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Descubre un mundo infinito de historias

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Bishop Robert Barron

Join Bishop Robert Barron for a weekly podcast on faith and culture. Find more episodes at http://WordOnFireShow.com and submit your questions at http://AskBishopBarron.com.

The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

Charlie Kirk's assassination revealed a disturbing new cultural and political reality for those who share any of Kirk's views: it is possible, in our day and age, to be shot for speaking your mind. How can we recover from this dark event, whose effects have reverberated across the globe? How can we reclaim the possibility of disagreement with each other without resorting to violence? What conditions must be in place to make civil debate both possible and productive again, especially as our society appears to be growing more polarized?
 
 
 
A listener asks for advice on a healthy way to end an argument when it's clear you're at an impasse.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
00:00 | Introduction
 02:19 | Praying at Planned Parenthood
 03:17 | Bishop Barron and Charlie Kirk
 08:58 | Athens, Jerusalem, and the West
 14:49 | Two necessary conditions for meaningful dialogue
 22:08 | Belief in God—the fundamental condition
 24:50 | God and the priority of logos over will
 26:34 | Do we really need God for human rights?
 28:44 | The Catholic case for freedom of speech
 29:54 | Public celebration of evil
 33:05 | Violence as a response to speech
 34:18 | How can we debate those who reject necessary conditions for dialogue?
 35:27 | How forgiveness is possible when justice is wanted
 36:42 | Evangelical lessons from Charlie Kirk
 37:40 | Listener question: How do you walk away from an impasse?
 39:57 | Join the Word on Fire Institute
 
 
 Links: 
 
 
 • Word on Fire Institute: 
https://institute.wordonfire.org/ 
 
 
 
 
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WOF 516: How to Have a Civil Debate in a Polarized World

In this lesson, Bishop Barron explains how Newman distinguishes between doctrinal development and corruption. A thorough explanation of this crucial issue requires a robust presentation of Newman's seven notes. Bishop Barron does just that!
 
 
 Topics Covered: 
 
 
 • Doctrinal development and corruption 
 • The Seven Notes 
 • Examples of doctrinal development and corruption 
 
 
 Links: 
 
 
 • Article: 
Henri de Lubac on the Development of Christian Doctrine • Read: 
John Henry Newman on Truth and its Counterfeits • Word on Fire Institute: 
https://institute.wordonfire.org/ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WOF 515: Developments Contrasted with Corruptions (6 of 12)

Pope Leo XIV has recently formally declared St. John Henry Newman—who was canonized only in 2019 by Pope Francis—a doctor of the Catholic Church, a recognition given only to 37 other saints in Catholicism's over 2000 year history. This places Newman among great figures like St. Augustine, St. Gregory the Great, St. Jerome, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Theresa de Avila, St. Catherine of Sienna, and the Little Flower, St. Therese of Lisieux. What is the significance of giving St. John Henry Newman—an Englishman and Anglican convert to Catholicism who was born over 200 years ago—this title? What is it about Newman's approach to communicating the faith that earned him this great honor—and why now? Equally important, how can contemporary evangelists draw inspiration from his work to proclaim the Gospel in a drastically different world, religiously and morally, from Newman's 19th century Victorian England?
 
 
 
A listener asks for advice on how to give better homilies at Mass.
 
 
 
 
 
00:00 | Introduction
 01:26 | Bishop Barron's recent domestic travels
 03:20 | Defining "Doctor of the Church"
 04:55 | Distinguishing doctors from saints
 05:50 | John Henry Newman's brief biography
 12:18 | Understanding the development of doctrine
 17:41 | Safeguards against corruption
 22:33 | The wholeness of the truth
 25:34 | Newman: "To live is to change"
 29:28 | The "illative sense" of the mind's assent to propositions
 34:10 | Difficulties vs. doubt
 35:54 | How Newman speaks to England now
 37:55 | Listener question: How can priests improve preparation for homilies?
 39:58 | Join the Word on Fire Institute
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Links: 
 
 
 
 
 • Word on Fire Institute: 
https://institute.wordonfire.org/ 
 
 
 
 
NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a Word on Fire IGNITE member! Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners . . . like you! So become a part of this mission and join IGNITE today to become a Word on Fire insider and receive some special donor gifts for your generosity.

WOF 514: Celebrating St. John Henry Newman Becoming a Doctor of the Church

On January 13, 2018, Bishop Barron joined Dr. William Lane Craig, the esteemed Protestant apologist, for an evening of dialogue at Claremont McKenna College. On today's episode, we recap both the afternoon session, which was an academic symposium attended by a couple dozen scholars, and the big evening dialogue in which Bishop Barron and Dr. Craig discussed faith, science, secularism, evangelization and more. A listener asks what Bishop Barron thinks of David Bentley Hart's work.
 
Click here to watch the full dialogue between Bishop Barron and Dr. Craig, and to listen to the afternoon symposium >> http://wordonfireshow.com/wlc
 
BONUS: Click here to get your free Lent Reflections booklet from Bishop Barron!
 Topics Discussed 0:04 • - Intro, Why is Bishop Barron in Philadelphia?
 1:30 • - What was Bishop Barron's overall impression of the event with Dr. William Lane Craig?
 6:4o • - What was discussed during the daytime symposium?
 16:25 • - During the evening event, how did Bishop Barron and Dr. Craig agree about evangelization?
 19:03 • - What are Bishop Barron and Dr. Craig's favorite arguments for the existence of God?
 21:40 • - How did a book change the lives of both Dr. Craig and Bishop Barron?
 23:25 • - Why didn't Dr. Craig agree that beauty can be a source of evangelization?
 29:00 • - What happened when Bishop Barron asked Dr. Craig, "Why aren't you Catholic?"
 33:00 • - Listener Question: What does Bishop Barron think about the writings of David Bentley Hart?
 Bonus Resources Books • 
 Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics • (William Lane Craig)
 The Kalām Cosmological Argument • (William Lane Craig)
 The New Testament: A Translation • (David Bentley Hart)
 The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss • (David Bentley Hart)
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 Articles • 
 An Evening with William Lane Craig • (Bishop Barron)
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 Videos • 
 Dialogue with William Lane Craig • (Bishop Barron)
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Have a question for Bishop Barron? Go to AskBishopBarron.com!

WOF 113: Recapping the William Lane Craig Dialogue

Newman thinks that the fullness of an idea can best be manifested when it enters the play of lively minds. It grows and develops through the Church. Newman's organic imagery opens up an interesting way of thinking about the difference between development and corruption in matters of doctrine. 
 Topics Covered: • 

The unveiling of ideas through the lively play of minds 
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Difference between development and corruption 
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The Prophetic Office 
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The Kingly Office 
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 Links: • 

Article: A Theory on the Development of Dogma?
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Video: Bishop Barron on the Development of Christian Doctrine
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Read: Newman's Challenge by Stanley L. Jaki
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WOF 513: The Play of Lively Minds (5 of 12)

Newman's ​Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine​ is perhaps his greatest contribution to theology. In this essay, Newman considers why "development" is an important lens through which to understand the Church and her teachings. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Topics Covered: 
 
 
 • How ideas and doctrines tend to evolve over time
 • How Newman avoids historicism 
 • The inexhaustible richness of Christ
 
 
 Links: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 • Podcast: 
 WOF 511: Newman as a Catholic (3 of 12) • Read: 
An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine • Article: 
Development or Corruption • Video: 
Development of Doctrine: What it is and Why it Matters • Word on Fire Institute: 
https://institute.wordonfire.org/ 
 
 
 
 
NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a Word on Fire IGNITE member! Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners . . . like you! So become a part of this mission and join IGNITE today to become a Word on Fire insider and receive some special donor gifts for your generosity.

WOF 512: The Development of Christian Doctrine (4 of 12)

In this lesson, Bishop Barron explains what led Newman to enter the Roman Catholic Church. Newman's study of Church history was part of it, giving a personal tinge to his famous quote: "To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant."
 Topics Covered: 
Newman's study of the Fourth Century theological controversies
 Newman's suspicion of the Via Media
 Newman's conversion to Catholicism
 Attempts at reviving Catholic intellectual life
 Links: 
Article: Newman on Conversion
 Video: Newman, Vatican II, and the Hermeneutic of Continuity
 Read: Arians of the Fourth Century
 
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WOF 511: Newman as a Catholic (3 of 12)

In this lesson, Bishop Barron presents Newman's autobiographical ​Apologia Pro Vita Sua​, focusing on Newman's years as an Anglican prior to his conversion to the Catholic Church. ​​ 
 
 
 
 
 Topics Covered: 
 
 

 The Oxford Movement 
 Newman's study of the Arian Controversy 
 The Via Media 
 Tract 90
 
 
 Links: 
 
 
 • Podcast: 
 WOF 509: The Importance of John Henry Newman • Article: 
Newman and the Study of Church Fathers • Read: 
Apologia Pro Vita Sua • Word on Fire Institute: 
https://institute.wordonfire.org/ 

 
 
 
 
 
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WOF 510: Newman as an Anglican (2 of 12)

In this lesson, Bishop Barron introduces St. John Henry Newman and explains his theological significance in his own day and ours. He is a pivotal player in Church history, being compared to St. Thomas Aquinas for his brilliance. 
 
 
 
Topics Covered:
 Major themes in Newman's writings
 Biography of St. John Henry Newman 
 Influence on Vatican II
 Apologia Pro Vita Sua
 
 
 
 
 Links: 
 
 
 • Article: 
Two False Newmans • Book: 
Newman: His Life and Legacy 
 
 
 
 
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WOF 509: The Importance of St. John Henry Newman (1 of 12)

We recently looked at some of the reasons that may be contributing to the resurgence or interest in Catholicism out in the culture. Today, we look at five suggestions on how we can preserve that momentum and hopefully increase it.
 
00:00 | Introduction
 00:40 | Bishop Barron's European trip to film new documentary
 02:45 | The importance of a thinking Catholicism
 06:18 | Recovering Catholic beauty
 09:40 | Increasing online Catholic presence
 12:51 | Continuing to engage the culture
 14:54 | Examining evangelical courage
 16:32 | Listener question
 18:43 | Join the Word on Fire Institute
 Links: • Part 1 on The Word on Fire Show: 
WOF 506: Why Are So Many Young People Becoming Catholic? • Word on Fire Institute: 
https://institute.wordonfire.org/ 
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WOF 515: Developments Contrasted with Corruptions (6 of 12)

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