WOF 427: Hearing the Voice of God
Brandon Vogt Friends, the Book of Jonah is one of the shortest books of the Bible, yet it’s packed with profound truths about hearing and obeying the voice of God. On today’s episode of “The Word on...
View ArticleWOF 426: Democracy and the Catholic Church
Brandon Vogt Friends, what’s the proper relationship between liberal democracy and the Catholic Church? Many smart and reflective people, on either side of the Catholic/American divide, have felt that...
View ArticleWOF 425: Understanding the Mental Health Crisis
Brandon Vogt Friends, we are in the midst of a mental health crisis, with many calling it another pandemic. Record-high numbers of Americans are facing depression and suicide. Nearly half of young...
View ArticleWOF 424: Freedom and the Disciplining of Desire
Brandon Vogt Today, we’re excited to share with you Bishop Barron’s recent talk at the 2023 Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) Conference held in London, England. His talk was titled “What is...
View ArticleWOF 423: Simply Catholicism is the Answer
Brandon Vogt Friends, the Catholic Church seems locked in constant disagreements, often between so-called liberal and conservative Catholics. But is there a third way to lead us out of this quagmire?...
View ArticleWOF 422: Being Formed by Ratzinger, De Lubac, and Balthasar w/ Fr. Joseph Fessio
Brandon Vogt Friends, today we’re excited to share with you the newest episode in our “Bishop Barron Presents” series. In this discussion, Bishop Barron talks with Fr. Joseph Fessio, SJ. Fr. Fessio was...
View ArticleWOF 421: 7 Ways to be Spiritually Great
Brandon Vogt Friends, we all strive to be spiritually great. We want to be magnanimous, great-souled men and women. But how do we get there? The Church offers a concrete seven-fold path, and that’s...
View ArticleWhy Science Points to God More Than Ever
Brandon Vogt Among people who drift away from religion, many claim science has disproved God. However, author Fr. Robert Spitzer believes just the opposite is true. In his new book, Science at the...
View ArticleWOF 420: The Catholic Intellectual Tradition
Brandon Vogt Today, we’re excited to share with you Bishop Barron’s recent talk at Harvard University titled “The Catholic Intellectual Tradition,” sponsored by the Harvard Catholic Forum. Bishop...
View ArticleWOF 419: How to Become a Person of Love
Brandon Vogt Friends, each of us wants to be a good person. But how do we actually do that? How do we truly become a person of love? That’s what Brandon Vogt and I discuss on today’s “Word on Fire...
View ArticleWOF 418: In the Beginning Was the Word
Brandon Vogt Friends, the prologue of the Gospel of St. John is one of the richest and most densely textured writings in the scriptures as John expresses the very nature of God and the profundity of...
View ArticleWOF 417: The Baby King Who Takes on Caesar
Brandon Vogt Friends, is the Christmas story little more than a sweet, saccharine tale about a cute baby being born? Or do the Gospels present something more subversive and revolutionary, a battle...
View ArticleWOF 416: The Philosophical Roots of Wokeism
Brandon Vogt Today, we’re excited to share with you Bishop Barron’s keynote talk from the 2023 Acton University conference, hosted by The Acton Institute. “Wokeism” is arguably the most influential...
View ArticleHow One Catholic is Reaching Gen-Z on TikTok and Instagram
Brandon Vogt It’s perhaps the most pressing question in the Church today: How can we better reach young people? They’re leaving the Church in droves, yet these same people spend hours scrolling through...
View ArticleWOF 415: Mind, Meaning, and the Materialists
Brandon Vogt Friends, can everything in the world be reduced to atoms bumping against each other, and chemical reactions in our brains? Or is there something more to reality than its material...
View ArticleWOF 414: What Makes a University Catholic?
Brandon Vogt Today, we’re excited to share with you a talk that Bishop Barron recently gave at the University of Notre Dame titled “What Makes a University Catholic?” The talk was cosponsored by the...
View ArticleWOF 413: “Nones” Rediscovering the Bible
Brandon Vogt Friends, an exciting group of psychologists, scientists, and thought leaders are rediscovering the beauty and brilliance of the Bible. What’s causing so many of them to look at the Bible...
View ArticleWOF 412: The Evidence for God from Science w/ Fr. Robert Spitzer
Brandon Vogt Today, we’re excited to share Fr. Robert Spitzer’s keynote talk from the 2022 Good News Conference on “The Evidence for God from Science.” Fr. Spitzer introduces a growing amount of...
View ArticleWOF 411: America’s Cultural Revolution w/ Chris Rufo
Brandon Vogt Today, we’re excited to share with you the newest episode in our “Bishop Barron Presents” series. In this discussion, Bishop Barron talks with writer, filmmaker, and activist Chris Rufo....
View ArticleWOF 410: It’s Time for Catholics to Embrace Halloween w/ Fr. Steve Grunow
Brandon Vogt Today, we share a discussion between Brandon Vogt and Fr. Steve Grunow, Word on Fire’s CEO and resident Halloween expert. Several years back, Fr. Steve wrote an article for Word on Fire’s...
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