National Catholic Register Bloggers feed from Matthew Warner

Why the world doesn't take Catholicism seriously

2013-05-15

By Matthew Warner | For years I've been immersed in Catholic media and the ongoing conversation within the Church of how to carry on as the Church. And, of course, in the West, at the heart of this conversation is the fact that within the next...

Ask Fr. Barron: How Fr. Barron got started in media and dating advice for Lino

2013-04-26

By Matthew Warner | Lino Rulli is like the funniest and best looking guy between the age of 39-45 with a book and a national catholic satellite radio show that airs M-F 11am-1pm ET that I know. I don't care what anyone else says. Here he asks...

Ask Fr. Barron: What gives you hope for future of the Church?

2013-04-6

By Matthew Warner | It's easy to lose hope in the Church sometimes. We are constantly under attack from without, undermined from within and so many people seem to be drifting out of it. Yet, we have so much more that gives us hope. Not only...

Ask Fr. Barron: How do we keep social networking from becoming superficial?

2013-03-29

By Matthew Warner | Avery Grant, founder of Live WTL (an evangelization ministry for teens), asks Fr. Barron about how we can keep a good balance between reaching out to others and spending personal time with God. It's an extremely relevant...

Ask Fr. Barron: How to evangelize in a 30-sec sound-byte culture?

2013-03-22

By Matthew Warner | For this week, I asked Fr. Barron a question of my own. Lucky me! Being somebody who works in "New Media" and likes studying the impacts of new technologies on culture and how we communicate, there are some unique challenges...

Ask Fr. Barron: How do we best reach the people in the pews?

2013-03-15

By Matthew Warner | This is an especially appropriate question for Fr. Barron, who has become well known for his ability to do precisely what this question addresses. Matt Pinto, president and founder of Ascension Press, asks how we can best...

Ask Fr. Barron: Is beauty really all in the eye of the beholder?

2013-03-8

By Matthew Warner | This week Cory Heimann (of Likable Art) asks about Beauty and the challenges of communicating and sharing it with others in our current culture. Is beauty really all in the eye of the beholder? Watch this video to find...

Ask Fr. Barron: What's relationship between faith and reason? And the limits of either?

2013-02-24

By Matthew Warner | This week Gideon asks Fr. Barron about the relationship between faith and reason. And, specifically, what do we do when our reason has reached its limit? Fr. Barron has some helpful insights as to how we think about...

This Lent, give away what you give up

2013-02-13

By Matthew Warner | When we come up with our Lenten sacrifices, they can easily end up a little bit self-serving at the same time. We give up "eating out." But, well, we wanted to save some money (or calories) anyway. We give up smoking, but we...

Ask Fr. Barron: What's the best way to find and seek joy?

2013-02-8

By Matthew Warner | Chad Vella (Boston, MA) asks about the relationship between the beauty of our faith and the joy that we feel as a result. Fr. Barron shares a wise tip about the best way to seek joy (and to help others find it, too)! Check...

Ask Fr. Barron: What impact does music make on our piety?

2013-02-1

By Matthew Warner | This week Paige Rees (from the amazing and talented L'Angelus) asks Fr. Barron about music and it's impact it can have on our personal piety. Fr. Barron provides some great wisdom on the power of music and the way it shapes...

Ask Fr. Barron: What to say to Catholics who struggle with Church teaching?

2013-01-25

By Matthew Warner | This week's question for Fr. Barron comes from Fr. James Martin (of America Magazine and so many other things). It's an extremely relevant question and Fr. Barron provides some great wisdom for helping Catholics deal with...

Ask Fr. Barron: What books should every Catholic read?

2013-01-18

By Matthew Warner | This week's question for Fr. Barron comes from Mike Hayes of BustedHalo.com. And you're going to get a great list of the great books throughout history that every Catholic should read. Get ready to make some serious...

Ask Fr. Barron: What is a miracle?

2013-01-14

By Matthew Warner | This week's question for Fr. Barron comes from Dr. Paul Camarata - a neurosurgeon and host of the SaintCast podcast. Having experienced miracles first hand in his own line of work, Dr. Camarata asks the simple, yet profound,...

Ask Fr. Barron: To be deep in history is to cease to be protestant? and secular?

2013-01-4

By Matthew Warner | This week's question for Fr. Barron comes from Jeff Miller (The Curt Jester - splendoroftruth.com). He notes Blessed John Henry Newman's claim that "to be deep in history is to cease to be protestant." And then asks if there's...