All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri

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3 Habits that Get Your Spiritual Life Back on Track Jan 04, 2022

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How do we get 2022 off to a good start spiritually? Dr. Sri shares three basic habits that you can incorporate into your routine that will help you get your spiritual life back on track and rekindle your devotion in the new year.

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The beginning of the year is a great time to renew your commitment to daily prayer, to visit the Blessed Sacrament, and to receive God's healing by going to Confession regularly.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Sri Family Dec 28, 2021

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In this special edition of All Things Catholic, the Sri family shares a special Christmas and New Year's message accompanied by some beautiful music!

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The Meaning of the Christ Child's Cry Dec 21, 2021

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Where did the first Christmas really take place? Dr. Sri unpacks the story of Christ's birth, offering us biblical insights into the context of his birth and explaining the significance of Christ entering this world as a fragile and vulnerable infant.

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"The cry of the baby Jesus is the cry of the son of God who longs to enter into our lives."

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Learning to Discern the Will of God Dec 14, 2021

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How do we discern God’s will for our lives? Whether it’s contemplating a big move, asking someone on a date, or accepting a job offer, we all face moments in life when desire to know the will of God for our lives. Dr. Sri takes us through a foundational moment in his life when he had to make an important choice and offers us three key insights on how to discern the will God in our lives.

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Discernment often involves wrestling with God, learning to surrender, and discovering our own desires, attachments, and fears.

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Mary, Did You Know?--Of Course, She Did Dec 07, 2021

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How much did the Blessed Virgin Mary know about Jesus? Dr. Sri reflects on a popular Christmas song that challenges us to think about whether Mary knew that Jesus was the Savior of the world. Dr. Sri explains how Mary's familiarity with Scripture prepared her to understand that Jesus was the fulfillment of all the prophecies of the old testament.

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Mary's mind was so deeply immersed in Scripture that she was able to identify the incarnation of Christ as the great crescendo of the story of salvation.
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Prepare the Way with Virtue Nov 30, 2021

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What does it mean to prepare the way of the Lord? Dr. Sri explains how we can use this Advent season to prepare the way of the Lord by growing in virtue so we can give ourselves as a gift of love to God and to others.

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The Advent season offers us an opportunity to meet Christ in a transformative way so he can fill the valleys in our souls and straighten our path to salvation.
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3 Simple Advent Essentials Nov 23, 2021

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It can be easy for us to rush into the joy and excitement of Christmas without truly living the Advent season. Dr. Sri offers us three simple and essential ways to prayerfully enter into the season of Advent.

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Advent is the season when we patiently wait for the Lord and prayerfully meditate on the great gift of his birth.
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The King of Our Hearts Nov 16, 2021

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Imagine a throne at the very core of your heart, who is sitting on that throne, you or Christ? As we approach the great feast of Christ the King, Dr. Sri invites us to acknowledge the kingship of Christ by kneeling before his throne, surrendering our whole lives to him, and letting him reign in our hearts.

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“Do not be afraid of Christ! He takes nothing away, and he gives you everything. When we give ourselves to him, we receive a hundredfold in return. Yes, open, open wide the doors to Christ- and you will find true life.”- Pope Benedict XVI
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Go Easy On Me? Adele's Quest for Personal Happiness Nov 09, 2021

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What does it mean to be true to yourself? Dr. Sri unpacks Adele's new hit song, Easy On Me, and explains how this popular song expresses an inverted definition of personal happiness. Although we are all tempted to find happiness within our own feelings, Dr. Sri reminds us that true happiness is found when we live for God and for others.

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"We find our identity and purpose not in an inward quest of our own feelings, but rather in an outward quest that leads us to love God and those he has placed right in front of us."
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Fire of Love: The Passion of the Martyrs Nov 02, 2021

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It's easy for a Christian to feel like an outsider in today's secular age. Dr. Sri draws our attention to the early Christian martyrs and reveals how they can inspire us in our walk with the Lord. We learn that the secret of these martyrs wasn't necessarily their extraordinary strength, but rather, it was their passionate love for Christ.

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"The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church."

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