Word on Fire is brought to you by Catholic Cemetery's, serving the Chicago area since 1837.

This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to

reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on Fire.

Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's

Word of Love for each of us.

If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, who we might speak with

God's Love about the One who is Love.

The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parish and Winetka now presents

the Word on Fire.

Peace be with you.

Friends today is the great feast of Epiphany.

Epiphany means manifestation.

Christ is made known to the nations.

One of the great battles up and down the centuries is that between faith and reason,

or between religion and science, and frankly from both sides of this fight, silly and

problematic things have been said over the centuries.

And in some extreme cases, violent disputes have broken out between representatives of

religion and representatives of science.

For some, the mere mention of the name Galileo sums up all of the irrational opposition to

science that characterizes religion at its worst.

And today, the names Hitchens, Dawkins, Harris, someone up for religious people, all that's

most aggressive and intolerant in some forms of science.

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