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Instead of wringing their hands or releasing yet another report on declining faith, Word on Fire took direct action. Their strategy? Give students the Gospel itself — but in a way they couldn’t ignore.
Word on Fire began distributing stunning, high-quality editions of the Gospels on college campuses. Vogt calls them a “cathedral in print” because each Bible is surrounded by breathtaking artwork, wisdom from saints, church fathers, mystics, and renowned scholars.
The response has been overwhelming.
So far, over 30,000 copies have made their way into the hands of students on more than 100 campuses — including Ivy League powerhouses like Harvard, military academies like West Point, and major universities like Stanford and the University of Michigan.
Here’s what’s incredible: students who had never read the Bible before are diving in for the first time.
“We have countless testimonies of people who have begun reading the Bible for the first time in their lives as a result of this campaign,” Vogt said.
He shared the reaction students keep giving him:
“People are saying, ‘Wow, you know, I’ve never read the Bible before. This is my first time,’” Vogt explained. “Or they’ll say, ‘This is the most beautiful version of the Bible. I think this is one I’ll actually read.’”
On campuses where faith has been mocked and written off for years, students are finally seeing what they’ve been missing.
Word on Fire has raised $184,000 toward its $250,000 goal — but the real victory isn’t the fundraising total. It’s the stories of young people returning to church after years of walking away.
This is happening in 2025, on campuses where faith was supposed to be extinct.
As Vogt explained, “We partnered with a lot of the Catholic campus ministries at secular colleges.”
They didn’t hide. They went straight into the heart of universities where Christianity was supposedly dead — and it’s working.
For years, the secular Left has used college campuses as training grounds for hostility toward religion. But Word on Fire found the perfect way to fight back: meet students with truth, beauty, and Scripture itself.
“I think Catholics can do a whole lot better reading the Bible,” Vogt said. “The church has been adamant for decades and centuries that Catholics need to know the scriptures.”
Now, students at elite universities — places once considered barren ground for faith — are saying they want to read the Bible for the first time.
That tells you everything about what’s been missing on America’s campuses. And it proves the faith fight is far from over.
