All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri

About the show

Join well-known theologian and author Edward Sri for weekly insights on understanding and living out the Catholic faith. Delve deeper into the Bible, prayer time, virtue, relationships, marriage and family and culture with practical reflections on all things Catholic. Don't just go through the motions. Live as an intentional Catholic, a disciple of Jesus Christ.

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Episodes

  • Good Friday Triumph - Christ’s Seven Last Words (Parts 5-7)

    April 16th, 2019  |  24 mins 8 secs

    The Cross is not Christ's defeat. It's his moment of triumph.  Discover the Biblical meaning of the last three sayings from the Cross: "I Thirst"...."It is finished"....and "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." For example: "I Thirst."...

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    Jesus Forsaken on the Cross? - Christ's Seven Last Words (Part 4)

    April 9th, 2019  |  22 mins 28 secs

    Was Jesus abandoned by his Father on Good Friday? What is the meaning of his words, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” It's far from a cry of despair. It's actually a cry of confident hope amid great darkness. And the Biblical background...

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    Behold Your Mother: Christ’s Seven Last Words (Part 3)

    April 2nd, 2019  |  25 mins 7 secs

    Shortly before he dies, Jesus gives us one last gift: the gift of Mary as our spiritual mother. Indeed, this scene of Mary and the beloved disciple at Calvary is one of the most crucial Biblical passages for demonstrating Mary’s important role in...

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    The Good Thief's Secret: Christ's Seven Last Words Part 2

    March 26th, 2019  |  22 mins 56 secs

    Did you know that the Good Thief was blaspheming Jesus at Calvary, joining the others in their mocking of Christ?  What made him suddenly have a change of heart and encounter God’s amazing love and mercy? Edward Sri unearths the Biblical...

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    Christ's Seven Last Words - Part 1

    March 19th, 2019  |  21 mins 19 secs

    Imagine being at Calvary with Jesus looking you in the eye and speaking these Seven Last Words personally to you.  In this episode, Edward Sri unpacks the Biblical meaning of Christ's Seven Last Words. But don’t think of these merely as words...

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    Why "The Passion"?

    March 13th, 2019  |  17 mins 48 secs

    “God loves us with all the passion of a true love,” says Pope Benedict. Discover how the theological background of the word ‘passion” can help us encounter God’s love for us in a deeper way this Lent. Special give-away in this episode. To...

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    The Heart of Lent

    March 5th, 2019  |  22 mins 30 secs

    Enter the very heart of Lent this year - not just Lent’s devotions and sacrifices.  For Lent isn’t about simply giving up something like chocolate. It’s more about creating space in our souls to encounter God at a deeper level.

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    The Ache of Love

    February 26th, 2019  |  14 mins 10 secs

    Does love really exist? Am I worthy of love? We hunger for a deeper love than what the secular world has offered us.  This week, Edward Sri interviews Frances Hopkins of the Culture Project in Sydney, Australia, who shares how God’s amazing...

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    Do I Really Need a Pope?

    February 20th, 2019  |  22 mins 9 secs

    “I should be free to decide for myself my own spiritual values and make up my own morality. I don’t need a pope telling me what to do!” How would you respond to these challenges? This week is the perfect time to ponder these questions as the...

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    True Repentance

    February 12th, 2019  |  16 mins 21 secs

    We all sin and fall short. But in those moments of unfaithfulness, will we be faithful at least in repentance? Faithful in admitting our faults, saying sorry and intentionally trying to be better next time? Though Peter denied Jesus three times, he...

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    Our Gethsemane Moments

    February 6th, 2019  |  15 mins 49 secs

    Was Jesus having second thoughts & thinking of backing out when he prayed, "Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass?" Jesus goes on to model how to respond when God invites us to do what's difficult - when we face our own Gethsemane moments....

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    Pierced by a Sword

    January 30th, 2019  |  10 mins 8 secs

    What was Mary thinking when she heard Simeon say to her, “A sword will pierce your soul also”?   Edward Sri unpacks the Gospel account of Christ's Presentation in the Temple and helps us enter into this feast this week.  

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    Virtuous Friendship

    January 22nd, 2019  |  18 mins 24 secs

      “Anyone can say, ‘I love you.’ Some people might sincerely mean it. Few people, however, have the virtue to truly seek what is best for you and be a committed friend.” This week, Edward Sri unpacks Aristotle’s three kinds of...

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    Marriage-The Struggle is Real - with Beth Sri & Damon Owens

    January 15th, 2019  |  31 mins 51 secs

    Marriage is hard. But it’s right there in the hard that God wants to bring out something beautiful.  Join Beth and Edward Sri with International TOB speaker Damon Owens for a conversation about the deeper love that can be found in the real...

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    Something Greater-with Damon Owens

    January 8th, 2019  |  23 mins 12 secs

    “I said to her, ‘What if we stopped having sex?’ It wasn’t a serious proposal. But she started to cry. It tapped into something deep in her heart. I saw in her eyes that she saw me as a man that I wasn’t yet, but a man that I wanted to...

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    Nativity-God in Charge

    December 26th, 2018  |  13 mins 34 secs

    Mary's world was turned upside down: a Roman census, an unexpected move in her last trimester and giving birth in such poor conditions. How could this be the King? She might have been wondering where was God in the midst of all this suffering?