The One Pope
The new and much-ballyhooed Netflix film The Two Popes should, by rights, be called The One Pope, for it presents a fairly nuanced, textured, and sympathetic portrait of Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pope Francis) […]
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Finding God in all things
There is, to be sure, a stress within the Biblical tradition that God is radically other: “Truly, you are a God who hides himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.” […]
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Why remain Catholic (with so much scandal)?
The text below has been transcribed from a video released by Word on Fire Aug. 30. I wanted to speak to you again about this terrible crisis we’re passing through […]
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Scorsese’s Silence and the seaside martyrs
I have long been an ardent fan of Martin Scorsese’s films. Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, The Aviator, Gangs of New York, The Last Waltz, Casino, etc. are among the […]
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Your life does not belong to you
It was revealed this week that, for the first time in its history, Harvard University, which had been founded for religious purposes and named for a minister of the Gospel, […]
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We’ve Been Here Before: Marriage and the Room of Tears
Just last week, I had the privilege of spending four hours in the Sistine Chapel with my Word on Fire team. Toward the end of our filming, the director of […]
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Why having a heart of gold is not what Christianity is about
Father Robert Barron is founder of the global ministry, Word on Fire, and rector of Mundelein Seminary in Illinois. He is the creator of the award winning documentary series “Catholicism.” […]
