WOF 529: The Art & Means of Communication (pt. 1)
From The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture by Bishop Robert Barron
February 16, 2026 · 28 min
About this episode
The episode features a conversation on the art and means of communication in the context of evangelization and social media.
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. Today, we're bringing you a special episode—a conversation from our very own Evangelization & Culture Podcast, hosted by Dr. Tod Worner. Recently, Dr. Tod, as we like to call him, sat down with Word on Fire CEO Fr. Steve Grunow and Bishop Barron to talk about social media. But rather than retread the usual tropes of social media conversations, Dr. Tod hosts a richer and more intimate conversation on the topic through the lenses of evangelization, art, communication, and more. Please enjoy this first segment, in which we'll look specifically at the art and means of communication. Topics Covered 00:00 | Introduction 00:55 | The importance—and challenge—of communication 05:00 | How the gospel spread before the use of mass media 10:51 | Art as evangelization 17:54 | Papal communication and early media 22:05 | Mass media figures and their influence on Word on Fire 27:51 | Join the Word on Fire Institute Links: Word on Fire Institute: https://institute.wordonfire.org/ NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a Word on…
People in this episode
Host: Matthew Petrusek
Guests: Dr. Tod Worner, Fr. Steve Grunow, Bishop Barron
Topics covered
- communication
- evangelization
- art
- social media
- mass media
- influence
Keywords
- communication
- evangelization
- art
- social media
- mass media
- Bishop Barron
- Word on Fire
- Dr. Tod Worner
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Word on Fire, Word on Fire Institute
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