All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri
Episode Archive
Episode Archive
388 episodes of All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri since the first episode, which aired on September 4th, 2017.
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What We Wish We Knew Before Marriage - with Beth Sri
January 16th, 2018 | 30 mins 17 secs
Nothing can fully prepare you for the real challenges of married life. Edward Sri hosts his first guest, his wife Beth, as they share three things they wish they did before they were married...and they continue to work on today.
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"But I'm Not Hurting Anyone!"
January 9th, 2018 | 18 mins 21 secs
Many say, "What I do in my private life doesn't matter - as long as I'm not hurting anyone." But there are many ways we hurt people simply by failing to be the best we can be. In this week's episode, Edward Sri helps us respond to this objection...
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Who Do You Want to Become?
January 2nd, 2018 | 21 mins 13 secs
Our choices matter. They lead us either to becoming the kind of person we most deeply desire to be or to falling short of the greatness to which God calls us. In this episode, Edward Sri helps us engage the culture of moral relativism with a Catholic...
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What Was Mary Thinking?
December 26th, 2017 | 13 mins 25 secs
What was Mary thinking and going through on that first Christmas night? Recorded on location in Bethlehem, Edward Sri helps us enter into Mary's experience: The joy of giving birth to her son, the messiah, and the bewilderment and sorrow over watching...
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"Do You Hear What I Hear?"
December 19th, 2017 | 15 mins 40 secs
What if we had never heard the Christmas story before? What if we were first-century Jews encountering the story of Jesus' birth for the very first time? In this week's podcast, Edward Sri takes us back into the world of Jesus, Mary and Joseph and...
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Rejoice...Always?
December 12th, 2017 | 23 mins 28 secs
Christians are called to rejoice, especially in the Advent season. But can we experience joy even in the midst of difficulties and trials? Edward Sri unpacks what true joy is and how we can radiate it more, even in the face of life's daily challenges.
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This Advent, No Regrets: 3 Ways to a Deeper Advent
December 5th, 2017 | 16 mins 20 secs
Don't miss out on Advent this year. Edward Sri helps us stay focused on the special graces that await us in this liturgical season - if we understand its meaning and key practices. Episode Notes Staying Focused in December: Preparing...
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In This Sign Conquer
November 28th, 2017 | 19 mins 35 secs
The Sign of the Cross is not just the way Catholics begin their prayers. It is itself a powerful prayer—one that’s rooted in Scripture and one that the earliest Christians often turned to for strength in spiritual battle and protection from all...
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What Happens After We Die?
November 21st, 2017 | 17 mins 2 secs
If you’re at Thanksgiving dinner and the topic of life after death comes up, how confident would you be in articulating the Catholic position? Is there really a hell? If God is so merciful, would he really send people to hell? And what’s purgatory...
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“Who is My Mother?”
November 14th, 2017 | 11 mins 51 secs
Why does Jesus sometimes seem to push Mary away? For example: When people inform Jesus that his mother has arrived in Capernaum to see him, he says, “Who is my mother?” (My. 12:48). What does he mean by that? Far from disrespecting his mother,...
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A Day on Pilgrimage
November 7th, 2017 | 15 mins 31 secs
Imagine waking up along the Sea of Galilee, walking out your door and seeing the place where Jesus calmed the storm, walked on water and called his first disciples. You pinch yourself and ask, “Am I really here?” By seeing the very places...
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Why Honor the Saints?
October 31st, 2017 | 14 mins 54 secs
“Why do you Catholics give so much attention to the saints? Shouldn’t we just focus on God?” Indeed, Catholic devotion to the saints is quite puzzling to some Christians. The whole idea of kneeling before a statue of Mary, doing a nine-day...
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Transformed—Into ‘Agape’ Love
October 23rd, 2017 | 22 mins 29 secs
Along the Sea of Galilee some 2,000 years ago, Peter was stunned when the Risen Jesus asked him, “Do you love me?” It was the word for “love” that got to him. Jesus didn’t speak of ordinary human affection. Another Greek word, phileo,...
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Are You Really Pro-Life?
October 16th, 2017 | 24 mins 17 secs
Before you say you’re pro-life, you might want to consider themes from JP2’s hard-hitting encyclical “The Gospel of Life.” It’s like an examination of conscience. It not only challenges us to take a deeper look at what’s really happening...
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Living Fatima-5 Ways to Jumpstart Your Rosary
October 9th, 2017 | 26 mins 16 secs
For many, the rosary is the marathon of all Catholic devotions. “I prefer shorter prayers like the Divine Mercy chaplet.” Who has time for 50 plus beads of prayers?
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Explaining the Trinity—Does it Matter?
October 2nd, 2017 | 16 mins 4 secs
Imagine a non-Christian friend asking you to explain the Trinity: “How does 3=1? Do you believe in three Gods? Or is it just like three different names for the same one God?” How would you respond? And does it really matter?