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Bishop Robert Barron

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Bishop Robert Barron

@BishopBarron

Bishop of Diocese of Winona-Rochester (MN); founder of @WordOnFire; host of CATHOLICISM series.

Rochester, MN

Joined July 2009

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Bishop Robert Barron
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Oct 1, 2025
Like a great artist, the Holy Spirit, in the course of twenty-five years, has drawn together a variety of strands, colors, and textures to produce something beautiful in Word on Fire. Today, join us in celebrating our ministry’s twenty-fifth anniversary!
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Bishop Robert Barron
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Jul 27, 2024
Friends, my thoughts on the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. #Olimpiadas2024 #OlympicGames
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Bishop Robert Barron
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Sep 23, 2025
Today, Charlie Kirk should have walked through our studio doors. Please join me in praying for the repose of his soul, his widow Erika, and their children.
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Bishop Robert Barron
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Jan 9, 2025
I was watching highlights from President Carter’s funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. I found some of the speeches very moving. But I was appalled when two country singers launched into a rendition of John Lennon’s "Imagine." Under the soaring vault of
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Bishop Robert Barron
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Sep 22, 2025
Friends, Jesus calls us to love our enemies. Today, I was struck by Erika Kirk’s granting of forgiveness to the man who killed her husband—a breathtaking moment of the Gospel on full display.
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Bishop Robert Barron
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Sep 4, 2025
I’d like to respond to a disturbing contention from Senator Tim Kaine, during a recent confirmation hearing.
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Bishop Robert Barron
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Sep 10, 2025
Please pray for Charlie Kirk.
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Bishop Robert Barron
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Jul 28, 2024
To the Paris Olympics organizing committee, not good enough. #OlympicGames #Olympics2024Paris @Olympics
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Bishop Robert Barron
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Sep 10, 2025
I am devastated by the news of Charlie Kirk’s death. My prayers go out from the depths of my heart to his family, especially his beloved wife and children. May Christ our Savior welcome Charlie into his heavenly kingdom and may the Lord in his mercy be our consolation and our
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Bishop Robert Barron
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Sep 11, 2025
I first met Charlie Kirk about four years ago when I was in Phoenix for a speaking engagement. He reached out and invited me to breakfast. I was deeply impressed by him that day. He was a man of great intelligence, considerable charm, and real goodness of heart. I reconnected
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Bishop Robert Barron
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Feb 22, 2025
Friends, let us all pray for the health and recovery of our Holy Father.
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Bishop Robert Barron
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Nov 4, 2024
Just saw “Conclave.” If you are interested in a film about the Catholic Church that could have been written by the editorial board of the New York Times, this is your movie. The hierarchy of the Church is a hotbed of ambition, corruption and desperate egotism, Conservatives are
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Bishop Robert Barron
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Feb 23, 2024
Friends, I wanted to share some reflections with you concerning a recent clip I saw from @MSNBC, which was one of the most disturbing and frankly dangerous things I’ve ever seen in a political conversation. @HeidiReports @politico
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Bishop Robert Barron
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May 25, 2023
Friends, it’s hard to imagine anything more offensive than some of the behavior of the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” which I think can only be described as an anti-Catholic hate group.
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