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Website of the Week: Ascension

Word on Fire

Bishop Robert Barron, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, is a bestselling author, speaker and cultural commentator. Fully embracing the new media, he founded the evangelical Catholic media organisation, Word on Fire, which now reaches millions worldwide.

In a short online video reflection packed with suggestions for enriching one’s spiritual life in a time of isolation, he comments:
Blaise Pascal said, “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” This Pascalian 'mot' has come to my mind a good deal in recent days as our entire country goes into shutdown mode due to the coronavirus. Perhaps we could all think of this time of semi-quarantine as an invitation to some monastic introspection, some serious confrontation with the questions that matter—some purposeful sitting alone in a room.
Click here to watch this video and to access many other of Bishop Barron’s online resources.

In these times of lockdown, many churches stream religious services. You can explore these on our Churches without Walls page.
Also, our Inspiration and Daily Prayer pages provide resources which may be helpful in these difficult times.