The Scourge of Comparison

Godsplaining

Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Comparison: the thief of joy. Should we compare ourselves to anyone? Is it healthy? What are negative aspects of comparison? What virtues should we instead cultivate? On this week's episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Joseph-Anthony delve into comparison. Is it good? Is it bad? Join the friars in Providence, Rhode Island for the All Comer's retreat! Find more information here: https://godsplaining.org/abba-father-cultivating-confidence-in-our-heavenly-father-all-comers-retreat/ Subscribe to our channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop our NEW merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/ Shop Books Written by the FriarsSt. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/ Connect on Social MediaFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godsplaining/Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/godsplaining/Follow us on X: https://x.com/godsplaining To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.orgTo support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org

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0:00.0	This is Father Joseph Anthony Kress.
0:07.1	And this is Father Gregory Pine.
0:08.6	And welcome to Godsplaining.
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0:33.9	Patriot, yeah, maybe. I don't know. Father Gregory, we're back at it. Yeah.
0:38.3	We are.
0:39.3	If you were a road, what kind of road would you be?
0:44.3	Would you be a boulevard, a terrace, a circle, a street?
0:49.3	What are we talking about?
0:50.3	What kind of road would you be?
0:52.3	That's a great question. So I, I usually base my response to
0:57.7	questions off recent memories. So I think I'd probably be a fire road, which is the type of road
1:05.1	that you cut usually in a national forest, usually around the mountains, because there are times and seasons in which
1:12.6	things burn, and you want to have access to the interior of said National Park or state forest,
1:18.2	so that way you can extinguish the flames. But also, you know, fire roads are just nice because
1:22.3	when you're on a hike, you might be kind of going over rough terrain. You might be bopping hither and thither
1:27.7	with some uneven footing. But then often enough, you'll get like a little stretch of a mile or two on a
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