Confession: I love Bishop Barron! I watch Pivotal Players, listen to Word on Fire podcasts, and have read a lot of his writings. Even with all that I know and love about him, I learned more about him in this book. The format of the book goes back and forth between Bishop Barron speaking in his own words and John Allen writing about him. I've read some reviews from people who don't like the flow of it, but I really enjoyed it. Allen says early on that Bishop Barron is quite humble and doesn't really like to talk about himself, so I imagine that is part of the reason why it's set up like that.
I learned a lot about Bishop Barron from this book - both about his life and more on his thoughts on so many different aspects of Catholicism, evangelization, and issues within the Church.
For someone who isn't as familiar with Bishop Barron, this is a treasure trove! You will learn so much about someone that is so important to the Catholic church. He has so much to teach us and I just wish I could sit and have coffee with him weekly. Since that probably isn't going to happen, I will just have to settle for this great book, the podcasts, and all the wonderful books and shows he produces.
Topics in the book:
The Barron story
Beauty
Goodness
Truth
Evangelization
Prayer and the supernatural
The Bible
Obstacles to the faith
Barron the Bishop
From ministry to movement
Pick up a copy of this book. You won't be disappointed!
I received this book from Blogging for Books for an honest review.
