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Study Programs

Bishop Barron's video content has been paired with written materials to be used by parishes or other small groups for faith formation.

All programs are:

lay-led


Faithful Catholics with good interpersonal skills can plan, promote, and lead the studies.  Clergy involvement is a special bonus, but not necessary.

Multi-dimensional

Each lesson includes Bishop Barron’s teaching on video, plus written commentary and Questions for Understanding and Application in the personal Study Guide. These questions are then discussed in small group, facilitated discussions.

ACCOMPANIED BY FREE WEBINARS

Free webinars are provided to introduce you to all the Word on Fire study programs and also to train lay facilitators to plan, promote, and present the studies.  
Find out more about webinars HERE

Core Study Programs

Catholicism
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Number of
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11 or 20


Session Length


1.5-2.5

Hours

Video Lesson Run Time Range


11-33

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47-62 

Minutes


Bishop Barron journeys around the world and deep into the Faith to teach us what Catholics believe and why. This program uses the spiritual and artistic treasures of the Faith to illuminate the key teachings of the Church.

Pivotal Players
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Volume I


Number of Sessions


13


Session Length

90

Minutes


Video Lesson Run Time 


21-42

Minutes


Volume II


Number of Sessions


5


Session Length

90

Minutes


Video Lesson Run Time


21-42

Minutes


Twelve people who were saints, artists, mystics, teachers, storytellers and scholars who not only shaped the life of the Church but changed the culture as well.


Volume I includes six “players” and Volume II includes three sets of two players. 

Topical Study Programs

Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues
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Number of
Sessions


9

Session Length


90 

Minutes

Video Lesson Run Time Range


10-18 Minutes


The seven deadly sins are patterns of dysfunction that lead to unhappiness. Bishop Barron explains the pervasiveness of pride, envy, anger, sloth, greed, gluttony, and lust and shows how to counteract these sinful patterns though a conscious focus on a specific virtue for each sin.

Eucharist
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Number of
Sessions


6

Session Length

90

Minutes

Video Lesson Run Time


8-25

Minutes


Take a deeper look at the “source and summit” of our Faith, the Eucharist as sacred meal, the sacrifice necessary for communion, and most importantly, the Real Presence of Christ.

The Mass
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Number of
Sessions


7

Session Length

90

Minutes

Video Lesson Run Time 


23-25

Minutes


Walk through the Mass with Bishop Barron and be transformed through insights on this most privileged and intimate encounter with Jesus Christ. See how the Mass starts by bringing us out of a fallen world and into the heavenly realm and ends with the Holy Eucharist.

Untold Blessing
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Number of
Sessions


8

Session Length

90

Minutes

Video Lesson Run Time


17-24

Minutes


The greatest calling for each of us is to become a saint, and the journey toward holiness is full of untold blessing. Walk the three paths to holiness:  finding the center in Christ; knowing you are a sinner; and realizing your life is not about you.

David the King
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Number of
Sessions


7

Session Length

90

Minutes

Video Lesson Run Time 


20-25

Minutes


David is the paradigmatic king of the Old Testament. He causes us to look back toward Adam’s failed kingship and forward toward Christ the King. The topic of kingship is also explored as part of our own baptismal responsibility. 

Priest, Prophet, King
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Number of
Sessions


7

Session Length

90

Minutes

Video Lesson Run Time 


20-25

Minutes


In this deeply biblical study, Bishop Barron brings us closer to Christ who is not only our Savior, but also the consummate Priest, Prophet, and King as foreshadowed in the Old Testament. These divinely-ordained roles become our calling too once we are baptized into Christ.

Mystery of God
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Number of
Sessions


7

Session Length

90

Minutes

Video Lesson Run Time


20-28

Minutes


How do Christians define “God”? Our definition is nothing like what the atheists think. Join Bishop Barron as he shares the resources of our deep, intellectual tradition to teach us how to talk about God and turn back the tide of secularism.

Conversion
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Number of
Sessions


8

Session Length

90

Minutes

Video Lesson Run Time 


17-22

Minutes


Using six stories from the Bible, Bishop Barron demonstrates how ordinary, sinful people are met by Jesus and called to a better life in him. Conversion is not so much a one-time event, but a lifelong turning toward Christ in an ever-deepening relationship.

The Sacraments
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Number of
Sessions


7

Session Length

90

Minutes

Video Lesson Run Time 


23-32

Minutes


The great sacraments of the Church have endured for thousands of years and structured countless lives. Everything in the Church’s life comes from and returns to them because they are the presence and power of the Savior himself.

The Creed
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Number of
Sessions


7

Session Length

2

Hours

Video Lesson Run Time 


45-52

Minutes


Although written in the 4th Century, the Nicene Creed is a living document, professed by most Christians
around the world even today. It’s elegant, intelligent, and succinct language communicates the breadth
and depth of Christian belief and means everything to those who profess it.

YOUNGER AUDIENCES

CATHOLICISM Pilgrimage Journal
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Number of
Sessions


20

Session Length

60

Minutes

Video Lesson Run Time


25-30

Minutes


Take younger audiences on a pilgrimage with Bishop Barron as he journeys around the world and deep into the Faith to illuminate what Catholics believe and why. This program resources the CATHOLICISM film series, which highlights the spiritual and artistic treasures of the Faith and features many of the holy places where Jesus walked and taught.

CATHOLICISM School Enrichment
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Number of
Sessions


46

Session Length

60

Minutes

Video Lesson Run Time


10-12

Minutes


Digital toolkit to supplement catechesis with dynamic video, lesson plans, and activities. Includes 22 videos for middle school and 24 for high school on key Catholic teachings to be used individually to enrich your regular curriculum.

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