When Anxious Martha Takes Over

All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri

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🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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How do we maintain interior peace amidst the pressures of daily life? Dr. Sri explores the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10, highlighting the difference between Martha's anxious state and Mary's centered state. He shares three practical ways to cultivate Mary's interior peace in our lives.

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" We want to live a centered life, a life centered on the one thing necessary: Jesus."
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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Ascension. To discover even more free Catholic podcasts,
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0:12.0	Hi, I'm Edwards Sri and welcome to all things Catholic, where real faith meets real life.
0:27.5	In this Sunday's gospel reading, we'll hear from Luke chapter 10, the story of the two sisters, Mary and Martha, and we'll hear that Jesus says of Martha that she was anxious and
0:32.4	troubled by many things.
0:34.5	Can you relate to that?
0:36.3	Do you ever feel anxious and troubled by many things? I know in my
0:39.3	own life, I could be so anxious, troubled by the many items on my to-do list, all I've got to
0:43.9	get done, or the pressure of a deadline, or something going on in a relationship, or something that
0:48.8	I'm sad about, and these things can overwhelm me. How do I maintain my interior peace amidst the pressures of daily life?
0:58.0	How do I maintain confidence, trust in God, and maintain a relationship with Jesus amid the
1:03.7	busyness and stresses that we all have in our daily lives? That's what we're going to take a look at
1:07.8	in the speaks podcast. So welcome to all things Catholic.
1:11.0	I'm your host, Edward Sri. And I love this gospel reading here from Luke chapter 10.
1:16.1	You know, in the Catholic tradition, Mary and Martha have often been held up as figures representing two different states of life.
1:23.2	Mary, who is the sister that's sitting at the foot of Jesus, listening to his teachings, his word, she represents the contemplative life.
1:30.3	She's contemplative and praying and listening to Jesus.
1:32.9	Whereas Martha is there serving.
1:34.6	She's busy.
1:35.4	She's preparing the meal.
1:36.6	She's getting ready to welcome Jesus.
1:38.3	And she represents the act of life.
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