Fr. John Bayer

A Word to Enkindle, January 17, 2019

Do you want a great book for our ideological times? Do you want to be challenged, no matter where you sit on the ideological spectrum between Left and Right? Fr. John has a book for you.

A Word to Enkindle, November 08, 2018

Fr. John enjoys seeing religious wisdom vindicated by modern science. Let him tell you a brief story.

A Word to Enkindle, September 06, 2018

‘Trust in God as he leads us into true freedom, love’ by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. I recently saw The Greatest Showman, which is an enjoyable movie-musical about the Barnum & Bailey Circus. The music and dancing are really fun, and the main moral of the story is one I wholeheartedly accept: happiness is found only […]

A Word to Enkindle, April 29, 2018

One of my favorite musicians, Audrey Assad, once suggested we should be praying “with” the martyrs and not just “for” them. In this way, she introduced a very beautiful song…

A Word to Enkindle, March 31, 2018

Lent is almost over, and many of us are already evaluating our Lenten resolutions. How did you do? Did you keep your resolutions? Let me suggest a few things to keep in mind as we reflect on our resolutions…

A Word to Enkindle, September 27, 2017

The road to racial harmony is paved with humility and faith…