The Catholicism Project

This is an introductory video explaining The Catholicism Project, a series of 10 videos explaining Catholicism in a broad sense, by providing very specific examples.

Fr. Robert Barron, from the Word on Fire, and the Archdiocese of Chicago is the host and leader of the Catholicism Project.

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Education

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• Catholic
• Church
• Fr.
• Robert
• Barron
• Chicago

[EvodiusTheophile]

Two unintentionally funny parts: 1) the nearly empty church comprised of mostly elderly women watching Fr. Barron speak and 2) the claim that he reaches millions of people juxtaposed with a picture of his youtube account showing that he has 45 subscribers. The video IS confused and I am not sure how talking about famous European artifacts associated with Catholicism are supposed to generate conversions to the Church. I think that literally preaching the Gospel is still the only way to do it.

[jbpo]

@EvodiusTheophile

Fr. Barron has 2770 subscribers, which is pretty good. This page was just a demo and around 3000 people have viewed it.

If the presence of elderly women at a church meeting disturbs you, I think you should avoid that in a video.

JBP

[EvodiusTheophile]

@jbpo 2770 is really low considering the intentions of the ministry itself, and it's claim to have reached "millions of people". But it's not that I don't want it to grow, I just thought the juxtaposition was laugh-out-loud funny because of the irony. I have nothing against elderly Catholic women, they are after all the majority of the remaining faithful in the developed world.

[jbpo]

@EvodiusTheophile

2770 is very good for a Catholic Evangelical ministry. Now its 2771 and it will be more tomorrow.

JBP

[jbpo]

Lets see Bishop Sheen was a pioneer on TV, various Catholics got radio broadcasting jumpstarted, the Guttenberg Bible was certainly a Christian evangelical text, boats full of missionaries went around the world in the 1500's. Effective Evangelism is pretty much tied to technology.

Underuse of technology seems to be major problem YA, not overuse.

JBP

[cathofaithdef]

I really like Fr. Baron

[gezzad]

its now 2772

[imromancatholic]

@EvodiusTheophile

Fr. Barron is on Relevant Radio which is in over 30 metro markets. I have little doubt that he has reached over a million people. What makes you think he never talks about the Gospel. You clearly didn't listen to him too closely.

[ram102189]

Father Barron, Please include the Philippines in your showcase of The Catholicism project, and how our country became a beacon of faith in Asia. I congratulate you for this project. God bless you.

[MerryHerboth]

@EvodiusTheophile.... Regarding YouTube, the video says, "find him on YouTube, where his video comentaries draw thousands of veiwers on the web" That's a true statment. For example, this video has nearly 4,000 views, the "Catholicism Project Trailer" has over 41,000 views, and his video, "Why do we believe in God," has over 44,000 views. Regarding "the claim that he reaches millions" the video says, "his DVDs are broadcast on the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) to 44 million veiwers."

[LiturgicalChants]

He needs more mystical theologically profound gregorian chant in english and less secular boring rock music. Modernism is part of the weakness of the Church.

[EvodiusTheophile]

@CA925@CA925 There are countless Catholic parishes, all over of the nation, with all sorts of people who do not believe in the truth of the Eucharist, that Catholicism is the one true faith, that contraception is gravely immoral, that the pope ought to be respected and obeyed,etc. My point is, your anecdotal experience of "lots of different people at Mass" doesn't mean much when the VAST majority of people who attend Mass don't really have a good understanding of why they do so. Or indeed care.

[CA925]

@EvodiusTheophile

"I have nothing against elderly Catholic women, they are after all the majority of the remaining faithful in the developed world."

I guess the countless Catholic parishes that I have attended Mass at in the United States filled with people of all ages was just an anomaly. Last time I checked, the U.S. is considered a "developed" country.