Duc in Altum
Go Out Into the Deep
After 25 years, Word on Fire is taking exciting steps for the future of Catholic evangelization. Join us in celebrating our history and charting a course for the future.
Future Priorities
The Order
Establish a Word on Fire order of priests
Filmmaking
Increase production and distribution of documentary and narrative films
Publishing
Expand book publishing with a new literary imprint and other projects
Twenty-five years of proclaiming Christ in the culture.
For 25 years, Bishop Barron’s Word on Fire has been casting out into the deep to proclaim Christ in the culture, inspiring countless conversions and reversions to the Catholic faith.
With your support, we have exciting plans to cast an even wider net in our evangelization efforts as we chart the future of this apostolate.
Casting a Wider Net: Future Priorities
Word on Fire Order of Priests
Bishop Barron seeks to establish an order of priests with a charism of evangelization to advance the mission of Word on Fire in perpetuity.
Evangelization Through the Art of Film
With a renewed emphasis on film production, Word on Fire plans for the wide release of documentary and narrative films to promote the beauty, truth, and goodness of the Catholic faith.
Expanded Publishing Efforts
Word on Fire Publishing projects include the publication of the complete works of Joseph Ratzinger, the publishing of a Great Books of Western Civilization series, and the launch of a literary imprint to publish high-quality, relevant fiction, and poetry.
Word on Fire Order of Priests
We are thrilled to announce that Bishop Barron seeks to establish a Word on Fire order of priests to continue his work long into the future and ensure the ongoing effectiveness and expansion of Word on Fire’s evangelization efforts.
The goal is to initially recruit three to five priests and three to five novices for the order, living according to a rule that Bishop Barron has already developed.
Through a generous donor, Word on Fire secured a home in Rochester, Minnesota, where the priests can begin living in community according to the rule and receive advanced formation to learn to evangelize within the Word on Fire ethos.
Recruitment of priests will begin shortly, but your generosity is needed to fund the costs associated with living expenses, formation and education, and ultimately sending these priests out on a mission of evangelization.
We pray that this order will exist in perpetuity, leading the way in evangelization and drawing people into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ.
Evangelizing Through the Art of Film
Word on Fire has always promoted the beauty of the Catholic faith, and this was perhaps never more evident than with the release of the CATHOLICISM series in 2011, which aired nationwide on PBS stations.
Given the reach and effectiveness of film, we seek to enhance and accelerate our film production and distribution. Through our anniversary fundraising, we hope to produce new high-impact documentary and narrative films that will engage the culture.
Distributed in theaters and through our online Word on Fire Digital platform, these films will reach millions of people, creating new touchpoints between the Church and the culture.
Several projects are already in various stages of creative development, but we will require more staff, additional equipment, and expanded studio production and editing space to bring them to life.
With your support, these films will be an exciting addition to the extensive lineup of Word on Fire content and will allow us to reach new audiences on a large scale.
Expanded Publishing Efforts
From the publication of Word on Fire’s first book in 2015, we have grown to become one of the top Catholic book publishers in the world.
In our 25th year, we are looking to grow this aspect of the ministry even further with several exciting developments. First, we plan to release beautiful, deluxe editions of some of the Great Books of Western Civilization, spanning literature to history, philosophy to theology, and politics to poetry.
Secondly, Word on Fire is embarking on a 13-year project to translate and publish an authoritative English edition of the entire German collected works of Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), making the writings of this influential theologian accessible to a global audience.
Lastly, Word on Fire Publishing will create a new literary imprint that publishes high-quality, relevant works of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and aesthetic criticism. Word on Fire Luminor will bring out buried riches from the treasury of Catholic literature and highlight key voices among Catholic fiction writers to secular audiences.
Your generous support is needed to bring these exciting plans to fruition!
Help Us Go Out Into the Deep with New Evangelization Efforts
Your support will allow Word on Fire to impact the Church for generations through the creation of a new religious order and an increased focus on book publishing and film production.
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A Token of Appreciation
Support the future of Word on Fire and you will receive the gifts of appreciation below. Please allow up to three months for delivery. We are unable to make substitutions to the gift tiers. Donations from Donor Advised Funds and IRAs are not eligible for donor gifts. Thank you for your support!
Tier One
$150
Prayer Card and Leather Bookmark
Tier Two
$250
Prayer Card, Leather Bookmark, and Candle
Tier Three
$500
Prayer Card, Leather Bookmark, Candle, and Rosary
Tier Four
$1,000
Prayer Card, Bookmark, Candle, Rosary, and Leather Notebook
Tier Five
$2,500
Prayer Card, Bookmark, Candle, Rosary, Leather Notebook, and Leather Messenger Bag
Tier Six
$5,000
Prayer Card, Bookmark, Candle, Rosary, Leather Notebook, and Leather Messenger Bag with four of Bishop Barron’s books
Other ways to support our 25th Anniversary
Donor Advised Funds
Recommend Word on Fire to your financial institution.
Word on Fire Catholic Ministries
PO Box 97330
Washington, D.C. 20090-7330
Federal Tax Identification Number:
26-1448551
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IRA Gifts
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Fire.
Your IRA administrator should mail the check to:
Word on Fire Catholic Ministries
PO Box 97330
Washington, D.C. 20090-7330
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Timeline
From Bishop Barron’s first homily airing nationally on WGN Radio to reaching one million subscribers on YouTube, read the stories and watch the videos that have defined our 25 years of Catholic evangelization.