The coronavirus and sitting quietly in a room aloneBishop Robert Barron
Blaise Pascal said, "All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone." The great 17th-century philosopher thought that most of us, most of the time, distract ourselves ...
Love an enemy this Lent Bishop Robert Barron
The three classical spiritual practices that the Church urges us to embrace during Lent are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. I would strongly encourage every one of my readers to follow this recommendation, ...
What is synodality?Bishop Robert Barron
It was a great privilege for me to participate in the Synod on Young People in the fall of 2018. Along with about three hundred other bishops and ecclesial experts from around the world, I spent four ...
The Ratzingerian constants and the maintenance of harmony in the Church Bishop Robert Barron
Some years ago, my friend Msgr. Francis Mannion wrote an article concerning the three essential features of the Eucharistic liturgy -- namely, the priest, the rite, and the people. When these elements ...
A prayer at the tomb of St. PaulBishop Robert Barron
I write these words on the airplane taking me home from my first visit as a bishop ad limina apostolorum (to the threshold of the apostles). This is the pilgrimage, required by canon law of every bishop, ...
Spending time with my spiritual father Bishop Robert Barron
I write these words from the Eternal City of Rome, whither I've come with my brother bishops from Region 11 (California, Nevada, and Hawaii) for our ad limina visit. This is a regular and canonically ...
'1917' and remembering who we areBishop Robert Barron
I saw the film "1917" on the vigil of the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, and I think there's a connection between the movie and the liturgical celebration. Bear with me. First, as everyone who has ...
'The Crown' and the Primacy of Grace Bishop Robert Barron
Like, I daresay, most of the English-speaking world, these past couple of years I've been watching episodes of "The Crown," the beautifully filmed, marvelously written program on the life and times of ...
