Father Barron's Homilies
From Word on Fire
WOF 303: Which of C.S. Lewis's Books Was His Favorite?
Published: September 27, 2021
C.S. Lewis wrote more than 30 books which have collectively sold over 100 million copies, including the Chronicles of Narnia series, Mere Christianity, and The Screwtape Letters. But of those thirty books, there was only one which Lewis described himself as “almost my favorite among my books,” yet he was disappointed that “in general [the book] has been almost totally ignored by the public.”
The book was his prophetic text titled The Abolition of Man. It’s an important book but one that many readers find dense and challenging.
Thankfully, Michael Ward, one of the world’s leading C.S. Lewis scholars, has stepped in to help. His groundbreaking new book titled After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis's ‘The Abolition of Man was just published by Word on Fire Academic.
Today, Brandon Vogt sits down with Michael to discuss Lewis' original text and how Michael's new guide and commentary help readers make sense of Lewis’s argument.
Learn more: https://www.wordonfire.org/humanity
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[Read More]WOF 302: How to Keep Our Kids Catholic
Published: September 20, 2021
Dr. Christian Smith has written a new book titled Handing Down the Faith: How Parents Pass Their Religion on to the Next Generation. It's based on new research about how parents successfully raise children to become religiously-practicing adults.
In this episode, Bishop Barron and Brandon Vogt walk through his findings and discuss what actually helps our kids to retain their faith into young adulthood.
A listener asks, how do we know which religion is right, Catholicism or Protestantism?
Links
- Handing Down the Faith: How Parents Pass Their Religion on to the Next Generation by Christian Smith
- "Keeping the Faith" by Christian Smith (First Things)
- Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the Church by Brandon Vogt
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