WOF 098: The 5 Men Who Most Influenced Bishop Barron

The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

Brandon Vogt

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🗓️ 23 October 2017

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In his new book, To Light a Fire on the Earth, Bishop Barron shares the story of his own spiritual formation as a young man coming of age after Vatican II, who is then called to preach to a secular world. Thankfully, the bishop was guided by great men who, despite the tide of secularism and moral relativism, embodied the steadfast spirituality, integrity, and moral rectitude that informs a heroic priesthood. In this episode of the Word On Fire Show, Bishop Barron discusses the impact of five key figures in his life, beginning with his father, John Clayton Barron, Sr. and ending with his late, great mentor, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago.

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Topics Discussed

00:04 - Introduction, first printing and a visit from the Papal Ninja
02:40 - The father of Father Barron
07:20 - Adolescence and Mr. Tim White's English class
11:52 - Seminary years with Msgr. Robert Sokolowski
17:42 - Serving as a parish priest with Msgr. Bill Quinn
23:00 - The mission and mentorship of Cardinal Francis George
28:25 - Listener Question: How do we respond to critics who say that it's worthless to "send our thoughts and prayers" in times of crisis?

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome everyone to the Word on Fire Show. I'm your host, Joseph Glor, and with me in the studio,
0:09.1	as always, is his excellency Bishop Robert Barron. Bishop, glad to be with you here in Santa
0:13.7	Barber. Joe always enjoyed to be with you. Well, Bishop, it's been a fun day. We got a bunch of
0:18.2	videos recorded today for our YouTube series. And last night, you got your books in. Yeah, so
0:24.9	I think about 100 copies of the new book. My book with John Allen came yesterday.
0:29.5	And I must say it's always a thrill because books, I've written a number of books now, and
0:33.5	they're a long process. You know, from the moment you're thinking about it to the actual composition,
0:38.9	this one was a little bit different because it was interviews with John that we had to edit.
0:42.8	But you know, it's a long process of editing and thinking and writing and going back. And so
0:48.4	when the book finally comes, it's always a joy like, okay, we got it done, you know. But also,
0:55.2	I always feel the same way. I always feel like, okay, what's the next one? You know, I hear that.
0:59.9	I'll have to hear a lot of authors say that. The minute the book comes, it's like, okay,
1:03.2	that one's done. Now what's next? As soon as you get it in your hands and you're thumbing through
1:06.7	it, absolutely. Okay, what what's next? Well, what's next for today? We got to record this show,
1:11.0	and then we've got a special visitor coming at three. Oh yeah, right. The the papal ninja's coming.
1:16.6	I haven't met him yet, but those who watch the American Ninja Warrior show, you know, which is
1:22.0	really popular. I've seen it a number of times. These guys can go through this really, really
1:26.5	complicated obstacle course and they're really fine athletes, you know, all them. Well, anyway,
1:31.5	this this fellow who calls himself the papal ninja because he's got a strong Catholic identity
1:36.8	and background. It turns out as a word on fire fan. And so to make a long story short, we invited him
1:42.7	to come and he's coming today. Right. I'm just eager to meet him and we'll talk about, you know,
1:47.4	I think he's the one in his mid 20s, upper 20s. Yeah, he looks, you know, talk about maybe
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