Letter to a Suffering Church: A Bishop Speaks on the Sexual Abuse Crisis - Softcover

Robert Barron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1943243484 ISBN 13: 9781943243488

Publisher: Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, 2019

Synopsis

The sexual abuse scandal has gripped the Catholic Church for the past thirty years, and continues to wreak havoc even today. It's been a diabolical masterpiece, one that has compromised the work of the Church in every way and has left countless lives in ruin. Many Catholics are understandably asking, Why should I stay? Why not abandon this sinking ship before it drags me or my children under? In this stirring manifesto, Bishop Robert Barron, founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, explains why this is not the time to leave, but the time to stay and fight. Reading the current crisis through the lenses of Scripture and Church history, Bishop Barron shows that we have faced such egregious scandals before; that the spiritual treasures of the Church were preserved by holy men and women who recommitted themselves to fighting evil; and that there is a clear path forward for us today. For Catholics questioning their faith, searching desperately for encouragement and hope, this book will offer reasons to stay and fight for the Body of Christ.

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About the Author:

Bishop Robert Barron is an acclaimed author, speaker, and theologian. He is also the founder of the global media ministry Word on Fire, which reaches millions of people by utilizing the tools of new media to draw people into or back to the Catholic Faith. Francis Cardinal George has described him as one of the Church's best messengers. Bishop Barron is the creator and host of CATHOLICISM, a groundbreaking, award-winning documentary series about the Catholic Faith. The series has aired on hundreds of PBS stations across the world and has been used by parishes, universities, and schools as an essential resource. Since then, Bishop Barron and Word on Fire also released the follow-up documentary CATHOLICISM: The New Evangelization and are currently wrapping up CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players, a beautiful new film series on the mystics, scholars, artists, and saints who shaped the Church and changed the world. The first volume of the series debuted in September 2016 and was syndicated for national television and nominated for an Emmy award. The second volume is currently in production. Bishop Barron has created eight other films and study programs including: The Mass David the King The Mystery of God Priest, Prophet, King Conversion Eucharist Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues Untold Blessing Bishop Barron's website, WordOnFire.org, reaches millions of people each year. The site hosts daily blog posts, weekly articles and video commentaries, and an extensive audio archive of over 500 homilies. Bishop Barron's homilies are heard by tens of thousands of listeners each week. His regular YouTube videos have been viewed over 30 million times, and over 350,000 people receive his daily email reflections. Episodes of his podcast/radio show, The Word on Fire Show, have been downloaded over four million times. Bishop Barron is one of the most-followed Catholics in the world on social media. His work has garnered: 1.5 million+ Facebook fans 200,000+ YouTube subscribers 100,000+ Twitter followers Bishop Barron has produced over 400 online video commentaries. His weekly, high-quality productions include brief and lively theological reviews of contemporary culture, including movies, books, music, current events, and more. EWTN (The Eternal Word Television Network) and CatholicTV broadcast Bishop Barron's videos and documentaries to a worldwide audience of over 150 million people. His weekly homilies and podcasts air on multiple radio stations to millions of listeners. Bishop Barron has been invited to speak about religion at the headquarters of both Facebook and Google. He has keynoted many conferences and events all over the world, including the 2016 World Youth Day in Kraków and the 2015 World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, which marked Pope Francis' historic visit to the United States. Bishop Barron works with NBC News in New York as an on-air contributor and analyst. He is also a frequent commentator for the Chicago Tribune, FOX News, CNN, EWTN, Our Sunday Visitor, the Catholic Herald in London, and Catholic News Agency. He has published numerous essays and articles on theology and the spiritual life, which appear frequently online and in numerous journals. He is a #1 Amazon bestselling author and has published sixteen books, including: Arguing Religion: A Bishop Speaks at Facebook and Google (Word on Fire, 2018) To Light a Fire on the Earth: Proclaiming the Gospel in a Secular Age (Image, 2017) Vibrant Paradoxes: The Both/And of Catholicism (Word on Fire, 2016) Exploring Catholic Theology: Essays on God, Liturgy, and Evangelization (Baker Academic, 2015) Seeds of the Word: Finding God in the Culture (Word on Fire, 2015) 2 Samuel (Brazos, 2015)

Review:

Barron is not inviting Catholics to turn a blind eye, or to simply carry on with the status quo. He recognizes the anger, knows it s justified, and nevertheless wants to keep people from abandoning the Eucharist, and all that the Church, and only the Church, can offer. --Aleteia

Barron urges Catholics not to quit over scandals, but stay and fight. --Crux

Bishop Robert Barron pulls no punches in 'Letter to a Suffering Church,' making a direct and powerful appeal to every Catholic tempted to flee the Church after a hellish year of unremitting scandal. --National Catholic Register

About this edition

• Publisher: Word on Fire Catholic Ministries
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1943243484
• ISBN 13: 9781943243488
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 105