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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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?
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Loving More Than the Body
September 25th, 2017 | 19 mins 41 secs
Ed Sheeran’s recent popular song repeatedly boasts, “I’m in love with your body.” But will that kind of love satisfy the depths of the human heart?
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Living The Call: Lessons from St. Matthew
September 18th, 2017 | 18 mins 33 secs
Your past doesn’t have to define you. This week’s feast of St. Matthew inspires us to consider how the God who transformed this sinner-tax collector into the great apostle can transform us in our own walk with Him today.
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“Follow Me”—The Art of Being a Disciple of Jesus
September 11th, 2017 | 15 mins 2 secs
How do you know if you’re truly growing in your relationship with God or just going through the motions with your faith? One key to answering this question is the theme of discipleship.
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Rediscovering the Hail Mary
September 4th, 2017 | 17 mins 5 secs
In this opening episode, Edward Sri launches his ‘All Things Catholic’ podcast with a topic to help us get ready for the feast of Mary’s Birthday this week: The Hail Mary.