Two prominent Catholic writers and speakers have resigned from the Word on Fire media apostolate, adding to recent charges that calls for a reform of communications and organizational culture have gone unheard, and that an investigation into sexual misconduct on the part of a former employee was mishandled. “We believe in the mission and the … Read more
Ralph Martin charitably offers correction to Bishop Robert Barron’s belief that we have a reasonable hope that all men are saved. RELATED LINKS: Bishop Barron’s video Father Mark Goring’s video Will Many Be Saved book The Urgency of the New Evangelization book A Church in Crisis book book
Bishop Barron likes to promote the false thesis we can have a reasonable hope that all men are saved. “To die in mortal sin without repenting and accepting God’s merciful love means remaining separated from him forever by our own free choice. This state of definitive self-exclusion from communion with God and the blessed is … Read more
Bishop Robert Barron recently penned an article about the election which added more confusion than clarity to Catholic voters seeking direction from their bishops. Barron’s column left us feeling that a Catholic could vote for either presidential candidate by weighing the issues that are most important to them. Thank God Bishop Joseph Strickland saw fit … Read more
Our follows will recall that we have been critical of Bishop Robert Barron on a number of occasions in the past (see here, here, and here). So when the bishop does something right, we want to recognize his efforts. In this video, Bishop Barron takes Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to task for her recent criticism … Read more
Across the developed world, ignorant mobs and anarchists are tearing down statues of saints, defacing church monuments, and setting the churches on fire. Not to mention that in the developing world many Christians continue to suffer martyrdom by the thousands at the hands of secular and religious extremists. This has caused many people to finally … Read more
Last week we published a column providing Bishop Robert Barron’s response to lay Catholics who were challenging bishops to do more to combat the violence we are witnessing in our streets. You may recall that Barron published a column in which he stated: Over and again, perhaps a hundred times, commentators said some version of … Read more
These days, many Catholics are asking the question: Why aren’t bishops doing more in response to the rioting, looting, arson, vandalism and shootings that have plagued our nation, especially when these incidents involve Catholic parishes and monuments? Most recently, protestors have attacked statues of Saint Junipero Serra in San Francisco, Ventura, and Los Angeles. The … Read more
Less than two years after the “Summer of Shame”, one of America’s most prominent bishops is calling for the hierarchy to begin policing Catholic laypeople’s social media platforms. Here are Bishop Robert Barron’s own words, published in the National Catholic Register last week: Bishop Barron said he believes the bishops should consider exercising their authority … Read more
