Last week an academic in America arranged for Bishop Robert Barron and myself to go on a blind date for coffee.
We were both told I think that we would enjoy each other’s company. I was delighted to meet him. Some 1.6 million followers on social media is a very impressive achievement and I greatly enjoyed discussing among other things how he had done it.
His organisation Word on Fire is an astonishing achievement. Confronting the Protestant myth that Catholics don’t read their Bibles, the organisation has achieved extraordinary things. And there is no doubt whatsoever that renewal of faith is closely linked to a willingness to read the text of the Bible.
