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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, is work something good or bad? Is it central to being human, or a punishment resulting from sin? And how do we understand our work theologically, tying it to God?
 
On today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt and I discuss the Catholic Church’s view toward the dignity of work and the rights of workers, learning from Dorothy Day, St. Josemaría Escrivá, and several recent popes.
 
A listener asks, what do you mean by the term “transcendence,” and how does it differ from immanent?
 Links The Theology of Bishop Barron • by Matthew Levering
 Catholic Social Teaching Collection • by Word on Fire
 
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WOF 401: A Theology of Work

J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, is one of the best-selling books ever, selling over 150 million copies. In a 1999 poll of Amazon.com customers, The Lord of the Rings was judged to be their favorite “book of the millennium”.
 
However, few people know that Tolkien was an ardent Catholic. Holly Ordway has written a fascinating new volume titled Tolkien’s Faith: A Spiritual Biography, which shows how his faith and his fiction were related, though in subtle and complex ways. This long-overdue spiritual biography gives new insight into his works by shedding fresh light on their author’s deepest-held convictions.
 
Brandon Vogt recently sat down with Holly to discuss her new book and the depth of Tolkien’s Catholic life.
 Links Tolkien’s Faith: A Spiritual Biography • by J.R.R. Tolkien
 
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WOF 402: The Faith of J.R.R. Tolkien w/ Holly Ordway

Friends, why are we so tempted to scapegoat people, especially online? And how do we escape that trap?
 
On today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt and I discuss the great Catholic philosopher René Girard and his theory of scapegoating.
 
A listener asks, what does Bishop Barron think of classical education?
 Links Bishop Barron Presents: Luke Burgis All Desire is a Desire for Being • edited by Cynthia Haven
 I See Satan Fall Like Lightning • by René Girard
 Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life • by Luke Burgis
 Tolkien’s Faith: A Spiritual Biography • by Holly Ordway
 
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WOF 403: Scapegoating in the Digital World

Today, we’re thrilled to share with you the newest episode in our “Bishop Barron Presents” series. In this discussion, Bishop Barron talks with well-known Hollywood actors Ethan and Maya Hawke. Ethan has starred in many excellent movies while Maya is probably best known for her roles in the BBC adaptation of Little Women and the hit Netflix series Stranger Things.
 
But more recently, Ethan and Maya joined forces to produce a new film titled Wildcat, a biopic about the Catholic writer Flannery O’Connor. Ethan wrote and directed the film, while Maya stars as Flannery herself.
 
Bishop Barron and the Hawkes enjoy a delightful and wide-ranging conversation about the film, Flannery O’Connor’s stories, and so much more.
 
So sit back and take in this latest conversation in our series “Bishop Barron Presents”. Enjoy!
 Links “Wildcat” film • (IMDB)
 
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WOF 404: Understanding Flannery O’Connor w/ Ethan and Maya Hawke

Friends, why do we love being distracted from the important things of life? The great French philosopher Blaise Pascal observed, “The sole cause of man’s unhappiness is that he does not know how to stay quietly in his room.”
 
On today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt and I discuss why it is so hard to be still and contemplate reality, and how we can get better at it.
 
A listener asks, what are some things laity can do to build unity in the Church?
 Links Bishop Barron at World Youth Day Christianity for Modern Pagans: Pascal’s Pensees Edited, Outlined, and Explained • by Peter Kreeft
 Saintly Creatures: 14 Tales of Animals and Their Holy Companions • by Alexi Sargeant
 
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WOF 405: Why We Love Distractions

Today we share Bishop Barron’s keynote talk from the 2023 Chesterton Conference from July 27, 2023, in Minneapolis, MN. The theme of the conference was “Chesterton and St. Francis” as it is the 100th anniversary of the publication of Chesterton’s biography of St. Francis, and Bishop Barron spoke about the enduring genius of that book. Enjoy!
 Links St. Francis of Assisi • by G.K. Chesterton
 Orthodoxy • by G.K. Chesterton (Word on Fire Classics)
 Pivotal Players: G.K. Chesterton • (Word on Fire) – Watch FREE when you 
join the Word on Fire Institute Chesterton.org 
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WOF 406: The Genius of G.K. Chesterton’s “St. Francis”

Friends, five years ago, we started what has become the largest online community of Catholic evangelists: the Word on Fire Institute.
 
Where did this come from, what’s the purpose of the Institute, and what’s coming next? That’s what Brandon Vogt and I discuss on today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show.”
 
A listener asks, will God still create humans in heaven?
 
00:00 | Intro
 01:17 | Bishop Barron’s USCCB meeting
 02:13 | Updates from the Diocese of Winona-Rochester
 04:06 | Where did Word on Fire Institute come from?
 08:00 | Building an army of Catholic evangelists
 09:36 | St. Thérèse of Lisieux and the Word on Fire Institute
 11:04 | Introducing Dr. Petrusek, new Senior Director of the Institute
 12:52 | What a fully-formed evangelist looks like
 14:53 | Why evangelists should be familiar with popular culture
 17:36 | Why Catholic evangelists must understand the “nones”
 19:31 | The future of the Word on Fire Institute
 21:01 | Master’s Degree in Evangelization and Culture w/ University of St. Thomas
 22:43 | Listener Question
 24:40 | Join the Word on Fire Institute!
 Links Word on Fire Institute • (free 30 day trial!)
 
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WOF 407: What’s Next for the Word on Fire Institute?

Today, we share a fun discussion between Brandon Vogt and Haley Stewart, Editor of Word on Fire Spark, our new imprint of books for young readers. Topics include:
 
 • Were you a reader growing up? What were some of your favorite books?
 • How would you assess the current landscape of childrens’ books? What’s good? What’s missing?
 • What is Word on Fire Spark and how did it come to be?
 • What is the mission/vision for Spark? How will Spark books stand out among other books for children?
 • Upcoming books from Word on Fire Spark
 • Forthcoming “Spark the Imagination” podcast
 • The Spark Bible – a new Bible for young Catholic readers
 Links Word on Fire Spark Saintly Creatures: 14 Tales of Animals and Their Holy Companions • by Alexi Sargeant
 
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WOF 408: Great Catholic Kids Books w/ Haley Stewart

Friends, the New Atheism movement rose quickly in the early 2000s, led by vicious critics of religion such as Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. What made their polemics so popular and effective? And how did the New Atheist movement decline and fade almost as quickly over the past few years?
 
That’s what Brandon Vogt and I discuss on today’s “Word on Fire Show” episode, with the help of an excellent new book by Justin Brierley titled The Surprising Rebirth of Belief In God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again.
 
A listener asks, does the Catholic Church teach that the Holy Spirit has a gender?
 
00:00 | Intro
 00:50 | Bishop Barron’s visit to Harvard University
 02:55 | Justin Brierley – The Surprising Rebirth of Belief In God
 03:32 | What is the New Atheism?
 07:17 | What led to the rise of the New Atheism?
 10:22 | Why the New Atheism appealed to young people
 12:46 | How the New Atheism began to unravel
 15:43 | How the New Atheism revitalized Christian apologetics
 17:19 | The New Atheism’s failure to provide a satisfying alternative to religion
 21:50 | New questions being asked by seekers and skeptics
 24:21 | Listener question
 26:49 | New book – Know Thyself: Catholic Classical Education and the Discovery of Self
 Links The Surprising Rebirth of Belief In God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again • by Justin Brierley
 Know Thyself: Catholic Classical Education and the Discovery of Self • by Andrew Youngblood
 
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WOF 409: The Rise and Fall of the New Atheism

Today, we share a discussion between Brandon Vogt and Fr. Steve Grunow, Word on Fire’s CEO and resident Halloween expert.
 
Several years back, Fr. Steve wrote an article for Word on Fire’s website titled “It’s Time for Catholic to Embrace Halloween” that went viral and remains one of our most popular articles of all time.
 
In today’s discussion, Fr. Steve explains what Halloween is fundamentally about, whether it is of pagan origin, and what a properly Catholic celebration of Halloween looks like.
 
00:00 | Intro 
 00:56 | Why is Halloween fascinating? 
 02:11 | What is Halloween fundamentally about? 
 03:10 | All Saints, All Souls, and Halloween 
 05:01 | Excesses in how Halloween is sometimes celebrated 
 06:36 | Is Halloween essentially a pagan holiday? 
 08:33 | Is Halloween evil, a doorway to darkness? 
 11:10 | Memento mori and Halloween 
 12:34 | Connection between Halloween and costumes 
 14:18 | “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?”
 14:54 | Candy and Halloween 
 16:31 | What would a properly Catholic celebration of Halloween look like?
 Links “It’s Time for Catholics to Embrace Halloween” • (Word on Fire) – Fr. Steve Grunow
 
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WOF 410: It's Time for Catholics to Embrace Halloween w/ Fr. Steve Grunow

According to data from BibleGateway.com and YouVersion, the popular Bible app, the most popular Bible verse of 2018 was Isaiah 41:10: "Do not fear." Bishop Barron looks at several other verses that cracked the list and reveals the right (and wrong) ways to understand them. A listener asks for clarification on Bishop Barron's comments about the salvation of Jews on Ben Shapiro's interview show.

WOF 162: The Most Popular Bible Verses

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