WOF 259: Bishop Barron’s 5 Favorite Books of All Time

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🗓️ 23 November 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Today, we look at Bishop Barron's favorite books of all time, from theology to poetry, fiction to stage plays. Download a full PDF guide to his favorite books at wordonfireshow.com/books.

A listener asks about Thomas Aquinas' views on women.

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0:00.0	When I was 14, I wanted to be a short stop for the Cubs.
0:03.6	I mean, I was interested in baseball, above all sports.
0:07.2	I was good in school, but I mean, school didn't captivate
0:10.2	in your books.
0:12.2	But that, I think the discovery of Aquinas
0:15.0	Asuma was like the acorn stirring.
0:17.9	And I sensed, even as a little kid,
0:21.0	that I'd follow that trajectory, which indeed I have,
0:24.4	to this moment, talking to you, that I became a priest
0:29.9	in the theologian and a teacher and a writer and an evangelist,
0:34.1	it all came from that.
0:35.9	So that's why that's such a special book to me.
0:38.0	MUSIC
0:45.5	Welcome back to the Word on Fire Show.
0:47.7	I'm Brandon Vaat, the host and the content director here
0:50.4	at Word on Fire.
0:51.8	Today, we're having a bookish discussion.
0:53.7	We're going to talk about Bishop Aaron's favorite books.
0:56.2	You're going to learn his favorite book of theology,
0:58.4	Poetry, Fiction, his favorite stage play, and more.
1:02.1	So stay tuned.
1:03.0	But first, Bishop Aaron, welcome to the show.
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