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The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

WOF 072: The Benedict Option

The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

Brandon Vogt

God, Vogt, Catholicism, Catholic, Faith, Christianity, Barron, Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Church

4.9 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2017

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation has certainly emerged as the most talked-about religious book of 2017. There is a widely-felt instinct that something has gone rather deeply wrong with the culture and that classical Christianity, at least in the West, is in a bit of a mess. So, do we need the Benedict Option now? In this episode, Bishop Robert Barron discusses the upsides and the pitfalls of employing the Benedict option during these difficult times. The listener question wonders how Christians should engage the political arena.

Topics Discussed

  • 0:17 - Introduction, New announcement regarding Pivotal Players: Volume 2.
  • 3:42 - Has something gone terribly wrong in our society?
  • 4:36 - What are Bishop Barron's thoughts on the Benedict Option as a proposal?
  • 6:30 - Who was Saint Benedict and how can he help solve our modern problems?
  • 8:50 - How is Noah's Ark a good symbol for the Benedict Option?
  • 11:23 - What is the identity/relevance dilemma?
  • 13:55 - How does St. John Paul II relate to the Benedict Option?
  • 18:10 - Should the Church pull back on political engagement?
  • 22:05 - Should Christians pull out of society and live in separate communities?
  • 24:30 - Is homeschooling the best option for Christian children?
  • 28:15 - Should we avoid occupations that will force us to compromise our values?
  • 31:20 - Should we avoid technology as Christians?
  • 34:33 - Question from listener: Should Christians be active in the political arena?

Bonus Resources

Find bonus links and resources for this episode at http://WordOnFireShow.com and, again, be sure to submit your questions at http://AskBishopBarron.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome back to the Word on Fire Show.

0:05.6

I'm Brandon Vot, the content director and the host,

0:08.0

and joining me today to talk about an exciting topic

0:11.4

is the great Bishop Robert Baron, Bishop Baron Welcome.

0:15.0

Hey Brandon, always good to be with you.

0:17.4

You as well, and now listen,

0:18.6

we're gonna be talking about maybe the most discussed,

0:22.3

hottest book in the Catholic world at least this year.

0:25.6

It's called the Benedict option.

0:27.5

But before we get into that,

0:28.7

I wanna update our many friends and followers

0:31.9

about an exciting announcement that we've made

0:35.4

regarding the next round of our Pivotal Players film series.

0:40.4

We've released volume one, Pivotal Players Volume One,

0:43.5

which featured six different Pivotal players.

0:45.6

Right now we're working on volume two.

0:48.8

Tell us about who is going to be featured in volume two.

0:53.3

Yeah, I've done four scripts already for that.

0:55.9

So those are done.

0:56.7

That's the saying, Nation of Loyola,

0:59.5

and we have St. Benedict, we have St. Augustine,

1:01.6

and we have Bartolome Delos Casas.

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