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Back to SearchWOF 363: Why Art Matters
Friends, why is art important? An uptick in vandalism against famous pieces of art, calling to mind outbreaks of iconoclasm throughout history, has r…
3 years, 3 months ago
WOF 362: Humility, Stability, Work, and Prayer: Bishop Barron at Benedictine College
Friends, today we share Bishop Barron's 2022 Commencement Address at Benedictine College, which he offered on May 14, 2022.
Well aware that he was on…
3 years, 3 months ago
WOF 361: What's Our Church's Growth Strategy?
Friends, in many parts of the world the Catholic Church is shrinking. Parishes are closing or merging, pastors are devising strategies of consolidati…
3 years, 3 months ago
WOF 360: With All Her Mind w/ Rachel Bulman
A new Word on Fire book titled With All Her Mind: A Call to the Intellectual Life features essays by Catholic women who offer a call to pursue what i…
3 years, 4 months ago
WOF 359: Religion, Politics, and Intolerance
Friends, what is the role of religion in civic life? Must we bracket religion from the political sphere? Those are pressing questions as we near the …
3 years, 4 months ago
WOF 358: Bishop Barron and Larry Chapp on Vatican II
Friends, today we share a recent discussion between Bishop Barron and the theologian Larry Chapp about Vatican II. The conversation ranges over sever…
3 years, 4 months ago
WOF 357: Athens, Jerusalem, and Silicon Valley
Friends, Tertullian famously asked in the third century, "What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?" What does philosophy have to do with theology, or re…
3 years, 4 months ago
WOF 356: When Protestants Consider Catholicism
Friends, today we share Lesson 1 from our new Word on Fire Institute course titled "Evangelizing Protestants." The course is taught by Andrew Petipri…
3 years, 5 months ago
WOF 355: How to Make a Holy Hour
Friends, what is a Holy Hour? How do you do it, and why should you start? On today's episode of the "Word on Fire Show," Brandon Vogt and I discuss o…
3 years, 5 months ago
WOF 354: Bishop Barron at Biola University
Friends, today we share a conversation I had with leaders at Biola University on proclaiming and encountering Christ. It was wonderful to sit down wi…
3 years, 5 months ago