Meet Contributing Writer – Fr. Robert Barron

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | August 13, 2010 12:05 am

We are very excited to announce that Fr. Robert Barron has become a Contributing Writer for The Integrated Catholic Life eMagazine. Randy and I are thrilled and honored to collaborate with Fr. Barron in his efforts to spread the Gospel and evangelize the culture through new and emerging social and communication technologies. We have featured Fr. Barron’s videos here at ICL in the past and will continue to do so in the future.

Be sure to watch the new trailer for  Fr. Barron’s CATHOLICISM documentary series at the end of this article!

Father Robert Barron is a sought-after evangelist and speaker on the spiritual life – from prestigious universities to YouTube to national conferences and private retreats. The prominent theologian and podcasting priest is one of the world’s great and most innovative teachers of Catholicism. His global media ministry called Word On Fire[1] (the website draws over 600,000 visitors a year) has a simple but revolutionary mission – to evangelize the culture  by utilizing advanced and emerging technologies. He also is the creator and host of the new CATHOLICISM[2] documentary series.  His Word On Fire programming can be seen weekly on WGN America on Sunday mornings at 9:30 EST starting October 3, 2010. 

Fr. Barron is the Francis Cardinal George Professor of Faith and Culture at University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois. Ordained an Archdiocesan priest in Chicago in 1986, he also has published numerous books, essays and DVDs.

Fr. Barron lectures extensively in the United States and abroad, including the Pontifical North American College at the Vatican and the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He also is a passionate student of art, architecture, music and history. Fr. Barron has been called “one of the Archdiocese’s greatest gifts” (Open Book, Amy Welborn).

Fr. Barron’s evangelistic work includes:

Fr. Barron is a prominent theologian. Since 1992, Fr. Barron has taught Systematic Theology at the nation’s largest Catholic seminary, The University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois. He was a visiting professor at the University of Notre Dame in 2002. Fr. Barron received a Master’s Degree in Philosophy from the Catholic University of America in 1982. He received a doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Institut Catholique de Paris in 1992. Fr. Barron was baptized at Queen of All Saints Basilica in Chicago and grew up at St. John of the Cross parish in Western Springs, Illinois.

Fr. Barron is an award-winning author. His numerous books and essays serve as critical educational and inspirational tools for seminarians, priests, parishioners and young people worldwide. His published works are also central to the numerous retreats, workshop and talks that he leads around the country.

Watch the new trailer for Fr. Barron’s CATHOLICISM documentary series…

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzowCr_5Qlk&feature=player_embedded”

Endnotes:
  1. Word On Fire: http://www.wordonfire.org/Home.aspx
  2. CATHOLICISM: http://www.catholicismproject.org
  3. WordOnFire.org : http://www.wordonfire.org/Home.aspx

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