Ep 1 #549 DREAMS: Why Your Dreams Aren't Sinful (and Might Be Sacred)
Ever wake up disturbed by a dream and wonder, What does this say about me—or my faith?
The Church has an answer, and it’s wiser than you think. From Aquinas to Augustine, from Joseph the Dreamer to Pope Francis, Catholic tradition teaches that dreams are involuntary, symbolic, and morally neutral—not sins, not prophecies on demand, but invitations to understanding. “Interpretation belongs to God” (Gen 40:8).
Long before modern psychology, Scripture knew what science is now confirming: dreams speak in symbols because some truths can’t be reached by logic alone. Jung called them archetypal. Tolkien called them mythic. The Church calls them meaningful—when measured against Church teachings and discerned with Scripture.
In this conversation, we explore:
• Why disturbing dreams don’t equal moral failure
• How Scripture itself trains us to read symbols
• Where psychology helps—and where it must stop
• Why superstition is condemned, but dreams are not
Dreams are not divine commands. They are subtle communications—“this is God’s way,” as Pope Francis says—asking for silence, prayer, and wise interpretation.
If you’ve ever questioned or feared your dreams, this is for you.👇
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L | Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.)
O | Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.)
Write down the last dream you can remember and those between now and the next episode. Save them for the next show, where we’ll talk about specific symbols. What were the main emotions you felt? Have you asked the Holy Spirit for insight into their meaning?
V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.)
Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin.
E | Entrust (Rest in the Word.)
St. Joseph, Patron of Dreams, with the Holy Spirit, guard and illumine the contents of my sleep, I pray, so I that I may hear God speak as you did. Amen +
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