Catholicism
Filmed in more than 50 locations throughout 15 countries, this 10-part series explores the details, culture, and practices of Catholics and the more than 1 billion who participate in the faith.
- 2011-2011
- 1 season
- Word on Fire
- Documentary
Filmed in more than 50 locations throughout 15 countries, this 10-part series explores the details, culture, and practices of Catholics and the more than 1 billion who participate in the faith.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2011
Episode 1
Amazed and Afraid: Jesus Both God and Human
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 50 mins
Fr. Robert Barron travels to the Holy Land and reveals through sight, scripture, and story just how strange and startling Jesus Christ was to his first century disciples and to all who followed in their wake.
Episode 2
Happy Are We: The Teachings of Jesus
Wed, Nov 16, 2011 50 mins
Jesus' words are weighed and found wonderful. Fr. Barron reflects on the Beatitudes, the Parable of the Prodigal Son, and the corporal and spiritual works of mercy and how they were personified by Peter Maurin, Dorothy Day and Mother Teresa.
Episode 3
The Ineffable Mystery of God: That Than Which Nothing Greater Can Be Thought
Thu, Oct 20, 2011 50 mins
Speaking in cathedrals and a concentration camp, Fr. Barron addresses age-old theological questions: Who or what is God? Can God's existence be proved? Why is there evil? What is the Trinity? Can religion and science be reconciled?
Episode 4
Our Tainted Nature's Solitary Boast: Mary, the Mother of God
Thu, Oct 27, 2011
Episode 5
The Indispensable Men: Peter, Paul and the Missionary Adventure
Thu, Nov 3, 2011 57 mins
Episode 5: "The Indispensable Men: Peter, Paul, and the Missionary Adventure" presents the Church's missionary endeavor which begins with the adventures of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. From Ephesus, Corinth, Athens, and Rome and to the far reaches of the world, Father Robert Barron traces the influence of these two great apostles and their enduring legacies in the life of the Church.
Episode 6
A Body Both Suffering and Glorious: The Mystical Union of Christ and the Church
Thu, Nov 17, 2011 46 mins
Episode 6: "A Body Both Suffering and Glorious: The MysticalUnion of Christ and the Church," Father Barron explores the Catholic Faith's unique understanding of the relationship of Jesus Christ and the Church. Witness how the mystical Body of Christ is a living organism that stretches from Rome to New York, Sao Paolo, Manila, and Namugongo, embracing humanity in all of its joys and sorrows.
Episode 7
Word Made Flesh, True Bread of Heaven: The Mystery of the Liturgy and the Eucharist
Thu, Nov 17, 2011 48 mins
Episode 8
A Vast Company of Witnesses: The Communion of Saints
Fri, Nov 18, 2011
Episode 9
The Fire of His Love: Prayer and the Life of the Spirit
Wed, Nov 16, 2011
Episode 10
World Without End: The Last Things
Fri, Nov 18, 2011
