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Humility - The Inner Life - October 14, 2025

The Inner Life

Fr. Tom McCarthy joins Patrick to discuss Humility * (3:21) what is true humility? * How do we know when we are being humble? * (11:46) Mary - Father mentioned humility leading to God. When I look at statues of Mary, she's frequently looking down out of humility. Very few paintings where you can look into her eyes. * Why is Mary called blessed? * (18:00) Hector - Balance between humility and the amount of work you expose yourself to at a non-profit organization. Within the context of working in a non-profit...the amount of work you lend yourself to in the context of humility. should you accept it every time? How does humility guide you? (20:46) Break 1 * (22:26) Father shares his meeting with Pope Leo and how humility shapes hi life. * (26:37) Bill - Regarding how pride is opposite of humility, but I've read that self-loathing is a sin against humility. * Linda - Found something that's helped...Litany of Humility. Been praying it for years. I get a kick out of how it works. * Emil from a listener who was told to be humble in order to love her husband. (36:56) Break 2 * Email from Mary about choosing God’s will when it is different from your will? * how can we use failure in our life to grow in humility? * Email – How can I know if I am being humble or just being afraid of stepping out? * Christine - Married 40 years, this past year, discovered indiscretions with my husband. Working on forgiving. Had an argument, he reminded me of things I had done that hurt him. I was completely humbled that I could hurt him the same way. Took it to confession and turned it around.