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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, what makes great leaders great? Why do certain men and women seem to lead with such effectiveness?
 
On today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt and I discuss several great leaders including Jesus, Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King, Jr., Pope St. John Paul II, and Queen Elizabeth II.
 
A listener asks, how can I be sure if I’m acting out a theo-drama or an ego-drama?
 Links Evangelization and Ideology: How to Understand and Respond to the Political Culture • by Matthew Petrusek
 The Thomistic Response to the Nouvelle Théologie: Concerning the Truth of Dogma and the Nature of Theology • by Raymond-Léopold Bruckberger
 
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WOF 397: What Makes Great Leaders Great?

Today we share Bishop Barron’s 2023 Commencement Address at Hillsdale College, delivered on May 13, 2023.
 
In his address, Bishop Barron examined not the question of what we are to do in life—important as that is—but rather what kind of person we ought to be? Do we hunger and thirst for righteousness or do we seek our own advantage? In a way, he says, there is no question in the moral and spiritual order more fundamental than that.
 
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WOF 398: The Most Important Decision in Life

Friends, death is a topic most of us try to avoid. So, why does Catholicism teach we should meditate regularly on our death?
 
On today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt and I discuss the ancient Christian practice of memento mori (remember your death), and how Christ solves the four problems that death poses to each of us: identity, futility, loss, and the end of earthly joys.
 
A listener asks, what should Catholics think about near death experiences and stories?
 Links Understanding the Hillbilly Thomist: The Philosophical Foundations of Flannery O’Connor’s Narrative Art • by Fr. Damian Ference
 Remember Death: The Surprising Path to Living Hope • by Mathew McCullough
 The Soul’s Upward Yearning: Clues to Our Transcendent Nature from Experience and Reason • by Fr. Robert Spitzer
 
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WOF 399: Why You Should Ponder Your Death

Today we share with you Bishop Barron’s keynote talk from the 2023 Wonder Conference, hosted by Word on Fire.
 
His keynote addressed scientism, the view that authentic truth claims can be made only in regard to those matters treatable through the scientific method, and offered three paths of scape: the intelligibility of the world, the immateriality of the mind, and the inescapability of metaphysics.
 Links A Grand Slam for God: A Journey from College Baseball Star to Catholic Priest • by Fr. Burke Masters
 
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WOF 400: Three Paths Beyond Scientism

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, did you know that nearly 60% of religious believers agree with the statement that “religion and science conflict with one another”? This tragic confusion is especially prevalent among young people.
 
In today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt and I discuss five ways to help young people escape this false dilemma and come to understand that there is no actual conflict between true faith and legitimate science.
 
A listener asks, how can adult children evangelize their parents who have left the faith?
 Links Word on Fire Liturgy of the Hours

WOF 334: Religion and Science

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