One of my protestant philosophy professers said it in a nice way. "The armour of God was designed to get dirty in combat, not to be polished and locked in your castle."

@icyhugs

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that is a really cool insight :D

@BreakingInTheHabit

3 жыл бұрын

As a Franciscan I tend to shy away from violent metaphors, but that's pretty good!

@qulown

3 жыл бұрын

@@BreakingInTheHabit I like Pope Francis’ metaphor. The church“a field hospital that takes in the weakest people: the infirm. I take that also to mean sick in poverty, sin, and spirit.

@adammacleod925

3 жыл бұрын

@@BreakingInTheHabit Ahhh comon, even St. Michael has a sword in hand Father ;)

@ethanmaranto8063

3 жыл бұрын

@BreakingintheHabit, but God told St. Francis “all of these can be yours” in reference to an ARSENAL OF WEAPONS AND ARMOR. To add to this, Francis was PRO CRUSADE! Therefore, weapons and battle are PERFECT metaphors for Franciscans in particular and Catholics in general. We are truly engaged in spiritual warfare and nothing short of such a strong metaphor can show us the true nature of our calling as Christians. God willed the Crusades for the defence of the Faith and wills now that we fight for the Faith whether that be in the political sphere, society, or (God forbid) on the battlefield. DEUS VULT. May God be with you in the fight.

An eye opener. I lived most of my life focusing on purity. To the point where I would not even pray if I sinned cause I would see myself unworthy. Im learning now that to really attain purity I need to lean on our Lord instead of trying to do anything by myself. Great video

@matijamatanovic2569

3 жыл бұрын

So true. I did that too. God bless you :))

@marymoser3396

3 жыл бұрын

Great observation! I believe sometimes God even allows (in his permissive will) us to fail so that we rely on Him more, instead of becoming prideful in relying only on our own white-knuckling strength. If we were perfect on our own, we wouldn't need God. Yet even the greatest saints were completely dependent on God's grace.

@divinemercy3740

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@dragonfruit6532

2 жыл бұрын

Wow same.

@flower5396

2 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌

Father, I'm protestant and have been criticised for taking in a homeless, alcoholic/ drug addict. I never could find words to describe what I felt about it all. I find it a great trial no doubt but felt I was doing the right thing. Thank you for putting this in prospective for me. I'm going to push forward,...with God's help. Please pray for both of us...and anyone reading... please bear us before the throne of grace.... thank-you.

Purity is an active virtue, as all the virtues are. To view it as a solely a virtue of avoidance is a misunderstanding. It is also a misunderstanding to view it as solely related to sexual desire. So we don't need to disparage purity, but better understand it.

@safetylesfeldyfan1087

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I view purity a bit as being scotchguarded. Those of pure heart, are out in the world but are not becoming stained by it. Or as being of such a clean heart that you just don't get double entendres.

@desperado77760

3 жыл бұрын

This priest seems to strive to tear down things. I found this video to be a little ridiculous. A woman should not be going out and helping some homeless man by herself anyway. That could be dangerous. Sophistry

@KingPoseidon02

3 жыл бұрын

@@desperado77760 I found this video outside of Catholic Teachings.

@SHepburnEDJ

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly.. arbitrarily assigning “active” and “passive” virtues to try and make an point, that is ambiguous, and frankly wrong.

@pama.6410

3 жыл бұрын

Purity is a state of grace. It is seeing with the eyes of God and not man. As with all grace, we need to conform ourselves to it and not presume or neglect it. Christ came to restore us to that holy innocence that doesn't look at another as objects or for what they can get from them. In the example given, the person may be pure or not, but definitely feels an attraction that would be sinful. Since this is clear, a pure soul would immediately seek someone else to aid the person in need of help. They would accept their weakness in humility and yet, full of God's love, seek to help in another way.

Christ began his ministry with temptation and ended it with suffering. Love endures.

@pama.6410

3 жыл бұрын

Christ began His ministry with prayer and fasting and was tempted after forty days of prayer and fasting. He didn't walk into obvious temptation but when it came upon Him, He had prepared His soul through that prayer and fasting so that He could conquer it. His whole life was a preparation for his death. His love endured because His whole heart, mind, soul and body were on the Father at all times.

We are NOT isolated from the world we are called Out TO the world. God Bless You Father Casey!✝️❤️🙌🏻!

@iEuno1

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the world is evil enough to not require a new world. One was already more than enough, and, it's acceptable if it doesn't improve, despite those trying to change it to improve it. It does get worse for some reasons, which reasons may not all be all that bad.

@iEuno1

3 жыл бұрын

It's also better to provoke good than to provoke evil. Evil does not need provocation. It does it to itself.

@JM-740

3 жыл бұрын

We are not of the world. We live in it and are calling the world out to join the body of Christ rather than having us conform to the world.

@ethanmaranto8063

3 жыл бұрын

We are kind of isolated from the world if you think about it. (With the pandemic and all) 😁

@iEuno1

3 жыл бұрын

@@ethanmaranto8063 The world is a spiritual thing. Not a good spirit, but still...

Our Focus ought to be that we're not running away FROM sin, so much as we are running TO God.

@BreakingInTheHabit

3 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY!

@pama.6410

3 жыл бұрын

One need not be running away from anything. One can be PRUDENT and choose to find the right person for the job.

@L1011MD11

2 жыл бұрын

As baptized Catholics we ought to TURN AWAY from sin, WE MUST RUN AWAY FROM SIN! Our baptismal vow is to renounce sin. This is a very bad catechism and a clear contradiction to teaching of our Catholic Faith! Philippians 4: 8 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, WHATEVER IS RIGHT, WHATEVER IS PURE, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, DWELL ON THESE THINGS.

@JoshAlicea1229

2 жыл бұрын

@@L1011MD11 I agree, but it is our focus in repentance that makes the difference. If we are always focused on the sin we are running away from, we will always be feeling like the victim of our desires. But when our focus is on running to and being in Christ, (in God), we take on an identity of victory over our desires and sins. So yes, we are running away from our sins and turning our backs to them, but basking in the live of God is a more fulfilling vjewpoint.

@L1011MD11

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoshAlicea1229 We are admonished to seek the Kingdom of God first and to avoid sinning as well. Our exile life on this fallen world is a constant battle between good and evil and by ourselves we cannot grow in holiness without the graces from God. Hence Jesus gave us the Sacraments of the Holy Eucharist and Reconciliation. And according to St. Paul: Philippians 2:12 So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, WORK OUT YOUR OWN SALVATION WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING.

Purity is the effect of a life of holiness. Thank you Father 🙏

Is anyone else now interested in a video where Fr. Casey talks about spaghetti the entire time? Is it just me?

@dwarfbombgaming8250

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, tell me more about spaghetti 🍝

@maryweisenbacher1034

3 жыл бұрын

@@dwarfbombgaming8250 mmmmmm, spaghetti

@Jam-vq4zn

3 жыл бұрын

so what if we have to miss eating spaghetti in our life? what's the big deal about it?

I love how this video fits perfectly from the Gospel today. The Pharisees blasted Jesus for healing on the Sabbath because they only focused on their own good. Jesus teaches, per the Gospel from yesterday, that we need to love our neighbor as ourselves. When we place the desire to be “pure” over spreading the love of God to others (as we are called to do) we end up just a pure shell with no holiness inside. Great video, Father!

@LostArchivist

3 жыл бұрын

I have noticed a pattern of the Mass readings being very relevant to currenr events around when they occur. God knows before things happen, and He is with us in the midst of it all. Cling to Him, He went out to the darkness and being the Light of the World, He dispelled it. Let us be His "living reflection" to quote St Faustina. God bless you, brother. Through our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen.

@LostArchivist

3 жыл бұрын

@David Russell I mean specifically the Mass readings, not merely just the Bible. I was thinking it was Armageddeon for a long time, but that is exactly what the people who are wrong are saying. Even if it is, being a good Christian the perfect and only way to prepare anyway.

@2Uahoj

3 жыл бұрын

Not really - it's just the opposite. Those who keep their purity are more open to love than those who do not.

@pama.6410

3 жыл бұрын

There is no conflict between being pure and following Christ so what you say is really a false analogy. The issue is how does one follow Christ when there is danger to one's own soul? All Church fathers will teach you there is nothing worth losing your own soul over. Sometimes the job needs to be done by someone else.

@pama.6410

3 жыл бұрын

@Gerry Hagen That is just not true. The Muslim made it an issue of hating sinner and all non-muslims unwilling to convert were sinners. The Crusades were about protecting Christians from this hate.

"But the fruits of the spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control. Against such things there is no law." Seek out the spirit first, and the tree of the spirit will naturally fruit, and do so bountifully.

@AnaLu07

3 жыл бұрын

Awsome!!This is what i needed

This for those of us coming back to the Catholic Church after being in churches that preach Purity Culture.

@helenabara2092

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Fr Casey very often I going through wild thoughts Lust full thoughts , struggling with This sinful EVIL thoughts.please pray for me. India. Thankyou Amen

@anjalipic0018

3 жыл бұрын

@@helenabara2092 hi I invite you for Eucharistic adoration with Divine Retreat Centre UK and Logosvoicetv on KZread and get your deliverance and healing.

Just to add another perspective, Father. There are many Saints in heaven who spent their earthly lives cloistered in prayer, away from the “messy world”. We all benefit greatly from their prayers whispered in lifelong solitude. I offer these thoughts respectfully. Thank you for your ministry. God Bless You

@2Uahoj

3 жыл бұрын

He obviously knows that, but for some odd reason, rejects it. I truly wish this young guy would stop making videos and confusing the faithful, as I've yet to seen one anywhere close to traditional Christian thinking.

@t_tmad5293

3 ай бұрын

@@2Uahojand what is that traditional thinking? You decide it?

@2Uahoj

3 ай бұрын

@@t_tmad5293 What the Magisterium teaches.

@RPlavo

2 күн бұрын

Prayers whispered in solitude make one holy? Hmmmmm

I have found a lot of peace and joy in saying, "No" to things that I wanted and were not good for me. Saying, "No" helped me to say, "Yes" to a higher good!

Girl defined is quaking in their boots

Dear Father Casey, as someone who is old enough to be your grandfather, let me say this is probably the best video you have ever made. And I don’t say that lightly. I have seen most of your videos. Some I vehemently disagreed with, but you nailed this one. Keep up the great work. Wishing you only good things.

I feel like I needed to hear this today. Thanks Father Casey.

Father, Great insight! Never approached purity in this manner. Something to really ponder - purity is an effect of holiness, not an end to itself. Really needed to hear this! But, I must beg to differ, it's GELATO that's God's gift to humanity! 😇 Deacon Paul Diocese of St. Augustine

@BreakingInTheHabit

3 жыл бұрын

The only thing I'll disagree with what you said is that God only gave us one gift! I'm a Catholic, which means I'm for both/and: spaghetti AND gelato are gifts from God!

@PaulTesta

3 жыл бұрын

@@BreakingInTheHabit Frankly, as an Italian-American, the entire world of Italian food is "divine."

@horouathos8199

3 жыл бұрын

If purity is "absence of sin" then God is essentially Purity. Maybe that should be something to ponder.

@thyikmnnnn

3 жыл бұрын

@@horouathos8199 Sin is not just things that we do but things we fail to do. No one does the right thing all the time but it is in the nature of God to do that.

@horouathos8199

3 жыл бұрын

@@thyikmnnnn Things we do and things we fail to do are two sides of the same coin.

Your message could not have been more perfectly timed, Father! Thank you so much in helping me look at the pursuit of holiness with a different perspective -- where the goal is not perfection in itself or for its own sake (in which case, life would be a lot easier if I were just in a coma!), but rather a deep, loving, intimate relationship with and reliance on God, and allowing his Love to overflow in my relationship with others.

Awesome video Fr. Casey, Upon friar review is just as good. Keep up the great work.

I am not sure that purity is ever actually described in scripture as simply the absence of sin. Pure devotion, pure love perhaps singlemindedness. I see purity as my goal. Do not create a false dichotomy.

@nicmagtaan1132

3 жыл бұрын

@Gerry Hagen i am very sorry for this but i intepreted this wonderful wholesome quote into something sinister, like telling a guy to kys

Very true. In one hand, seeking purity though isolation or staying in your comfort zone (while still maintaining a close relationship with God), you DO avoid putting yourself in danger or “near occasions of sin” (which is a good thing). However, “avoidance” can lead to the spirit of SLOTH or “sins of omission”.

Needed this in my time in my life and my Spiritual Journey, thank you!!

Pure... Holy...it's all the same... What is key is that we can only achieve holiness (purity) through God's grace and the more we pray and build our relationship with the Lord, the more God will grace us. The saints are an example of real people that reach high levels of holiness that we can emulate.

@MLA50

3 жыл бұрын

@Wulf SheepskinAmen. And we are not alone. The Holy Spirit has got our back to help us. We just need to be humble and ask for help...

@MLA50

3 жыл бұрын

@Wulf Sheepskin it is the same with me... Crying out and reaching to God with the depths of our souls are prayers pleasing to our Lord.

@RPlavo

2 күн бұрын

I don’t think saints were canonized for their purity, but for their heroic love

Wow thank you for this video, I needed it. God bless everyone 🙏

Thank you Father Casey for this. You have set a rest in my heart. I am really grateful for coming across this video.

Thanks for this video Father! This answers a question I've been wanting to ask for a while now. So thanks

If you lock yourself down afraid of impurity you will certainly fall for impurity. Charity is a shield against impurity, not a risk

Thank you Fr. Casey, great explanation! I learned this the hard way, thinking that "avoiding" will make me pure and as you said purity is an effect of pursuing holiness, which is hard but God has promised his grace to help us. Peace and good Fr. Casey and thank you for all the good you do with your missions

i really needed to hear this right now. bad day at work but i still thanked God cause it was a beautiful day outside and i had the joy of making a 3 different babies smile at me :')

This is such a great message! Thanks for the insight Fr. Casey!

Thank you very much for the video Fr. Casey. May the Grace of the Most Holy Trinity and the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Mother of God, and those of all the Saints be with you forever and ever. Amen. 😊 🙏

Thank you very much. I needed such an encouragement. Sharing it and praying for you and for your mission. Thanks again.

Thank You Father for defining our ministry in the way it should be. When someone in need crosses our path we have a choice to make either to help or ignore them, like you said when we help some times we get spaghetti stains on our shirts.

Pax et bonum Thank you fr. Casey for your beautiful talk🙏😇💯

Thank you for the short yet very insightful videos. I always struggled with trying to pure to the extend hurting myself and also my job. I think we shouldn't be obsessed about it

One of the most beautiful and sensible speeches I've heard and actually quite inspiring. I'm not even religious (just to clear any misunderstanding, its relevant for a video like this) but your content is genuinely great regardless. I understand that this is not an attempt to despite purity but rather to focus on whats real important, making the world a better place and helping those around you when you can over being the "perfect" person that nobody really is. The first one is really better for the world itself.

Thank you Father Casey for the great message. God Bless.

We need both Franciscans and Benedicitines. And should not demand that one be the other. Fr. Richard

@antonyjoseph5592

3 жыл бұрын

Thinking abt being a Franciscan for the first forty days and then being a Benedictine for the next forty days; then again a Franc.....

@mauriciogarciadimase9931

3 жыл бұрын

@@antonyjoseph5592 The Order of Preachers might be for you

@CardinalConky

3 жыл бұрын

And Dominicans!

@bseaingu

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know how anyone can choose one order. I have always loved St Francis and I have always been drawn to Franciscan spirituality, but in learning about the other orders I see the incredible beauty in them too.

@pama.6410

3 жыл бұрын

When you read enough of the lives of the saints, you see the same virtues and truths in all of them. We need Christ. That is all. (and He wants us to love the Blessed Mother too.)

Man I love this channel, God bless you Father Casey

I disagree with Fr Casey in regard to his example of someone attracted to a person they are not married to. First of all, the fact that the person was attracted and turned away from sin shows that they have already been tempted. There are plenty of occasions for sin without purposely putting ourselves into the line of fire. St Antony of the Desert, alone in his hermitage, was tempted. Second, one of the things we're supposed to do avoid the near occasion of sin. In this scenario, the person tempted should find a way to help the other without becoming directly involved.

Thank you so so much Fr for this talk! No words can explain my gratitude right now, TRULY, THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT..!!

Needed this one, thanks 🙏🏼

Great reflection, like being healthy, which is good and something we all want, however not the end goal by itself. After all we use our health to enjoy life, rather than seeking being healthy just for the sake of it. Even some people who are not healthy can many times have a happier life than those who are "healthy", as long as God is on your side.

I really needed this message today, thank you, Father.

Please, pray for me. I have been struggling with scrupulosity. I always tend to become self-conscious of everything I do because I want to make sure I stay "pure", but in reality, I am doing a disservice to God because I am trying to take control instead of letting God take control. I realized that what I struggled with is a form of pride even though I thought I was doing the right thing. I now know that my focus should be on God and God alone and not on myself. However, although I know that I need to trust in God's mercy I have trained my mind to become so self-conscious that it has become extremely difficult to stop this behavior. What would you say to a person like me who wants to do God's will but keeps being scrupulous?

Thank you for breaking it dow, making it doable... hopeful. I struggle but am fighting!

Pride leads to pursuit of false, closed-off purity, and vice versa. It is humility and charity that lead to true purity. Before those in heaven were made pure in God, they were first of all humble in their love.

This is the answer I have been seeking for. Thank you, Father.

This video appeared on the perfect time. Thanks a lot Father :). God bless you.

@frankrault3190

3 жыл бұрын

Very peculiar, the same applies to me: just at the right time!

Fantastic!!I've been far from God this past year and i needed this message. Thank you

But sometimes, don't you need to avoid certain things in your pursuit of holiness tho? just thinkin out loud... Thank you for the video! Be blessed

@Laurelin70

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but not at the expenses of love for our brothers. If you trust God, He will be your guard.

Great title for this video. Keep them coming.

What a GREAT & AWESOME video ! With no doubt I can tell your vocation is sincere. Wish I could meet you, greetings from Guatemala !

Wonderful! May the Lord grant us the grace of holiness that we be holy in our thoughts, words and actions and let our mind be focussed only on the Lord

I needed to hear this thank you.

Really informative, I seriously needed to watch this.

That’s a very good explanation. Amen! Thank you and God bless!

Thank you, I think this is a very under spoken part of the spiritual life

Amazing message and topic, thank you Father

Thank you Father Casey.

Fr. Sean gets it right. Focus on holiness and things holy. You can achieve purity by not leaving your house and ignoring the world. Then, who acts to change the world ? Someone else ? Even in politics, a malodorous profession, one can be holy. If we turned our noses up at engaging in politics, it would be left to the disbelieving, the narcissistic , the crooked and the corrupt to take over. It is a risk that some of us must take and rely on prayer and the Holy Spirit for protection. That is getting your armour dirty as some have said. However, there are some things that are just unwise. Trying to spiritually counsel someone for whom you have strong feelings will rarely end well. Worse still if either of you are married. The human heart is good at making excuses and the evil one will be more than willing to confuse things. In this case, stay away and pray for that person if you care a lot for them.

I get that it’s not just a religion of dont’s, but the analogy of a man putting himself in an occasion of adultery, where he knows his own limits to temptation, does not sound like good advice. God wants us to use the gifts He gave us to help others, help society and to glorify Him. He would not be happy with us if we hid from the world because we were afraid of sinning. Most saints conquered great faults, but had they perished before they repented would they be great saints or in hell? Serious occasions of sin should be avoided always if possible.

@user-zt3dv5cl4b

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, so instead of walking away from a situation that could have led to adultery what would fr suppose these people should have done instead by staying in that tempting situation?

@educationalporpoises9592

3 жыл бұрын

That specific analogy isn't the best, but there are good analogies for it. I think a similar situation where the temptation and stakes are not as high would have made more sense

Let's not be prideful but be respecting to God with everything of ourselves. Don't forget he said, "it's not the ONLY thing" (Read 12:1-2) As far as I am concerned, I can live without spaghetti, but without God I can't. Holiness will no way stand in the way of love. That's what true love is. Taught and expressed by Jesus. Fr. tried to say don't let any holiness come to you that limits your love. "Life of service and humility" as father said, that's what I would very much like to see. Christians are to engage in everything and change it. Transform it... He also said "transform and heal" the world! Jesus appointed his apostles and call everyone to change the world with love. In history it has been many times, many times it hasn't. Still we will keep loving. Thank you father. Thank you everyone. God bless you...

Thank you Fr. Casey.

Just saw that you moved to our area and will be serving at my son’s school... what a lucky boy he is!

Thank you Fr. Casey

I appreciate this more than you know. In the future I would like to be a minister and as a result have tried abstaining and avoiding absolutely all temptation, but I’ve struggled building a greater faith in Christ. I once again started seeing people and appreciate this video. Thank you Father Casey, 1 Peter: 3 : 21

Amazing and straight to the point!!!

"The Catholic Church holds it better for the sun and moon to drop from heaven, for the earth to fail, and for all the many millions on it to die of starvation in extremest agony, as far as temporal affliction goes, than that one soul, I will not say, should be lost, but should commit one single venial sin, should tell one wilful untruth, or should steal one poor farthing without excuse." St. John Henry Cardinal Newman - Apologia 1865

First & second commandment stuff, in a way. Father, if it fits in your schedule, would you do a video on the daily (night) examine? Thank you for all you do for us on the net & God bless.

You, father, are a true servant of God. God continue to bless you and your ministry.

I understand your exposition, father. We've also been taught that fasting should not only be the deprivation of the flesh but the indulgence of the spirit. Deny the flesh and fill the spirit with more of God or service of neighbor. In the same way, "pure of heart" in the Beatitudes is also translated as "single-hearted for God" which means focusing on pursuing His will - a positive act.

Majorly good paradigm shift for me. Thanks!

There is a balance I think to this that we each must discover in finding where our Blessed Lord calls us. But He does call us, the spiritual life is not a picture, but a movie, just as the natural life is. We get filled up, so we have something worthwhile to give, not so we can gawk at ourselves and how wonderful we are. A beautiful flower that does not fruit, is still wasted in the end. God bless you.

Yes our goal is to be Pure AND Holy indeed!!

Thank you very much 😊⚘ 💓 Blessings from 🇦🇪( UAE)🌷🌷🌷

A very wonderful teacher once said that in the 60's everyone wanted to go to the mountain top to reach God and find peace. She said that the people that shake you up are down here not up there. Down here is where the lessons are being taught, the hardships are being overcome, down here is where the Holy Spirit is, down here is where people are in need and you are to help. Up there you think you have found peace but it will last for a few days perhaps but down here is the reward that you seek. Joy is in giving of yourself.

Wow. God does answer all prayers. I needed this. Amen. Thank you. God bless you all. :)

Sin is the absence of good, so purity is just the presence of good. The problem is that we often falsely define purity as an absence of something. Defining something by that which it is not almost always leads to a stifling of precisely that which it is.

@sjw5797

3 жыл бұрын

Sin isn't the absence of good; it's a parasite on the good. Since existence itself is a good, everything that exists has goodness in it. Evil attaches itself to good because evil cannot have existence on its own.

thank you for your teaching.

Really appreciated this message

I enjoy your videos, keep them coming

Wow. I never thought about it like that. Awesome

WOW.. speechless.. great video !!

“Flee sexual immorality” though. Don’t tell yourself you’ll be able to resist,

Dear Father your thoughts are clear and have communicated it effectively. God bless you in your works.

Dear Jesus, pls guide our young priests to be true leaders of the faith. Pls bless them with wisdom, and most importantly humility so that they do not succumb to the ego. Pls help them to not water down your teachings to cater to a secular society that scoffs at piety. May God Bless our young priests.❤️🙏Amen.

I know you probably won’t see this or respond, but I’m a Protestant teenager who’s been binge-watching your videos, and this one in particular really spoke to me. I’ve been feeling kind of apathetic about my relationship with God (as hard as that is to admit) recently, but I feel much less anxious about my future and where I stand with Him the more I watch you. (I’m also very curious as to what your favorite Star Wars movie is. 😉) Thank you Father Casey!

@BreakingInTheHabit

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear my work is helpful! Here’s my list of Star Wars: twitter.com/caseyofm/status/1212597287731548160?s=21

@lys06

3 жыл бұрын

@@BreakingInTheHabit I actually agree with your list! Attack of the Clones was awful haha. I completely understand if you’d say no, but would I be able to contact you somewhere to talk about a personal matter? It’s been kind of bottled up and I feel torn on what to do.

I feel like this message was for me.. thank you!

Amazing , amazing lesson! . You're really a person that understand the purposes and being a good person and also teach it very well with true words , thanks :d , it helped me and you helped a lot of people for sure , *keep up!* :d

Good preaching. Nobody can be pure, but you can be humble

Being pure, innocent and untouched from the world means being a good conductor for the Grace of God. And that is our goal.

Thank you for the video. It was definitely a God sent.

I love the lessons here

sublime and profound discussion

Thanks, Father Case! :D

In other words dont worry about avoiding the near occasions of sin, (which has been a church teaching for yonks). Certain saints of the past went to extraordinary lengths to maintain bodly purity, and some of them were hermits or in enclosed relegious orders. I guess they all got it wrong, and we moden people are more enlightened. It seems to me though, that since the church stopped preaching purity we have had a veritable storm of sexual depravity in all sections of society including and clergy.

@maritzaperrault4836

3 жыл бұрын

I think there needs to be balance, clearly he’s not saying to go hangout at a strip club, but you can’t avoid living a life of service to someone who happens to be good looking because you’re scared you might get tempted. For sure never purposely seek places that will for sure lead you to do something terrible, but there is temptation everywhere. My confessor gets tempted to throw the chalice off the altar.... He says he just lets the thought slide. He’s an awesome priest!!

@Joe-po9xn

3 жыл бұрын

The saints are exceptional people. Sure, anyone *can* become one. Will the vast majority of us, though? I doubt that. I doubt even the vast majority of people in the immediate vicinity of those saints in question had the mettle to even try to live and act as they did. It's like being a soldier, and seeing another soldier win a Medal of Honor. Can any soldier technically do the things required to earn one? Sure, I guess so. Should those Medal of Honor winners be held up as examples of bravery and good conduct, and is it a goal that all soldiers should strive for? Definitely. Will the vast majority of soldiers have the right circumstances or capabilities to win one, though? More than likely not. But by no means does that exclude them from being an integral part of the military, and able to serve and contribute in the capacity they can.

@2Uahoj

3 жыл бұрын

@@maritzaperrault4836 Not true - there is not "temptation everywhere". - But there is temptation specifically somewhere. And those somewheres MUST be avoided if they are a source of temptation for your or for me.

@powerofk

3 жыл бұрын

@@Joe-po9xn The problem with this line of thinking is that it's defeatist. We are ALL called to be saints. And we can all be saints. Does this mean we will all be canonized? No. But there's a reason why we celebrate All Saints Day - the belief that the vast majority of saints are known to God alone (probably millions of unknown saints to every one canonized saint). This year's reading on Christ the King was the final judgment (Year B's is the great commission and Year C's focuses on Jesus & Pilate). The sheep and the goats. Neither the sheep nor the goats were guilty of sins of commission. The goats, however, were guilty of sins of omission. Focus too much on purity, and you will be guilty of sins of omission. And sins of omission are just as grave as sins of commission - just ask the rich man in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. What is a sin of omission? When you have the ability to do good for someone else and don't do it. Here's the thing - in the situation that Fr. gives here, maybe the best choice is to call your wife, and you help the woman together. This keeps you honest, but it also helps out the woman in need. Or call the police or EMTs if needed.

@RPlavo

2 күн бұрын

Are you saying sexual depravity is something new to our times?

I love this. Here's my take. God wants us to clean the world of sin and you never get anything clean if you avoid the dirty areas.

Wow.. yeah couldn’t of said it better myself.. I like these videos! 😊❤️ its good thing to think about and even act on.. ..I’m not sure what else to say so I hope you’ll be good! 😊👍🏻