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All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri

"We Listen And We Don't Judge"?

All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri

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🗓️ 21 January 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Sri explores the social media trend where couples reveal secrets in a judgment-free space. Delving into the implications of this phenomenon, he examines what it reveals about the human desire for connection and how it impacts modern relationships. Dr. Sri compares this trend to the true meaning and practice of Confession within Catholicism, highlighting the importance of private reconcialiation, contrition, and sincere change.

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The "we listen and we don't judge" culture is a cry to be seen at the deepest level. In the sacrament of Confession, God does precisely this in a way that truly frees us..
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0:00.0

We listen and we don't judge.

0:03.3

Have you heard about this social media trend in which couples make a video and they say in unison, we listen and we don't judge.

0:09.6

And then they proceed to reveal secrets they've kept from each other.

0:14.4

Little things they've said, they've done, they've felt that they haven't shared before.

0:19.3

They haven't wanted the other person to know, but now

0:21.6

it all comes out. And sometimes it's just lighthearted little things like, hey, honey, every

0:25.9

night when you're getting ready for bed, I go and sneak an extra bowl of ice cream. Or when I buy

0:30.7

the kids meal, I don't give the children the French fries. I keep the fries for myself.

0:37.3

Or the outfit I bought last month,

0:40.3

it actually was a little more expensive than I said it was going to be. Or years ago,

0:44.3

you asked me what I thought about that certain dress you were wearing and I said I liked it,

0:47.3

but I really don't. You know, so sometimes it's little things, but many times bigger matters come out.

0:52.6

Like, I sometimes fake having a headache

0:55.2

because I don't want to have to talk to you. Or I pretend I need to go to the bathroom or to the

0:59.6

basement to fix something because I'm just overwhelmed with the kids and I just want to leave you

1:03.6

to deal with the chaos. Sometimes I pretend not to hear you when you ask for help with something.

1:10.0

Sometimes I read your journal. That even came out.

1:13.7

Here's one. Somebody said, I turn off the router at home sometimes so that you'll spend less time

1:18.6

online and more time with me. Now, I'm fascinated by this. We listen and we don't judge culture.

1:25.5

It claims to be promoting honesty and healthy

1:28.7

relationships and, you know, you're telling your beloved everything about you, even these

1:32.6

hidden faults and things you've done and you're doing it in a safe space where your beloved

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