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WOF 116: Bishop Barron on the Oscar Best Picture Movies

The Academy Awards are just around the corner and nine films have been nominated for Best Picture. Bishop Barron has seen seven of them, and in this episode, he shares his thoughts on each. A listener asks whether free will is essential to Christianity.


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Topics Discussed

  • 0:04 – Discussing Billy Graham’s death and legacy
  • 5:00 – Dunkirk
  • 8:40 – Darkest Hour
  • 13:30 – Get Out
  • 16:10 – Lady Bird
  • 21:25 – The Post
  • 24:10 – The Shape of Water
  • 27:00 – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
  • 30:10 – Listener question: How essential is the concept of free will to Christianity?

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