Living the faith wholeheartedly will change our hearts and the world!
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DoesitfeellikebeingCatholicisalmostimpossibletoday?
Inthisepisodeof“TheCatholicTalkShow,”RyanScheelandRyanDellacrossejoinJamieBaxter,founderandCEOofExodus90todiscussifChristianityistoohardandputstoomanyburdensonpeople.
Theyexplainhowspiritualdiscipline,sacrifice,andcommunityultimatelyleadtothefulfilling,joyfullifeGoddesiresforus!
EmbracetheChallengeBeingCatholicisnotasetofburdensomerules.
“Asceticismisn’taboutdoinghardthingsjusttodohardthings—it’sultimatelyameanstoamuchgreaterend,whichisunionwithGodandlove,”Baxtersays.
Thesechallengesarepartofourcalltotruegreatness.Whenwepushbeyondourcomfortzone,westartrelyingonGod’sgraceanddiscoverthatgenuinediscipleshipchangesusintocourageouswitnesses—notwearyfollowersshackledbyfear.
DiscoverLastingJoyOurculture’sobsessionwitheaseandinstantgratificationfallsshortofwhatweneed.
“We’renotashappyaswe’veeverbeen,andsociologicalresearchsuggestsalmosttheinver