This is not, although it may seem so occasionally, a promotional site for Fr. Barron or his ministry WordOnFire. At the same time, he is doing worthwhile evangelization, albeit in the style of a theology professor, which he is.
Here’s a video blurb of Fr. Barron on EWTN explaining what his ministry is about.
We discussed here once before what is known as the “prosperity gospel” that seems somewhat prevalent on the televangelist circuit within Evnagelical Protestantism. Here’s Father Barron’s take on it. Not particularly deep, but right on the mark, in my opinion.
Thanks to Insight Scoop blog’s Carl Olson for posting it where I noticed it and decided to repost it here.
Here’s the full story from Foxnews;
This is much like the way that Pope Benedict’s remarks at Regensburg were misconstrued by Muslims, causing a violent backlash. In this case the backlash from Jewish groups is rhetorical. However, in either case the problem is the same. In this case they engaged their reflexes before engaging their minds and actually listening to what the papal preacher was saying in the words of his Jewish friend. Continue Reading »