In 2001, Word on Fire launched its first website to create an online home for the recordings of then-Father Barron’s homilies. The site also promoted some of Bishop Barron’s earliest books, but Word on Fire did not yet publish books of its own.
The site quickly became one of the most popular Catholic websites in the world with over 1.3 million unique visitors each year.
Here is a screenshot of the original version of the Word on Fire website:
