In 2007, Bishop Robert Barron pioneered a new tool for evangelization in the twenty-first century: social media.

On February 10, shortly after the launch of YouTube, Bishop Barron posted his first video to the platform. Just five minutes long, “Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Departed’ Commentary by Bishop Barron” marked the beginning of a video series providing Catholic observations about popular films. 

Today, Bishop Barron’s YouTube channel welcomes nearly two million subscribers to watch weekly sermons, cultural commentaries, and various Word on Fire programs that seek to proclaim Christ in the culture.