WOF 526: The Early Days w/ Bishop Barron & Fr. Steve (pt. 1)

About this episode

Bishop Barron and Fr. Steve Grunow discuss the origins and development of Word on Fire in this first part of their conversation.

Welcome back to the Word on Fire Show. I'm Matthew Petrusek, senior director of the Word on Fire Institute and the host of the Word on Fire Show. Thank you for joining us. In 2025, Word on Fire Catholic Ministries celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary. And in October of that same year, Bishop Barron and Word on Fire CEO Fr. Steve Grunow gave a presentation at the Good News Conference in Orlando in which the two men took a deep dive into Word on Fire's origins. How did it begin? What were its animating principles? What were some of its earliest strategies? Where did the name "Word on Fire" even come from? Why, in short, did Word on Fire develop the way that it did? Here to discuss these roots with Fr. Steve Grunow, in this first half of an hour-long conversation, is Bishop Robert Barron. Links: Word on Fire Institute: https://institute.wordonfire.org/ NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a Word on Fire IGNITE member ! Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners . . . like you! So become a part of this mission and join IGNITE today to become a Word on Fire insider and receive some special donor gifts for your generosity.

People in this episode

Host: Bishop Robert Barron

Guest: Fr. Steve Grunow

Topics covered

• Word on Fire origins
• Catholic ministry
• Bishop Barron
• Fr. Steve Grunow
• Good News Conference
• non-profit ministry

Keywords

• Word on Fire
• Bishop Barron
• Fr. Steve Grunow
• Catholic ministry
• Good News Conference
• origins
• non-profit

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Word on Fire, Word on Fire Institute

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