All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri

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A Pivotal Step in the Spiritual Life Sep 12, 2023

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“I want to pray but I’m not sure how.” This is a challenge many people face when it comes to the spiritual life. How do you start? Using examples from The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila, Dr. Edward Sri explains how to progress in the spiritual life.

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If we don’t have daily meditation, we cannot progress in our spiritual lives.

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How to Surrender Like Mother Teresa Sep 05, 2023

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Surrendering to God is difficult. Even the holiest men and women struggled to surrender to God. Fortunately, we can learn from them how to give our lives completely to God. Dr. Edward Sri shares in this episode Mother Teresa’s struggle to surrender to God’s will for her life. He reveals how we can follow her example.

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God will help you do the things you cannot do on your own.

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Finding Freedom Aug 29, 2023

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Do you struggle to get over bad habits or to choose the right thing? St. Augustine did. Dr. Edward Sri shares about the life of St. Augustine and his struggle with the virtue of chastity. Dr. Sri explains the importance of chastity and what true love looks like.

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When we lack chastity, we are not free to truly love others.

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Why Things Aren't Going Your Way Aug 22, 2023

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Why aren’t things going your way? Perhaps, you have been facing a lot of challenges or disappointments lately and you can’t help but wonder why. Today, Dr. Edward Sri and his wife Beth Sri talk about the struggles of life and how to discern their origin. Is the devil attacking us? Or do we need to work on something within ourselves?

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When we over-spiritualize the problems we are facing, it can keep us from an opportunity to work on ourselves and to grow as individuals.

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Is Mary the Woman of the Apocalypse? Aug 15, 2023

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Does reading the book of Revelation intimidate you? As an apocryphal text, it can be difficult to read. However, this book of the Bible has much to teach us about our faith. In fact, it teaches us something about Mary. Dr. Sri explains some of what we can learn about Mary from the book of Revelation.

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It is a great gift that Christ gave us Mary to be our spiritual mother. She intercedes for us before the throne of her Son.

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Relationships and Heroic Virtue (with Dr. Andrew and Sarah Swafford) Aug 08, 2023

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What does it mean to have heroic virtue? Today, Dr. Sri is joined by Dr. Andrew and Sarah Swafford to discuss their new book Gift and Grit: How Heroic Virtue can change your life and relationships. Together, they talk about the challenges young people are facing spiritually and socially.

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Chastity liberates love from use.

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The Three Most Important Virtues Aug 01, 2023

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What are the most important virtues? How do you attain them? Dr. Sri explains what the most important virtues are and how they bring us into deeper union with God. He also shares how we can attain these virtues and live them out in our everyday lives.

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If I want to see reality clearly, I must have faith. Faith is a light for our feet.

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Why Go on a Pilgrimage? Jul 25, 2023

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What’s the point of a pilgrimage? Is it just about sightseeing? Today, Dr. Sri explains the reasons it is good for any person to go on a pilgrimage. He also shares ideas on how to make pilgrimages without even leaving your own diocese. Finally, Dr. Sri offers four tips to follow when preparing for a pilgrimage.

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We need to step out of our normal routines and see the whole of our lives. We need to see where we’ve been and to see where God is leading us next.

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Expect to Be Rattled Jul 18, 2023

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Have you ever set out to do God’s will, but later experienced confusion or discouragement? On location in Rome, Dr. Sri shares the story of St. Camillus and some of the significant challenges he faced. Dr. Sri also points to the examples of many other saints who overcame discouragement, disappointment and other challenges as they pursued the will of God.

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When you dare to boldly trust God with your life, anticipate that the devil is going to come and try to rattle you. But remember, you are not alone. The Lord is with you.

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How to Renew the World with St. Benedict Jul 11, 2023

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How do you change the world? How are we supposed to influence the people in our lives so that they can know Christ? Dr. Sri shares the story of St. Benedict and encourages us to follow his example in seeking interior renewal so that we can renew the world for Christ.

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If you want to be someone who influences the world, someone who makes a difference for Jesus Christ, you have to be willing to pull back from the world.