The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

Bishop Robert Barron and his Word on Fire production are in Italy, filming the next round of CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players.

Be sure to take advantage of special behind the scenes access from the Pivotal Players film trip! Sign-up for exclusive footage at: WordOnFireShow.com/Videos

• 0:05 – Intro, the new Spiderman movie
• 1:28 – Does it ever get old for Bishop Barron to travel?
• 2:41 – The CATHOLICISM series production team
• 4:46 – Surprisingly small film crew for such a grand production
• 5:50 – Interesting stops for a first visit to Rome
• 9:15 – What's the difference between a vacation and a pilgrimage?
• 11:20 – Bishop Barron's favorite place during the filming so far
• 12:55 – The St. Francis fresco painted during his own lifetime
• 13:20 – What's Bishop Barron's prayer like during a filming trip?
• 15:33 – Why is the Divine Office so important to Bishop Barron?
• 17:51 – Why all baptized people should consider praying the Liturgy of the Hours
• 18:23 – Praying the psalms for the sake of the world
• 19:20 – Who was St. Ambrose and why does he matter?
• 23:28 – What do you miss most about the United States?
• 24:20– Question from listener: Fr. Steve Grunow asks what St. Benedict and St. Augustine, both Italians, have to say to Italians today?

• Calendar and Prayer Cards
  • Pivotal Players Calendar
  • Pivotal Players Prayer Cards
• Books
  • Praying with the Pivotal Players (Amy Welborn)
  • CATHOLICISM: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith (Bishop Barron)
• Study Guides
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players – Leader's Guide (Bishop Barron)
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players – Study Guide (Bishop Barron)
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players – Leaders Kit (Bishop Barron)
• DVDs
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players (Bishop Barron)
• Websites
  • WordOnFireShow.com/videos
  • Word On Fire
  • DavidTheKing.com

Find bonus links and resources for this episode at http://WordOnFireShow.com and be sure to submit your questions at http://AskBishopBarron.

Bishop Robert Barron and his Word on Fire production team have just set off to Europe to film two brand new episodes for the hit television film series: CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players. This second volume of biographical documentaries features some of the greatest figures in all of world history.

Be sure to take advantage of special behind the scenes access from the Pivotal Players film trip! Sign-up for exclusive footage at: WordOnFireShow.com/Videos

• 0:05 - Intro, the new Spiderman movie
• 1:40 - What makes St. Benedict a pivotal player?
• 6:10 - Why is St. Augustine a pivotal player?
• 10:00 - What will Bishop Barron be filming in Rome?
• 15:00 - What is Benedictine life like?
• 19:45 - What will Bishop Barron be filming in Milan?
• 23:25 - What will Bishop Barron be filming in Paris?
• 25:00 - Question from listener: How were Adam and Eve able to fall from grace if they were born without original sin?

• Calendar and Prayer Cards
  • Pivotal Players Calendar
  • Pivotal Players Prayer Cards
• Books
  • Praying with the Pivotal Players (Amy Welborn)
  • CATHOLICISM: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith (Bishop Barron)
• Study Guides
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players - Leader's Guide (Bishop Barron)
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players - Study Guide (Bishop Barron)
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players - Leaders Kit (Bishop Barron)
• DVDs
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players (Bishop Barron)
• Websites
  • WordOnFireShow.com/Videos
  • Word On Fire
  • DavidTheKing.com

Find bonus links and resources for this episode at http://WordOnFireShow.com and be sure to submit your questions at http://AskBishopBarron.

Have you ever had an opportunity to share your faith but opted to remain quiet? There are several reasons why we might shy away from these grace-filled moments. In this episode of the Word On Fire Show, Bishop Barron teaches us how to overcome the hurdles of evangelization and let loose our missionary potential. The listener question comes from an Australian medical student who wants to know how we can evangelize in our everyday settings.

Also, be sure to take advantage of our Word on Fire Show listener sale! ENTER PROMO CODE: DAVID to save $10 on our newest film at DavidTheKing.com

• 0:05 - Intro, what Bishop Barron is reading
• 1:25 - How do you overcome being nervous about discussing, debating religion?
• 7:45 - How do we evangelize if we aren't scholars or experts about religion?
• 13:55 - How do we evangelize without losing our friends or pushing people away by trying to convert them?
• 18:25 - How do we evangelize in a culture that says religion is a private hobby that does not belong in the public sphere.
• 25:00 - How do we overcome despair, feeling like nothing we say or do will have an evangelical effect.
• 29:00 - Question from listener: How do we evangelize in our daily lives?

• Study Program
  • CATHOLICISM: The New Evangelization Leader's Kit (Word on Fire)
  • David the King (Word On Fire)
• Articles
  • "A Strategy for the New Evangelization" (Bishop Barron)
  • "The New Evangelization and Seminaries" (Bishop Barron)
  • "Effective Evangelization Commences with Joy" (Bishop Barron)
  • "Practical Strategies of the New Evangelization" (Bishop Barron)
• Videos
  • New Media and Evangelization
  • Effective Evangelization
  • Confirmation and Evangelization
  • Evangelizing with the Heart of a Shepherd
  • Theology and the New Media
• Books
  • The Priority of Christ: Toward a Postliberal Catholicism by Bishop Robert Barron
  • Word on Fire: Proclaiming the Power of Christ by Bishop Robert Barron
  • Seeds of the Word: Finding God in the Culture by Bishop Robert Barron
  • Bridging the Great Divide by Bishop Robert Barron

• Websites
  • Word On Fire
  • DavidTheKing.com

Find bonus links and resources for this episode at http://WordOnFireShow.com and be sure to submit your questions at http://AskBishopBarron.

Do you ever wish you could read more books? Have you ever thought about writing articles at the professional level or authoring your own book? Bishop Robert Barron has read a library's worth of texts, written fifteen books, and composed thousands of short works. In this episode of the Word on Fire Show, Bishop Barron offers helpful advice on how to improve your performance in the language arts.

• Videos
  • Fleming Rutledge's "The Crucifixion"
  • Anthony Doerr's "All the Light We Cannot See"
  • The Book of Revelation
• DVD's
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players
  • Faith Clips
• Articles
  • "Forward to Hildebrand's Liturgy and Personality" (Bishop Barron)
  • "Why you should read C.S. Lewis' "The Great Divorce" (Bishop Barron)
  • "What should Catholic's Make of Eckhart Tolle" (Bishop Barron)
• Books
  • 2 Samuel by Bishop Barron
  • Vibrant Paradoxes by Bishop Barron
  • The Priority of Christ by Bishop Barron
  • Word On Fire: Proclaiming the Power of Christ by Bishop Barron
  • Seeds of the Word by Bishop Barron

• Study Program
  • The Mystery of God: Who God Is and Why He Matters (Bishop Barron)

• Websites
  • Word On Fire (Proclaiming Christ in the Culture)

Find bonus links and resources for this episode at http://WordOnFireShow.com and be sure to submit your questions at http://AskBishopBarron.

In 2015 Bishop Robert Barron gave the opening keynote speech at the famous World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. In front of this massive crowd of Catholics, Bishop Barron explained how Christianity is the greatest form of humanism because of its unique claim that all humans are made in the image and likeness of God. As representatives of God, we share in the responsibility of bringing the power, wisdom, heart, and mind of God out into the world. This episode of the Word on Fire Show features Part Two of the Bishop's powerful talk.

• Videos
  • Bishop Barron on the Rise of the "Nones"
  • Bishop Barron on God's Existence and The Argument from Desire
• DVD's
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players (Word On Fire)
  • CATHOLICISM: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith (Word On Fire)
  • The Mystery of God (Word On Fire)
  • Faith Clips (Word On Fire)
• Articles
  • Playing at Atheism (Bishop Barron)
  • The Glory of God is a Human Being 'Fully Alive' (Bishop Barron)
  • Apologists, Catechists, Theologians: Wake Up! (Bishop Barron)
• Books
  • The Priority of Christ by Bishop Barron
  • Word On Fire: Proclaiming the Power of Christ by Bishop Barron
  • CATHOLICISM by Bishop Barron

• Study Program
  • The Mystery of God: Who God Is and Why He Matters (Bishop Barron)

• Websites
  • Word On Fire (Proclaiming Christ in the Culture)

In 2015 Bishop Robert Barron gave the opening keynote speech at the famous World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. In front of this massive crowd of Catholics, Bishop Barron explained how Christianity is the greatest form of humanism because of its unique claim that all humans are made in the image and likeness of God. As representatives of God, we share in the responsibility of bringing the power, wisdom, heart, and mind of God out into the world. This episode of the Word on Fire Show features Part One of the Bishop's powerful talk.

• Videos
  • Bishop Barron on the Rise of the "Nones"
  • Bishop Barron on God's Existence and The Argument from Desire
• DVD's
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players (Word On Fire)
  • CATHOLICISM: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith (Word On Fire)
  • The Mystery of God (Word On Fire)
  • Faith Clips (Word On Fire)
• Articles
  • Playing at Atheism (Bishop Barron)
  • The Glory of God is a Human Being 'Fully Alive' (Bishop Barron)
  • Apologists, Catechists, Theologians: Wake Up! (Bishop Barron)
• Books
  • The Priority of Christ by Bishop Barron
  • Word On Fire: Proclaiming the Power of Christ by Bishop Barron
  • CATHOLICISM by Bishop Barron

• Study Program
  • The Mystery of God: Who God Is and Why He Matters (Bishop Barron)

• Websites
  • Word On Fire (Proclaiming Christ in the Culture)

Marriage has been one of the most talked about topics in the news over the past decade. Despite all the interest surrounding the institution of marriage, the numbers of people actually getting married has dwindled. In this episode Bishop Barron explores the beauty and goodness of married life by discussing the spirituality that undergirds this timeless institution. The listener question wonders what will happen to marriages in heaven.

• 0:05 - Introduction and the Vogt's visit to Santa Barbara
• 2:00 - Why has the number of people getting married declined?
• 6:30 - What is the number one priority in being a husband or wife?
• 8:40 - What is the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony?
• 10:07 - What is the key to a healthy marriage?
• 16:00 - How can a celibate priest be an authority on marriage?
• 19:50 - Why does the Catholic Church demand an openness to children within a marriage?
• 22:20 - Advice from Bishop Barron for people who aren't sure if they ever want to get married
• 23:40 - Advice from Bishop Barron for those who aspire for marriage
• 25:30 - Advice from Bishop Barron for those discerning marriage within their current relationship
• 26:27 - Advice from Bishop Barron for those who are struggling through a difficult marriage or a divorce
• 27:20 - Question from listener: Will I be with my wife as husband and wife in heaven?

• DVD
  • CATHOLICISM series (Bishop Barron)
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivitol Players series
• Books
  • Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith (Bishop Barron)
  • Seeds of the Word: Finding God in the Culture (Bishop Barron)
  • Vibrant Paradoxes: The Both/And of Catholicism (Bishop Barron)
  • The Strangest Way (Bishop Barron)
• Videos
  • Marriage and Relationships
  • Reflections on the Hookup Culture
  • Reflecting on Biblical Family Values
• Articles
  • "Your Life is Not About You" (Bishop Barron)
  • "Sex, Love, and God: The Catholic Answer to Puritanism and Nietzscheanism"
• Websites
  • BishopBarronBooks.com
  • Catholic Answers

Find bonus links and resources for this episode at http://WordOnFireShow.com and be sure to submit your questions at http://AskBishopBarron.

Word on Fire Show host Brandon Vogt stopped into the Santa Barbara studio with his five children while on a cross-country road trip. The Vogt children were given the chance to ask Bishop Barron about God, Mary, and bananas in this special bonus episode of the Word on Fire Show.

Topics Discussed

• 0:01 - Introduction, about the road trip and hellos
• 1:15 - How did Bishop feel when he first became a priest?
• 2:07 - How can Mary be "Queen" and Jesus be "King" if she's his mother?
• 3:05 - How is Jesus King?
• 3:50 - How old is Jesus?
• 4:46 - How does it feel to be a bishop?
• 6:05 - How to explain God to young children?
• 7:35 - What is God's favorite color?
• 8:00 - Was Bishop Barron an alter server?
• 8:55 - What's Bishop Barron's favorite way to pray
• 10:05 - How do we know God is real?

• Videos
  • Satellites and Praying to the Saints

• DVD/Study Program
  • CATHOLICISM: The New Evangelization
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players

• Articles
  • "St. Patrick, St. Joseph, and the Conversion that Makes All the Difference" (Bishop Barron)

• Calendar and Prayer Cards
  • Pivotal Players Calendar (Word On Fire)
  • Pivotal Players Prayer Cards (Word On Fire)

• Books
  • Praying with the Pivotal Players (Amy Welborn)

• Study Guides
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players - Leader's Guide
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players - Study Guide
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players - Leaders Kit

• Websites
  • Word On Fire
  • BishopBarronBooks

The best theological movements present the Church as an organism, not an organization. In this episode of our new series on the eight principles of Word on Fire, Bishop Barron explains how how the Communion of Saints works in and through the Mystical Body of Christ to evangelize the world. The listener questions asks about Catherine of Siena's three levels of prayer.

Topics Discussed

• 0:17 - Introduction, filming B-roll footage for Pivotal Players Volume II
• 2:00 - How are the saints powerful?
• 5:55 - How can the stories of the saints aid in evangelization?
• 8:30 - What is the impact of the Little Flower?
• 11:15 - How can Saint Thomas Aquinas become accessible for the current culture?
• 15:30 - How was Saint John Paul II able to contribute so much to the Church and evangelization?
• 19:20 - What is the great contribution of Bl. John Henry Newman?
• 24:00 - Question from listener: How might we aspire to attain the third level of prayer as described by St. Catherine of Siena.

• Videos
  • Satellites and Praying to the Saints

• DVD/Study Program
  • CATHOLICISM: The New Evangelization
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players

• Articles
  • "St. Patrick, St. Joseph, and the Conversion that Makes All the Difference" (Bishop Barron)

• Calendar and Prayer Cards
  • Pivotal Players Calendar (Word On Fire)
  • Pivotal Players Prayer Cards (Word On Fire)

• Books
  • Praying with the Pivotal Players (Amy Welborn)

• Study Guides
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players - Leader's Guide
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players - Study Guide
  • CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players - Leaders Kit

• Websites
  • Word On Fire
  • BishopBarronBooks

Find bonus links and resources for this episode at http://WordOnFireShow.com and, again, be sure to submit your questions at http://AskBishopBarron.

Statistics show that more people own a smartphone (4 billion) than own a toothbrush (3.5 billion). In this episode of our new series called The Eight Principles of the Word on Fire Ethos, Bishop Barron discusses how readily available Internet access has made the new media an essential route of evangelization. The listener questions asks how virtue can possibly turn to vice.

Topics Discussed

• 0:17 - Introduction, Bishop's recent trip to Saint Anselm College
• 2:30 - What is the power of the new media?
• 5:19 - Why is the new media effective for evangelization?
• 7:50 - What's the danger in not using the new media to spread the Gospel?
• 9:30 - What made Fulton Sheen so effective at using the media of his time?
• 16:10 - Why are people feeling less connected and more lonely despite the technology advances?
• 19:35 - How might we cope with internet attacks while sharing the Gospel?
• 25:00 - How do we become more effective at sharing our faith online?
• 26:55 - Question from listener: How can virtue possibly turn into vice?

• Videos
  • "Theology and the New Media" (Bishop Barron)
  • "The Vatican and New Media" (Bishop Barron)

• DVD/Study Program
  • CATHOLICISM: The New Evangelization

• Articles
  • "Surprising Lessons from Ten Million YouTube Views" (Bishop Barron)

• Books
  • The Church and New Media (Brandon Vogt, chapter by Bishop Barron)
  • Seeds of the Word: Finding God in the Culture by Bishop Barron
  • Word On Fire: Proclaiming the Power of Christ by Bishop Barron

• Lectures
  • "The New Evangelization: The Impact of Social Media" (Bishop Barron)
  • "The New Evangelization and the New Media" (Bishop Barron)
  • "Against the YouTube Heresies" (Bishop Barron)

• Websites
  • Word On Fire (Proclaiming Christ in the Culture)
  • BishopBarronBooks (Bishop Barron)

Find bonus links and resources for this episode at http://WordOnFireShow.com and, again, be sure to submit your questions at http://AskBishopBarron.