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Talk at Amazon HQ
The staff at Amazon’s headquarters invites Bishop Barron to discuss his new book Arguing Religion.
World Youth Day in Panama
At World Youth Day, Bishop Barron discusses how we become fully alive when we surrender to God and his great missionary call for our lives.
Inaugural Word on Fire Institute Digital Summit
The Word on Fire Institute hosts experts in Scripture, theology, philosophy, spirituality, sociology, history, science, and literature as they discuss the important and challenging task of evangelizing the unaffiliated.
Honorary Doctorate from the Angelicum in Rome
Bishop Barron receives an honorary doctorate from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas on St. Thomas Aquinas’ feast day.
Inaugural "Bishop Barron Presents" Live Event with Leah Libresco
Leah Libresco and Bishop Barron discuss the rise of disaffiliation and why we need to argue many people back into Christianity.
Stations of the Cross Video Reflections Released
Word on Fire releases Bishop Barron’s personal reflections on the Stations of the Cross.
"28 Days to Engage My Parish" Released
Word on Fire launches a training series for priests and parish leaders to equip them with the right tools to engage, form, and evangelize their parishioners.
“Pivotal Players” Series Screening Event
The epic six-episode CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players (Volume 1) series airs free for a week, and thousands journey with Bishop Barron to discover the figures who shaped the Church and changed the world.
National Conference for Catechetical Leadership
Bishop Barron offers catechists several strategies to help bring the unaffiliated back to Catholicism.
Interview with Jordan Peterson Released
Bishop Barron and Dr. Jordan Peterson dialogue about God, the Bible, philosophy, meaning, and literature.
New Word on Fire Institute Office Opens in Dallas
Bishop Barron blesses the new Word on Fire Institute office in Dallas, Texas.
“Letter to a Suffering Church” Book Published
Bishop Barron’s new book attempts to place the sexual abuse scandal within a theological, historical, and scriptural context and to suggest a path forward.
“Pivotal Players” Filming in Europe and the Dominican Republic
Bishop Barron retraces the lives of St. Ignatius of Loyola and Bartolomé de las Casas in Europe and the Dominican Republic for his “Pivotal Players” series.
Inaugural Word on Fire Institute Journal Released
Evangelization & Culture, the Journal of the Word on Fire Institute, is released to train others to become evangelizers of the culture.
Fulton Sheen + Flannery O’Connor "Pivotal Players" Episodes Released
In the latest installment of CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players, Bishop Barron offers a look at the lives and major contributions of two twentieth-century Americans: Fulton J. Sheen & Flannery O’Connor.
“The John Allen Show: Trusted News From Rome” Launches
The Word on Fire Institute launches The John Allen Show, an all-new bi-weekly podcast discussing news from the Vatican, as well as national and international Church affairs.
Bishop Barron Hosts Second Reddit #AMA
Bishop Barron returns to Reddit, one of the most popular websites on the Internet, to answer unfiltered questions on the “Ask Me Anything” forum.
200th Episode of “The Word on Fire Show” Podcast
"The Word on Fire Show,” Bishop Barron's weekly podcast hosted by Brandon Vogt, celebrates its 200th episode.
“The Sacraments” Filming
The Word on Fire Production crew films The Sacraments, Bishop Barron’s newest film series.
“John Henry Newman and the New Evangelization” Lecture at Oxford
Bishop Barron gives lecture on the newly canonized St. John Henry Newman, titled “Newman and the New Evangelization.” He delivered the lecture from the University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, the same church where St. Newman preached and gave some of his greatest sermons.
Bishop Barron Visits Capitol Hill
Bishop Barron addresses audience of Senators, Representatives, and staff members at the Library of Congress and offers the Opening Prayer on the House Floor.
The Word on Fire Institute Podcast Launches
The “Evangelization and Culture Show,” hosted by Matt Nelson and Jared Zimmerer, discusses culture and religion and features interviews with numerous cultural influencers, both believers and nonbelievers.
Second “Bishop Barron Presents” Live Event with Arthur Brooks
Dr. Arthur Brooks, former president of the American Enterprise Institute and current professor at Harvard, delivers a presentation followed by Q&A between Bishop Barron and Dr. Brooks, hosted by Jared Zimmerer.
Bishop Barron on MindPump Podcast
MindPump is an iTunes Top 50 Health & Fitness Podcast. Bishop Barron joined the hosts for a long, lively conversation about a broad range of topics, including spirituality and health, science and religion, art and culture, and more.
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A Year in Videos
2019 year in review
word on fire IGNITE INVITATION
bishop barron's giving tuesday message
word on fire ethos
Interview with Dr. JOrdan Peterson
Letter to a Suffering Church
The PIVOTAL PLAYERS: Fulton J. Sheen & Flannery o'connor
“Evangelization & Culture,” the journal of the word on fire institute
Testimonials
In response to the Inaugural Word on Fire Institute Digital Summit:
In response to Bishop Barron's interview with Dr. Jordan Peterson:
In response to Letter to a Suffering Church:
