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You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbor's Goods (Catechism Series Part 39) - Auspice Maria Ep 69

Auspice Maria with Bishop James Ruggieri

King David once saw a woman from his rooftop. Within days, an innocent man was dead. Bishop James Ruggieri opens the final two commandments with a story that shows how sin begins long before the act. It begins in the heart, with a desire that is welcomed, fed, and allowed to steer. The ninth and tenth commandments ask a harder question than "What must I not do?" They ask what we want. The Bishop explores purity of heart, the pull of disordered desire, and the quiet ache of envy in a culture built for comparison. Then he turns to the answer the Catechism saves for last. Grace does not simply tell us to stop desiring. It teaches us to desire something greater. This episode marks the end of Part three of the Catechism. a Full transcript is available on our website at https://portlanddiocese.org/news/auspice-maria-ep-69