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  • @mplsmike4023
    @mplsmike40233 күн бұрын

    “Correct, I guess, but entirely unhelpful.” The voice of Wisdom over the voice of Intelligence. Thanks for your compassion toward all God’s children.

  • @RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse

    @RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse

    20 сағат бұрын

    I feel like that is part of why the way I have approached people on many subjects in the past wasn't all that successful. You can be right all you want but when you're talking to somebody who has made a very individual set of experiences, those are going to be pivotal in the way they approach the topic. Is that a good or a bad thing? Irrelevant. It is fact. I like people who are smarter than me in these things and help people to heal. Reconciliation to me is the highest of goals because even if you don't bring people around 100%, every step in the right direction is worth so much.

  • @radioboy75
    @radioboy753 күн бұрын

    Fr. Casey, I am a protestant, but I love your heart. May God bless you and your work!

  • @trinidadraj152
    @trinidadraj1523 күн бұрын

    I briefly met Fr. Casey during the MLB tour. Anyone who saw him in person could see he was definitely working. There wasn't much downtime when people weren't engaging with him about pastoral questions or things along those lines, at least in my observation. Suddenly felt moved to give him the 20 bucks in my pocket to help with gas, and I definitely don't regret it, hearing how after the whole summer his budget just broke even. Also, anyone who has done pastoral work, community organizing, counseling, etc knows that it really is exhausting work to listen and talk with people all day about difficult conversations.

  • @BreakingInTheHabit

    @BreakingInTheHabit

    3 күн бұрын

    Greatly appreciate it! Which stadium did we meet in?

  • @trinidadraj152

    @trinidadraj152

    3 күн бұрын

    @@BreakingInTheHabit In Kansas City. If I recall, you just drove in earlier that day, before going to the Negro League Baseball Museum the next day.

  • @Libotheos
    @Libotheos3 күн бұрын

    Fr Casey, you were instrumental in bringing me home to the Catholic Church. I was baptized and confirmed at one of the parrishes you visited on your trip, and only missed you by a couple weeks before i began RCIA. I just want to thank you and your evangelization ministry and efforts, both online and off. You are doing fantastic work.

  • @MariaNZ1961

    @MariaNZ1961

    3 күн бұрын

    Praise God

  • @mattlove4658
    @mattlove46583 күн бұрын

    I’m not a sports guy but, that sounds fun. Priests are human too. They’re allowed to have fun. Well done Padres.

  • @Hazzard483

    @Hazzard483

    3 күн бұрын

    Yeah but you need to understand franciscans take a vow of poverty

  • @jafmedeiros

    @jafmedeiros

    2 күн бұрын

    ​@@Hazzard483--which appears to have been kept, so: no harm no foul, no?

  • @DisDatK9

    @DisDatK9

    2 күн бұрын

    ​@Hazzard483 a vow of poverty doesn't mean "You aren't ever allowed to enjoy nice things again."

  • @thomasdooher7138
    @thomasdooher71383 күн бұрын

    I have to say, this is your best work. What insight! This is what Francis was talking about getting out and “smelling like the sheep.” How many priests do I know who would RUN from these kinds of confrontations!! They are more comfortable behind the pulpit, the altar rather than HEAR what goes on out here - in our hearts. Good for you!! This was great. YOU’RE great.

  • @olivierdomingue6312
    @olivierdomingue63123 күн бұрын

    That's why we have to try to speak about the time we spend in church, so that they may know that we believe without shoving it down their throats, so that they know our faith exists when they want to know more about Jesus.

  • @catherineheartsdogs2622
    @catherineheartsdogs26223 күн бұрын

    Your questions are excellent. You go back with a different approach to really get to the root of the issue.

  • @Chat562

    @Chat562

    3 күн бұрын

    What is the full story of Patrick Tuttle OFM?

  • @noahkrocks
    @noahkrocks3 күн бұрын

    The ballpark tour is what brought me to this channel. There are always questions on how to get younger people back in the church or to stay in the church. In my opinion, Seeing church leaders in everyday settings is very helpful. Churches are part of a community.

  • @Aaryq
    @Aaryq3 күн бұрын

    Love you, Father Casey. It's so much easier to talk than to listen. Much easier to throw bombs than to meet people where they are.

  • @keatonlacretin9781
    @keatonlacretin97813 күн бұрын

    Ngl I was fully expecting this to be why Friar Review disappeared

  • @lilblock3564

    @lilblock3564

    2 күн бұрын

    Did you ever find out what happened?

  • @unoriginalclips9923

    @unoriginalclips9923

    Күн бұрын

    @@lilblock3564The other guy who co hosted the channel was kicked out for doing inappropriate things…🫢

  • @chasa4347
    @chasa43473 күн бұрын

    Fr. Casey - You reminded me to take advantage of my small opportunity to evangelize. When I first came back from my ACTS retreat, I wore my retreat crucifix constantly and also my fisherman bracelet. Later, after my Crucillo retreat, I swapped my crucifixes frequently. I had several conversations related to my crucifix, and others who had been on retreat commented on the fisherman's bracelet. Over time, I've gotten lazy, and wear my crucifix less frequently. (Often only to mass, where I'm not talking to people who might need Christ.) I need to "man up" and start wearing it everywhere, and be open to discussing my faith with folks who comment about it. thank you!

  • @laurenschroth5998
    @laurenschroth59983 күн бұрын

    Thank you Father. I appreciate your approach of showing up, being kind and loving well.

  • @h2obordrbush
    @h2obordrbush3 күн бұрын

    I really appreciated your comment that even if you spent $10,000 it would still be worth it. While I am not Catholic, I have nothing but love and respect for you, other members, and the faith as a whole. In my faith, a favorite scritpure teaches that the worth of souls is great in the sight of God. And i think you meeting with people where they are shows that you also believe the worth of souls is great in His sight. I love to see it! God bless!

  • @danielyoung5137
    @danielyoung51373 күн бұрын

    A weakness of the internet is that some viewers make instant negative assumptions about various things. It’s not only easier to be cynical, folks can feel smarter- ( oh, l KNOW!- nobody gets the jump on ME)

  • @SteveKilgore27
    @SteveKilgore273 күн бұрын

    Fr Casey thank you for doing this and thank God for Catholics (both the laity and the clergy) like you who have patience. I have a short temper, especially when it comes to people that are unabashedly antagonistic to the Church, whom I would not have been able to continue a respectful conversation with.

  • @HolyKhaaaaan
    @HolyKhaaaaan3 күн бұрын

    I absolutely understand this and wish I could do more like this. The woman who asked questions and couldn't believe you, but was engrossed with religion and started the conversation - I feel that. And we really really do need more people like you, Frs. Casey and Tito, who can be patient and listen to people and ask questions to get people thinking. Suggest ideas, maybe. I've been talking with two good friends who've been at my job much longer than I. I'm patient with them, even though they have very different conceptions of free will, the world, Christianity, how you approach family life, and so on. I wish I were more so; I know I can be so assertive that maybe it stifles questions. But at the same time, hey, I'm there. I am at least trying to listen. I'm getting better. And I am honest about where I'm coming from and what I see. It's not a perfect witness, but damned if I'm not trying to start the conversation and till the soil to let the Sower of Seeds plant some new ideas in some hearts. I have to take today apart from them because I was exposed to COVID, and these guys (and many others I work with) are older, and I want to respect them. But I'ma pray for them today and keep praying for them, hopefully long after I stop working there. I'm always eager to live out what Teresa of Avila says: "Christ has no body now but yours...Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, Yours are the eyes, you are his body."

  • @riohenry6382
    @riohenry63823 күн бұрын

    I have a very healthy prayer life. I’ve been reborn after 45 years of absence. Confessing all those sins, mortal sins I had collected over those years, was so humbling and my priest said “the Church is a forgiving Church” and gave me what I thought was a very light penance. And the mass is sooo important to me. I feel the true presence of God there. Unfortunately I’m sick so I don’t get to go as often as I’d like but the Church puts it all online. Such a huge blessing to the sick. Praise God

  • @yolandasantiago8201

    @yolandasantiago8201

    3 күн бұрын

    I hope one of the Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion is able to bring the Eucharist to you at home now that you are sick. ❤️

  • @riohenry6382

    @riohenry6382

    2 күн бұрын

    @@yolandasantiago8201 I’m Roman Catholic and I am not aware of any such dispensation (it would be the final rites and I’m not imminently dying, thank God) but that would be magnificent ❤️

  • @jmwilinski
    @jmwilinski3 күн бұрын

    Ok, I donated for the church to do a service. That is exactly what you did. Good work regardless of the cost.

  • @alphacause
    @alphacause3 күн бұрын

    What is shown on camera is never the whole picture. The fact that people would critique footage about a vacation, and call it frivolous, going so far as to call into question you and Father Tito's devotion to your vocation, just shows people to be sanctimonious and devoid of critical thinking. I appreciate this video, Father Casey, that shows a glimpse into all the "spiritually oriented" things you did on that vacation, but really it should be unnecessary.

  • @angelaherrman4065
    @angelaherrman4065Күн бұрын

    I met Fr Casey at the Mass held in Denver during their tour. Their community involvement and engagement was beautiful.

  • @lyndavonkanel8603
    @lyndavonkanel86033 күн бұрын

    Even before I knew these details I thought it was great that you and Tito were a presence. That you were open to listening to people was a given. As a Secular Franciscan I know how things are paid for and economized, so hearing about that part of the trip was no surprise. it was good to talk about that because it is unusual. Most trips cost a lot of money and it was natural to think of yours as being so. It was a worthwhile trip. Pace' et bene'.

  • @melaniegriesemer
    @melaniegriesemer3 күн бұрын

    Wow! Beautiful examples of meeting people where they are. This is so needed! “Why can’t secular places be places of encounter and reconciliation”?

  • @stephanies.3118
    @stephanies.31182 күн бұрын

    Thank you Fr. Casey! God bless!

  • @Suane333
    @Suane3333 күн бұрын

    Canadian here. Thank you for coming to Toronto Ontario Ontario Canada!!! Is there a friary here?? Now you need to do hockey and basketball tours!!!!

  • @proficisci90
    @proficisci903 күн бұрын

    Appreciating your work, dear Father Casey, as always! I'm looking forward to hear from you every time and I think you're doing a great job, by showing a life in faith in all its aspects! As a secular Franciscan (OFS), the world is "our monastry". Although I'm more of an Introvert, people start to encounter my little brother and me, because as an Autist, he always holds his Rosary visible in his hands. At work, other nurses at the retirement home for disabled people encountered me several times, because they really seem interested in my way of life (which is amazing in its own way; swiss people can be very shy at "private" topics like Religion, especially around the "arrogant" district of Zurich). They always seem sort of amazed, that I can live a "normal" life, even with the option of marriage and so on. It helped destroy Stereotypes, what a "nun" has always have to look like. Sometimes, I meet new people at Pokémon GO, where my name literally means "Follow Jesus". Or people learn about the Bible, when I protest against Animal Abuse etc., in small and peaceful groups. I like to celebrate faith at Christian Metal Festivals, where people gather as Christians, not primarly as Protestants and Catholics. I see, that people view the often silently shared Gospel all over my social Media, and sometimes, they start a chat with me about it. A few days ago, I met some mormon Tourists downtown, I showed them the City, we had a blast of a time, and we also felt united in faith, no matter any differences. I don't focus on all the hours when I feel exhausted or angry about myself, because I'm never satisfied with little old me. I only share aaaaaall these daily, invisible struggles with God alone. Life isn't just fun and games... But it's a treasure with countless, precious jewels of humanity. Every new day brings countless moments to LIVE faith not only by word, and I stay thankful for every single one of it.

  • @MariaNZ1961

    @MariaNZ1961

    3 күн бұрын

  • @HereIsMyUsername
    @HereIsMyUsername3 күн бұрын

    As a Jew (Jewish Mom/Technically Catholic Dad) who is passionate about interfaith dialogue, I would love to sit down with a Christian and talk about our similarities/difference in a respectful manner. The closest I got to respectful Jewish-Christian dialogue was in college when I talked to some members of the Catholic Club. I view Christians as my little cousins (my fellow Jews are my siblings and fellow Tribespeople).

  • @carolinanavarro9076

    @carolinanavarro9076

    3 күн бұрын

    I'm Catholic and went to elementary school with mostly Jewish kids....my brother wanted to be Jewish...I loved my Jewish friends! It was definitely an early and wonderful influence on us. But 50 years later I know a lot more, and I suppose I think of Jews as my grandparents, definitely smart and experienced, but needing to be taken into the new millennium... or Catholicism.😎👍.

  • @pvani5785

    @pvani5785

    3 күн бұрын

    I know a priest who is presently working on getting his PhD in Jewish Studies. Sounds like the kind of person you'd enjoy talking with.

  • @ThatLittleTexanWoman

    @ThatLittleTexanWoman

    3 күн бұрын

    I remember in Catholic school we learned quite a bit about Judaism in religion class and were taught to view y’all as our older cousins. The teacher emphasized that as Catholics we need to know where we came from to understand our own Faith. :)

  • @HereIsMyUsername

    @HereIsMyUsername

    3 күн бұрын

    @@carolinanavarro9076 I have no intentions of converting, thank you 😊 However, as your Grandma I’ll bring freshly baked Challah, homemade Hummus, and homemade Matzah Ball Soup.

  • @carolinanavarro9076

    @carolinanavarro9076

    3 күн бұрын

    @@HereIsMyUsername YUUMMMM!!!! My first job at 14, was at a Jewish bagel bakery, back before when no one knew about bagels...lines out the door when everyone got out of work!!(Boston suburbs, early 80s)

  • @user-km4ro7xp2s
    @user-km4ro7xp2s2 күн бұрын

    Fr. Casey, you and Brother Tito did the right thing, getting out there to help as many people as you could on a working vacation. ❤

  • @anthony_barba
    @anthony_barba3 күн бұрын

    That was 2 years ago?! Time flies.

  • @njmaryannez

    @njmaryannez

    3 күн бұрын

    That’s funny, because that was my first thought was too! To be honest I only watched maybe two of them, because my husband became a Red Sox fan after visiting Fenway Park but I’m not into sports at all.

  • @t2bzofree4798
    @t2bzofree47982 күн бұрын

    I loved that you guys did this. I was sad you didn’t do the same this year. Thanks for showing that priests are normal people too.

  • @jeffweber8556
    @jeffweber85563 күн бұрын

    Speaking as an atheist, I never thought you were goofing off or wasting money on your tour. I also regret not knowing about the tour, because I would have taken off from work to go. I fully understand most of what you say/do can't be filmed. Even though I don't follow your belief, you are helping people and deserve some fun too. Hopefully, you will do another tour in the future.

  • @thatlittlebloke1714
    @thatlittlebloke1714Күн бұрын

    Love this approach and what you do Fr Casey. This is living out the faith.

  • @mrs.g.9816
    @mrs.g.98162 күн бұрын

    I'm a 69 year old Episcopalian, but I like watching your videos. I also introduced my best friend, a 72 year old Catholic, to your channel. God brings people to Himself with love and compassion. And treating people with love, understanding and compassion is the best way to evangelize. BTW - Priests, monks and nuns, like all other human beings, need time to relax and enjoy things. It's good for mental and physical health!

  • @paulb3507
    @paulb35073 күн бұрын

    I was at your talk at St. Paul’s Basilica in Toronto. It was a great evening and very meaningful for me personally. You and Fr. Tito are fantastic!

  • @basilforth
    @basilforth3 күн бұрын

    6:35 "...Get them to the next step..." The heart of evangelism. Well said! I can affirm this as an evangelical Protestant.

  • @JusticeConstantine
    @JusticeConstantine3 күн бұрын

    I am so happy you two got to go out to these baseball games. You work so hard and deserve a little extra joy in your life.

  • @londonsmith5348
    @londonsmith53483 күн бұрын

    Dude, Father, you are doing such amazing things. Keep doing this work!!! I am praying and rooting for you!! Keep fighting!

  • @antoniosanjurjo8442
    @antoniosanjurjo84423 күн бұрын

    God bless you Father for reaching out to people the way you have. When i give testimony as to how I became Catholic I say the Holy Spirit guided me to your videos that introduced me to the Church. Now recently confirmed, Im home at the church our Lord Jesus gave us. God bless you Father and thank you and thank God for his many blessings. 🙏

  • @MariaNZ1961

    @MariaNZ1961

    3 күн бұрын

    God bless you and welcome.

  • @kentd4762
    @kentd47622 күн бұрын

    This is and was wonderful, Fr. Casey. Thank you for sharing some of your encounters and God bless.

  • @BKNeifert
    @BKNeifert3 күн бұрын

    What? You can't enjoy yourself? The rest of the world does too much real work, and never gets any rest. You do real work, Casey. You present the Gospel to people. That is one of the nuances of Cain and Abel. Cain worked by the sweat of his brow, and had no rest, while Abel it seemed idly tended to sheep. And Cain was jealous, because God was more pleased with Abel, as he had given his sacrifice with love. Like, I do real work, but my family think it's worthless. I just have to be low key, otherwise I completely shut down, so I work on writing and learning philosophy and the nuances of poetry, so I can be a better evangelist. It's the same thing with you. Which I do about 4 hours of work every day, consistently. Which is enough. I think. It's just how I'm wired, the least bit of pressure I can't do anything, so I need a calm and still environment to do my best work. No time pressures or systems of control, I need to be free to do things at my own pace. People think I'm lazy, but it's just the way my psychology is. I enjoy learning about difficult things, and communicating that tradition, so we have a complete tradition of learning to hand down to the next generation. And I engage with people online most of the day to spread the Good News.

  • @user-uy2jk3lq7c
    @user-uy2jk3lq7c2 күн бұрын

    I see you were in Cooperstown I live near there. Father I go Mass for myself. I would give my life for the Catholic church. Priest need to have fun. God Bless all of you. We need more GOOD Priest like you.

  • @terriomalley181
    @terriomalley181Күн бұрын

    ♥️ “In the first place, it should be known that if a person is seeking God, his Beloved is seeking him much more.” - St. John of the Cross This was a beautiful example of the above quote by St. John of the Cross. I believe that as hurt as she is, the woman is seeking God and He is seeking her. Hopefully, after talking with Fr. Casey and Fr. Tito, she will open her heart even just a sliver to let the Lord in and He will do the rest. Thank you Fr. Casey for representing our Lord Jesus with His same love, gentleness and charity in a world that needs Him more than ever. God bless you always!!

  • @gypsydonovan
    @gypsydonovan3 күн бұрын

    I’m sorry you got negative comments, even if you were just having fun, you have the right a break. I’m also glad you took it as an opportunity to further show pain what you do. I also love you openly asking people these questions. I personally can identify with most of what they had to say, the good and the bad. Seeing fr. Casey respond to the bad I feel makes me feel heard. Two things have drawn me back to Catholicism after decades aware- pope Francis & fr. Casey. Should be a separate post; My first response to hearing the question was that I have issues with the limited role of women. My priest, fr. Casey & others have addressed it respectfully & with understanding, but without real explanation of why it can’t work or why it hasn’t been changed. Credit is given but that’s the end. “Women are the foundation, they are running churches, they bring their families” in, but they will never be a bishop, or a Catholic friar. But they ARE appreciated so titles shouldn’t matter. Some people want the title. It means something. It’s an accomplishment, and signal to others of the study you’ve devoted or work done to get that title. Men need the titles. You have to leave the denomination to make a career as clergy unless you want to be a nun. That’s very sad to me. Within this “topic” since it’s not really a debate, just going in circles for almost 2000 years, I never hear those early years discussed. It SEEMS like there were plenty of female apostles, teachers, preachers & leaders for the first hundred years. When did it stop? Why? I’d love someone to address the role of women through Christ’s eyes, as well as we can interpret it. I don’t think he’d have objected to a woman being a priest or working all the way up to Pope. I don’t understand why Mary Magdalene, the first to see the resurrected Christ, a devoted student & supporter, is NOT considered an apostle.

  • @Rolzhey
    @RolzheyКүн бұрын

    The lady from the bachelorette party was so aggressive with the first answer, and only 2 questions later was self inquisitive and softer, she calmed down so fast, probably from your calm demenor!

  • @user-xg6il1jy3t
    @user-xg6il1jy3t3 күн бұрын

    I recently stumbled upon your channel. I love how you talk about the church, questions we all have and make it easy to understand. I’m catholic, went to 12 years of catholic school - we had a very young priest at the grade school and growing up he stayed in our parish for quite a while. He would always show up at the beach, or the local snow ski resort. People do forget you all have a life outside of the church and are human too and enjoy all things we all enjoy. If I could change 1 thing about the church - as this video asked a gentleman - it would be to allow priests to marry. There are many brilliant men around who would make awesome priests and husbands. I think you are one of them. 😊

  • @lucystephanieproperties
    @lucystephanieproperties18 сағат бұрын

    Good job Father! Am happy nobody attacked you or anything. I like those questions. Definitely I can use them too. ❤

  • @johndunbar2393
    @johndunbar23932 күн бұрын

    I can relate to the guy at 3:00 in, wholeheartedly. I live in a town of 250 people, in very rural America, and Catholicism is the major religion, throughout the whole part of this state. I was born into and raised in the Catholic faith, and I struggle with people in town, who go to the Catholic church. I think our priests we've had, are good people, but it's all the folks who attend the church, who keep me from going. The way they treat people who aren't Catholic, and the way they act towards those, not in their church clique, is appalling. I've asked many of them "How can you call yourself a Catholic, while treating people like you do? How can you call yourself a Catholic, and not even follow the Golden Rule? Being a Catholic, means being a Catholic longer than just an hour on Sunday." The hypocrisy, the two faced attitude, the belittlement, it's rampant in our church. It's one of the reasons I follow folks like you on here. It's my lifeline to the Church. Thanks for that.

  • @evelynbrenner1967
    @evelynbrenner19673 күн бұрын

    Thank you Fr Casey! I love the Catholic Church! And it’s awesome that you get out and do things like this! It is hard to get into a conversation about faith with people. But I would talk if they were interested in our faith.

  • @barbaracone3698
    @barbaracone36983 күн бұрын

    Thank you for your work, Fr. Casey, and sharing your insights with us.

  • @chelseahealingtoheal
    @chelseahealingtoheal3 күн бұрын

    Beautiful!!! We must be slower to judge! Thank you father Casey for patiently and lovingly teaching in everything you do ❤

  • @Jim-mz1cf
    @Jim-mz1cf3 күн бұрын

    We had a Parochial Vicar, unfortunately only for one year before he was reassigned to be Pastor of 5 parishes, who went to local high school football games and even the state championship in his priestly attire. He played a major role in the confirmation program too. He was able to reach youth and the community in a special way because he engaged in this way.

  • @RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse
    @RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse20 сағат бұрын

    I enjoy talks with my priest. I have reentered the catholic church two weeks ago and I would love having the opportunity to talk to priests more in my age bracket or even younger. As much as I enjoy talking to my priest, who is past 70, there is a difference in vernacular.... that makes things harder to be honest.

  • @patriciajohn8196
    @patriciajohn81963 күн бұрын

    Father Casey gives me HOPE He is the remnant that will lead the church into the future Pray for him❤

  • @davidsmock8235

    @davidsmock8235

    2 күн бұрын

    He was/is buddies with that goon Father Patrick!

  • @idiaz2521
    @idiaz25213 күн бұрын

    Thanks for this video, I did was a bit concern about that trip, but actually is great that you reached out to the people.

  • @smscoal8579
    @smscoal85792 күн бұрын

    Great job getting out there.

  • @Jesus_Christ.Mary-and-Joseph
    @Jesus_Christ.Mary-and-Joseph2 күн бұрын

    Fr. Casey, may God Bless you for your compassion ❤ in searching for this lost 🐏 sheep and providing hope for them! 🫶😌🙏

  • @kathyf9583
    @kathyf95833 күн бұрын

    I really like your patience and how it seems like it would be easy to talk to you and ask the questions I have. I really wish you were here in Raleigh. I would be the first one in line to make an appointment to see you. Keep up the good work.

  • @MikeyAGoGo101
    @MikeyAGoGo1013 күн бұрын

    Did San Diego think you were just mascots? Lol

  • @drm7552

    @drm7552

    3 күн бұрын

    I wondered that!

  • @idiaz2521
    @idiaz25213 күн бұрын

    Thankyou for reaching out to people.❤

  • @evasimecek8035
    @evasimecek80353 күн бұрын

    Thank you 🙏

  • @tankman7711
    @tankman77112 күн бұрын

    Father Casey, I was told many, many years ago by a man I truly respect...a man that became Friar Minor...he said " God answers prayers but sometimes the answer is no." Just my thoughts but it seems if more folk knew and understood this, we would have a little better understanding.

  • @emmasebastian8018
    @emmasebastian80182 күн бұрын

    🙏🥰God bless you, Fr Casey❣️🙏

  • @kathebridges4736
    @kathebridges47363 күн бұрын

    Bless you, thank you.

  • @westonpeterson625
    @westonpeterson6252 күн бұрын

    My son and I went to meet you both at Target Field! It was amazing how much time you spent with my son who had just graduated from a Catholic high school.

  • @ameliahalpryn4185
    @ameliahalpryn41853 күн бұрын

    My husband's journey into faith showed me the best way to evangelize. A couple exgfs are Catholic and not only were pushy about it, but acted un-Christian 6.5 days a week. When we moved and I started going to a nondenom church, I told him I wasn't gonna force him. I'd love it if he came, but it's not my job to drag him to church against his will. Then he slowly started coming with me because it wasn't forced. Now I'm joining the Catholic church. He's not quite on board with doing it himself, but he's not going to stop me. All this to say, the best way I've found to evangelize is to extend an invitation without pressure but with love and grace (probably several times) and try to live out the morality we preach. Anything else pushes people away

  • @patrickrex6230
    @patrickrex62302 күн бұрын

    A laborer is worth his wages. I’m glad you enjoyed your time away. You deserved it 😊

  • @derphyn
    @derphyn3 күн бұрын

    Excellent use of feedback loops (social media comments) to hone and clarify the core meaning of the baseball tour. You've shown us a great example of engagement with one's community. I'm gonna run with it in my circle of influence. Thank you!😃

  • @Powerranger-le4up
    @Powerranger-le4upКүн бұрын

    I remember meeting you guys at Busch Stadium. I was so excited to see you.

  • @unoriginalclips9923
    @unoriginalclips9923Күн бұрын

    Very inspirational Fr. Casey thank you

  • @RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse
    @RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse18 сағат бұрын

    "I don't have an answer for that." That woman just gained my respect. It's not at all a skill you can count on every person having. To stand there in a conversation and say "I cannot answer that" or "I don't know".

  • @Restless318
    @Restless3183 күн бұрын

    thank you father God bless you

  • @user-uy2jk3lq7c
    @user-uy2jk3lq7c2 күн бұрын

    People think that priest only work on Saturday and Sunday. They forget that your human and your a priest 24/7.

  • @jean-philippethibault6207
    @jean-philippethibault6207Күн бұрын

    I completely agree with the message of your video. Also, you are excellent at asking the right questions. That is a rare skill. I hope you (and other Franciscains) get a chance to go out and evangelize. (And yes, we can all appreciate that you actually evangelize and don't proselityze!) God bless you and your brothers.

  • @aprilsgiggle
    @aprilsgiggle3 күн бұрын

    Thank you. I needed this 🙏📿🙏

  • @johnbrandon5493
    @johnbrandon54933 күн бұрын

    Be richly blessed every day for this KZread channel!

  • @pg4662
    @pg46623 күн бұрын

    I remember the first time I took my husband to meet my family in Italy and a big Juventus match was on. I have 2 cousins who are priests. After dinner, with a glass of wine and some chocolate and nuts, we settled to watch the match. One of the my cousins was yelling at the TV, yelling at the players, yelling at the ref. My husband laughed and turned and said 'I thought you said he was a holy man'?!?! Yes, he is I replied, but he's human and when it comes to football, I think he just asks God to cover his ears!!

  • @lyndavonkanel8603

    @lyndavonkanel8603

    3 күн бұрын

    😄😆😂

  • @JesseRickett
    @JesseRickett3 күн бұрын

    Awesome. Thank you, Father Casey.

  • @ziyadhodzic
    @ziyadhodzic3 күн бұрын

    Loved this video ❤️ thank you for posting!

  • @lauretta1966
    @lauretta19663 күн бұрын

    Sono italiana quando vado ad Assisi la prima cosa che avverto oltre alla pace è la gioia di frati, suore, giovani che trascorrono del tempo insieme giocando, cantando , suonando...la spiritualità francescana è gioiosa, amichevole, aperta agli altri W San Francesco e i suoi frati! Dio vi benedica

  • @lyndavonkanel8603

    @lyndavonkanel8603

    3 күн бұрын

    Yes, we are!

  • @nikki27ish
    @nikki27ish3 күн бұрын

    I tell enjoyed the videos you posted on your travels but I do wish we had seen some of those conversations because they are great. The questions you asked are insightful but ones we can all ask those around us struggling with belief.

  • @angelhelp
    @angelhelp3 күн бұрын

    Once covid ended, we lost about 2/3 of our regular weekend attendance, based on what I see each week as organist. The priest shortage (and lack of seminarians in the pipeline, so to speak) has caused our bishop to close parishes and to divide the diocese into pastorates (groups of parishes) in which the priests rotate coverage of individual parishes. I suppose that some folks are in denial over the need to close parishes, but the numbers cannot be denied, even if those parishes showed full and regular attendance at weekend Masses. Four priests for seven parishes, for instance, isn’t a viable situation in the best of times, and of those four, one has technically retired and another will do so in a couple more years. Folks here in SD think nothing of driving 100 or so miles to attend a sporting event or just to run an errand, but they just don’t prioritize Mass the same way. Our winters, as much as I love them (I don’t enjoy summer, unlike “everyone” else), aren’t conducive to driving long distances, and with our aging population, winter is just another reason to stay home. I can’t help but wonder if the folks with other priorities really understand what they’re missing.

  • @Jean_in_Stillness
    @Jean_in_Stillness2 күн бұрын

    Fr. Casey, you and Fr. Tito hit a home run with this trip!!! This going out into the "secular" is EXACTLY what Jesus did. The OFM were the priests of my childhood. My mother was Secular Third Order. You and Fr. Tito are the real deal ---- true Franciscans. ✝

  • @colintaylor4460
    @colintaylor44602 күн бұрын

    Wow amazing work! Connecting with people who would otherwise never think much about their faith. Meeting people where they are is definitely showing some positive results.

  • @Father-Lemon
    @Father-Lemon3 күн бұрын

    Thanks for your great videos Father Casey!

  • @millriverfarm
    @millriverfarmКүн бұрын

    This is an extremely important video..thank you fr..Casey

  • @childofGod999
    @childofGod9993 күн бұрын

    Well said Fr Casey! This video really put a different perspective on me when it comes to recording and evangelising.❤God bless you

  • @old-moose
    @old-moose3 күн бұрын

    Three priests have had a huge impact in my life. All of them shared deeply about their vocation, fears, and hobbies. They knew what their weaknesses were. They really cared about about their parishioners. They came across just like you.

  • @humberto4344
    @humberto43443 күн бұрын

    Thank you and God bless you father!

  • @joycekorvick3369
    @joycekorvick33693 күн бұрын

    Good bless you. Glad you did it 🙂

  • @mexicanstatue172
    @mexicanstatue1723 күн бұрын

    amazing work!!

  • @stephenbeck6410
    @stephenbeck64103 күн бұрын

    I think going to baseball games is a fantastic way to reach people in a real-world, comfortable environment where nobody feels like religion is being pushed on them. Keep it up, you and your channel are doing great things!

  • @peytonfamily1198
    @peytonfamily11982 күн бұрын

    Really beautiful, inspiring video, Father! I thought it was such an amazing venture 2 years ago, and I'm reminded of how much I think that (probably even more so!) once again. I remember wishing (but obviously understanding) I could see more of your encounters with people during that MLB "tour". So thanks for these extra little snippets! I so appreciate the work you do, Father, and your multidimensional ministry will most certainly continue to be in my prayers.💖💖💖 P.S. I really wish I could've seen you when you were at the Santa Barbara Mission in Santa Barbara, California, as it's not that unreasonable a drive from where I am.😅

  • @yolandasantiago8201
    @yolandasantiago82013 күн бұрын

    This was an awesome evangelization trip. If only when you both showed up in the Franciscan habits, but you did so much more to witness to our super amazing GOD. We need more of this, by all of us. We've all been called to bring the message of God's love and salvation to all the world (whatever my little corner of it may be).

  • @ewtam24
    @ewtam242 күн бұрын

    Thank you Father 🙏🏼

  • @LearndingLife
    @LearndingLife3 күн бұрын

    Amen!

  • @JoseLopez-zd9sk
    @JoseLopez-zd9sk3 күн бұрын

    God bless you 🙏 😊

  • @forsakenmagic
    @forsakenmagic3 күн бұрын

    Great video, thank you for your service to the faith.

  • @mattlove4658
    @mattlove46583 күн бұрын

    Sounds like a mission trip!

  • @Tylers-College-Adventures
    @Tylers-College-Adventures2 күн бұрын

    I was the the Cubs game you went to, Cubs won that game! Also my 1st Cubs game and had a blast.

  • @Eternallyhopeful7788
    @Eternallyhopeful77882 күн бұрын

    Very Good!!! Loved this!!! ❤❤❤