About this episode

The episode discusses the relevance of the First Commandment in the context of modern idols and distractions in living a God-centered life.

God's first instruction to us in the Ten Commandments is "Thou shalt have no other gods before me". Idols in the Bible may seem obvious to us, but modern idols are far more complex, and living a God-centered life is not just about professing Christian faith. The world contains many distractions and temptations, and it can be difficult to know what matters in building a Catholic faith practice and how to avoid idolatry in modern life. Materialism and faith can come into conf...

People in this episode

Host: VOX SFX

Topics covered

• idolatry
• Christian faith
• modern distractions
• materialism
• Catholic practice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catholic

Books & works: The First Commandment, Ten Commandments

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