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WOF 055: Mary, The New Eve
On the first day of the calendar year, the Church celebrates The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. This day honors the Blessed Virgin Mary under the aspect of her motherhood of Jesus. With he
WOF 054: The Subversive Baby King
St. Luke's telling of the Christmas story, which is read at Midnight Masses all over the Catholic world, commences by invoking the first-century's most powerful man: "In those days Caesar Augustus pub
WOF 053: How to Speak about God
The most recent meeting of the [United States Council of Catholic Bishops](http://www.usccb.org/) ended with a prayer service and a sermon by Archbishop Peter Sartain, wherein his excellency reference
WOF 052: Pilgrims and Iphones
"Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me" is the simplest form of the Jesus Prayer. Bishop Robert Barron has professed the spiritual power of this short prayer for decades and was recently reintroduced to
WOF 051: Bishop Barron at the Movies
One of the most popular forms of content at [Word on Fire](http://www.wordonfire.org) continues to be Bishop Robert Barron's theological commentaries about movies. In fact, the very first Youtube vide
WOF 050: 3 Lessons for Young Catholics
Bishop Robert Barron recently had the privilege of speaking to around nine thousand students from the Catholic middle schools and high schools of the Los Angeles Archdiocese. Encouraged by their enthu
WOF 049: Listener Q&A with Bishop Barron
Normally, in each episode we take one listener question. But we've received such a large number of outstanding questions from around the globe that we've decided to devote another episode to answering
WOF 048: The Reformation, 500 Years Later
October 31st, 2016 marked the beginning of the 500th year anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, which is decidedly the greatest split in Christian Church history. Pope Francis traveled to Sweden
WOF 047: 7 Keys to the New Evangelization (Part 2 of 2)
How do we proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in today's culture? In a talk he gave at the Religious Education Congress, Bishop Barron offers recommendations for effective evangelization, aimed to per
WOF 046: 7 Keys to the New Evangelization (Part 1 of 2)
How do we proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in today's culture? In a talk he gave at the Religious Education Congress, Bishop Barron offers recommendations for effective evangelization, aimed to per
WOF 045: Why Young People are Leaving the Church
After perusing [the latest Pew Study](http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/08/24/why-americas-nones-left-religion-behind/) on why young people are leaving the active practice of Christianity, Bis
WOF 041: G.K. Chesterton, The Evangelist
We are taking the next few episodes of the show to discuss each of the great men and women featured in Word on Fire's epic new film series, *CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players*. Today we're focusing on
WOF 039: St. Catherine of Siena, The Mystic
We are taking the next few episodes of the show to discuss each of the great men and women featured in Word on Fire's epic new film series, *CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players*. Today we're focusing on
WOF 038: Why Mother Teresa is a Saint
We have been taking the past few episodes of the show to discuss each of the great men and women featured in Word on Fire's epic new film series, *CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players*. Today we're focusi
WOF 037: St. Thomas Aquinas, The Theologian
We are taking the next few episodes of the show to discuss each of the great men and women featured on Word On Fire's epic new film series, *Catholicism: The Pivotal Players*. The focus of this episod
WOF 036: St. Francis, The Reformer
We are taking the next six episodes of the Word on Fire show to discuss each of the great men and women featured on Word On Fire's epic new film series, *Catholicism: The Pivotal Players*. The focus o
WOF 034: Don't Be a 'Beige' Catholic
"Beige Catholicism" is a phrase Bishop Barron coined early in his career as a way of describing the Church's lackluster adoption of the post-conciliar movement. Much of Bishop Barron's evangelical wor
WOF 033: How to Evangelize the Culture (2 of 2)
How should we go about evangelization? Especially for those of us living in a highly-secularized society, what techniques should we employ and what pitfalls ought we avoid? Bishop Robert Barron shares
WOF 032: How to Evangelize the Culture
How should we go about evangelization? Especially for those of us living in a highly-secularized society, what techniques should we employ and what pitfalls ought we avoid? In this episode we get advi
WOF 031: 5 Ways to Pray Better Today
Whenever there's a survey asking Christians, "What's one area in your spiritual life you'd like to improve?", the answers almost inevitably center around prayer. In today's episode, Bishop Barron expl