Online Writing Contributor

Word on Fire

Online Writing Contributor

Elk Grove Village, IL
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Online Writing Contributor

    For Word on Fire’s Evangelization & Culture Online

    Location: Remote

    Employment Type: Freelance

    Bishop Barron’s Word on Fire is seeking writers for Evangelization & Culture Online.

    We look for content that illuminates and advances the conversations taking place in the culture in a faith-filled and meaningful way, focusing on faith/spirituality, technology, AI, psychology, politics, news, philosophy, law, medicine, bioethics, evangelization, pop culture, entertainment, and more.

    We seek to address the issues and move each other forward with faith, hope, and love. Through articles that strike a chord with daily life, E&C Online offers the poignant perspectives people trust and expect from Word on Fire.

    The guidelines for submissions can be found at WordonFire.org/Submissions.

    About E&C Online

    Evangelization & Culture Online articulates and perpetuates the mission of Word on Fire to proclaim Christ in the culture through its online articles. We strive to meet readers where they are by striking a chord with their daily lives, offering the poignant perspectives people trust and expect from Word on Fire. We look for content that illuminates and advances the conversations taking place in the culture in a faith-filled and meaningful way. We embrace our mission to confront complex issues and communicate hard truths, but to do so charitably. We seek to address the issues and move each other forward with faith, hope, and love.

    Content Topics

    • Faith/Spirituality

    • Catholic History

    • Evangelization and Contemporary Culture

    • Technology/AI/Social Media

    • Psychology/Anthropology

    • Politics/Government

    • Philosophy/Law

    • Popular Culture/Entertainment

    • Medicine/Bioethics

    We accept submissions subject to review. If your submission is accepted for publication, you will be notified via email and given an approximate date of publication, which is subject to change. If your piece is time-sensitive or trending (i.e., related to an event in the news or a particular feast day), please indicate that in the subject line of the submission. If within two weeks’ time you do not hear back regarding your submission, your piece was not accepted for publication, but we sincerely thank you for your time and consideration.

    Guidelines

    • Topics should correspond to our core topics and mission.

    • Writing must be high quality, precise, engaging, informative, and aligned with Catholic teaching.

    • The writing should be presented in a coherent and clear essay structure and not be overly personal.

    • Authors must be amenable to edits, open to discussions with editors, and flexible on recommended changes.

    • Authors may suggest titles and alternative options, but it will ultimately be determined by the Word on Fire editor in order to optimize search engine performance and clickability.

    • Drafts are to be emailed to econline@wordonfire.org.

    • Word count must be at least 700 but no more than 2,000 words.

    Mission

    Word on Fire Catholic Ministries is a nonprofit global media apostolate that supports the work of Bishop Robert Barron and reaches millions of people to draw them into—or back to—the Catholic faith.

    Word on Fire is founded upon and intent on prioritizing its Catholic religious mission and principles above all else. Word on Fire's religious mission may therefore require that it make employment decisions based on an individual's religion and adherence to the principles of the Catholic Church.