The Word on Fire Institute, founded by Bishop Robert Barron, launched a program earlier this month designed to support young men amid a national mental health crisis. Amid a crisis of loneliness and mental health, especially for young men, the ministry “Redemption” is a resource for young men struggling with depression, suicidal ideation, or other […]
MUNDELEIN, Ill. — The Catholic Church annually celebrates the feast of the Queenship of Mary on Aug. 22. Most people, upon hearing of this celebration, would think of it as something rather sweet and sentimental, a quaint devotion for grandmothers with a taste for saccharine spirituality. But when we examine this feast as we should, […]
On July 20, Bishop Robert Barron brought his familiar approach to theology to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The founder of Word on Fire media organization, certainly fired up the crowd of 50,000 people participating in the National Eucharistic Congress. Opening his talk by name checking fellow speaker Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus on the […]
The National Eucharistic Congress drew a cross section of Americans to Indianapolis to pray, listen and experience the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ. From Buffalo came a small group of young adults with open hearts and hungry souls seemingly guided by the Holy Spirit. The pilgrimage strengthened them as they returned home […]
INDIANAPOLIS — On Saturday, July 20, participants of the National Eucharistic Congress witnessed a eucharistic procession through downtown Indianapolis. That evening, they heard from speakers Bishop Robert Barron, Gloria Purvis and actor Jonathan Roumie. Matt Maher provided that nights music.
Three Catholic bishops warned of a growing ideological polarization within the Church and the need for civil dialogue among those with disagreements during a livestreamed panel discussion on Tuesday afternoon.
Lent is a time when Catholics around the world are invited to pray, fast and give alms as the Church prepares to enter once again into the passion, death and resurrection of Christ. It is a time when the faithful often give things up such as desserts, junk food or social media to remember Jesus’ […]
WASHINGTON — The document released this week by the Vatican on the pastoral meaning of blessings insists that marriage is a union of one man and one woman in lifelong fidelity and openness to children, said Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester. Following the publication of “Fiducia supplicans” by the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of […]
WASHINGTON — In reaction to the news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the oral contraceptive, Opill, to be dispensed over the counter, Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Laity, Marriage, Family Life, and Youth, commented: “This action by a government entity […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops welcomed the news from the Holy See’s General Secretariat of the Synod of the delegates appointed for the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to be held this October. The two episcopal conferences serve as the coordinating […]
