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WOF 527: Reason and Authority (12 of 12)

2/2/2026 • 22 min

The Enlightenment believed reason was its own authority. Heteronomous authority was anathema. Autonomy was the ideal. Thus, the Church's hierarchical structure was viewed as enslaving. In light of this critique, Newman offered an insightful defense of freedom and truth in the Catholic Church. Topics Covered: Consulting the faithful in matter of doct… Play episode

WOF 526: The Early Days w/ Bishop Barron & Fr. Steve (pt. 1)
WOF 525: The Illative Sense (11 of 12)
WOF 524: The Dangers of Life Becoming Too Easy
WOF 523: The Grammar of Assent (10 of 12)
WOF 522: What's It Like to Be a Catholic Bishop?
WOF 521: The Philosophical Habit (9 of 12)
WOF 520: Defending Religious Freedom
WOF 519: The Queen of the Sciences (8 of 12)
WOF 518: What Is the Christian Way of Caring for the Poor?
WOF 517: The Idea of a University (7 of 12)
WOF 516: How to Have a Civil Debate in a Polarized World
WOF 515: Developments Contrasted with Corruptions (6 of 12)
WOF 514: Celebrating St. John Henry Newman Becoming a Doctor of the Church
WOF 513: The Play of Lively Minds (5 of 12)
WOF 512: The Development of Christian Doctrine (4 of 12)
WOF 511: Newman as a Catholic (3 of 12)
WOF 510: Newman as an Anglican (2 of 12)
WOF 509: The Importance of St. John Henry Newman (1 of 12)
WOF 508: How to Build on Conversion Momentum
WOF 507: 1,700 Years of the Nicene Creed
WOF 506: Why Are So Many Young People Becoming Catholic?
WOF 505: Bishop Barron's Q&A with Irish Pilgrims
WOF 504: The Meaning and Purpose of Beauty (Part 2)
WOF 503: Our Call to Radical Self Gift
WOF 502: The Meaning and Purpose of Beauty (Part 1)
WOF 501: Christ's Real Presence in the Eucharist
WOF 500: Catholic Social Thought in the Age of AI
WOF 499: Four Culminating Themes of the Bible (Part 2)
WOF 498: How to Strengthen Catholic Identity in Catholic Schools
WOF 497: Four Culminating Themes of the Bible (Part 1)
WOF 496: The Evangelical Power of the Nicene Creed
WOF 495: The Bigger Story of the Bible with N.T. Wright (Part 2)
WOF 494: What to Expect from a Pope Leo XIV Papacy
WOF 493: The Bigger Story of the Bible with N.T. Wright (Part 1)
WOF 492: What Catholicism Can Teach Us About Multiculturalism
WOF 491: Parliamentary Address: The Rhythm of Divine Mercy (Part 2)
WOF 490: Bishop Barron Responds to His Critics
WOF 489: Parliamentary Address: The Rhythm of Divine Mercy (Part 1)
WOF 488: The Legacy of Pope Francis
WOF 487: "Ipsum Esse" & Catholic Social Teaching (Part 2)
WOF 486: Celebrating 25 Years of Word on Fire
WOF 485: "Ipsum Esse" & Catholic Social Teaching (Part 1)
WOF 484: Bishop Barron Joins Catholic Voices Podcast (Part 2 of 2)
WOF 483: Bishop Barron on the Theology of Balthasar (12 of 12)
WOF 482: Bishop Barron Joins Catholic Voices Podcast (Part 1 of 2)
WOF 481: Bishop Barron on the Theology of Balthasar (11 of 12)
WOF 480: Are We Required to Love Everyone Equally?
WOF 479: Bishop Barron on the Theology of Balthasar (10 of 12)
WOF 478: Bishop Barron on the Theology of Balthasar (9 of 12)

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