God's Design for Sensuality

All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri

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🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

God created sensual desire. It is powerful, beautiful, and good. But what happens when that desire becomes detached from love and commitment? Dr. Sri continues unpacking Pope John Paul II's profound insights on the key difference between authentic love and subtle forms of mutual use.
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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
0:03.1	To discover even more free Catholic podcasts, videos, and resources, to help you live your faith
0:07.9	every day, visit ascensionpress.com.
0:11.5	Hi, I'm Edwards 3, and as we continue our conversation on men, women, and the mystery
0:15.4	of love, please note that today's episode contains some sensitive topics related to
0:20.6	sensuality in its role in
0:22.5	relationships and marriage that may not be suitable for younger listeners.
0:27.3	Hi, I'm Edwards III, and welcome to all things Catholic, where real faith meets real life.
0:44.7	Today, I want to talk about the beautiful, powerful desire God put inside us.
0:47.6	The desire, J.P2 calls sensuality.
0:53.1	That sensual desire, I want to talk about the important and beautiful role it can play in a marriage, but also the ways, if we're not careful,
0:56.9	that it can lead us to harm other people and harm ourselves. And I want to start off with a little
1:02.8	scenario I like to use when I'm teaching in a classroom and I write about this scenario in my book,
1:07.9	Men, Women, and the Mystery of Love. I want you to picture this scene.
1:15.4	Consider a businessman who has a relationship with a prostitute on a certain night every week.
1:20.4	The man desires the sexual pleasure that the prostitute can give him, and the woman desires the money that he can give her. They each have self-serving aims that come together in the sexual
1:27.1	act and benefit the other person.
1:29.3	They each get what they want, and in the process, they meet the other person's desires.
1:34.5	But what I want you to consider is this.
1:37.0	What happens the moment that they cease to be mutually advantageous to one another?
1:42.7	Will they continue in this relationship?
1:45.9	For example, if a richer man can pay the prostitute more on that particular night of the
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