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Can Recreation Become a Distraction? Deacon Nathan Beiersdorfer on St. Francis de Sales
Deacon Nathan Beiersdorfer joins the Son Rise Morning Show to continue exploring St. Francis de Sales’ Introduction to the Devout Life and his challenging advice about recreation and amusement. They discuss why rest is necessary for the mind and body, but how our leisure can become unhealthy when games, sports, entertainment, gambling, or social media begin to consume us. Drawing on St. John the Evangelist and Joseph Pieper’s Leisure, the Basis of Culture, Deacon Nathan explains the difference between genuine recreation and simply escaping from our responsibilities. The…
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