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The Art of Catholic with Matthew Leonard

029: The Key to True Freedom & Satisfaction Right Now!

The Art of Catholic with Matthew Leonard

Matthew Leonard

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 831 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2016

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

I already know the answer, but I'm going to ask anyway: Have you ever been fully satisfied? How about completely free? For how long? How long until you want a new smartphone? How far into the woods do you need to hike to "get away from it all"? How long before the new car smell wears off? (Approximately 3 1/2 minutes for those with children.) Most of us discovered a long time ago that nothing here can satisfy us for very long. It just can't. And it's not only satisfaction we crave. We want freedom. (Why else do people try to fly without a plane or deep sea dive hundreds of feet without an oxygen tank?) We want to crush the barriers in life that hem us in and quench that thirst that comes from deep inside. It's a constant gnawing - a constant struggle. Why? Because we were created for true freedom! We were designed to be fully satisfied! But there's only one way you can achieve it. So in this episode of the The Art of Catholic, I'm going to provide some keys to help you redirect and quench the spiritual angst you have for more...because that's your destiny! God bless! Matthew P.S. Don't let Lent just slide by. Grab it by the horns! Click the link to get a free, short chapter from my book Louder Than Words. It's called Beer, Chocolate & Value-Added Suffering and it will transform your perspective on Lent and the whole spiritual life!

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the art of Catholic.

0:05.6

Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him,

0:17.6

if you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples and you will know the truth

0:23.6

and the truth will make you free.

0:26.5

So if the sun makes you free, you will be free indeed.

0:32.9

Hello my friends and welcome to the art of Catholic.

0:35.3

That was John chapter 8.

0:37.7

This is Matthew Leonard and I'm coming to you from Studio 2 of the Saint Paul Center

0:42.6

for Biblical Theology.

0:44.4

So glad to have you join me for another great episode about the most important thing at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. So glad to have you join

0:45.3

me for another great episode about the most important thing in the world. Our Catholic

0:50.5

faith in God.

0:53.4

So how's Lent going? As of the recording of this podcast, we're about one week in, and

1:00.9

I'm not going to lie. Ash Wednesday wasn't so easy, but then again,

1:05.8

it's not supposed to be, is it?

1:08.6

Even so, it's one of the most powerful times

1:11.0

in the liturgical calendar.

1:12.5

All of our penance, all of our suffering,

1:15.2

is what conforms us to Christ.

1:17.0

This is where we become like Him again.

1:20.8

This is where we pick up our cross and we follow Him.

1:25.1

And it's a funny time of the year

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