How can Catholics navigate the challenges of modern social interactions while staying true to their faith?

Dr. Michael Dauphinais, in a talk given at the SEEK 2025 conference hosted by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, explores how to live meaningfully in a world facing social and spiritual challenges. He proposes seven practices—digital detoxing, acknowledging personal failings, intentional socializing, detaching with love, redirecting desires, avoiding despair, and trusting in divine providence—to recover joy, peace, and meaningful human connection through faith.

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Dr. Michael Dauphinais’s faculty page

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How to Be Social Without Losing Your Soul w/ Dr. Michael Dauphinais | Ep. 148