Do You Truly Have a Catholic Worldview?

All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri

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🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

To truly understand the Gospel and share it effectively, we must first embrace a Catholic worldview—a way of seeing reality through the lens of the Faith. Dr. Sri emphasizes that this step is an essential starting point for engaging in meaningful and fruitful conversations about the Gospel.

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Ascension. To discover even more free Catholic podcasts,
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0:12.2	Hi, I'm Edwards 3, and welcome to all things Catholic, where real faith meets real life.
0:24.1	So who do you think is a better evangelizer?
0:26.5	St. Peter or St. Paul?
0:28.8	Consider what happened with Peter in Acts chapter 2 in Jerusalem.
0:32.0	He's there on Pentecost.
0:33.4	The Holy Spirit is just descended upon him and the apostles.
0:35.8	And he boldly proclaims the gospel to the Jews there, and 3,000 people are baptized in a single day. It's amazing. He had an
0:43.7	incredible impact. But let's consider what happens later on in Acts the Apostles, Chapter 14, with
0:48.9	St. Paul. Paul goes with his friend Barnabas to the city of Listra. This is an Asia minor, a city influenced by Greek and Roman culture. And Paul's there, and he's preaching the gospel. But you know what Paul does? He actually performs a miracle. He heals a crippled man. And the people see this. They notice, and they're so excited. And they're in awe over this St. Paul and his friend Barnabas and they just want to
1:12.6	go to him and they're so excited so much so that they start worshipping Paul and Barnabas as Greek
1:18.5	gods. They treat them like Zeus and Hermes. Now, so things didn't really go well for Paul
1:25.0	that day. There was a lot of excitement, but not in the right direction.
1:28.3	What happened?
1:29.6	Why was Paul having problems in Acts 14?
1:33.7	But Peter was so successful in his work of evangelization in Acts 2.
1:38.2	Why was Peter better than Paul?
1:39.9	Is it because of his beard?
1:41.5	Is it because of the keys or the rock?
2:01.8	I want you to consider the audience. Who is Peter speaking to? Peter is speaking to the Jews in Jerusalem. Now, does Peter have a lot in common with the Jews? I mean, in terms of how they look at the world? How many gods do the Jews believe in? They're monotheist. They believe in one God, just like Peter and the early Christians would. Do they believe in the Bible? Of course, the Jews and Peter would believe in
2:08.3	Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David. They would believe in the prophecies. Of course. They believe in
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