The Both/And of Catholic Teaching
Fr Robert Barron reflects on Catholic social teaching in light of U.S. Republican Mitt Romney’s choice of Paul Ryan as running mate.
Author Bishop Robert Barron
Bishop Robert Barron
Bishop Robert Barron is an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
“The Dark Knight Rises” & Christ
Consciously or not, the archetype of Christ the Savior still haunts the imaginations of our writers, critics, philosophers, and especially our filmmakers. The most recent instance of this is the new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Rises.”
Woody Allen, Moralist
Fr Robert Barron comments on Woody Allen’s latest movie “To Rome With Love” and its central message; simple love should triumph over glitz, glamour and ephemeral pleasure.
The Meaning of Vatican II
Fr Robert Barron reflects on the Second Vatican Council and Yves Congar’s book “My Journal of the Council”.
Viva El Cristo Rey!
Fr Robert Barron reflects on the new film “For Greater Glory” and the kingship of Christ.
New Evangelization & Seminaries
In his latest article, Fr Robert Barron reflects on the attributes of an effective new evangelist.
The Bully Problem
In light of the recent documentary “Bully”, a troubling documentary following the stories of bullied students, Fr. Robert Barron discusses bullying, masculinity and manhood in our world.
Why Do Catholics Leave?
Fr Robert Barron discusses the Byron & Zech survey on why Catholics leave the Church. The survey finds some more surprising results which centre on Parish community level issues. Fr Barron looks at these and shows how we can fix these issues through stronger relationships and better “customer relations”.