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All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri

Are You Ruled by Your Emotions?

All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri

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🗓️ 7 May 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Are you able to maintain a sense of peace in your soul? Or do you struggle with constant disruptions and feel weighed down by your emotions? Emotions are not a bad thing, but at times, a person can become ruled by their emotions. So, what is the proper role of emotions? Dr. Edward Sri delves into this question and also explains the roles of the intellect and the will.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Edwards Three, and welcome to all things Catholic where real faith meets real life. If you are

0:15.0

are greeted by this massive statue of the Greek god Oceanus, the God of the fresh waters.

0:24.1

And he's riding his chariot, and his chariot

0:26.7

is being pulled by two tritons.

0:29.2

And they're driving these sea horses.

0:31.4

And one of the tritons is moving very calmly with his

0:34.8

seahorse he's very steady it's smooth it's calm it's orderly and you can see

0:40.5

Oceania is praising him.

0:42.7

But he's a little frustrated with the other one,

0:44.8

the other trident who is having a harder time.

0:47.4

He's got a seahorse that's wild and resisting

0:50.2

and out of control.

0:51.4

And I think this is a beautiful analogy for us to consider about what's happening in our

0:56.1

soul. I want to ask you do you find your soul inside of you calm, steady, deliberate, you proceed with action deliberately with peace and

1:07.1

harmony, or do you find that throughout your day, throughout your life there's various emotions

1:12.3

that suddenly come up and they just take over

1:14.7

whether it's fear or prayer or discouragement or sorrow and these these emotions lead you

1:21.0

where you do not want to go your mind says I want to do this but

1:24.7

you're way down by fear, you're way down by anxiety, you're paralyzed, or you don't

1:31.1

want to act a certain way but you're just so angry and it just comes out sometimes.

1:35.5

Or you find yourself just really sad and discouraged and you're not able to live the life you want to live.

1:43.3

I think there's a great image in the Trevy Fountain statues that are there

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