Episodes
540 Episodes
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 on the third path, knowing that your lif
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 Institute](https://wordonfire.institute/) t
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 compatible each is with Catholicism.
WOF 244: The Eucharist as Sacred Meal
Listen to this sample lesson from Bishop Barron's film and study program "Eucharist," and then get access to the full study program by joining the [Word on Fire Institute](https://wordonfire.institute).
WOF 243: Bishop Barron's New Book, "Renewing Our Hope"
It's an exciting day as we celebrate the launch of Bishop Barron's newest book, [Renewing Our Hope: Essays for the New Evangelization](http://wordonfireshow.com/renew) (CUA Press). The book pulls together 17 academic essays, talks, and pape
WOF 242: What Is Imaginative Apologetics?
How do we share the Faith in a culture where many people don't understand what we mean by words like "sin" or "salvation"—and where the media constantly bombards us with the idea that the teachings of the Church are irrelevant, outdated, or
WOF 241: When a Christian Rock Singer Stops Believing in God
Last month, Jon Steingard, frontman of the Christian rock group Hawk Nelson, revealed that ["he no longer believes in God"](https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/27/entertainment/jonathan-steingard-atheist/index.html) after spending his life as a dev
WOF 240: Science was Born of Christianity
The narrative that science and Christianity are enemies is false. Not only are they not enemies but Christianity helped science develop beyond the limits imposed on it by ancient cosmologies. In this sample lesson from her Word on Fire Inst
WOF 239: International Q&A w/ Bishop Barron (July 2020)
In today's episode, Bishop Barron fields questions from people all over the world, including:
WOF 238: Door Knobs and Sticks
Today we share a sample lesson from Fr. Stephen Gadberry's course inside the [Word on Fire Institute](https://wordonfire.institute) titled "The People You Will Meet." Knowing your audience is very important in effective evangelization. In t
WOF 237: Distraction and Useless Things
We're all hyper-distracted, pulled in so many directions from our phones, to TV, to social media. We're plagued by notifications, texts, pings, and alerts. Why do we put up with all these distractions? How can we avoid them? Bishop Barron s
WOF 236: Introducing "The Word on Fire Bible"
*NOTE:* Due to enormous demand, the leather edition of *The Word on Fire Bible: The Gospels* ($59) and the Evangelization Pack (1 Leather + 4 Paperbacks for $99) are both out of stock. Both should be available to order again in September wh
WOF 235: The Story of Salvation
If you aren't familiar with the sweeping story of salvation, the "theo-drama," you won't fully grasp any particular part of the story. Today, Bishop Barron unveils the five acts of the biblical drama: Creation, the Fall, the formation of Is
WOF 234: Kids Q&A w/ Bishop Barron (June 2020)
Kids ask the best questions, and today Bishop Barron responds to many from around the world:
WOF 233: How to Disagree Well
An article by the Protestant pastor Timothy Keller offers ["6 Principles for How to Argue When You Disagree."](http://andynaselli.com/tim-keller-6-principles-for-how-to-argue-when-you-disagree) Bishop Barron and Brandon walk through the art
WOF 232: The Cataclysm Sentence
One day in 1961, the famous physicist Richard Feynman stepped in front of a Caltech lecture hall and posed this question to a group of undergraduate students: "If, in some cataclysm, all of scientific knowledge were to be destroyed, and onl
WOF 231: Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?
A recent *New York Times* story claimed to reveal ["Why the Big Bang Produced Something Rather Than Nothing."](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/science/physics-neutrino-antimatter-ichikawa-t2k.html) Bishop Barron and Brandon Vogt discuss
WOF 230: Understanding the Holy Spirit
What are the basics we should know about the Holy Spirit? Who is he? And why is the Holy Spirit even necessary? Why not just God the Father and God the Son? In today's episode Bishop Barron reflects on the Holy Spirit and explains how to gr
WOF 229: Is the Nuclear Family a Mistake?
In a recent article for *The Atlantic*, David Brooks claims ["The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake."](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/03/the-nuclear-family-was-a-mistake/605536/) He contends that the model of a married couple