Word on Fire

by Robert Barron

  • Year 2008
  • Type Sermon
  • Genre sermons
  • Tradition Catholic
  • Original language English

For For Catholics and other Christians who want short, Scripture-based homilies for reading and prayer; not for readers wanting a sustained theological argument.

Should I read this?

For the general reader
4 of 5 strongly recommended
For the researcher
1 of 5 marginal
Difficulty
1 of 5 light

Homilies on Scripture readings, preached by Barron and lightly edited for print; accessible and varied.

How it proceeds
  • Philosophic 1 of 5
  • Scriptural 5 of 5
  • Experiential 3 of 5
  • Sociological 1 of 5
  • Historical 0 of 5

Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.

A collection of Barron's homilies published by Crossroad in New York in 2008 (225 pages). The sermons were first preached on the radio, where Barron had been broadcasting homilies since 2001, and were also distributed as podcasts; the book gathers a selection, lightly edited for print. A review in Catholic Books Review named among its themes Christianity as a transforming way of life, the transcendence and nearness of God, the link between revelation and mission, and the liturgy.

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