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Sep 2023
28m 7s

How to Date Better

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Welcome back to a brand new season of Ask Fr. Josh! In this episode, Fr. Josh addresses the difficulties of dating. So many people have questions about how to date and how to date well. Fr. Josh offers advice on how to have a healthy approach to dating.

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As good as people are, they are not God. They are finite beings. Our hearts have an infinite longing and that longing can only be satiated by God.

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