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Five Ways Faith Can Free You From Anxiety and Depression - Bishop Robert Barron

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Five Ways Faith Can Free You From Anxiety and Depression - Bishop Robert Barron

"Friends, psychoanalyst Carl Jung said, “At bottom all psychological problems are spiritual problems.” During this week’s episode of the Word on Fire Show, we discuss anxiety and depression, starting at understanding the secular perspective of these maladies and journeying through five various ways faith can help alleviate our suffering. Listener question: How can I help my kids return to the Church? ———SHOW NOTES———

00:00 | Introduction 01:51 | Bishop Barron visits Catholic schools 02:56 | Addressing the US depression epidemic 07:57 | The insufficiency of non-spiritual tools for depression 14:02 | Secularism’s role in depression 17:32 | 1) Faith frees us from the illusion of control 19:09 | 2) Faith offers us metaphysical hope 20:38 | A Christian response to hopeless feelings 21:46 | 3) Faith moves us to focus on the here and now, not on future worries 25:25 | 4) Faith helps us live for the good of the other 28:07 | 5) Faith liberates us from fear of death and the insignificance of labors 30:18 | Distinguishing dark nights of the soul from depression 32:37 | Practical advice for those in the dark 34:33 | Listener question: How can I help my kids return to church? 37:20 | Join the Word on Fire Institute" from the video introduction


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