Friends, in the latest episode of the Word on Fire Show, I sat down with Matthew Petrusek to discuss my new feature film, Heaven in Stone and Glass. Get movie tickets at https://heaveninstoneandglass.com.

The conversation covers France’s majestic Gothic cathedrals and how they reveal profound truths about beauty, the Incarnation, human dignity, and why the Christian vision matters more than ever in our secular age.

00:00 | Introduction
01:24 | Bishop Barron ordains new priests
02:57 | The role of film in the early days of Word on Fire
06:04 | Connecting Heaven in Stone and Glass to Word on Fire’s other films
07:26 | Why a new film on cathedrals?
09:00 | Personal origins of the new film
11:23 | Unpacking the film’s title
15:18 | Explaining the full meaning of a church and cathedral
19:20 | Theological reflections within a cathedral
24:11 | Medieval times and the so-called Dark Ages
25:51 | The objective reality of beauty
28:44 | The role of the profane in the Gothic cathedrals
32:33 | Overcoming blindness through greater appreciation
33:36 | Evangelical opportunities for Heaven in Stone and Glass
34:56 | Listener question: How can the laity advance beauty today?
36:53 | Join the Word on Fire Institute