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
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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?
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Christmas through Jewish Eyes
December 18th, 2018 | 19 mins 47 secs
What was that first Christmas really like? Was Joseph really a carpenter? Was Jesus born in a stable, a house or a cave? Join Edward Sri on location in Israel as he discusses the Christmas story from an ancient Jewish perspective. He interviews...
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From Bethlehem to the Cross: Finishing Advent Well
December 11th, 2018 | 18 mins 28 secs
The goal of Advent isn’t checking off boxes: I did this devotion, made this sacrifice, did this activity. The goal is becoming like the child Jesus we await at Christmas, who is the Jesus of the Cross. Edward Sri explores the many Biblical...
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Is Mary's Immaculate Conception Biblical?
December 4th, 2018 | 18 mins 47 secs
Everything Catholics believe about Mary is not meant to focus primarily on her. It’s meant to help us understand and love Jesus more. That’s especially the case with her Immaculate Conception. Edward Sri unpacks the Biblical foundations for...
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Advent to the Full - with Beth Sri
November 28th, 2018 | 23 mins 26 secs
Beth & Edward Sri share from their successes…and failures in living Advent well. Personal devotions, family traditions and a spirit of sacrifice are key to keeping a spiritual focus on what matters most in this season.
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The Virtue of Gratitude
November 20th, 2018 | 21 mins 21 secs
Do you have the virtue of gratitude? With your spouse? With your friends, family and God? Not just saying “thank you” every once in a while, but the consistent disposition to first recognize the blessings others bestow on you and then...
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What is Truth?
November 13th, 2018 | 16 mins 33 secs
Your friend says, “I can make up my own truth…What’s true for you may not be true for me!” How do you respond? How do you engage people who embrace Pilate’s relativistic philosophy of ‘What is Truth?’
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Rebuking the Accuser
November 6th, 2018 | 22 mins 10 secs
The devil attacks us with voices of discouragement, self-condemnation, and rationalization to keep us from facing the truth about ourselves and experiencing God's mercy and healing power. Learn how to recognize these false voices of the enemy...
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Marriage Messy & Beautiful-Part 2
October 30th, 2018 | 28 mins 2 secs
Men and women are different. Discover how that impacts almost everything marriage, including conversation, emotional connection & sexual intimacy. This special edition is Part 2 of Edward Sri’s presentation featured in last week’s episode.
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Marriage Messy & Beautiful
October 23rd, 2018 | 25 mins 57 secs
A young mom once said to me, “No one every told me how hard marriage would be!” But it’s through the challenges and messiness of marriage that God wants to shape us the most.
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Listeners' Questions - with Beth & Edward Sri
October 16th, 2018 | 25 mins 32 secs
Engagement. Listening to God’s voice in prayer. Marriage troubles. The PTSD of Cubs fans. These are some of the topics Beth & Edward Sri address as they answer listeners’ questions in this week’s podcast.
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"Lift Up Your Hearts"
October 9th, 2018 | 15 mins 18 secs
Ever feel you’re just going through the motions at Mass? Distracted? Your heart not in it? The start of the Eucharistic Liturgy wakes us up with rituals and prayers that inspire us to “lift up our hearts” to God as we approach the sacred...
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Surrender: Allowing God to Act
October 2nd, 2018 | 14 mins 47 secs
It’s not enough to be open to God’s will. We must allow him to act in our lives. A true Christian disciple doesn’t put parameters around God’s will. But when we truly surrender to His plan and give our “Fiat,’ He begins to act in us...