Martin Luther King and the religious motivation for social changeBishop Robert Barron
A principal reason why the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s was so successful, both morally and practically, was that it was led largely by people with a strong religious sensibility. The ...
Why 'What the bishops are doing about it?' is the wrong question Bishop Robert Barron
Recently, the bishops of California made a statement regarding the attacks on the statues of St. Junipero Serra in San Francisco, Ventura, and Los Angeles. While acknowledging that there are legitimate ...
Heart of Jesus, holy temple of GodBishop Robert Barron
I've been reading, recently, a good deal of the work of Dietrich von Hildebrand -- perhaps not a household name, but in fact one of the greatest Catholic philosophers of the last century. An inspiration ...
Pentecost and the fires in our cities Bishop Robert Barron
It is in a way providential that the feast of Pentecost arrives this year just as our country is going through a convulsive social crisis. For the Holy Spirit, whose coming we celebrate on Pentecost, ...
'Unorthodox' and the modern myth of originsBishop Robert Barron
"Unorthodox," a mini-series that debuted on Netflix a few weeks ago, is the story of a young woman who escapes from her oppressive Hasidic community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and finds freedom with a ...
'Laudato Si'' athwart modernity Bishop Robert Barron
In preparation for my participation in a USCCB sponsored symposium for the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical letter "Laudato Si'," I reread the famous and controversial document with some ...
Why we can't do evil even if good may comeBishop Robert Barron
There is a curious and intriguing passage in the third chapter of St. Paul's letter to the Romans, which in the context of the missive seems almost tossed-off, but which has proven to be a cornerstone ...
The quarantine's three lessons about the Church Bishop Robert Barron
One silver lining for me during this weird coronavirus shutdown has been the opportunity to return to some writing projects that I had left on the back burner. One of these is a book on the Nicene Creed, ...
