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There is a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago whose name is Father Robert Barron. Bishop Dolan of New York likens Fr. "Bob" to a modern-day Archbishop Fulton Sheen. People have called him "the best speaker I've ever heard". See what you think!
Fr. Robert Barron has a website called "Word on Fire" and it can be found following this link: http://www.wordonfire.org/
Fr. Barron uses the new media to propagate the message of Catholicism and he does it in a persuasive and effective way! For instance, Fr. Barron is working on a 10 part series called "Catholicism" in which he travels all over the world and tells the story of the Catholic Church in a way more compelling than anyone in this present age. Information can be found under the "Catholicism" tab on the website http://www.wordonfire.org/.
Fr. Robert Barron also engages the culture through short segments on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/), where he does movie commentary, debate with atheists, and basic catechism in a profound way. His videos are under the usernames wordonfirevideo and wordonfirevideo2. Not only does Fr. Barron post videos, but he also debates other youtube users with the accuracy and execution of a master thinker, presenting the truth of our faith in an understandable and powerful way. Dr. Scott Hahn and Fr. Barron also do some discussions together on youtube.
I will dare to say that Fr. Robert Barron is a voice crying in the wilderness for our times. He is engaging the new media: internet, TV, and web 2.0, and he is making the Catholic presence felt, respected, and understood.
Subscribe to his various RSS feeds: http://www.wordonfire.org/News/RSS-Syndication.aspx
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