Bishop Robert Barron
Bishop Robert Barron

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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.

  • WOF 430: A Full Witness to Jesus Christ
    Today we bring you Bishop Barron's keynote address from the recent Good News Conference. In it, he speaks in depth about what it means to be a full witness to Jesus Christ. Enjoy! NOTE: Do you like this podcast? ! Word on Fire is a...
  • WOF 429: Is There a Catholic Antidote to the Crisis in Higher Education?
    According to Fortune magazine, overall undergraduate enrollment experienced the steepest rate of decline on record from 2019 to 2022, and it has only worsened since then. There are several explanations, but one cause is entirely...
  • WOF 428: Talking Politics & Religion w/ Ro Khanna
    Today, we are bringing you a recent conversation from the “Bishop Barron Presents” series between Bishop Barron and Congressman Ro Khanna. Congressman Khanna represents California’s 17th Congressional District, best known as the home of Silicon...
  • WOF 427: Hearing the Voice of God
    Friends, the is one of the shortest books of the Bible, yet it’s packed with profound truths about hearing and obeying the voice of God. On today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt and I discuss this powerful little book....
  • WOF 426: Democracy and the Catholic Church
    Friends, what’s the proper relationship between liberal democracy and the Catholic Church? Many smart and reflective people, on either side of the Catholic/American divide, have felt that the two systems, democracy and Catholicism, were...
  • WOF 425: Understanding the Mental Health Crisis
    Friends, we are in the midst of a mental health crisis, with many calling it another pandemic. Record-high numbers of Americans are facing depression and suicide. Nearly half of young people report feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness....
  • WOF 424: Freedom and the Disciplining of Desire
    Today, we’re excited to share with you Bishop Barron’s recent talk at the held in London, England. His talk was titled “What is the True Nature of Freedom?” As Bishop Barron explains, freedom for excellence is not...
  • WOF 423: Simply Catholicism is the Answer
    Friends, the Catholic Church seems locked in constant disagreements, often between so-called liberal and conservative Catholics. But is there a third way to lead us out of this quagmire? Cardinal Francis George offers a compelling answer, which...
  • WOF 422: Being Formed by Ratzinger, De Lubac, and Balthasar w/ Fr. Joseph Fessio
    Friends, today we’re excited to share with you the newest episode in our “Bishop Barron Presents” series. In this discussion, Bishop Barron talks with Fr. Joseph Fessio, SJ. Fr. Fessio was formed by some of the greatest figures...
  • WOF 421: 7 Ways to be Spiritually Great
    Friends, we all strive to be spiritually great. We want to be magnanimous, great-souled men and women. But how do we get there? The Church offers a concrete seven-fold path, and that’s what Brandon Vogt and I discuss on today’s “Word on Fire...
  • WOF 420: The Catholic Intellectual Tradition
    Today, we’re excited to share with you Bishop Barron’s recent talk at Harvard University titled “The Catholic Intellectual Tradition,” sponsored by the Harvard Catholic Forum. Bishop Barron explores some foundational themes in the...
  • WOF 419: How to Become a Person of Love
    Friends, each of us wants to be a good person. But how do we actually do that? How do we truly become a person of love? That’s what Brandon Vogt and I discuss on today’s “Word on Fire Show” episode. A listener asks, if I did not inherit the...
  • WOF 418: In the Beginning Was the Word
    Friends, the prologue of the Gospel of St. John is one of the richest and most densely textured writings in the scriptures as John expresses the very nature of God and the profundity of the Incarnation that we celebrate every Christmas. Merry...
  • WOF 417: The Baby King Who Takes on Caesar
    Friends, is the Christmas story little more than a sweet, saccharine tale about a cute baby being born? Or do the Gospels present something more subversive and revolutionary, a battle between two great kings? That’s what Brandon Vogt and I discuss...
  • WOF 416: The Philosophical Roots of Wokeism
    Today, we’re excited to share with you Bishop Barron’s keynote talk from the conference, hosted by . “Wokeism” is arguably the most influential public philosophy in our country today. It has worked its way into the minds and...
  • WOF 415: Mind, Meaning, and the Materialists
    Friends, can everything in the world be reduced to atoms bumping against each other, and chemical reactions in our brains? Or is there something more to reality than its material elements? That’s what Brandon Vogt and I discuss on today’s “Word...
  • WOF 414: What Makes a University Catholic?
    Today, we’re excited to share with you a talk that Bishop Barron recently gave at the University of Notre Dame titled “What Makes a University Catholic?” The talk was cosponsored by the Notre Dame Student Government, the de Nicola Center for...
  • WOF 413: “Nones” Rediscovering the Bible
    Friends, an exciting group of psychologists, scientists, and thought leaders are rediscovering the beauty and brilliance of the Bible. What’s causing so many of them to look at the Bible with fresh eyes? That’s what Brandon Vogt and I discuss on...
  • WOF 412: The Evidence for God from Science w/ Fr. Robert Spitzer
    Today, we’re excited to share Fr. Robert Spitzer’s keynote talk from the on “The Evidence for God from Science.” Fr. Spitzer introduces a growing amount of evidence for God found in contemporary science, along with data...
  • WOF 411: America’s Cultural Revolution w/ Chris Rufo
    Today, we’re excited to share with you the newest episode in our “Bishop Barron Presents” series. In this discussion, Bishop Barron talks with writer, filmmaker, and activist Chris Rufo. Chris is the author of a new book titled . He has...