Paschal Mystery: Reflections for Lent and Easter • (Word on Fire Lent booklet)
 
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WOF 369: Was Vatican II a Failure?

Friends, the Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life. In the Mass, God is glorified and humans are sanctified.
 
In his keynote address at the recent Good News Conference, Abbot Jeremy Driscoll walks us through the beauty and richness of the Mass, in which we worship the Lord and then are sent out to proclaim the Good News of Jesus’ victory over sin and death.
 
Abbot Jeremy is a Benedictine monk and was elected the 12th abbot of Mount Angel Abbey, elected by the community in March of 2016. He has taught theology at Mount Angel Seminary and at Sant’ Anselmo in Rome. He continues to serve on various Vatican commissions, conducts conferences and retreats throughout the world, and continues to write and publish.
 Links Good News Conference 
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WOF 370: Source and Summit of Evangelization w/ Abbot Jeremy Driscoll

Friends, do we have a right to choose how and when we die? Should we be worried about the rapid rise of euthanasia, including in the United States?
 
Euthanasia has been in the news lately thanks to reports out of Canada, where last year, over 10,000 Canadians ended their lives via euthanasia. Those numbers are sure to go up, as Canada has loosened restrictions so that people can now choose euthanasia not only to avoid pain and suffering in the face of terminal disease, but simply for “mental health reasons.”
 
On today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt and I discuss these alarming trends and how to make the case that life is worth living.
 
A listener asks, why does it matter where we go to worship the Lord as long as we’re doing so?
 Links The Power of the Cross: Good Friday Sermons from the Papal Preacher • by Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa
 
NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a patron and get some great perks for helping, like free books, bonus content, and more. Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners…like you! So be part of this mission, and join us today!

WOF 371: The Rise of Euthanasia

Friends, when universities turn to the secular narrative of the ego drama, which views education as directed to self-advancement alone, they suffer a loss of identity.
 
In her talk at the recent Good News Conference, Jessica Hooten Wilson offers a different vision of education that is based on an apprenticeship to tradition and is oriented toward a contemplative life for both educators and students.
 
Moving toward this vision creates a university system that orders its teachers and students to a good beyond themselves.
 Links Good News Conference The Power of the Cross: Good Friday Sermons from the Papal Preacher • by Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa

WOF 372: Christianity and the Crisis of the Universities w/ Jessica Hooten Wilson

Friends, today we share a conversation I had with leaders at Biola University on proclaiming and encountering Christ. It was wonderful to sit down with our Protestant brothers and sisters to discuss the importance of evangelization in today’s culture.
 
In this discussion, we explore how to evangelize through the new media, reach the disaffiliated, prepare to become an evangelist, and much more.
 Links Story of a Soul • by St. Thérèse of Lisieux (WOF Classics)

WOF 354: Bishop Barron at Biola University

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