How to Make Good Decisions

All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri

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🗓️ 3 August 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

How do we learn to make decisions we won’t regret? Dr. Sri teaches us about the virtue of prudence, and why this virtue is so important when it comes to making good decisions that orient us towards love and goodness.

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Prudence is the foundational virtue because it directs and guides all of the other cardinal virtues.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Edward Sree, and welcome to all things Catholic, where real faith meets real life.
0:14.5	Imagine a culture that never broke the Ten Commandments.
0:18.3	There was no adultery, no stealing, no cheating, no killing, no lying.
0:22.4	Wouldn't that make an amazing society, wouldn't that just be an awesome culture to live in?
0:28.4	Actually, I don't think it would make a great society.
0:32.2	Now, don't get me wrong, I'm all about the Ten Commandments.
0:34.7	In fact, I believe if our culture embraced the Ten Commandments,
0:37.9	that would be a huge leap forward for our civilization,
0:41.9	but it wouldn't be enough.
0:43.4	It would fall far short of the mark because we are made to do so much more than simply
0:48.9	avoid breaking the Ten Commandments.
0:50.6	We're made for so much more than merely avoiding hurting other people.
0:55.4	Don't lie to people, don't cheat, don't hurt them, don't kill, don't steal.
0:59.4	We're made to do so much more than that.
1:01.4	We are made to love.
1:03.4	God made us to love.
1:04.5	He didn't make us for a civilization of tolerance,
1:07.4	where we just tolerate each other and avoid hurting each other.
1:10.5	He made us for love.
1:12.1	He wants to build a civilization of love.
1:15.3	I mean, think about it.
1:15.9	If somebody asked you, hey, how's your marriage going?
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