Another Word on Fire Product

Friends, I am happy to announce that Word on Fire has released a brand new book from Fr. Blake Britton called “Reclaiming Vatican II: What It (Really) Said, What It Means, and How It Calls Us to Renew the Church.” Learn more here: https://t.co/YyPUBejDjk. pic.twitter.com/BU9gOJnSWa

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) October 11, 2021

Photo of the Uhmerican Church

Friends, I had a wonderful time with the new pastors and administrators assigned to parishes in the Santa Barbara Pastoral Region. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/DycmBrwrUy

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) September 9, 2021

Sohrab Ahmari with Bishop Barron

Here it is! My much-anticipated conversation with Bishop Robert Barron on THE UNBROKEN THREAD, and how tradition can help us tether our kids back to the true, the beautiful and the good amid the disorders and degradations of today's culture. https://t.co/rUySgztF6n

— Sohrab Ahmari (@SohrabAhmari) June 15, 2021

The Latest Barron Product

Friends, “The Wisdom of the Word” invites Catholics who are thinking about leaving the Church, or who are confused about elements of Catholic faith, to pause and give the Bible a chance to illuminate their way.

Learn more about this brand-new book: https://t.co/vBjauWDFN5. pic.twitter.com/oILu6WXn0k

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) June 3, 2021

Propping Up Paul VI and Vatican II

Pope St. Paul VI, prophetic defender of Church teaching who led the Second Vatican Council to its close, pray for us! pic.twitter.com/qNJ1MECsNb

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) May 29, 2021

This Will Continue Right Up to the End of Catholic Higher Ed in the US

Friends, this past weekend, I was honored to deliver the commencement address to the graduating class at @stthomashouston. The entire point of a Catholic intellectual formation is to produce great souls.

Read my latest article at the Word on Fire website: https://t.co/irhzh4gTaV

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) May 11, 2021

CWR Dispatch: Stretching Out to Great Things: A Commencement Address for the University of St. Thomas

“When we follow these prompts of our culture today, we become cramped souls, what the medieval philosophers called pusillae animae. The entire point of a Catholic intellectual formation is to produce magnae animae (great souls).”

Making the Rounds

Friends, yesterday I invited @SohrabAhmari, the op-ed editor of the @NYpost, to our Santa Barbara studios to film another episode of “Bishop Barron Presents.”

Subscribe on YouTube to catch this episode and all other episodes of “Bishop Barron Presents”: https://t.co/U2lQVxRQ0A pic.twitter.com/ZxkFPIW8Jb

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) May 5, 2021

Two Operators

Friends, I invite you to watch this nearly two-hour dialogue I shared with @jordanbpeterson. We had a wide-ranging conversation about God, religion, the Bible, and the spiritual life. https://t.co/cM2qaBqUoO

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) April 19, 2021

Promoting the Brand and Vatican II

Friends, “The Word on Fire Vatican II Collection” is a robust but readable journey into the true history and purpose of the Second Vatican Council, and a compelling call for an enthusiastic return to its texts today.

Get your copy at https://t.co/g5Oasju8AF pic.twitter.com/Y2PKXlh3Sw

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) March 27, 2021

[Roman] Catholic Social Teaching Collection

Friends, this “Catholic Social Teaching Collection” aims to bring the both/and of the Church’s social teaching into sharp relief.

Its purpose is to reveal its metaphysical heart—namely, God.

Get your copy: https://t.co/9wjsQKyZmG pic.twitter.com/N90aRhjLer

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) March 25, 2021

The Feast of St. Patrick

Friends, though separated by four centuries and though hailing from extremely different cultures, Patrick and Joseph have a great deal, spiritually speaking, in common. Watch to learn more: https://t.co/1nPSws5Nwr

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) March 17, 2021

Say a prayer for Ireland and ask for the grace to be open to whatever mission God might have for you. In this way, you will honor the real St. Patrick. And only then, if you like, raise a glass of Guinness and toast a wonderful saint. https://t.co/AuH5VVRW4N

— Dominicana (@DominicanaDHS) March 17, 2021

Happy Feast of Saint Patrick! ☘️ #catholictwitter #saintpatrick pic.twitter.com/ws64MvAQ6q

— Baritus Catholic (@BaritusCatholic) March 17, 2021

By fixing unevenly on certain aspects of a saint's life, popular devotion can obscure the full breadth of a saint's holiness. This is certainly the case with #StPatrick. His faith and charity merit better attention than what even the best of today's public celebrations give him. pic.twitter.com/YxjgsCeF5g

— Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP (@FrAquinasOP) March 17, 2021

Hochschild on Barron's Latest

Also heartbroken to find Bishop Barron repeating the shallow interpretation of Raphael's depiction of Plato and Aristotle. It's a Boethian/Thomistic image showing much more harmony than disagreement. https://t.co/5NvBWlk3Jt

— Josh Hochschild (@JoshHochschild) March 17, 2021

What Sort of Witness?

Soy? How is that going to solve their numbers crisis and bring men to their institutional Church?

Phenomenal talk. https://t.co/q0rhiFKtCh

— FrSteveGrunow (@FrSteveGrunow) February 23, 2021

Who wants "orthodox" Judaism when it is as soy as "conservative" Roman Catholicism? Maybe soy Pharisees don't know any better.

Fascinating article about future of American Judaism, suggesting parallels with US Catholicism. There's a vibrant new orthodoxy, but it's not for everyone. Is TLM Catholicism the equivalent of Chabad? Certainly the tired liberalism of some Jewish leaders sounds like our bishops. https://t.co/stlocjmSLE

— Damian Thompson (@holysmoke) February 23, 2021

Barron's Apology for Fratelli Tutti

An excellent reflection on #FratelliTutti by @BishopBarron.

If you still haven't read it, you can do so on the Vatican's website (https://t.co/iP9kMubewe) or in our bookstore (https://t.co/CkJ61of05V). https://t.co/oF8BHULByK

— U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (@USCCB) January 14, 2021

A Contrast?

Or are the two more allies than any Latin might suspect?

“Covid swept away a number of our distractions and so, at least in principle, allowed us to wrestle with the questions that really matter.” —My interview with @BishopBarron for @americamag.https://t.co/EOScwv7E0p

— Ricardo da Silva, S.J. (@ricdssj) December 31, 2020

Unhelpful

What sort of common ground does the bishop think exists between Reds and the cultural revolutionaries?

In point of fact, both the left and the right are confrontational—just about different matters—and this abstraction obscures the matter at hand and derails constructive argument.

Read my article here: https://t.co/mfoGAH33Xo (2/2)

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) December 29, 2020

Word on Fire Additions

The Word on Fire Institute is pleased to announce two new Fellows: @JackieFrancois and Bobby Angel.

Bobby will be spearheading a new parish-level formation program and Jackie will provide training and resources on family life.

Watch the interview: https://t.co/asHGFFznST

— Word on Fire (@WordOnFire) November 18, 2020

Except: providing a "spiritual veneer" to a life path subject to an oligarchic and gynocentric political order will not fix the problems plaguing the American Church.

"Can Hardly Wait"

Helpful analysis on the "McCarrick Report" from @JohnLAllenJr, the Media Fellow at our Word on Fire Institute. I'm planning to address the report myself after carefully working through it. https://t.co/MN5MMCmOq9

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) November 10, 2020

McCarrick was an ideal prelate, insofar as the Church is conceived in its current American configuration as a large non-profit imitating the structures of contemporary, liberal society.

Latest:https://t.co/nZRF4KJABl

— Marc John Paul Louis de Montfort Barnes! (@BadCatholicBlog) November 10, 2020

Martin Should Have Asked Robert George for an Endorsement, Too

James Martin holds heretical views that are leading young men to burn. No one, most of all a bishop should endorse his work on any topic. pic.twitter.com/aBrSXVI2kS

— Austin Ruse / Trump is winning (@austinruse) October 31, 2020

Can we stop pretending Bishop Barron is someone we should be listening to? Please? https://t.co/gFKmHI44PI

— Stefanie Lozinski (Nicholas) (@StefMLozinski) October 31, 2020

Bishop Barron on Evangelization

while appearing with a prominent "Catholic feminist." Absolutely clueless about what ails Roman Catholicism.

I'm very glad to have facilitated @BishopBarron's conversation about evangelization with the students at Princeton through @AquinasInst. https://t.co/1z1S2rMz82

— Leah Libresco Sargeant (@LeahLibresco) October 28, 2020

Friends, please watch this short clip from my upcoming “Bishop Barron Presents” discussion with @RubinReport, in which we talk about the importance of drawing together people from across the religious and political spectrum.

Watch on YouTube on Nov 2: https://t.co/CvZ8Ygg4Jq pic.twitter.com/YSTGt4UdT9

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) October 31, 2020