Welcome back to The Word on Fire Show. I'm Brandon Vaat, the host and the senior publishing

director at Word on Fire. Today we're excited to share a really good conversation between

Bishop Baron and Father Mike Schmitz. That's right, Bishop Baron and Father Mike Schmitz.

You probably know Father Mike, he is a long time contributor to the Ascension Presents

YouTube channel, but he's probably better known for his fantastic Bible in a year podcast,

which is the number one podcast in the whole country. That's right, number one, not

just religious, not just Christianity, but number one podcast period. So check it out,

the Bible in a year podcast. Bishop Baron and Father Mike met up at the 2021 Good News

Conference, which was held here in Orlando, Florida, my backyard. And they spoke for about

an hour over on a whole range of topics, including their vocation stories, their early efforts

on YouTube, their favorite movies, arguing on social media, so much more. I think my favorite

part of the conversation though was their discussion about the Bible. Each one of these

two great men have embarked on cool initiatives that Word on Fire Bible for Bishop Baron and

the Bible in a year podcast for Father Mike. And they discuss how these projects have revealed

a hunger for a deeper understanding of scripture among many people in our culture. So sit back

and enjoy this fantastic conversation between Bishop Baron and Father Mike Schmitz. Enjoy.

Welcome everybody. I'm John Baron from Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. And what we are doing

today is seizing an opportunity. I'm here in Orlando, Florida, where the Good News Conference

is about to get underway. And the two men who are delivering the keynote addresses at this very

large gathering of Catholics just happened to be with me now. We've got Bishop Robert

Baron and Father Mike Schmitz. And it's no doubt that they are maybe predominantly responsible

for the fact that this conference is sold out at this point. So everybody is thrilled and looking

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