by John Freund, CM | Oct 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
In Surprising lessons from 10,000,000 YouTube views Fr. Robert Barron reflects on that milestone. He writes…”John Henry Newman, G.K. Chesterton, Ronald Knox, C.S. Lewis, and Fulton Sheen all wrote substantive but accessible articles for the mainstream...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 23, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Is the Catholic Church a proponent of social justice? Yes, according Fr.Barron (Word on Fire) who reflects on Bl. Georgio Frassati and Social Justice  (video and sound) in this week’s readings. They reveal a compassionate God, who hears the cries of the poor and...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Fr. Robert Barron of The Word on Fire offer his reflection on the controversial movie Noah. In a post entitled “Noah: A Post-Modern Midrash” he argues the film should be viewed in the time-honored biblical for of literature called...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
On 4 July, we celebrate the feast day of one of the official patrons for World Youth Day 2013 in Rio. A pipe-smoking mountaineer, Blessed Giorgio was an active member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. In this video, noted media person Fr. Barron tells of his first...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 20, 2013 | Church, Evangelization, News, Social, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Embrace the beautiful! Evangelizing Through Beauty: A commentary by Fr. Barron A thoughtful reflection about the process of evangelization as moving from the beautiful to the good to the true rather than the reverse order.  For a Vincentian perspective see also Fr....
