The Symptoms of Vanity (and the Surprising Cure)
The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast
Ascension
4.9 • 7.1K Ratings
🗓️ 15 February 2024
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
"Vanity of vanities! All is vanity!" Okay maybe not everything, but probably more than you thought.
Vanity isn't just looking the mirror too much (although it could be). Vanity isn't just too much plastic surgery (although it could be). Vanity is "the inordinate preoccupation with what other people think."
Fr. Mike suggests we look at our lives a little more closely with this new definition—and to look at Jesus for the solution.
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| 0:00.0 | I was trying to think of something clever like an intro I was going to reference this old time |
| 0:04.1 | song from back in the 1970s which would be roughly 50 plus years ago right called |
| 0:09.0 | your so vain I think about Carly Simon is that who's saying you're so vain |
| 0:12.0 | how my name is father Mike Schmitz and this is a Senator presents. |
| 0:14.0 | The topic of vanity, let's go. |
| 0:16.0 | Vanity is what? |
| 0:17.0 | What is vanity not? |
| 0:18.0 | Well, first of all, vanity is not the little chest of drawers |
| 0:21.0 | with a mirror on it. |
| 0:22.0 | That actually is a vanity, right? |
| 0:23.5 | That's not the vanity we're talking about. |
| 0:24.8 | Also, secondly, vanity or being vain |
| 0:28.2 | isn't just thinking the song is about you. |
| 0:31.3 | That can be, right? |
| 0:32.2 | The person who walks by the mirror and |
| 0:33.8 | always checks them stuff out. That could be a sign of vanity too, but actual |
| 0:38.0 | vanity. Vanity is the inordinate preoccupation with what other people think. |
| 0:42.3 | Say that again, because this is very important. The inordinate preoccupation with what other people think. |
| 0:47.0 | And so if that's the definition of vanity, a shy person could be vain. Like a boisal person could be vain. |
| 0:55.2 | Any person could be vain. |
| 0:56.6 | Why? |
| 0:57.6 | Because vanity doesn't mean thinking highly of yourself. |
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