logo
episode-header-image
Aug 2022
33m 23s

WOF 349: Understanding the Present Momen...

BISHOP ROBERT BARRON
About this episode

Friends, today on the “Word on Fire Show,” we conclude our series of discussions called “Understanding the Present Moment.” Brandon Vogt and I have examined four massively influential figures who together help explain our present moment, how we arrived at where we are today.

The ideologies undergirding much of the unrest in our culture stem from these four thinkers: Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Michel Foucault. Once we understand these figures and their key ideas, we will recognize them everywhere and be prepared to engage today’s challenges.

In today’s fourth and final discussion, we focus on Michel Foucault, perhaps the least known of the four but maybe the one with the greatest direct impact on the way many in our culture think today.

A listener asks, how do we understand God as bring if he’s both Father and Son?

Links

NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a patron and get some great perks for helping, like free books, bonus content, and more. Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners…like you! So be part of this mission, and join us today!

Up next
Yesterday
WOF 504: The Meaning and Purpose of Beauty (Part 2)
This week we bring you the second half of a recent discussion about the meaning, purpose, and objectivity of the transcendental of beauty between the Editor-in-Chief of Evangelization & Culture at the Word on Fire Institute, Dr. Tod Worner, and Bishop Barron. 00:00 | Introduction ... Show More
33m 4s
Aug 18
WOF 503: Our Call to Radical Self Gift
Bishop Barron gave a Jubilee address in Rome recently to Irish pilgrims in which he looked at the great Old Testament figures and examined what it looks like to be called out of one’s self into radical self gift. Enjoy. Link: Word on Fire Institute: https://institute.wordonfire.o ... Show More
36m 59s
Aug 11
WOF 502: The Meaning and Purpose of Beauty (Part 1)
This week we bring you the first half of a recent discussion between Managing Editor of the Word on Fire Evangelization & Culture Journal, Dr. Tod Worner, and Bishop Barron. The two discuss the meaning, purpose, and objectivity of beauty. 00:00 | Introduction 00:56 | What is beau ... Show More
36m 41s
Recommended Episodes
Jun 2024
What Kind of Treasure Is in Heaven?
Sermon on the Mount E26 – The third section of the Sermon on the Mount's main body opens with a call to examine how we think about our stuff. Jesus makes it clear that how we relate to our money and possessions reveals how we relate to God and neighbor. He urges his listeners to ... Show More
56m 35s
Oct 2022
How Do We Use the Law Today? – Deuteronomy E5
Israel’s laws were meant to form them into people of wisdom who lived differently than the nations around them. But what wisdom can Christians gain from the law? In this episode, listen in as Tim and Jon discuss the wisdom the apostles gleaned from the law.View full show notes fr ... Show More
53m 59s
May 2024
A New Earth - Chapter 4, Section 03 Role-Playing: The Many Faces of the Ego - Letting Go of Self-Definitions
The Power of Now - A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment with Gilda and Barbara In this episode, we cover "A New Earth - Chapter 4, Section 03 Role-Playing: The Many Faces of the Ego - Letting Go of Self-Definitions" by Eckhart Tolle Gilda Simonet and Barbara Wainwright have been st ... Show More
12m 33s
Apr 2024
Jesus’ Surprising Warning About Religious Practices
Sermon on the Mount E18 – In Matthew 6, Jesus turns his attention to religious practices of his day, specifically generosity to the poor, prayer, and fasting. But Jesus gives a surprising warning about these practices: if you do religious practices to get praise from people, then ... Show More
54m 14s