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Sep 2022
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WOF 351: Recapping Lex Fridman and Shia ...

BISHOP ROBERT BARRON
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Friends, on today’s episode of the “Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt and I recap two recent discussions I shared with Lex Fridman and Shia LaBeouf. With over two million views combined, these discussions struck a chord with people and I think they reveal several lessons for Catholics interested in drawing others closer to God.

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