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Greg Johnson May 24, 2025

Hugh Blair was a Presbyterian minister in Scotland. Here he encourages the reader to consider the full meaning and implications of salvation by grace. He says that as one has a sense of love from God, one will then readily forgive those that have offended them. God was merciful to their unrighteousness.

How can you consider your state of forgivness when dealing with those who have wronged you?

#christian #SeekGod #corevalue #conviction #wordonfire

Sheila DeBonis Mar 10, 2025

https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-voices/bishop-barrons-video-capitol-annotated?utm_source=NCR+List&utm_campaign=5bd78afab6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_03_08_09_37&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6981ecb02e-5bd78afab6-231121892 I expect better of #BishopRobertBarron of #WordOnFire. Please stop holding your tongue! And open your eyes to how destructive #DonaldTrump really is! We really cannot play #decorum games with him, as he has not done the same for #democrats or marginalized people. I sincerely think His Eminence is not part of the #paleoconservitive ideology. But he is not doing enough to call out its evils.

Bishop Barron compares Trump's address to Congress to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Bishop Robert Barron was "delighted" to attend President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress and celebrate a private Mass for lawmakers, he said on a lengthy social media video about his "thrilling" trip.

National Catholic Reporter

Sheila DeBonis Feb 19, 2025

https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-voices/word-extinguished-bishop-barrons-digital-silence?utm_source=NCR+List&utm_campaign=33a44a4d85-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_02_17_02_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6981ecb02e-33a44a4d85-231121892 #BishopBarron had been, and still is, one of the greatest #Catholicapologetics of our time, and has a history of progressive takes. His ministry, #WordOnFire, actually sued #Commonweal magazine for an article which compares his comment to a #DonaldTrump one. He's trying to be like too many #priests nowadays, taking this weird impossible #objectivity and #bothsidesism. I like and respect #RobertBarron a lot and encourage him to do more, and speak out more.

Word extinguished: Bishop Barron's digital silence

When confronted with a perceived slight to his brand of Catholicism, Bishop Robert Barron is quick to post on social media. But when it comes to those on the margins, his alleged prophetic voice is conspicuously silent.

National Catholic Reporter

Mathew Aug 4, 2024

Screwtape describes humans as “amphibians”—spirit and animal, soul and body. Screwtape targets human nature, separating and distorting these elements of humanity. Neither the body nor the soul need to be destroyed outright; they merely need to be disassociated from one another. If the patient cannot integrate the body and soul, then he will never fully know himself or his Creator.

– Lauren Meyers, from “A Look Inside the Devil’s Playbook”

#WordOnFire #CSLewis

Greg Johnson Jun 17, 2024

Charles Townsend was an Anglican minister, “perpetual curate of West Bronwich”. He says that religion, which teaches we’re all of one blood (Acts 17:26), is a light that will drive away white supremacy.

Some may point out that there are religionists who haven’t given it up. I would say this does not prove Townsend wrong!

How can you support dignity?

#christian #youhavepurpose #worldkindnessday #blm #wordonfire

Gerard May 15, 2024

Bishop #Barron's #WordonFire again threatens #Commonweal over article about #Trumpism

https://www.ncronline.org/news/bishop-barrons-word-fire-again-threatens-commonweal-over-article-about-trumpism

Bishop Barron's Word on Fire again threatens Commonweal over article about Trumpism

Word on Fire, a nonprofit founded by Bishop Robert Barron, has again threatened Commonweal magazine over an article that questioned how Barron and his organization have engaged with former President Donald Trump's political movement.

National Catholic Reporter

Sheila DeBonis Aug 29, 2023

https://www.change.org/p/save-humanity-by-making-bishop-barron-grow-a-beard?recruiter=1042337280&recruited_by_id=17c5fd40-4ce3-11ea-b3a9-8bde622dba3d&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email I like Bishop Barron, but does he really need a beard? Should I stop shaving my mustache to look smarter? I feel as though women with facial hair aren't seen as distinguished and wise as their male counterparts, unless they are a witch. #BishopRobertBarron #WordonFire #FacialHair