Best Bishop Robert Barron Podcasts (2024)

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Bishop Robert Barron on the Revolution that is Easter 32:31

20d ago32:31

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While Easter, as it is celebrated in America, has morphed into bunnies, bonnets, baskets, and egg coloring... the reality of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is in fact a 'revolution'. So says Bishop Robert Barron, the founder of Word On Fire Catholic ministries, and the bishop of the Rochester-Winona diocese in Minnesota. On this special Easter ep…

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It’s Time for Some Pruning 15:17

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Friends, the Lord Jesus Christ is not a teacher from a distant age, not someone from long ago we remember fondly, not a moral exemplar; rather, he is a field of force. We don’t just listen to him or imitate him; we live in him. Our Gospel for this Fifth Sunday of Easter gives us one of the most beautiful and powerful images for this truth: Jesus is…

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442. BILL C-63 - Everything You Need to Know | Bruce Pardy & Konstantin Kisin 1:46:13

2h ago1:46:13

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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down in-person with Canadian lawyer Bruce Pardy and podcaster Konstantin Kisin. They discuss Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Bill C63 (aka The Online Harms Act), what powers it gives to the government, what rights it strips from citizens, and why even Americans should be concerned. Bruce Pardy is executive direc…

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WOF 434: Blocked by the Beasts of Sin

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Dr. Matthew Petrusek We continue now with the next lecture from Bishop Barron’s popular course, “Dante’s Catholic Imagination,” available in its entirety inside the Word on Fire Institute. We follow as Dante tries to go forward on his journey, but he is blocked by the beasts of sin. Enjoy this further glimpse into Dante’s evergreen, always-relevant…

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WOF 434: Blocked by the Beasts of Sin 20:50

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We continue now with the next lecture from Bishop Barron’s popular course, “Dante’s Catholic Imagination,” available in its entirety inside the Word on Fire Institute. We follow as Dante tries to go forward on his journey, but he is blocked by the beasts of sin. Enjoy this further glimpse into Dante’s evergreen, always-relevant poetic, moral, and t…

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Christian Missionary on the Conversion of Iran, Biblical Prophecy, and Muslims Seeing a Mysterious Man in White 44:08

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For three decades, Tom and JoAnn Doyle's ministry has focused on the Middle East. The two affable and faith-filled Americans have smuggled in Bibles and helped locals organize Christian house churches in places where it could bring a death sentence for converting from Islam. And yet, even under threat of death, there's been a massive conversion the…

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The Rise And Fall Of Mark Driscoll 25:24

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Mark Driscoll was commended by many online for his recent rebuking of a "Jezebel spirit" at a men's conference he was speaking at as he was asked to step down from the stage by the pastor of the church holding the event only to be asked back up to stage in order to preach again. We take a look at the latest viral event that Driscoll has been apart …

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441. Dreams, Stories, Psychedelics & Consciousness | Tor Nørretranders 1:37:33

4d ago1:37:33

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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with author and speaker Tor Nørretranders. They discuss the entropy of emotion, the nature of pointlessness, the over-civilization of societal structures, how relationships shape perception, and why play might be the antithesis to tyranny. Tor Nørretranders is an independent author, thinker and speaker based in Denm…

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Three Qualities of a Good Shepherd 14:38

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Friends, we come to the Fourth Sunday of Easter, known as Good Shepherd Sunday. Jesus says in the Gospel, “I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” What is it about that image that sings to us across the ages, from the pages of the Bible to the present day? What I want to do is reflect on this image of the shepherd…

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17. Live In London: Tom Holland & Justin Brierley in conversation 1:53:15

3d ago1:53:15

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Historian Tom Holland, author of 'Dominion', joins Justin Brierley for a public conversation on The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God. They discuss Holland's own intellectual and spiritual journey, including an answered prayer to a health crisis. But is the renewed interest in the value of faith among secular intellectuals evidence of a turning o…

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440. Looking Back on the Campaign, and Forward for the Country | Vivek Ramaswamy 1:33:00

3d ago1:33:00

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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to discuss the recent suspension of his campaign, how he fought the traditional media’s best advances against him, who he is endorsing now, and the American values he seeks to defend going forward. Vivek Ramaswamy is an entrepreneur, author, and political activist. Vi…

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WOF 433: Healing Antisocial America

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Dr. Matthew Petrusek A recent article in The Atlantic magazine highlights the crisis of isolation befalling the United States. Americans have never been—or felt—more solitary, especially the younger generations. And the consequences are often fatal: loneliness is a major cause of the recent spikes in depression, anxiety, and suicide, which are at u…

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WOF 433: Healing Antisocial America 30:13

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A recent article in The Atlantic magazine highlights the crisis of isolation befalling the United States. Americans have never been—or felt—more solitary, especially the younger generations. And the consequences are often fatal: loneliness is a major cause of the recent spikes in depression, anxiety, and suicide, which are at unprecedented levels. …

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Detransitioners Tell Their Stories: God Made Them Male and Female 37:46

5d ago37:46

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The Bible's words saying "God made them male and female" for centuries had been upheld by the scientific community, that is up until just a few years ago. In today's woke culture, gender dysphoria, a mental health problem, has spurred many young people into surgeries that they later regret. Once celebrated for expressing their "true self" as transg…

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CERN, The Eclipse, Red Heifers And The End Of The World 40:13

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From CERN to red heifers and even the most recent eclipse, doomsdayers as well as date setters and truthers are all caught making a number of predictions even claiming that the Large Hadron Collider is being used to open up the bottomless pit mentioned in Revelation 9. Others are pointing to the red heifers and the solar eclipse as a sign of the en…

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439. Microplastics, Global Greening, & the Dangers of Radical Alarmism | Dr. Patrick Moore 1:43:25

7d ago1:43:25

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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with industry consultant, science activist, and past president of Greenpeace Canada (1971 to 1986), Dr. Patrick Moore. They discuss his time in Greenpeace, the historic timeline of global ice ages and climate change, the clear lies being peddled to promote alarmism, and how the woke left manipulates science (and sci…

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What Happens After We Die? 14:13

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Friends, this week, on the Third Sunday of Easter, we have a passage from that magnificent twenty-fourth chapter of Luke—one of the appearances of the risen Christ to the Apostles. When we’re talking about the Resurrection, we’re talking about the central point of Christian faith, the hinge upon which the whole of Christianity turns. So to understa…

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438. Aboutness, Secular vs. Religious Ethics, & Plato’s Aviary | Dr. Daniel Dennett 1:34:54

10d ago1:34:54

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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with writer, philosopher, and cognitive scientist Dr. Daniel Dennett. They discuss the concepts of aboutness, intention, and the highest good as they relate to the religious and secular worlds, the establishment of trust and ethics outside of transcendent presupposition, and the loss of academic freedom at the misap…

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WOF 432: Who is Dante Alighieri?

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Dr. Matthew Petrusek Today we are excited to bring you the first lecture from Bishop Barron’s popular course, “Dante’s Catholic Imagination,” which is available in its entirety inside the Word on Fire Institute. We hope you enjoy this deep dive into Dante’s evergreen, always-relevant poetic, moral, and theological genius. NOTE: Do you like this pod…

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WOF 432: Who is Dante Alighieri? 19:16

10d ago19:16

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Today we are excited to bring you the first lecture from Bishop Barron’s popular course, “Dante’s Catholic Imagination,” which is available in its entirety inside the Word on Fire Institute. We hope you enjoy this deep dive into Dante’s evergreen, always-relevant poetic, moral, and theological genius. NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a Word o…

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Best-selling Author Christina Stanton: Capturing the Legacy of Christians Who Photographed Injustices 34:07

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The old adage that 'a picture is worth a thousand words,' was never truer than when faithful Christians told stories of injustices, not with words, but through photos. At a time when photography was new technology used more for entertainment, Alice Seeley Harris, an English missionary, documented the horrors of human rights abuses in the Congo unde…

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Steven Furtick Is Still Dangerous 29:23

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Steven Furtick's church called "Elevation Church" is under fire from many who see their advertising for the celebration of Jesus' resurrection as akin to blasphemy or at the very least deceptive in not wanting people to realize that Jesus' resurrection is what is being celebrated on what others call Easter. We take a look at the history of Steven F…

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437. The 2024 Presidency, Joe Biden’s Age, Gigantism, & Facing Reality | Dean Phillips 1:40:40

14d ago1:40:40

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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with entrepreneur, U.S. representative, and 2024 presidential candidate Dean Phillips. They discuss his now-suspended presidential campaign, the monolithic opposition he faced getting platformed, the reality of President Joe Biden’s age, the core issues facing America right now, and the comparative pathologies of Re…

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Do You Struggle to Believe? 15:07

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Friends, on the Second Sunday of Easter, we have the inexhaustible reading from the twentieth chapter of John—one of the accounts of the Resurrection appearances of Jesus. These are in many ways the core texts of our Christian faith, so it behooves us to spend some careful time looking at them. This week, I want to reflect on the shalom (peace) tha…

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16. Did the resurrection really happen? A classicist discovers the living Christ 1:44:41

17d ago1:44:41

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The Christian faith began with the strange claim of a crucified and resurrected Messiah. But can 21st Century people believe in such a miracle at 2,000 years distance? Justin speaks with scholars who are part of a surprising rebirth of the historical evidence for the resurrection. Alongside thinkers such as Jonathan Pageau, Lydia and Tim McGrew, Jo…

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436. What Your Left Brain Won’t Tell Your Right Brain | Dr. Iain McGilchrist 1:45:24

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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down in-person with psychiatrist, researcher, and philosopher Dr. Iain McGilchrist. They discuss right brain/left brain hemispheric specialization, the basis of delusion, “unknowing” as a necessary step toward wisdom, consciousness and the divine ground of being, and the imposition of mediocrity in the modern West. Dr. I…

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WOF 431: Euthanasia and the Culture of Death

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Dr. Matthew Petrusek Pope St. John Paul II used the term “culture of death” in his 1995 encyclical Evangelium Vitae to capture the secular world’s dark confluence of poisonous ideas and practices that lead—directly and indirectly—to spiritual and physical ruin. Sadly, we’ve seen the the culture of death advance on many fronts. Today, we focus on th…

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WOF 431: Euthanasia & the Culture of Death 28:57

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Pope St. John Paul II used the term “culture of death'' in his 1995 encyclical Evangelium Vitae to capture the secular world’s dark confluence of poisonous ideas and practices that lead—directly and indirectly—to spiritual and physical ruin. Sadly, we’ve seen the the culture of death advance on many fronts. Today, we focus on the increasing legaliz…

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The P. Diddy Epstein SATANIC Parallel 26:45

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P. Diddy has two different homes raided as he is being investigated for sex trafficking. Many of the allegations that have been made about him over the years are now being brought forth legally as some are making a distinct parallel to what Diddy was doing in the music industry with what Mr. Epstein was doing with so many of the worlds elite. Did U…

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435. This Is One of the Biggest Medical Malpractice Scandals in History | Michael Shellenberger 1:47:18

21d ago1:47:18

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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with bestselling author and journalist Michael Shellenberger to discuss the shocking revelations now being published in the WPATH Files. Michael Shellenberger is a climate activist, journalist, and bestselling author. He has covered climate for over 30 years, as well as AI, emergent technologies, the Twitter Files, …

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Evidence of the Resurrection 14:31

25d ago14:31

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Friends, a very happy and blessed Easter! We come to the climax of the Church’s year, the feast of feasts, the very reason for being of Christianity. Everything in Christian life centers around the Resurrection. And the Church gives us, every year, the account of Easter morning from the Gospel of John. I want to bring out just one feature that John…

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434. The Darien Gap & Postmodernism | Bret Weinstein 1:37:14

24d ago1:37:14

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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with evolutionary biologist, author, and podcaster Dr. Bret Weinstein. They discuss the migration crisis, what values make up the “American Identity,” the potential for defining the transcendent, the origins of mutual reciprocity, and how the founding fathers codified these ideas into guidelines for the most functio…

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