Why We Love Distractions

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Friends, why do we love being distracted from the important things of life? The great French philosopher Blaise Pascal observed, “The sole cause of man’s unhappiness is that he does not know how to stay quietly in his room.” On today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt and I discuss why it is so hard to be still and contemplate reality, and how we can get better at it. A listener asks, what are some things laity can do to build unity in the Church? 00:00 | Intro 01:24 | Bishop Barron at World Youth Day (Lisbon, Portugal) 02:02 | Blaise Pascal and the quiet room 06:25 | Why diversions are so dangerous 08:36 | Why we want to be busy and distracted 11:43 | Distinguishing between leisure and diversions 14:01 | Fleeing diversions in the desert 16:00 | How Bishop Barron escapes diversions 19:45 | Listener question 21:18 | New Book - "Saintly Creatures" ———SHOW NOTES——— Bishop Barron at World Youth Day: https://www.wordonfire.org/wyd/ "Christianity for Modern Pagans: Pascal’s Pensees Edited, Outlined, and Explained": https://amzn.to/45YPDT5 "Saintly Creatures: 14 Tales of Animals and Their Holy Companions": https://bit.ly/45WSEmG ———WATCH——— Subscribe to this Channel: https://bit.ly/3nL6bMU Word on Fire Institute Channel: https://bit.ly/43jgnga Word on Fire en Español Channel: https://bit.ly/2uFowjl ———WORD ON FIRE——— Word on Fire: https://www.wordonfire.org/ Word on Fire Institute: https://wordonfire.institute/ FREE Daily Gospel Reflections (English or Español): https://dailycatholicgospel.com/ ———SOCIAL MEDIA——— Bishop Barron Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Sn2XgD Bishop Barron Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Sltef5 Bishop Barron Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Hkz6yQ Word on Fire Instagram: https://bit.ly/39sGNyZ Word on Fire Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HmpPpW Word on Fire Twitter: https://bit.ly/2UKO49h Word on Fire en Español Instagram: https://bit.ly/38mqofD Word on Fire en Español Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SlthaL Word on Fire en Español Twitter: https://bit.ly/38n3VPt ———SUPPORT WORD ON FIRE——— Donate: https://www.wordonfire.org/donate/ Word on Fire Store: https://store.wordonfire.org/ Pray: https://bit.ly/2vqU7Ft

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• Love & Compassion