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Over the past few years, you may have heard Bishop Barron speaking of the need for a movement made up of both priests and laypeople who together share a common spirituality and possess the same vision of evangelizing the modern culture from within.

The first major step of realizing Bishop Barron’s idea of a movement is to establish a place of collective formation, training, and community online.

This “place” is the new Word on Fire Institute.

As such, the Word on Fire Institute (WOFI) exists to propagate the work and content of Bishop Robert
Barron in an interactive, relational, digital education format, and to form missionaries in the Word on Fire ethos of evangelization, emphasizing Bishop Barron's style and methods of evangelizing the religiously unaffiliated (or "nones").

While Bishop Barron’s great dream is to see an official movement, the first step that we are taking to realize such a vision is the establishment of an institute of formation to build up evangelists and connect them with like-minded individuals all over the world. The first step is to create authentic community.

Over time, we hope these online connections will evolve into personal relationships through which evangelical teams of missionary-hearted people can be formed.

Joining the Institute doesn’t mean you are joining an official movement. Rather, by joining the WOF Institute, you will receive formation in the ethos of Bishop Barron and Word on Fire to become effective evangelists in and of the culture. The Institute is the formation arm of Bishop Barron’s evangelical mission. So, anyone is welcome to join the Institute in order to receive formation. The official Word on Fire Movement is still in the works and will take a succession of events to reach.

What makes the WOFI different from all the rest is its distinct focus on training evangelists to preach Christ to our secular culture from within, in word and action.

We’ve now heard from a host of former, self-proclaimed “nones,” atheists, and agnostics who were jolted from their apathy after encountering Word on Fire content. That jolt, as Bishop Barron often states, is the effect of the “grab you by the lapels” quality that the Catholic faith possesses. Bishop Barron desires to express that same quality through his apostolate, and the WOFI exists precisely to form its members to evangelize in such a compelling style.

As long as you're a paying member in good standing, you have access to all the videos at the Word on Fire Institute.

However, if you decide to cancel your account, or stop paying the membership fee, you will lose access to any and all videos.

The Word on Fire Institute is designed for individual training, so you cannot share your login credentials with other people, share the videos online, or show the videos in a group setting.

You'll find a list of new and upcoming courses on the Dashboard. Check it out!

Although Bishop Barron is the main teacher and fellow at the Word on Fire Institute, unfortunately he's not able to personally respond to messages and answer questions. However, the other fellows and Word on Fire staff would be happy to help! Just send an email to [email protected].

The only place you need to upload a photo on your Institute account is on your WOF Institute Community Boards profile.

You can access the Community Boards through your Institute dashboard or by clicking the link here: https://wordonfire.institute/community/

You can customize your Community Boards profile by clicking "Community" on your WOF Institute Dashboard. Then, click your name in the right-hand corner of the screen and select "Profile" from the menu.

Unfortunately, you cannot download the videos at the Word on Fire Institute. You can only stream them through the website. However, streaming is much faster and easier, and you can watch the videos on any device, any time, wherever you have Internet access.

All the videos at the Word on Fire Institute are filmed and displayed in high-quality HD. However, the video quality adjusts depending on your Internet speed and device. If a video looks blurry, there's a couple things you can try. First, try watching on a faster speed Internet connection. Second, click the "gear" icon at the bottom right of the video and increase the "Quality" value (1080p is full HD.)

If you have a Smart TV that allows you to browse the Internet, just open up the browser, visit https://WordOnFire.institute, and start watching!

If not, you still have a couple options:

Option #1 - Connect your computer to your TV. Most newer laptops/desktops have an HDMI port, or an HDMI adaptor, that allows you to connect your computer to your TV through an HDMI cord (just like you'd connect a DVD or Blu-ray player to your TV.) Then just turn on your laptop, adjust the settings so your TV screen mirrors what's on your computer screen, go to ClaritasU.com, and voila! You can now see everything on your TV.

Option #2 - Purchase a Google Chromecast device ($35) which plugs into your TV, connects to the wireless Internet, and allows you to "cast" anything from the Google Chrome browser on your computer, phone, or tablet to your TV. In other words, it's similar to Option #1 except you don't have to connect your computer to your TV with an HDMI cord--the data streams from your device to your TV over the wireless Internet. (Here's a brief tutorial on using Google Chromecast.)

The only place you need to upload a photo on your Institute account is on your WOF Institute Community Boards profile.

You can access the Community Boards through your Institute dashboard or by clicking the link here: https://wordonfire.institute/community/

You can customize your Community Boards profile by clicking "Community" on your WOF Institute Dashboard. Then, click your name in the right-hand corner of the screen and select "Profile" from the menu.

Unfortunately, you cannot download the videos at the Word on Fire Institute. You can only stream them through the website. However, streaming is much faster and easier, and you can watch the videos on any device, any time, wherever you have Internet access.

All the videos at the Word on Fire Institute are filmed and displayed in high-quality HD. However, the video quality adjusts depending on your Internet speed and device. If a video looks blurry, there's a couple things you can try. First, try watching on a faster speed Internet connection. Second, click the "gear" icon at the bottom right of the video and increase the "Quality" value (1080p is full HD.)

If you have a Smart TV that allows you to browse the Internet, just open up the browser, visit https://WordOnFire.institute, and start watching!

If not, you still have a couple options:

Option #1 - Connect your computer to your TV. Most newer laptops/desktops have an HDMI port, or an HDMI adaptor, that allows you to connect your computer to your TV through an HDMI cord (just like you'd connect a DVD or Blu-ray player to your TV.) Then just turn on your laptop, adjust the settings so your TV screen mirrors what's on your computer screen, go to ClaritasU.com, and voila! You can now see everything on your TV.

Option #2 - Purchase a Google Chromecast device ($35) which plugs into your TV, connects to the wireless Internet, and allows you to "cast" anything from the Google Chrome browser on your computer, phone, or tablet to your TV. In other words, it's similar to Option #1 except you don't have to connect your computer to your TV with an HDMI cord--the data streams from your device to your TV over the wireless Internet. (Here's a brief tutorial on using Google Chromecast.)

Just click here to start a new topic in the Community area. Here's a video tutorial:

Tagging people in the Community is fun and easy. Here's a video tutorial:

Our system cannot refund payments made through iOS devices, but we can give you a one-month credit of an Institute payment to recuperate the difference. Simply email [email protected] to request this, and we will be glad to set this up for you!

We are sorry to hear that you are needing to cancel your subscription. 

Please call 866-928-1237 ext. 2 or email [email protected] in order to speak with a Customer Relations team member to review and finalize your request.

Yes. If you need to cancel your account all your community posts will still be saved.