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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, an interesting article was published at The Gospel Coalition titled “Savior or Stoics? Why Modern Men Look for Spiritual Wisdom Outside the Church”. The author observed how a growing number of young men are filling a moral and spiritual void in their lives by turning to modern self-help books based on ancient Stoic thinkers. Authors such as Jordan Peterson, Ryan Holiday, and Navy SEAL Jocko Willink have won large followings of men by translating the principles of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus into modern advice.
 
Why is Stoicism so appealing to many young men today? And what lessons might Christians learn from this development? That is what Brandon Vogt and I discuss on today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show.”
 
A listener asks for recommendations before receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time.
 Links “Savior or Stoics? Why Modern Men Look for Spiritual Wisdom Outside the Church” • by Shane Morris (The Gospel Coalition)
 Word on Fire Eucharist resources This is My Body: A Call to Eucharistic Revival • by Bishop Robert Barron ($2 per copy)
 
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WOF 391: Why Modern Men Look Elsewhere for Spiritual Wisdom

In this talk from the 2022 Good News Conference, Fr. Paul Murray reminds us that the God whom we are seeking is endlessly seeking us. It is through beauty that our hearts can be pierced with the desire to know God more deeply, and it is often by stories and poetry that God communicates his message. Our God is a lover, a poet, and he goes after the least of us.
 
Learn more about the Good News Conference and sign up to attend this year’s conference at https://goodnewsconference.com.
 Links Good News Conference 
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WOF 392: Poetry, Beauty, and the Shock of Grace w/ Fr. Paul Murray, OP

Friends, my favorite current TV show, “Mrs. Davis,” features an adventurous nun, a search for the Holy Grail, and an all-powerful algorithm. It also raises many interesting questions about artificial intelligence, God, free will, and our mystical union with Christ.
 
In today’s “Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt and I discuss these themes and more.
 
(NOTE: This episode does not contain any major spoilers so it’s safe to listen before watching the series.)
 
A listener asks, is artificial intelligence a threat or an opportunity for evangelization?
 Links The Mystical Body of Christ • by Fulton Sheen w/ introduction by Brandon Vogt and foreword by Bishop Barron

WOF 393: Mrs. Davis, Algorithms, and God

In this talk from the 2022 Good News Conference, Dr. Gianna Emanuela Molla shares the story of her mother, St. Gianna Beretta Molla, patron saint of mothers, physicians, and unborn children. She also discusses her parents’ love through their many letters and their devotion to Our Lord, which solidified their union. 
 
St. Gianna’s holiness had everything to do with her beloved husband, Pietro. They were both dedicated to working for the salvation of their spouse’s soul, and this commitment to love and holiness inspired their children to trust in divine providence.
 
Learn more about the Good News Conference and sign up to attend this year’s conference at https://goodnewsconference.com.
 Links Good News Conference 
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WOF 394: The Beauty of Sainthood w/ Dr. Gianna Emanuela Molla

Friends, Christians often speak of “having a personal relationship with Christ” or “knowing Jesus personally,” but what does this actually mean? Is it possible? How do we go beyond knowing about Christ to truly knowing him? That’s what Brandon Vogt and I discuss on today’s “Word on Fire Show.”
 
A listener considering conversion to Catholicism asks, how do I go about looking for a parish?
 Links Why They Follow: Lessons in Church Communication from That One Lost Sheep • by Matthew Warner
 
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WOF 395: Knowing Jesus Personally

We know Church leaders need to be trained well in theology, morality, scripture, liturgy, and pastoral ministry. But if we want them to be able to wield those skills as effective leaders, they must also be great communicators.
 
After all, sharing the Good News is, at its heart, the task of communicating. Communication is a linchpin skill that unlocks the full potential of all other skills, and church leaders often get very little training in it.
 
That’s why most parishes fail to engage 93% of parishioners, and it’s why Matthew Warner wrote his excellent new book titled Why They Follow: Lessons in Church Communication from That One Lost Sheep, which was just published by Word on Fire.
 
Today, Brandon Vogt sits down with Matthew to discuss the book and the communications tips and strategies he recommends.
 
The Church needs great communicators. This book will teach you to be one. It belongs on every church leader’s desk.
 Links Why They Follow: Lessons in Church Communication from That One Lost Sheep • by Matthew Warner
 
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WOF 396: Why Parishes Fail to Engage 93% of Parishioners w/ Matthew Warner

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

In this new “Bishop Barron Presents” discussion, Bishop Barron sits down with evolutionary biologists Dr. Heather Heying and Dr. Bret Weinstein, the best-selling authors of A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life. They discuss several topics, such as:
 
 • Evolution, science, and religion
 • The importance of public discourse
 • G.K. Chesterton’s fence
 • The problems of pornography
 Links The New Apologetics: Defending the Faith in a Post-Christian Era

WOF 338: Evolution and the Modern World w/ Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

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