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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

What are the basics we should know about the Holy Spirit? Who is he? And why is the Holy Spirit even necessary? Why not just God the Father and God the Son? In today's episode Bishop Barron reflects on the Holy Spirit and explains how to grow closer to him and receive all his gifts.
 

 
A listener asks, what type of items would belong in a home devotional corner?
 Links Saint Catherine of Siena • by Fr. Paul Murray, OP
 

 
 
 
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WOF 230: Understanding the Holy Spirit

A recent New York Times story claimed to reveal “Why the Big Bang Produced Something Rather Than Nothing.” Bishop Barron and Brandon Vogt discuss the article and whether science is capable of answering this classic philosophical question.
 
A listener asks about the fear of God, and whether it’s appropriate since God is all loving.
 Links “Why the Big Bang Produced Something Rather Than Nothing” • 
(New York Times) Word on Fire Bible 
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WOF 231: Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?

One day in 1961, the famous physicist Richard Feynman stepped in front of a Caltech lecture hall and posed this question to a group of undergraduate students: “If, in some cataclysm, all of scientific knowledge were to be destroyed, and only one sentence was passed on to the next generation of creatures, what statement would contain the most information in the fewest words?”
 
In today’s episode we apply that same thought experiment to some of the greatest thinkers and saints from our tradition. What one sentence would encapsulate their thought? We look at Moses, Jesus, Paul, Augustine, Aquinas, Merton, and even Bishop Barron’s own “cataclysm sentence”!
 
A listener asks whether God made a mistake in creating humans.
 Links Watch “Sacraments” film • Radio Lab episode – 
“The Cataclysm Sentence” 
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WOF 232: The Cataclysm Sentence

Despite the enduring, progressive narrative that society favors and privileges men, the sociological data reveals men have and continue to experience devastating declines in education, earning power, economic mobility, relationship stability, and physical and mental health. Often vilified by secular culture as “toxic” merely for existing, men are often far sicker, poorer, more addicted, more depressed, more incarcerated, and more likely to commit suicide than women.
 
 
 
However, more men than women now regularly go to church; numerous religious movements have been founded with the aim of helping men to overcome their spiritual, mental, and even physical weaknesses; and a new class of Christian men have been emerging on the political and cultural scene unapologetically calling for a return to traditional biblical values. How should we interpret this apparent masculinization of the faith and its effect on revitalizing the role of men in society? What insights does the Church offer, and what can we all learn from this to better evangelize both men and women? 
 
 
 
A listener asks why—procreation aside—God created a woman for Adam as opposed to another man.
 
 
 
00:00 | Intro
 01:49 | Bishop Barron back from Rome
 02:25 | Assessing grim statistics about men
 04:27 | Contributing cultural movements to masculine discouragement
 11:04 | Channeling masculine aggression
 14:47 | A complementary view of male and female
 17:52 | The return of men to the Church
 22:35 | Resources for recovering masculinity from its shadow side
 25:21 | Holy male exemplars
 27:15 | What the Church offers for masculine vision
 28:49 | Listener question
 30:53 | Join the Word on Fire Institute
 
 
 Links: 
 
 
 • Article on book about issues facing men: 
 https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-reviews/of-boys-and-men-by-richard-v-reeves-males-face-bigger-issues-than-toxic-masculinity/41990575.html E&C Online • article: 
 https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/richard-v-reeves-and-jocko-willink-take-on-male-malaise/ • NYT article: 
 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/opinion/crisis-men-masculinity.html • Prison Stats: 
 https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics/statistics_inmate_gender.jsp • Word on Fire Institute: 
https://institute.wordonfire.org/ 
 
 
 
 
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WOF 467: The Fall—and Rise?—of Men

We bring you the fourth lesson of Bishop Barron’s lecture series on one of the most important and influential Catholic theologians of the twentieth century, Han Urs von Balthasar. We will come to understand his life, his theology, and his ongoing impact on the Church and our work to evangelize the culture. Enjoy!
 Links: • Full lecture series available at the Word on Fire Institute: 
https://institute.wordonfire.org/ • Podcast: 
WOF 149: Who Was Hans Urs von Balthasar? • Article: “
Just a Little Stone in God’s Mosaic • ”
 • More Resources: 
https://www.wordonfire.org/topics/hans-urs-von-balthasar/ 
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WOF 468: Bishop Barron on the Theology of Balthasar (4 of 12)

One of the defining features of the Christian moral and spiritual life is the supernatural virtue of hope. What is hope? What makes hope more than a mere superstition? How does hope help us live both individually and in community? Can hope have negative consequences, like motivating people to remain passive in the face of injustice? And what, if any, evangelical significance does hope have? Bishop Barron gives us five reasons why we should be hopeful in the new year.
 
A listener asks how he can find the strength to pray again.
 
00:00 | Intro
 01:14 | Bishop Barron’s 2024 highlights
 02:47 | The Christian concept of hope
 04:15 | Hope’s relationship to reason
 05:12 | Hope’s practical value in life
 06:24 | Distinguishing hope from faith
 08:27 | Distinguishing hope from optimism
 10:21 | Responding to critiques of hope
 15:37 | Reason 1: Bible sales increase while “nones” appear to have peaked
 19:53 | Reason 2: Woke ideology is losing its grip on the culture
 23:27 | Reason 3: Protestants and Catholics have increased cooperation
 25:36 | Reason 4: The public response to the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral
 30:01 | Reason 5: The Church continues to grow
 31:27 | Listener question
 33:53 | Join the Word on Fire Institute
 Links: • Article on Bible sales: 
https://www.foxnews.com/media/bible-sales-surge-thanks-fresh-editions-new-buyers-looking-things-feel-more-solid-report-finds • Word on Fire Institute: 
https://institute.wordonfire.org/ 
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WOF 469: 5 Reasons to Be Hopeful in the New Year

Today we share the fifth lesson of Bishop Barron’s lecture series on one of the most important and influential Catholic theologians of the twentieth century, Han Urs von Balthasar. We will come to understand his life, his theology, and his ongoing impact on the Church and our work to evangelize the culture. Enjoy!
 Links: • Full lecture series available at the Word on Fire Institute: 
https://institute.wordonfire.org/ • Podcast: 
WOF 149: Who Was Hans Urs von Balthasar? • More Resources: 
https://www.wordonfire.org/topics/hans-urs-von-balthasar/ 
NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a Word on Fire IGNITE member! Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners . . . like you! So become a part of this mission and join IGNITE today to become a Word on Fire insider and receive some special donor gifts for your generosity.

WOF 470: Bishop Barron on the Theology of Balthasar (5 of 12)

A cultural shift seems to be underway, at least within the United States, that is potentially making society more open—perhaps even more positively disposed—to the wisdom of the Catholic social thought tradition. If there is an opportunity for Catholic teachings to have more cultural and political traction now, how should the Church take advantage of it? What counsel can the Church give on complex policy issues like education, immigration, the economy, and foreign policy? Today we discuss the Catholic understanding of the common good and how it is especially relevant in this moment.
 
 
 
 
 
A listener asks, what is the kingdom of God?
 
 
 
00:00 | Intro
 01:41 | Bishop Barron visits a mentor
 02:52 | Religion: public or private?
 06:56 | Assessing recent shifts in culture
 08:09 | Common good vs. utilitarianism
 10:49 | Dignity vs. autonomy
 14:35 | Common good vs. social justice
 18:37 | Common good vs. generic conservatism
 21:25 | Nonnegotiable moral principles vs. variable prudential judgments
 24:27 | Common good and education
 28:23 | Common good and the economy
 30:30 | Common good and immigration
 33:38 | Common good and foreign policy
 35:38 | Listener question: What is the kingdom of God?
 37:38 | Join the Word on Fire Institute
 
 
 Links: 
 
 
 • Word on Fire Institute: 
https://institute.wordonfire.org/ 
 
 
 
 
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WOF 471: How to Reclaim Civil Society for the Common Good

Bishop Barron covered Pope Francis' recent visit to America for NBC. In this episode, he and Brandon Vogt reflect on four American's the Pope mentioned in his speech to Congress: Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, and Thomas Merton.

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WOF 001: Pope Francis and His Four American Heroes

Bishop Barron reflects on the basic message of Christianity. Is it just about justification or how we are saved? Or is there much more to it than that?

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WOF 002: What is the Gospel?

oday we discuss the second half of Joe Rogan’s interview with atheist Richard Dawkins about Dawkins’ new book, Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide. (If you missed the first half, check out last week’s episode!)
 
A listener asks whether Bishop Barron has considered making Word on Fire into a religious order.
 Links Joe Rogan interviews Richard Dawkins • (full video)
 Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide • by Richard Dawkins
 Five Proofs for the Existence of God • by Edward Feser
 Word on Fire Institute 
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WOF 204: Outgrowing Atheism (Part 2 of 2)

WOF 204: Outgrowing Atheism (Part 2 of 2)

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