How should we go about evangelization? Especially for those of us living in a highly-secularized society, what techniques should we employ and what pitfalls ought we avoid? Bishop Robert Barron shares his advice in Part Two of his popular keynote talk on evangelizing the culture.

Bonus Resources

• Videos
  • Bishop Barron on Evangelizing Through Beauty (Bishop Barron)
  • Bishop Barron on Effective Evangelization (Bishop Barron)
  • Bishop Barron on the Seven Great Qualities of a New Evangelist (Bishop Barron)
• DVD's
  • CATHOLICISM: The New Evangelization (Word On Fire)
  •  Faith Clips (Word On Fire)
•  Articles  
  • The Joy of Evangelization (Bishop Barron)
  • Practical Strategies of Evangelization (Bishop Barron)
• Books
  • Seeds of the Word: Finding God in the Culture (Bishop Barron)
  • Word On Fire: Proclaiming the Power of Christ (Bishop Barron)

Find bonus links and resources for this episode at http://WordOnFireShow.com and be sure to submit your questions at http://AskBishopBarron.

How should we go about evangelization? Especially for those of us living in a highly-secularized society, what techniques should we employ and what pitfalls ought we avoid? In this episode we get advice from one of the greatest evangelists of the postmodern age, Bishop Robert Barron, as we listen to Part One of his popular keynote talk on evangelizing the culture.

Bonus Resources

• Videos
  • Bishop Barron on Evangelizing Through Beauty (Bishop Barron)
  • Bishop Barron on Effective Evangelization (Bishop Barron)
  • Bishop Barron on the Seven Great Qualities of a New Evangelist (Bishop Barron)
• DVD's
  •  Catholicism: The New Evangelization (Word On Fire)
  •  Faith Clips (Word On Fire)
•  Articles  
  • The Joy of Evangelization (Bishop Barron)
  • Practical Strategies of Evangelization (Bishop Barron)
• Books
  • Seeds of the Word: Finding God in the Culture (Bishop Barron)
  • Word On Fire: Proclaiming the Power of Christ (Bishop Barron)

Find bonus links and resources for this episode at http://WordOnFireShow.com and be sure to submit your questions at http://AskBishopBarron..

Whenever there's a survey asking Christians, "What's one area in your spiritual life you'd like to improve?",  the answers almost inevitably center around prayer. In today's episode, Bishop Barron explains what precisely prayer is and then offers some simple steps as well as some more advanced techniques to help us all grow in intimacy with God. With this goal in mind, Bishop Barron leads listeners down five different avenues of prayer that range from informal dialogue to the mass itself. Finally, the listener question comes from a seminarian in Phoenix who wonders where Catholics should draw the line when it comes to the teachings of a notable 21st-century Christian writer.

Topics Discussed

• 0:18  - Bishop Barron discusses his upcoming trip to World Youth Day
• 4:00 - What is prayer and how does conversational prayer begin?
• 8:42 - How does God speak to us in prayer?
• 10:58 - What is "Lectio Divina" and how do we pray it?
• 14:45 - What are some forms of rote prayers and what is their benefit?
• 20:40 - What is the Liturgy of The Hours and how do we access it?
• 24:00 - How is the Liturgy of The Hours a universal prayer?
• 26:00 - How can enter into the Holy Mass specifically as a prayer?
• 28:00 - How might we advance through these five forms of prayer?
• 29:25 -  What does Bishop Barron's holy hour entail?
• 35:20 - Listener Question: Where should we draw the line with N.T. Wright?

Bonus Resources

• Videos
  • Bishop Barron on the Disorienting Quality of Real Prayer (Bishop Barron)
  • Bishop Barron on the Lord's Prayer (Bishop Barron)
• Articles
  • The Hundreth Anniversary of Thomas Merton's Birth (Bishop Barron)
• Homilies
  • Hearing the Voice of God (Bishop Barron)
  • The Mystery of the Mass (Bishop Barron)
  • The Shepard's Voice (Bishop Barron)

• Books
  • Praying with The Pivotal Players (Pre-Order)
  • And Now I See: A Theology of Transformation (Bishop Barron)
  • The Resurrection of the Son of God (N.T. Wright)

Find bonus links and resources for this episode at http://WordOnFireShow.com and be sure to submit your questions at http://AskBishopBarron.

Normally, in each episode we take one listener question. But we've received such a large number of outstanding questions from around the globe that we’ve decided to devote this entire episode to answering questions from listeners like you. Bishop Barron answers several questions, rapid fire, on many different topics.

Topicss Discussed

• 0:24  - Intro: Bishop Barron talks about his recent work and vacation plans
• 4:17 - How should Catholic school teachers evangelize their pupils?
• 5:19 - Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God?
• 9:28 - Has the Church ever changed its doctrine?
• 13:10 - How does one evangelize the culture and not be corrupted by it?
• 20:22 - How do we encourage young people to engage in philosophy?
• 26:00 - What is the difference between faith and belief?
• 31:30 - What book is Bishop Barron currently reading?

Bonus Resources

• Books
  • Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith (Bishop Barron)
  • The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ (Fleming Rutledge)
  • Seeds of the Word: Finding God in the Culture (Bishop Barron)
  • Vibrant Paradoxes: The Both/And of Catholicism (Bishop Barron)
• Homilies
  • Father Robert Barron on Faith and Reason
  • Father Robert Barron on The Development of Doctrine

Find bonus links and resources for this episode at http://WordOnFireShow.com and be sure to submit your questions at http://AskBishopBarron.