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Back to SearchWOF 442: Dante Ascends the Paradiso
We have arrived at the end of our journey with Dante. At the top of Mount Purgatory, Dante ascends the Paradiso and in the highest heaven, he behol…
1 year, 9 months ago
WOF 441: Did Bill Maher Become an Ally?
The atheist political commentator and television host Bill Maher has long been a bitter critic of Christianity. In additional to regular swipes at …
1 year, 9 months ago
WOF 440: Atoning for the Seven Deadly Sins
Our journey continues through Dante's poetic imagery of the seven deadly sins. As Bishop Barron describes them in order of their severity, we disco…
1 year, 9 months ago
WOF 439: Is Christianity Useful to the West?
Is Christianity a useful religion to the West? Atheist Richard Dawkins recently claimed that, while still an atheist, he considers himself a "cultu…
1 year, 9 months ago
WOF 438: Damned Alone—But Saved Together
Continuing the journey in the fourth lecture of Bishop Barron's course, "Dante's Catholic Imagination," we see notion that "we're damned alone, but…
1 year, 9 months ago
WOF 437: Is Safety Culture Good for Us?
Terms like "safe spaces," "trigger warnings," "harm reduction," "micro-aggression," "emotional wellbeing" and "fragility" are dominating the culture …
1 year, 10 months ago
WOF 436: Dante's Poetic Vision of Hell
We continue with the third lecture of Bishop Barron's course, "Dante's Catholic Imagination." We uncover the horrors of hell as Virgil takes Dante …
1 year, 10 months ago
WOF 435: The Enduring Relevance of St. Thomas Aquinas
Most in contemporary secular culture have probably never heard of the name "Thomas Aquinas." However, his thought remains more pertinent than ever—no…
1 year, 10 months ago
WOF 434: Blocked by the Beasts of Sin
We continue now with the next lecture from Bishop Barron's popular course, "Dante's Catholic Imagination," available in its entirety inside the Word …
1 year, 10 months ago
WOF 433: Healing Antisocial America
A recent article in The Atlantic magazine highlights the crisis of isolation befalling the United States. Americans have never been—or felt—more so…
1 year, 11 months ago