Saints and Other Important People in the Church
On the Pope’s Resignation (see tab, “Humor/Social Commentary/Other”)
What Was Pope John XXIII All About?
In Defense of Pope John Paul II’s Sainthood
Video: St. Catherine of Siena (see Videos)
On the Fatherhood of St. Joseph (see Holiday/Seasonal)
A Model for Mothers with Troubled Sons (and Husbands)
That Pernicious Pontiff…
Video: ‘Thomas Merton, Spiritual Master’ (see Videos)
Holidays/Seasonal
What is Advent? A Season of Hope…
Advent, Waiting, and Preparation
On the Ghost of Christmas Past
Why Christmas is a Good Time for Hobbits (see tab, “Film Reviews/Commentaries”)
Article — ‘Long Lines and Other Christmas Hardships: Gifts from Above?’
Is Santa Claus St. Nicholas, Odin, Father Christmas, or What?
Charles Dickens, Charlie Lovett, and the Philosophy of Christmas
Christmas: The Light Has Come…
A Subversive Merry-Christmas Message… (see Videos)
My New Year’s Wishes for All of You
Why I’ve Begun to Truly Love the New Year
January: Celebrating Snow and Cold
Love and Sex — A Thought for Valentine’s Day (see Videos)
Fr. Barron Explains Lent (see Videos)
Things You Might Not Know About Lent
Leprechauns and Noah’s Ark
A Prelude to St. Patrick’s Day
The Irish and the ‘Overcoming of the World’
Good Friday — The Day of the Cross
Holy Saturday: ‘A Great Silence Over the Earth’
Easter: The Sun (Son) is Risen
The Big Deal About Easter Weekend
Easter Spirituality Means Joyful Materiality
On the Fatherhood of St. Joseph
Fr. Barron on the 4th of July (see Videos)
The Living and the Dead — Some Reflections for Halloween Season
Article — ‘Holiday Hysteria: A Christian Defense of Halloween’
Veterans Day and Priestly Heroism
- Part 1/2
- Part 2/2 (see tab, “Film Reviews/Commentaries”)
Celebration and Thanksgiving — Same Thing
Thanksgiving…and the Hedonism of Gratitude
Catholic Worldview, Dialogue, and Personal Reflections
On the Tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut
On Sandy Hook, Mental Illness, and the Dangers of Stigma
‘March for Life’ and the Spirit of Celebration
‘John Doe,’ ‘Boondock Saints,’ and Sandy Hook
St. Stephen and the Boston Marathon Bombings
Boston Bombings and the Divine Mercy
A Different View of Environmentalism
Fr. Barron on Catholic ‘Pre-Modern’ Morality (see Videos)
‘Les Misérables’ DVD Review: Entr’acte — Hope
‘Les Misérables’ DVD Review: Exeunt — Let Us Sing
St. Josemaria Escrivá on Handicapped Children (see Videos)
The Zimmerman Trial and ‘Lumen Fidei’
Ramadan and What We Can Learn from Muslims
Syria and Pope Francis’ Call for Peace
To Conceive or Not to Conceive…
On the Virtue of Doing Nothing
Olympics and the Spirituality of Athletics
Video: Beat Poetry — Truth, Goodness, Beauty… (see Videos)
Video: Atheism and Philosophy (see Videos)
Christopher West on Katy Perry (see tab, “Humor/Social Commentary/Other”)
Comments on the Pope’s Prayer Intentions for March
Divine Mercy, the ‘New Geography’
Mist, Water, and God’s Other Book: Photos and Reflections From a State Park Visit (see tab, “Humor/Social Commentary Other”)
What We Can Learn From Drug Addicts and Alcoholics
Bill Maher, Stephen Colbert, and ‘Bigger Things’
God and Man
The Magi and the Closeness of God
Book Recommendation: ‘The Runaway Bunny’ by Margaret Wise Brown
Fr. Barron on A-Rod and Steroids in Baseball (see Videos)
A Couple Thoughts on Boredom in Prayer
Priests, Nuns, Monks & Sex: A Commentary on Celibacy
Catholic Teachings/Spirituality
Jesus’ Resurrected Body — What’s the Difference?
‘Les Misérables’ DVD Review: Overture — Law and Grace
Video on Natural Family Planning (see Videos)
Video: Fr. Steve Grunow on the ‘New Asceticism’ (see Videos)
One of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Favorite Prayers…
Should We ‘Dress Up’ for Church? (see Videos)
What Catholics REALLY Think About Sex
A Prayer to Good Ol’ St. Nick, On His Feast Day
Prayer to St. John the Evangelist
The Praises of Mary
The New Eve
…Who ‘Loves Me Like Jesus Does’ (Video)
What the Heck is the ‘Assumption’?
Prayer to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pray For Us!
A Song That Beats the Stuffing Out of ‘Happy Birthday’ (see Videos)
A Life-Giving Prayer For When You’re Down…
Videos
Video: ‘Santa Claus is Real. Seriously.’
Sandy Hook and the Holy Innocents
Fr. Barron: ‘Why Dr. King Still Matters’
How Does Papal Infallibility Work?
Love and Sex — A Thought for Valentine’s Day
Video: ‘Lewis and Tolkien Debate Myths and Lies’
Fr. Barron on the Ascension of Christ
Fr. Barron on Catholic ‘Pre-Modern’ Morality
Video: ‘Chesterton vs. Nietzsche’
St. Josemaria Escrivá on Handicapped Children
Video: ‘The Murder of Christ and the Martin/Zimmerman Tragedy’
How God Reveals Himself Through Sex
Fr. Barron on A-Rod and Steroids in Baseball
Fr. Michael White on Purpose, Meaning, Free Food…and More
Video on Natural Family Planning
Middle-Schoolers, the Rosary, and Speaking in Tongues
Video: ‘Fr. Barron comments on the Pope Francis interview’
Inspirational Video: ‘Array of Hope’
Video: ‘The Metaphysics of Horror’
Brett Fawcett on Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’
A Subversive Merry-Christmas Message…
Video Commentary on ‘Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey’
Video: Fr. Steve Grunow on the ‘New Asceticism’
Fr. Barron Responds: Bill Maher’s Ralph Reed Interview
Basketball, Heroism, and the Priesthood
Video: The Synod on the Family
Video: Beat Poetry — Truth, Goodness, Beauty…
Video: ‘Thomas Merton, Spiritual Master’
Full (Free) Episode of Documentary, ‘Catholicism’
Should We ‘Dress Up’ for Church?
Video: ‘The Assumption of Mary and Horror Movies’
A Song That Beats the Stuffing Out of ‘Happy Birthday’
Mother Teresa’s ‘Revolution of Love’
Mother Teresa’s ‘Revolution’ of Love
Bishop Barron: ‘The Cave-Dwelling Kid Who Changed the World’
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