Coveting Explained: The 9th & 10th Commandments & How to Beat Envy – Ed Van Buskirk – 06/25/2026

What Coveting Really Means Often dismissed as "just thinking about things," the Ninth and Tenth Commandments are anything but minor — Ed Van Buskirk calls them the key to living all the other commandments. He distinguishes ordinary desire (which is good and God-given) from coveting: a disordered emotional attachment we foster until it drives us to act against our own good or our neighbor's. His memorable example: begrudging a neighbor's pristine lawn and sabotaging it, versus humbly asking the neighbor for help so we can grow. Judging Our Desires, Not Just Our Actions Ed and Deacon Mark Campbell explore how we tend to "judge our insides by other people's outsides," especially through social media and comparison. The test: do the things we pursue draw us into deeper relationship with God and neighbor (the two greatest commandments), or only puff up self? When desire — for money, status, or possessions — clouds our judgment, it becomes the doorway to breaking other commandments like stealing and lying. As Jesus warns in the Sermon on the Mount, sin begins in the heart. The Prescription: Virtues That Heal Coveting Ed offers practical remedies: humility (recognizing that God is God and we are not), turning to Mary in moments of temptation ("Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners"), gratitude for both small and large blessings, and frequent Reconciliation to be made new. We sacrifice our peace when we fail to recognize the good already present in our own lives. Explore the Resources This series wraps up next week. Dive into Ed's "God's Recipe for a Wonderful Life" book and video study and the full Ten Commandments resources at GodsRecipe.org (https://godsrecipe.org/?utm_source=Io...) . To revisit earlier conversations in the series, search "Ed Van Buskirk" at IowaCatholicRadio.com (https://iowacatholicradio.com/?utm_so...) . Listen to The Catholic Morning Show weekdays at 7:00 AM Central on the Iowa Catholic Radio app. #TenCommandments #Coveting #Envy #NinthCommandment #TenthCommandment #CatholicTeaching #Virtue #Gratitude #Humility #SacredHeart #BibleStudy #CatholicPodcast #IowaCatholicRadio Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm.   LINKS You can follow us on Facebook, (  / iowacatholicradio  ) Instagram (  / iacatholicradio  ) , and Youtube (   / @iowacatholicradio  ) ! You can also find more information on our website (https://iowacatholicradio.com/?utm_so...) . If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! (https://iowacatholicradio.com/giving-...)   Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: • Be Not Afraid (https://iowacatholicradio.com/be-not-...) with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe • Be Not Afraid in Spanish (https://be-not-afraid-in-spanish.simp...) with Fr. Fabian Moncada • Catholic Women Now (https://iowacatholicradio.com/catholi...) with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson • Making It Personal (https://iowacatholicradio.com/making-...) with Bishop William Joensen • Man Up! (https://iowacatholicradio.com/man-up-...) with Joe Stopulos • Sunday Dive (https://sundaydive.simplecast.com/) with Katie Patrizio • The Catholic Morning Show (https://the-catholic-morning-show.sim...) with Dr. Bo Bonner • The Daily Gospel Reflection (https://daily-gospel-reflections-with...) with Fr. Nick Smith • The Uncommon Good (https://iowacatholicradio.com/the-unc...) with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr • Faith and Family Finance (https://iowacatholicradio.com/faith-a...) with Gregory Waddle Want to support your favorite show? Click Here (https://forms.donorsnap.com/form?id=7...) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.