WOF Show Podcast - Word on Fire

Dr. Matthew Petrusek In light of this critique, Newman offered an insightful defense of freedom and truth in the Catholic Church.

Dr. Matthew PetrusekHow did Word on Fire begin? What were its animating principles? What were some of its earliest strategies?

Dr. Matthew PetrusekBishop Barron explores Newman's analysis of the Illative Sense, explaining why it is an essential element in religious conversion.

Dr. Matthew PetrusekRaising children and going to work are, indeed, challenging, so why shouldn’t we live in a world in which both become increasingly rare?

Dr. Matthew PetrusekBishop Barron explains why this epistemology is proper to religious knowledge, which includes notional and real assent.

Dr. Matthew PetrusekSo what is it like to be a bishop? How does one come to hold this office? What, specifically, do bishops have authority over?

Dr. Matthew PetrusekThe philosophical habit of mind distinguishes between significance and triviality, helping society and individuals order everything to the Good.

Dr. Matthew PetrusekWhile defending religious freedom is important for people of all faiths, it is thus especially urgent for believers in Christ.

Dr. Matthew Petrusek In this lesson, Bishop Barron helps us understand why Newman thought theology was of crucial importance in education.

Dr. Matthew PetrusekHow can the Church coherently both advocate for reducing poverty on the one hand while praising the embrace of voluntary poverty on the other?