Conquering Lust in an Oversexualized World (with Dr. Mario Sacasa)

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🗓️ 20 March 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Do you feel discouraged trying to combat lust in your life? Dr. Mario Sacasa joins Fr. Josh to discuss the sin of lust. Together, they answer questions about strategies to avoid falling into lust and how parents can raise children with a healthy understanding of sexuality in an over-sexualized culture.

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"Avoiding the near occasion of sin is crucial for overcoming lust."

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0:06.9	pray with them, and hopefully respond in such a way that it's helpful for you to become a saint
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0:20.3	Throughout this season, we are addressing
0:21.7	the seven deadly sins and we're doing this with a number of different guests, Dr. Mara Sikasa,
0:27.2	Sister Josephine Garrett, Dr. Brian Prodraza and Father Mark Mary with the CFRs. And so super honored
0:34.4	and privileged to have my friends tackle these topics with us.
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0:57.4	the Seven The Sins, where they exist, where they may be hidden in our lives, and different
1:02.0	ascetical practices, different ways of fasting and prayer that we can increase in our lives to
1:05.9	battle these vices and ways that we can build the opposing virtues. And the goal is to walk away with
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