“I believe baseball and the Church are deeply kindred spirits—both feature obscure rules that make sense only to initiates, both have communions… — Robert E. Barron Copy Share Image
“result, he’s firmly persuaded that the Catholic Church must always speak its truths to the surrounding culture, without adjusting those teachings to make them… — Robert E. Barron Copy Share Image
“I believe baseball and the Church are deeply kindred spirits—both feature obscure rules that make sense only to initiates, both have communions of saints,… — Robert E. Barron Copy Share Image
“love the life of the mind, and I’ve spent my whole life studying and reading. Yet because of where we are now, the ‘true’… — Robert E. Barron Copy Share Image
“The only really effective apologia for Christianity comes down to two arguments,” Ratzinger said, “namely, the saints the Church has produced, and the art… — Robert E. Barron Copy Share Image
“Thomas Aquinas was asked, “What must I do to be a saint?” and he said, “Will it.” Be a saint, and you’ll unleash the… — Robert E. Barron Copy Share Image