Source: Bishop Barron on YouTube Blaise Pascal said, “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” This Pascalian “mot” has come to my mind a good deal in recent days as our entire country goes into shutdown mode due to the coronavirus. Perhaps […]
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A Primer on Biblical Masculinity
Source: Order of Man on YouTube Today, we tackle a conversation we’ve never had on this podcast – biblical masculinity. As you men are well aware, Order of Man is a non-religious movement but that doesn’t mean we can’t or shouldn’t look at all available paths to the type of […]
Gnosticism, the Enduring Heresy
Source: Bishop Robert Barron on YouTube Gnosticism was one of the earliest heresies of the Church, and it remains among the most enduring. With an emphasis on special knowledge acquired only by a small group of enlightened elites, as well as a sharp division between spirit and matter, with spiritual […]
When Church Leaders Fail
Source: Bishop Robert Barron on YouTube Just recently, Catholics were devastated to learn of another case of sexual abuse, this time involving Jean Vanier, the esteemed founder of L’Arche and a man once considered to be a living saint. Vanier, who passed away last year, was accused of sexually assaulting […]
The Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist
Source: Bishop Robert Barron on YouTube For my keynote talk at the 2020 L.A. Religious Education Congress, I spoke about the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. Vatican II says that the Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life. However, recent polls show a widespread misunderstanding […]
Entering the Desert of Lent
Source: Bishop Robert Barron on YouTube With the beginning of Lent right around the corner, Bishop Barron talks about this ancient period of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving in preparation for Easter, and offer several recommendations on how to have a more spiritually powerful Lent. A listener asks: If God made […]
Three Essential Elements of the Church
Source: Bishop Robert Barron on YouTube Joseph Ratzinger said that the Church performs three basic tasks. We can also read off of these categories typical distortions in the life of the Church. Header image: Bishop Robert Barron on YouTube
Bishop Barron on Thomas Aquinas and the Argument from Motion
Source: Bishop Robert Barron on YouTube For more videos visit: https://www.wordonfire.org/resources/v… Atheists, Agnostics, and believers alike appeal to philosophy to support their claims on the existence or non-existence of God. However, Thomas Aquinas’ “Argument from Motion” offers a proof that cannot be easily refuted, as it appeals to the the […]
“1917”, War, and Faith
Source: Bishop Robert Barron on YouTubeN.B. this video is not so much about the film 1917, but more about the impact that World War One had on Europe and the Catholic faith. The hit movie “1917” vividly depicts the horrors of World War I, including its great spiritual peril. In […]
Bishop Barron on “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus”
Source: Bishop Robert Barron on YouTube Find more videos at https://WordOnFire.org Header image: Jesus on i.ytimg.com
Bishop Barron on Atheism and Philosophy
Source: Bishop Robert Barron (Fr. Bishop Barron) on YouTube In a recent article published in the online journal “Salon,” philosophy professor John Messerly claims that religion has a “smart-people problem.” Is this the case? Bishop Barron responds. Find more videos at https://WordOnFire.org. Below: some of the data tables used in […]
Karl Marx and Millennials
Source: Bishop Robert Barron on YouTube Word on Fire Show:Today, we discuss a recent article in Teen Vogue titled “Who is Karl Marx?”, which shows how many teens and teachers have begun dabbling in Marxism. There have been a slew of other articles noting the rise of millennials supporting socialism. […]