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WOF 263: The Social Dilemma
A hit Netflix documentary, "The Social Dilemma," is a film about the dark side of social media explained by the Silicon Valley innovators behind it. Bishop Barron discusses some of the film's insights
WOF 262: Has Liberalism Failed? w/ Dave Rubin (part 2 of 2)
Today, we share the second half of Bishop Barron's recent discussion with Dave Rubin on the topic "Has Liberalism Failed?" ([Click here to listen to the first half](https://www.wordonfireshow.com/epis
WOF 261: Evangelization and Guilt by Association
There seems to be a growing sentiment, both within the Church and the wider culture, that if you share a public conversation with someone, or say something nice about one particular aspect of their wo
WOF 260: Has Liberalism Failed? w/ Dave Rubin (part 1 of 2)
Today, we share the first half of Bishop Barron's recent discussion with Dave Rubin on the topic "Has Liberalism Failed?" It's part of the "Bishop Barron Presents" series of conversations with various
WOF 259: Bishop Barron's 5 Favorite Books of All Time
Today, we look at Bishop Barron's favorite books of all time, from theology to poetry, fiction to stage plays. Download a full PDF guide to his favorite books at [wordonfireshow.com/books](https://wor
WOF 258: Ideas Have Consequences: The Philosophers that Shaped 2020 (Part 2)
Today we hear the second half of Bishop Barron's recent talk to the Knights of Malta, in which he explains that behind much of the rioting and deep unrest in our country stand ideas stemming from four
BONUS: Bishop Barron on the "McCarrick Report"
In this bonus "Word on Fire Show" episode, Bishop Barron discusses the long-awaited ["McCarrick Report" (PDF),](http://www.vatican.va/resources/resources_rapporto-card-mccarrick_20201110_en.pdf)which
WOF 257: Arianism, Then and Now
A new survey from Ligonier Ministries titled ["The State of Theology"](http://thestateoftheology.com/) revealed lots of interesting things. But one finding that stood out, and generated lots of headli
WOF 256: Ideas Have Consequences: The Philosophers that Shaped 2020 (Part 1)
In a recent talk given to the Knights of Malta, Bishop Barron addressed this convulsive time in our national history, demonstrated by the global pandemic, unstable politics, and outbursts of violence.
WOF 255: Kids Q&A w/ Bishop Barron (October 2020)
Today, Bishop Barron answers questions from children all over the world, including:
WOF 254: Inside Word on Fire - "The Word on Fire Bible"
In this special episode, Word on Fire's John Barron interviews the design team responsible for the mesmerizing [Word on Fire Bible](https://wordonfire.org/bible), including Rozann Lee, Michael Stevens
WOF 253: Catholicism and Politics
With the presidential election around the corner, Bishop Barron and Brandon Vogt consider principles that should inform our voting decisions. They also discuss a recent Pew Research Center report titl
WOF 252: God, "Nones," and the Bible
Listen to this sample lesson from Dr. Anthony Pagliarini's course for the [Word on Fire Institute](https://wordonfire.institute) titled "How Nones Can Misread the Bible." To access the other six lesso
WOF 251: What is Postmodernism?
What is postmodernism? What gave rise to it, what are its main characteristics, and how should Catholics assess it? In this episode, Bishop Barron and Brandon discuss the postmodern turn and its resul
WOF 250: Your Life is Not About You (Part 2 of 2)
Listen to the second part of this sample lesson from Bishop Barron's study program, "Untold Blessing," which explores the three paths of holiness. This is from the third path, knowing that your life i
WOF 249: Creating Atheists
In his wildly popular book, *A Manual for Creating Atheists*, Peter Boghossian, a philosophy professor at Portland State University, outlines his process of "street epistemology," which is intended to
WOF 248: Your Life is Not About You (Part 1 of 2)
Listen to this sample lesson from Bishop Barron's classic study program, "Untold Blessing," which explores the three paths of holiness. Today, we'll hear the first half of Bishop Barron's reflections
WOF 247: Non-Catholic Q&A w/ Bishop Barron (August 2020)
Today, Bishop Barron answers questions from several non-Catholics, including:
WOF 246: Beauty as a Route of Access to God
Listen to this sample lesson from Bishop Barron's course inside the [Word on Fire Institute](https://wordonfire.institute/) on "The Theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar." Then join the [Word on Fire Ins
WOF 245: Catholic Morality 101
Our culture holds many different concepts of morality. In this episode, Bishop Barron and Brandon Vogt discuss three major theories–consequentialism, deontology/legalism, and virtue ethics–and how com