Come, Holy Spirit, and fill our hearts and minds with your love and wisdom....

Word on Fire is leading me towards the Catholic Church, albeit slowly and thoughtfully. For the first time in years, I'm truly and earnestly seeking Meaning. Exhilarating, yet sometimes frightening!

I pray 🙏🏽 Bishop Barron becomes the first American 🇺🇸 Pope!!! If it’s Gods will.

Sometimes you need borrowed faith. When you’re too discouraged, too tired, been through too much, that’s okay. God will have friends with faith that are there for you. Someone to call to let you know they’re praying, someone to stop by with an encouraging word, someone to go to God on your behalf. Their prayers will touch heaven for you. I don’t know if you need a friend today or you feel like you don’t have faith for yourself. Or maybe, God has you reading this to remind you to be a friend with faith, to not just have faith for yourself, but to let someone borrow your faith. Thanks for your support and prayers. Amen

The happiness in the face of Bishop Barron when Brandon mentioned about his 8th child is something really beautiful to see! We can truly see that he is happy about a new person coming from this blessed family! Congrats Brandon on the new child! May God bless you and your family!

"Perform today the simplest act of love. Will the good of another". So well articulated

Bishop Barron you are truly a successor to the apostles, I’m a older convert to the Catholic Church and listening to word on fire and the Catholicism series a big part of my conversion. Ten years in so in love with the church, thank you Bishop

"May we always return to you God, the same love that you used to create us". This is something I recently changed in my night´s prayer. Because I was sort of in a mess when I asked to be put in the path that he wanted us to do, without knowing a "system" that corresponds to that goal. So now I found my "meaning". Do everything that I feel that will return that Love back to God. Let it be in prayer, in deed, in my work in everything.

Bishop Baron i wish to thank you for all these priceless truths i am hearing from you . You re a person of value indeed in many ways.

Congratulations Brandon and Catleen for your 8th child. Your'll are really blessed. And thank you Bishop Barron, i just love listening to you on the Word on Fire show. You are a wonderful speaker. It was so nice to see you so jovial and laughing and smiling on this show. You made me smile too. GOD bless you abundantly. Stay safe ➕❤

You want to know what makes my life meaningful? Well I’ll tell you a few things that make my life meaningful. 1. Hanging out with friends who have positive vibrations at any Catholic Church. 2. Praying the Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary and it’s mysteries. 3. Praying the Chaplet of Saint Michael the archangel. 4. Praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3:00 pm. 5. Attending Catholic mass every week and every weekday. 6. Keeping myself away from people who have negative vibrations.

Congratulations Brandon!!! Thanks Bishop Barron for all the wisdom! Blessings to both of you!

I work at a charity and we recently had a brainstorming session where we were tasked with thinking of the charity's "Why Statement". I couldn't help but think that this is the equivalent. "Why" am I doing what I'm doing??? This needs to be top-of-mind SO MUCH MORE in today's world!

God bless and protect you, Bishop Barron! 🙏

I believe that in the WORD ON FIRE bible bishop Barron penetrates deeply into what Jesus is trying to communicate to us in the gospels.

I liked your words Bishop. They were very beautiful, meaningful and showed depth. I really enjoyed where you talked about the beauty of the world like Plato's Symposium. Thank you! Thank you for your words too, Brandon. And Congratulations!

Thanks Bishop Barron and Brandon Vogt. It's easy to fall into the trap of believing that our meaning in life is to get things from this world that can make us happy, famous, or better than others. I think religious Christians, non-religious, and people of other faiths will fall into that definition one way or the other. Of course, the problem with that is, all of us, no matter what we can do, will in the end lose the things we own, will always have new problems in life no matter how much we've "climbed up", and will never get the ideal situations we imagined previously. And for many people, just to get the sufficient necessities of life can be very difficult and despairing. The idea of putting our meaning of life into the materialistic mindset is destroying our souls and dignity of life; as though if we don't get what we're "expected to" from our family or society, or if we can't have a "productive" working life, we're a waste in the society and a problem. However, we're alive and conscious not because we've signed a contract to have certain things or do certain things, we're alive purely because of God's love at the very fundamental, if the love of the family is taken away by evil. We're alive so that we can know God and be with God in the eternal goodness, no matter how we're called to do our parts in the pilgrimage to heaven. "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away." (Matthew 24: 35)

Come Holy Spirit we need you 🙏🕊🙏

Bishop Barron. God bless you.

I liked Bishop Barron’s answer to the question at the end of the show. I believe the only time when we are truly and fully parted from God is in hell but here on earth even amongst wickedness there is at least some good within us.

And "even in the most desperate moral situation", it humbly seems, evangelically speaking our calling as Catholics is to help connect that person to the greatest good: the One who is the first cause of all of our yearnings -God.

Thank you God for this Bishop and Brandon

Thank You Bishop for what you are doing :)

facts as a former new age practitioner. I never achieved peace love or happiness by my own merits. Now with God, he naturally gives me peace love, and happiness for free without me doing anything. Especially when I am under the influence of the Holy Eucharist. It is as if I was walking in literal heaven.

Congratulations Brandon on your eighth child!

Thank you bishop barron. Congratulations brandon for the 8th child. Wow! God bless all. Great 2020 WOF and the silent majority WoF.

Bishop Barron!

The summation of my theological study and teaching in summary! Thank you, Bishop Barron! 🙂

The good knocks us down... order ourselves to the supreme good...for we are baptized children of God...transcendent beings and real value. 😊

This is a wonderful video and thanks for sharing, Bishop Barron! ✝️🙏

Absolutely brilliant! Word on Fire has changed my life!

Listening from the Philippines 2023. Thank you Bishop

God bless you all

I find these programs very informative as well as interesting. I look forward to more of them. Thank You!

13:03 I think is some what of a half truth. Socrates once said, “To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom.” What he meant by this was if you understand the ways in which you are ordered what drives you, what gives you joy, what brings you pain, etc… you can use that to get you in deeper contact with reality and yourself. Then as you self realize you can self actualitize the truth that brings you to God, and that then becomes a reciprocal process

I enjoy how father makes his point without feeling the need to denigrate others or others' faith traditions. What I value about our Catholic faith Is that we do not define ourselves by criticizing any other religion or tradition. We have an entirely affirmative belief: we affirm "One body and one Spirit; one hope One Lord, one faith, one baptism." Amen.

Wonderful .... reminds me of one of the definitions for insanity, apt in today's culture: doing the same thing over and over and getting the same (unsatisfying unhappy) result. Thank you for this post! Lots of wise comments as well.

I think Bishop Barron's conclusion tying meaning to love is spot on. Ultimately, I think that this why so many people derive meaning from love for their families. This form of "willing the good of the other" for spouse and/or children comes very naturally. Even many animals are capable of this sort of love. Of course, in our society, the most publicly celebrated form of love is "Romantic Love", know in some form of Greek as "Eros." This reminds me of the "Four Loves" by C.S. Lewis, in which the highest form of love is Charity, or Agape, Love. I suppose that Lewis owes a debt to St. Augustine (of Hippo) in his conclusion that all lower/natural loves are properly ordered/perfected in their orientation to Divine Love. Affectionate love for family and romantic love come naturally for man, but are still disordered by man's fallen nature. "What God is by nature, man becomes by Grace." The fact that 80%+ of Americans believe in a supernaturally ordered plan or purpose for their lives makes sense to me. I would say that this generally over laps with a belief in God (or Higher Power). As a (somewhat reluctant) Protestant, my observation is that most people that I know believe in God, but many are skeptical of organized religion. Often, this is the result of some sort of bad/unpleasant experience with the people and/or institutions of the Church. And in another sense, this comes from America's overall (Neo) Protestant spirit... In some novel strains of theology, Faith is sometimes reduced to a one-on-one relationship rather than a belonging to an Faith Community (i.e. the Church). I am sometimes asked "Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus?" My answer, is "Yes, I do have a personal relationship with Jesus through His Mystical Body, the Church." In classic Christian theology, getting closer to God means also involves getting closer to other members of the Mystical Body, both here on Earth and in Heaven. The cultural indoctrination of "Finding my meaning from within" that Bishop Barron mentions here is certainly relevant here. In a sense, most Americans are comfortable with a relationship with God, on their own terms. In my experience, this would apply to most other Protestants that I know, and many lapsed Catholics as well. On a positive note, it would seem that, unlike the situation in Europe, most Americans believe in God. But on a less optimistic note, it seems to me that most American Christians that I know (Catholic and Protestant alike) tend to "pick and choose" (Thanks to Bishop Barron for teaching me the Greek word for this!) what tenets of the Faith that they choose to practice/believe...

Thank you so much for sharing this conversation!

Beautiful, thank you Bishop! God bless you Bishop!

Blessed be God forever.

In a different note..congrats on the eighth child coming! Awesome. God bless your family Brandon.

Thank you so much. ❤

Every kid on every college campus should hear this.

Thank you♥️

Quite a thoughtful discussion. I had a debate with someone along these lines who is more of an agnostic than anything and I told him I believe we are hard wired for God, meaning we have an innate desire to be one with a higher, transcendent being or power. The conversation was civil until I said I think a lot of our trouble relates back to the fact that people have decided to rebel against God, in essence, declaring war on Him. Well that raised his temperature quite a bit and I decided the better part of valor was discretion at that point so I moved the conversation onto another subject. I did that because I know a hardened position when I see one. The thing is, this same person was quite intrigued by the idea that we are an extension of the universe and that we were created as a way for the universe to understand itself. When I substituted the universe with God he wasn't that keen on the idea. I think there are a lot of people out there who are fighting against their basic nature, which is to have a relationship with God and I agree that no matter how hard they try to find meaning from within that basic need to be a part of something larger than ourselves will never be fulfilled.

Wonderful uplifting

11:45 I love your reaction, so much joy

🕊🕊thank you for sending my roots rain🕊🕊

Great episode!

Meaning, I found it on an early morning flight and looked down observing the world, perfect don't know for sure but it's as close as I can perceive at this time but here on the ground is another question.

This is an excellent show today. Perfect topic, expounded upon gracefully 🙏🏻❤️✝️

Bishop Barron I totally agree with you with the will seeking the good I understand it completely it may sound like it's weird it's most

Very good question

Congrats Brandon 🙏

Excellent show Brandon and Bishop Barron. Answer to the issue of wicked person seeking something good is not at all convincing regardless of who suggested it in terms of the will by it’s very nature seeking the good. I am persuaded by J.P.’s argument that wicked is wicked. Byrne

Bishop Barron love listening to you Thanks So Much, GOD bless The Catholic Religion The True Religion 🙏

"The purpose of life as far as I can tell... is to find a mode of being that's as meaningful that the fact that life is suffering is no longer relevant." *- Jordan B. Peterson*

Just love it

Congratulations Brandon. Thank you Bishop Barron. God created intellect to seek truth and our will to desire good but why and how the same intellect accept lies and will desires that are not good? This happened to adam and eve before the fall. How do we understand this? Thanks again

Que alegría! Felicidades a toda la familia por ese bebé que viene en camino! Bendiciones a sus papás! Saludos desde Cd de Mexico!

I'm a latecomer to this show, so this isn't exactly timely, but congrats on #8 to Brandon and Kathleen. My late husband and I were the parents of 8 as well; it's a fine number.

Good Thursday evening Bishop Robert Baron

From experience, my Catholic faith was reawakened after I read the Bible. Specifically, the Gospels. I comprehended what Jesus had done for me and sobbed. Soon after I could see God’s hand in creation. Clearly I was given the grace to come to that awareness. My husband also questioned the meaning of life. I suggested he read the Bible. He did. His life changed forever. He entered RCIA and received the Sacraments of Initiation. Today, he is also a Permanent Deacon. Read the Bible ( it is alive) would be my suggestion to someone who is questioning the meaning of life and pray for that individual.

Bishop Barron encouraged me to reflect on Martin Luther’s writings on the priesthood of all believers.

Greetings from Brazil!

Good broadcast Bishop & good topic. I personally believe that If we knew the meaning of life; Life would cease to have meaning & purpose?? It is not knowing that gets us out of bed in the morning? Taking this a stage further. The Christian Church preaches a message of Eternal Life? However, do we truly want to know what happens when we die???

"We find meaning objectively". That is why it becomes problematic when society gets chaotic.

The time of the four horsemen of meaning has come😎

Meaning is found following the lives of the Saints, who lived for the eternal which remains forever, that no one can take away from us, not time, age or the world!!!! fresh beautiful faces fade away in 4 decades, riches come and go, health deteriorates and we die, some friends would abandon us....the human heart longs for eternity!!!!none of this world would fill in that longing for GOD!!! the wealthy heritage of the Mother Church will allow anyone to choose a saint of his liking and imitate him!!!they are our older brothers!!

Word.

Had to listen to this twice

Pope Francis dedicated this year to Blessed MOTHER what a great dedication from Holy Pope Francis GOD Bless Him I love Him so much

💫Hope 💫

In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.G❤😍od bless&protect😍🙏

Bravo! Jonathan Roumie

The Bishop will never see those who decide/ refuse to seek someone such as the good Bishop Barron. They may,in fact be hostile to him as he has been so honest to observe.

Bishop Barron: your talks ( HOLY TALKS!), Have really changed My life. Each tome I think THIS WAS HIS BEST!; I THEN THINK, NO, THIS WAS BESTEST! I Worry about Confesión & Mass and Covit, and You make me think and FEEL a better ( por worse) Catholics. But You speak of Beauty, and I relate it to my spiritual life.I bought Newman, and I on My way yo Aquinas; But: I HATE SPORTS! Nevera read about them, turn TV off on them, agree that soccer is 22 millonarios pursuing a ball of leather..It's there hope for me? DO THEY PLAY BASEBALL in heaven?

great comment at the end Lose your self and find beauty in waht we see or feel/ THANK YOU

Yes I 👍 agree

Thank you Bishop Barron and Brandon. I appreciated Jake's question at the end. I am still a little confused. Can you further clarify, maybe by discussing how your response relates to our ability to commit mortal sin. If 'apparently good' means that I think something is good to do (even if, objectively, it is wicked), then it seems like I can't commit a mortal sin since that would require full knowledge. Or does 'apparently good' just mean something like that the thing they are after is somehow related to some sort of legitimate good, but situationally it is being sought in a selfish or improper way? So we could knowingly seek some good in the wrong way, thereby committing a mortal sin. If this is the proper interpretation, then is the 'hope' you speak of not so much in the hope that they were intellectually mistaken (which interpretation 1 would make seem) but that their misguided will could be brought back in line through some experience of mercy? Thank you.

re Iris Murdoch's kestrel, read Gerard Manley Hopkins' 'The Windhover'. Brilliant poem by a brilliant poet - who happened to be priest.

The Traditional Latin Mass is the main thing that makes life meaningful for me. Thanks God for it!

Let go and let GOD❤️

Good morning.The transcandental relationship 9on my birthday is a great preasent.

My first thought when I heard the listener question was about Tamar who is in the genealogy of Christ. Her actions were in direct violation of God's law, even though she had a worthy goal.

When i'm tired i only try to breathe . Friendship i LOVE talk if i breathe as well normally strange

Brandon, could you recomend soem of the movies you talked about for kids? maybe also some great books for kids age 8 -2 Congrats I am on my 6 grand child.

Is there a particular Dietrich von Hildebrand book you would recommend on this topic Bishop? Thanks!

It's " the way" to be followed.

But, Bishop Barron, if the motivation for someone doing evil is apparently good it would imply "no struggling with the conscience" and deep down it always surges...

I ever LOVE to live with Jesús Christ wherever i'm

Family is a great good. But it can be very insular.

When you keep asking the question of why, you will eventually stops at God or The Ultimate Value that gives value its value. That’s why St Augustine said “our heart is restless until it rests in you,” Ultimate Value aka Lord.

Hi, Is there anyway that I can speak to Bishop Barron personally

I am posting on the website because it seems like someone will answer. Why won't a convent answer my letters and email about discernment questions? They are quite a distance away so I can't really just stop in. Thank you for any answers.

Brandon, you are the exemplification of your Catholic church's opposition to contraception. 8 kids. Congratulation! At least you are financially independent to support all of your kids f(hopefully you have enough bathroom for them, ha ha), but in Guatemala where I work for a foundation helping under educated kids, it is quite challenging to enlighten the parents not to have so many kids they can't afford to feed nor educate. What is your take on this important issue?

Can’t wait!

Why has KZfaq ? Stopped Sharing the Date of Videos ?

As far as it stands, everything you know about meaning in life is subjective. There is nothing that can be verified objectively, or that life itself has any meaning to begin with. If you're an atheist, your meaning comes from philosophy and science. If your Muslim, it comes from Allah. If you're Christian, it comes from Jesus. If you're Buddhist, being a Buddha, is your meaning. If you're a political revolutionist, your political ideology, is your meaning. While the above, people contradict themselves, it reveals that people select the meaning of their life, versus anything given from the heavens.