Suffering for the Truth

All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri

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🗓️ 23 August 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Are you willing to suffer for the truth? Are you willing to be misunderstood, even hated for it? Using the example of St. John the Baptist, Dr. Sri explains why it is essential that we suffer for the truth and how we can prepare ourselves to proclaim it.

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Out of love for others, we must share the truth.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Edward Sree, and welcome to all things Catholic where real faith meets real life.
0:14.0	Are you willing to suffer for the truth, to be misunderstood, to be looked down upon,
0:20.7	to be hated, to be persecuted?
0:22.9	Are you willing to suffer for the truth?
0:25.0	You know, it's easy to live our Catholic faith in the privacy of our own homes and the
0:30.0	adoration chapel.
0:31.0	It's easy to live our Catholic faith when we're with good Catholic friends, other good
0:34.7	Catholic families in our small group and our parish, but when we step out into this secular
0:40.2	world where we're with people that have very different world views, are we willing
0:45.4	to still stand close to Jesus and stand up for the truth, for the truth of what He really
0:52.6	revealed to us?
0:54.6	You know, there are many people in the world today and maybe in our workplaces, maybe
0:58.2	in our neighborhoods, maybe even in our own extended family that don't like our views.
1:05.2	They feel uncomfortable because we stand up for life or we stand up for marriage.
1:12.5	This next week, the Catholic Church is getting ready to celebrate the great feast of the
1:16.8	Passion of Saint John the Baptist.
1:20.2	It's interesting.
1:21.4	We think about the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ in Lenten, especially during Holy
1:25.0	Week, but the church holds up the Passion of Saint John the Baptist as well.
1:31.2	And if you know the story, Saint John the Baptist was someone who stood up for truth.
1:36.5	He stood up for the truth about the definition of marriage and it cost him.
1:42.4	It came with a price.
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