National Catholic Register Bloggers feed from Matthew Warner

By Matthew Warner | My post last week (Why the World doesn't take Catholicism Seriously) captured what's been stewing and bubbling up inside of me over the past few years. And partially explains ...

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/matthew-warner/thank-you-and-goodbye-friends

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 th...

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/matthew-warner/why-the-world-doesnt-take-catholicism-seriously

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...

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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 h...

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/matthew-warner/ask-fr.-barron-what-gives-you-hope-for-future-of-the-church

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 perso...

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/matthew-warner/ask-fr.-barron-how-do-we-keep-social-networking-from-becoming-superficial

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...

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/matthew-warner/ask-fr.-barron-how-to-evangelize-in-a-30-sec-sound-byte-culture

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 fo...

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/matthew-warner/ask-fr.-barron-how-do-we-best-reach-the-people-in-the-pews

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 ey...

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/matthew-warner/ask-fr.-barron-is-beauty-really-all-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder

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 h...

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/matthew-warner/ask-fr.-barron-whats-relationship-between-faith-and-reason-and-the-limits-o

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...

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/matthew-warner/this-lent-give-away-what-you-give-up

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 se...

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/matthew-warner/ask-fr.-barron-whats-the-best-way-to-find-and-seek-joy

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 wi...

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/matthew-warner/ask-fr.-barron-what-impact-does-music-make-on-our-piety

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 so...

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/matthew-warner/ask-fr.-barron-what-to-say-to-catholics-who-struggle-with-church-teaching

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 sho...

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/matthew-warner/ask-fr.-barron-what-spiritual-classic-books-should-every-catholic-read

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 ...

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/matthew-warner/ask-fr.-barron-what-is-a-miracle