Providence and Vocation in ‘Father Stu’ Bishop Barron Mark Wahlberg’s new film “Father Stu” is one of the most theologically interesting films to come out in a long time. Read More
Should Suffering Shake Our Faith? Bishop Barron Premier Christian Radio sponsored a survey to investigate how COVID-19 has affected religious beliefs. Read More
You’re Meant To Be An Eagle, Not A Chicken Bishop Barron When I was doing full-time parish ministry, one of my favorite activities was performing baptisms. Read More
Heart Of Jesus, Holy Temple of God Bishop Barron The mind can certainly take in the Sistine Chapel Ceiling, and the will can perceive it as a good, but it is the heart that sings in its presence. Read More
What I learned talking with thousands of skeptics on Reddit Bishop Barron I just finished my second dive into the Reddit AMA world. One of the most p... Read More
Why You Should Read C.S. Lewis' "The Great Divorce" Bishop Barron Lewis was that rare sort of genius, able to combine high theological insight with vivid imagination. Read More
Daniel Berrigan and Non-Violence Bishop Barron Last week Fr. Daniel Berrigan, S.J. passed away at the age of 94. Though many yo... Read More
The Death of God and the Loss of Human Dignity Bishop Barron I am sure by now that many of you have seen the appalling hidden-camera videos o... Read More
Why You Need Spiritual Food Bishop Barron Every third summer, the Catholic lectionary provides a series of readings for Su... Read More
Love, Tolerance, and the Making of Distinctions Bishop Barron Last week, I wrote a piece on Bruce Jenner's transformation into Caitlyn Jenner.... Read More
Revisiting the Argument from Motion Bishop Barron One of the unintended but happy consequences of the emergence of the new atheism... Read More
The Parable of the Talents Bishop Barron The attendance at our daily Mundelein Seminary on Labor Day weekend was sparse. ... Read More
The Danger of Soft Atheism Bishop Barron A very instructive exchange between Gary Gutting, a philosophy professor at Notr... Read More
Why Jesus is God: A Response to Bart Ehrman Bishop Barron Well, it’s Easter time, and that means that the mainstream media and publishing ... Read More
What is Our Fundamental Problem? Bishop Barron The first reading for Mass on the first Sunday of Lent this year, taken from Gen... Read More
Priest, Prophet and King Bishop Barron A classic characterization of Jesus is that he is priest, prophet, and king. As ... Read More
"Why Goodness Depends on God" Bishop Barron One of the commonest observations made by opponents of religion is that we don’t... Read More
Your Life is Not About You Bishop Barron Time Magazine’s recent cover story “The Childfree Life” has generated a good dea... Read More
Hannah Arendt Bishop Barron The appearance of an art house film on the philosopher Hannah Arendt has sparked... Read More
Why Faith is Indeed a Light Bishop Barron In “new” atheist and secularist circles today, faith is regularly ridiculed. It ... Read More
Superman, General Zod, and God Bishop Barron I didn’t really care for the latest cinematic iteration of the Superman myth. Li... Read More
World War Z and the Council of Trent Bishop Barron There were a number of reasons why I liked “World War Z,” the film based on Max ... Read More
Sympathy for the Devil: What happens when Love turns into tolerance Bishop Barron Some years ago, The New Yorker ran a cartoon that perfectly lampooned the loopy ... Read More
The Preachings of F. Scott Fitzgerald Bishop Barron The appearance of yet another film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s "The Great G... Read More
The Adventure of Classical Morality Bishop Barron One of the most significant fault lines in Western culture opened up in the sixt... Read More