Thanks Matt for interviewing again Ralph Martin. He is one of the great Catholic leaders and prophets of our time that I have followed for over forty-five years. Keep up the great work you are doing.
Mat I have to thank you for interviewing Ralph Martin again. You complement each other well and Ralph speaks with such clarity and conviction. It is hard not to love him as he shares the joy of his faith
I love Ralph and the loving and charitable way he points out the failings of the Church. God bless his ministry. Keep pointing people to the Lord, Ralph!
My "dark night" was Oct 14, 2021 when I had to have the doctor disconnect my beloved husband of 32 years from life support. He was brain dead and after Clyde was disconnected I sat on the side of his bed in the hospital holding his hand, talking to him and praying for us both as it took over 5 minutes for his heart to stop beating. Then I kissed him goodbye, told him that I'd always love him and be faithful to him and then told the nurse to call his death. It was 7:02 pm.
"Prot" here, acknowledging that while much of what I hear from Catholics sounds a little crazy. BUT - it's because of the MANY crazy things I see and hear from my fellow Prots that I continue to watch and listen to these videos. Thank you for doing this work.
Consider the following: If you were to know that the Catholic Church is the Church established by Christ and the Church he left his Holy Spirit with, then you'd not care for your own personal opinions, because you would know that the Catholic Church's teaching is the Word of God and not man and so you could not possibly have any disagreements with it... At least, you would not have long-lived disagreements because who knows better than God? Certainly not man.
@@csongorarpad4670 It occurs to me that saying things like “what I hear from Catholics sounds a little crazy“ is very insulting. I did not mean it that way. Nonetheless, it is what I said, and I apologize for it. It was wrong of me to express it that way. I do ask anyone who was hurt by my comment will forgive me - most of all my Lord Jesus.
@@RayEdwards There's no need to apologize to me, at least. I did not find it insulting and I am aware of how non-Catholics often find Catholic beliefs, or rather, their (frequent) misunderstandings of actual Catholic beliefs to be crazy and often heretical or blasphemous. I'm not saying that you're misunderstanding Catholic belief, since you might understand it but may find it a little crazy for another reason besides it being a misunderstanding... Either way, it's a good sign that you're earnestly searching for the truth and with an open mind, giving Catholicism a fair shot.
I’m grinning now reading this because my father , a former “prot” became my greatest catholic godly example in my life. Converts make the greatest Catholics. ( thanks dear dad…RIP🙏💕).
I recently bought “The fulfilment of all desire.” It’s amazing. I bought it after listening to Matt’s video about this book and also after watching “Renewal Miniseries” channel run by Ralph Martin.
This man is an absolute God send. An angle walking our Earth, thank you for your work Ralph Martin, walking man straight toward the meaning of life. Live Jesus our love and Mary our hope!
I am still a protestant but soon over the Tiber. To hear you guys say that some people focus to much on Mother Mary is so liberating. She has been a stumbling block for me until not so long ago. But I've been feeling that there so much stage wording for Her. Thx guys for making me feel less strange. ❤️
I think that most of the standoffishness from Protestants with momma Mary has to do with a lack of understanding in what Catholics really believe about her. Once you really dive in and pray about relationship with her there’s very little that you’ll continue to disagree with. No we do not need momma Mary but she helps a lot in getting to know and love Jesus better. She’s a gift from God.
I would highly suggest picking up the book by St Alphonsus called The Glories of Mary. There are free PDFs of the whole book online but I recommend "The Glories of Mary from Catholic Book Publishing," it's a little blue book, only about 100 pages. I love it, because it has a lovely forward that really frames the book well. And, Scott Hahn has suggested the book The Assumption of Mary by Killian J. Healy, O. Carm. Which might help a lot with getting over that hump with accepting the dogmas of Mary or when you start saying the rosary. 🤗
Dr. Martin offers an excellent example for Christians of any tradition or denomination. He doesn't spend time focused on what he might view as wrong teaching or practice in other traditions, instead he speaks positively about what the Catholic Church and faith have to offer. It is an example that many Protestant, Orthodox and Catholic speakers would do well to adopt. We are in a spiritual battle, and there are faithful in all traditions fighting on the right side in this battle. To unnecessarily alienate one another does nothing more than serve Satan's purposes.
I LOVE this man. He's so honest and true when talking about the crisis we are living in the Church, but also humble and prudent, without falling into the (easy) trap to 'exaggerate' as other people do. Thank you really for this interview! I can't wait to buy the book, unfortunately it is not available at the moment here in Italy.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING RALPH BACK ON! I was one of those that bought the Lucia book. I RECOMMEND EVERYONE TO GO BUY/READ IT! There’s a version available on Kindle for less than $5.
Those were good points on the dark nights of the soul. My dark nights came unexpectedly from attending daily mass, always hoping and expecting to experience zeal and courage from the priests and to hear moral truth to shepherd us faithful, but now I limit myself to weekly, because otherwise the banal and cowardly homilies leave me so frustrated and it's better to minimize such reactions. I can't change them and must leave that to God, but I can limit the damage that their negligence can to my soul and I want to avoid becoming entirely driven away.
@@stephenfoe865 Agreed. Unfortunately I can't shut my ears and must endure banality and cowardice when, in fact, as a reflection on the Word, homilies should retain some of the divine charge to electrify the soul. Who would change car oil without at once changing the filter? Perhaps that analogy is imperfect, but hopefully you understand my point.
I think Ralph is great. I do feel he's to laxed on the evils of the hierarchy of the church. He ended on a high note we should fear God more than man. I use Hallow and have done Exodus 90 and am doing the lenten version now. I recommend both. God Bless Matt love your show.
I grew up in a family with only 4 kids, but my friends all had families of 10, 11, and 13 children. I was always so envious of those big families. There was so much love. I always thought my family was small, so I'm so surprised that people think 3 or 4 children is a lot! I always wanted a dozen children but am blessed to have had at least one. God bless you and your full heart
Humility - Christ humbled himself to walk among us. His is the best example. He was not shouting from rooftops and advertising he was Son of God - He went about doing good, and when people inquired who He was to do these things, He answered honestly. I think the hardest thing for me to remember is that God's way, His Will, is what will make me the happiest. My prideful will gets me in trouble, and I cannot foresee the consequences of my choices. Only by allowing God to lead me, even when it seems doubtful, confusing or even dangerous - only then can I know I am doing good. It is in trusting Jesus that my needs are taken care of. God bless.
Superb discussion. Just like your other shows. I wish there’s translations to others w/c English is not their first language. Ty for explaining it to me. I I’ll share it on Fb.
Thanks Matt. 😊 This was excellent! You and Dr. Martin together is wonderful and so informative. Just finished Dr. Martin's course on his book on line offered through Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit. So informative. A great tool to help us understand how to get through the confusion throughout the church today. Just excellent.
Hey Matt! I love your channel, always deep, glorious discussions. One point that Dr Martin made, but did not fully explain, was the fact that the Apostles died for Christ in Truth (they were not Martyrs in Faith but Truth). The Apostles did not deny Jesus Christ because they knew it to be true, they WITNESSED the miracles, the crucifixion, and the Resurrection. It would be logically impossible to believe the Apostles would accept torture, imprisonment, and death for a belief they KNEW was a lie.
haha, thanks for the shout out Matt! I really appreciate it!! - the one and only, Jegz. p.s. Josh and I will be visiting Franciscan in a few weeks, so maybe we'll catch ya
Honestly, if they're willing, I'd love to see you invite one of those cardinals that are preaching homosexuality. Not to give them a platform, but just to hear them out and let free speech reveal the truth to all the viewers. Maybe even get someone on to debate them? I doubt they'd be up for it, but I'm sure it would be a very highly watched video if you could pull it off!
Thank you, Dr. Martin! I didn't understand for a long time and when I first heard you and Peter Herbeck I though you were too intense. But I now see the truth and joy and hope to be and open and in love with Jesus as you are. BTW for Matt Fradd, Bishop Barron has publicly made statements about homosexuality similar to Cardinals Marx and Hollerich. I don't believe a word he says anymore.
@@michaelbaumert4501 I heard him on Word on Fire October 20, 2019 in the question and answer. I remember this because I was shocked that Bishop Barron said the church has been wrong on the teaching on homosexuality and sent an email to a radio host the next day on October 21, 2020.
@@fieldcrew6691 Do you remember what video it was that you were listening to? I've only ever heard him wholeheartedly affirm the Church's teaching on the topic can can provide links to that effect, if need be, over a multi-year period. It's why I'm asking in case I missed something along the way. Thanks
@@michaelbaumert4501 I heard him on Word on Fire broadcast on EWTN Radio in the afternoon about 2pm. I remember this very clearly as it was shocking to hear a Bishop say this. I have tried to look up archives for Word on Fire for that Day but haven't found it. The following is an excerpt from an email sent the following day to a radio broadcaster. Typically she commented nothing in return. If you want the original email forwarded to you I can do that. "Did you hear Bishop Barron talk about how the church is wrong on gay people? He said, technically the homosexual act intrinsically evil because it's not ordered according to it's ultimate means. But the church can do much better and has been wrong in the approach to gay persons. That got my attention, he said the church has been mistaken on it's approach to gay people. I heard it on the Word of Fire broadcast by EWTN Sunday afternoon. He's supposed to have it posted on reddit but I'm not technically advanced enough to find it."
@@fieldcrew6691 How is what Bishop Barron said (as you have paraphrased above) any different from the concept of "hate the sin but not the sinner?" I'm deeply concerned that many Christians seem to be indulging their personal visceral hatred of gay people, as people, and using the Bible as a justification for this, either unable or unwilling to see the difference. At least Bishop Barron clearly understands the difference, and I see that as a huge point in his favor.
1:35:33 Wow! I have long known patience is my strongest virtue, but I have relegated it to others. I am far too impatient with myself. I keep trying to improve myself in either spiritual or secular ways and finding frustration in not having the fortitude or ability to just "tell myself to do something and follow through." I see that I am technically able but don't quite get things done. This was a repeat thing especially with my online business for the past six years.
We can't even say its in the name of being EFFECTIVE, its clearly not even pragmatic. It can only be attributed as intending to destroy the Catholic Faith. Serving Satan and not Christ.
Consider two reasons that one might become Catholic. 1) You believe that the God of the universe sent His Son to die for our salvation, that He was raised again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that He founded the Catholic Church as His mystical body - the society He commands us to belong to until He comes again 2) In detestation of all things modern and perverted, one sees in the Catholic Church a vehicle for manifesting one’s own hatred and contempt for modernity. When the modern world practises and valorises vice and immodesty, the Church allows you to embrace incense, old-timey regal clothing, rhythmic chanting and all things diametrically opposed - aesthetically - to what modernity stands for. These different reasons lead to different predictions about what one’s life looks like when, due to the crisis in the Church, the Church loses some of its power to act as tribal counter-marker to modernity. When the boat starts to rock, and the Church experiences a crisis of the kind discussed in this episode (cardinals rejecting moral revelation, embracing religious indifferentism etc). Reason (1) Catholics - motivated solely by Christ’s call to unite with His mystical body - are broken hearted, yet loyal, clinging firmly to the barque of Peter, to the see of Rome, the seat of unity. For as Peter himself said about the man whose vicar he was: “Where else shall we go? You alone have the words of eternal life”. Reason (2) Catholics, by contrast, will struggle to maintain the signalling effects they are seeking from Church membership. What they do then, is seek to flee the Church. They embrace sedevacantist cults, or de facto schismatic sects which functionally abandon the See of Rome, seeking instead to maintain the aesthetic trappings of anti-modernity, traditionalist Catholicism. They will follow the latin language and reception on the tongue right out of the Church and past the seat of Christian unity, truly missing the forrest for the trees. It is truly heartbreaking to see people go down this path. (Please note that I have not here accused any particular individual of being a reason (2) Catholic. I cannot read hearts and minds).
Matt.. How about inviting Patrick, Dr Marshall, and Dr Martin to have a round table discussion together! We would learn so much as an audience and much food for thought for each of them to consider after listening to one another’s point of view.. BTW.. Thanks for turning me on to HALO..I LOVE IT! But completely avoid Bp Barron ( I do pray for him though). He lost a perfect opportunity to evangelize Ben Shapiro... instead he declared Jesus is the “privileged way” He promotes Fr Jimmy Martin who is destroying souls by not declaring truth about homosexuality.. He heavily promotes Hans Urs von Balthasar...so deeply saddened by this since his series CATHOLICSM actually brought be back to the Church..
Hey Matt, Would you consider inviting Dr. David Anders from Called to Communion to the show? He has a really good show and I would love to see y’all exchange ideas. Thanks and Best
@@katrinagiovanni891 it’s a great show! I dvr them… and yes, I’m a convert as well, a former Calvinist as was he. He explains his conversion and seemingly complex truths of the Roman Catholic Church with such clarity!
Really love the show, love the content, questions, discussions, the awkward moments, and all the beauty that this show leads to. Matt suggested making such a very imprudent comment to that elderly, cute Catholic lady that commented on his wife not having more kids. Making light of suicide is unpastoral, which is very much the opposite of how Matt usually responds to people. Hope this comment is taken as a sisterly accountability rather than harsh criticism!!!
"Get your murderous hands off my wife's sacred body!" would have been my reaction, I think. His wife could have just quoted the Bible: "Get behind me, you Satan. You are thinking as man, and not as God."
I had to laugh at the "are these all yours" question near the beginning. We have seven children, and the first five were all born within 10 years. When I would take them shopping, I would get all those questions: "Are they all yours?" "Don't you know how this happens?" When my husband took them shopping on the other hand, everyone was always so impressed by a dad taking all these kids shopping. The difference always made me laugh. Dr. Martin, if you see this, I want you to know how much I love The Fulfillment of All Desire. I have all of our children read it during high school.
Nice you could laugh instead of getting angry about it. I think I would way over-think an experience like that. Huh. Now I'm going to way over-think what you wrote. I think it deserves thinking about. Why is a man a hero for taking care of kids, but a woman is - what? an irresponsible slattern for having more than 1.3 children? I'm going to remember what you wrote.
Dr. Martin -I see time as a creation of God, Eternity is not endless time, it is, so to speak, lack of time, timelessness. Time allows us to experience life in pieces, not all at once. When we die we step into 'eternity' experiencing what God created us for. Our bodies will be part of that. If, and a big if, we chose to follow God's lead. Those who don't chose God's way will, with their bodies, be experiencing eternity in a place intended for fallen angels, separated from God. This is how Jesus could tell the thief on the cross 'This day you will be with me in Paradise' eventho Jesus spent 3 days in the tomb and the realm of death. And 'a day is as a thousand years and a thousand years as a day to God'
Finally some conversation about st. Teresa of Avila. Please Matt, can you bring someone who is an expert on her or st. John of the Cross? They are forgotten treasure.
Just one correction to something Ralph said; “all these people have been appointed by the pope”; that’s true, but the implication is that he’s speaking of Pope Francis. I believe Cardinal Marx was appointed as an Auxiliary Bishop by Saint Pope John Paul II and appointed as Archbishop and Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI. Just so we are clear. I heartily appreciate Ralph’s clarity and faithfulness!
Thanks for another great video. Dr. Martin is so insightful. Indeed we need to pray for our Church all the more with all of this chaos happening. It would be interesting to see Taylor Marshall on PwA. That is one discourse I would be really keen to hear.
Comment on Kentuckian David's Reason 2...believe you "missed the boat "...much like the pastor who waited ontop of his church during a flood for Christ to save him from drowning.He told 3 vehicles of transportation that came to rescue him that he was waiting to be saved by his Savior & died drowning ! When he came before Christ on his judgment day & asked Him why he didn't save him from drowning, Christ replied, " I sent you a coast guard rescue boat, a helicopter rescue unit, & fishing ship but you rejected all of them . ☆This old humerous story relates how the Latin Mass has gained enormous growth esp. with families who have a large number of children( open to life & more children)is because of the depth of the Mass, its intelligent worship of the Mass in its former universal firm
continued : * form( Latin language in every country throughout the world ),; its depth & beauty, its high worship offering to Our Father in heaven. It's not meant to dissunify us but to embrace a form of worship (that many of us baby boomers grew up wth) that unified us throughout the world...worship language that challenges you while initially learning it or while relearning or becoming another way to worship God with your whole heart, your whole mind & soul
I heard a version of that story and understood it to be telling us not to have a narrow or specific idea of what a sign from God should look like ("I prayed and prayed that you would save me from the flood, Lord." God: "Yes, I don't understand what happened, either, because I sent you two boats and a helicopter..."). I read somewhere that many churches have seen an increased attendance at Latin Mass by very young people, including many teenagers, which is really interesting. It's so sad to see all the political indoctrination they're exposed to at school, and at least some of them seem to be reaching out for something solid and good and true. All is not lost.
I've always thought that story about the person on the roof waiting for God to save him from the flood was stupid. Nobody would behave that way. How can anyone listen to that story to the end, without objecting, 'This is idiotic. Nobody actually behaves that way.' And thus the 'conclusion' is invalid because the story doesn't work. It's like telling a story of someone who wanted to contact a friend and refused to use a phone, refused to call, refused to text, refused to write a letter because he was waiting for the friend to tune into his mental telepathy. Nobody behaves that way - so it's just... badly written and dumb.
@Ruben Martinez Why are you sectatians trolls are always harassing catholics? Go to evangelize the muslimn buddhistn jewishsg they need to know and accept Our Lord Jesus Christ, you only like to go to difficult places after the catholic church build something and make easier for you sectarians then when it's mote easy them you go to talked bad about catholics
@@YiriUbic3793 sectarian troll? I’m a husband, father of 3 and one on the way whom loves the Catholic Faith and Church. I am bringing light to the crisis of the church most importantly to my children who will continue the one, holy catholic apostolic church and one true faith.
Dr Taylor Marshall and Patrick Coffin speak the truth. It took a long time for these good Catholic men to come to their conclusions, all based on the actions of this pope Evil prevails when good men ignore it.
Matt, why don't you bring Taylor Marshall on... Just have the damn conversation. Rather than talking about him, talk to him. Prayer for courage and prudence.
@@thatright4985 why? I don't get this attitude from a catholic. Talking about this stuff is important, canceling people is how the Marxists approach dealing with ideas they don't like. Christians deal with the truth in charity.
Yes! Have been getting links and phone calls from friends, saying, 'Do you know what the Pope said?' 'Do you know what the Pope wrote?' - all scandalized and full of horror. I kept repeating, 'For every ONE negative thing I hear about Pope Francis, I'm going to pray five Hail Mary's for him.' So far, one friend has slowed down the stream of links and has even said that she will need to take my example and pray for him in Lent. We have to change our hearts. God is glorified in the sacrifice of Christ, because Jesus died on the cross so people could spend eternity in heaven praising God. God DESERVES people to go to heaven. HE DESERVES the glory of every single person. If I don't pray for someone I think is at risk of losing his soul, I'm saying to Jesus, 'You know, your sacrifice on the Cross is so negligible that wasting it - standing by while people risk hell - is no big deal. You suffered and died for THAT PERSON, and I don't care if your suffering and death goes to waste because that person loses heaven.' I can't look at a Crucifix and think about what Jesus suffered and his death and be willing to allow ANYBODY to let that sacrifice go to waste. Even the person who has hurt me most, personally, I need to pray to go to heaven, not because that person 'deserves a reward for sin' (I don't deserve heaven; no person does). I pray for that person because JESUS DESERVES THE GLORY of that person repenting and praising him forever in heaven.
1:00:00 'Cowardness'? From time to time Ralph Martin uses English in a way that I have never heard before. I've spent my professional life studying and teaching the English language, and I wonder where he comes from based on some 'words' he uses and some pronunciations. Is he Canadian?
We forget that true Charity includes condemning error especially when it threatens souls. It is a sin against charity to let your neighbor live in error and refuse to rescue them with truth. Calling heresy heresy is not sinful, but one must be sure that it is done in charity. Our new religion of nice is afraid to call error and sin what it is, and instead leads souls into error and damnation under the pretense of charity - false charity.
John of the Cross is HUGE!!!!!!! The mystics (Teresa of Avila, Catherine of Sienna, St. Bonaventure, St. John Climacus) will take you next level!!! Listen to them on RUclips!!! You have to listen to them a couple times....you won't understand most of it the first time through. John of the Cross himself said you had to read his works 2x!!!! LEVEL UP!
The Pope actually is not aware of all these things going on…. Did you know… that He ONLY knows 2 …. and a half …. languages. This is a Fact. We need to lift up Our Pope Daily!
I think we really don’t know what Pope Benedict thinks. He is physically dependent on the Vatican and if he disagreed with Pope Francis word might not get out. Elders being isolated is a very common problem and there is a lot of intrigue in the Vatican.
Jesus didn't say, 'Call no man good; only God is good.' He asked a question: 'Why do you call me good? Only God is good.' The point here, is that if you answer the question, 'I call you good because you ARE good,' then you can only conclude: 'You are God.' 'Why do you call me good?' is a bit like God asking Adam, 'Where are you?' so Adam will honestly recognize where he is vis-a-vis God. 'Why do you call me good? Only God is good' is a call for the responder to come to his own conclusion about who Jesus is.
Ive seen a lot of videos about the crisis of the CC. But none of those talk about the more than evident disconection of the priesthood with the comunity.
Pope Francis seems sympathetic to expanding homosexual and sodomite culture within the church but opposed to abortion. He also seems highly sympathetic to utopian aspirations for the church. He also seems apathetic to communist expansion globally as he's appeased the Chinese communist party. On the global stage he seems very sympathetic to sin and almost opposed to virtue. His contempt for piety is also rather bizarre.
I think it’s time that the good priests and faith communities start thinking about back up plans on if the worst comes to worst creating an effective resistance underground perhaps 🤔
The discussion about Francis is simply not focusing on the right point. The big issue is not whether Francis is a "heretic" or "antipope." The real question is: >>>"Is it SAFE to follow Francis?"
You have to truly know what it is that the Pope actually says and teaches not just go along with what people talk. Do you not believe and trust in God Almighty? Only God knows why things happen why he permits all these things, who are we to question God? That's why most of these podcast are so wrong in so many ways. They Question God through the actions of those in our Church. God is in control we must Trust in Him and do our part! Prayer, fasting, penance, reading our Bible helping our neighbors.
@@luzvargas76 One can at the same time (1) be fully aware of what Francis 'actually says and teaches' and (2) 'trust God and do his part' (pray, do penance, etc.). You seem to imply that there is a conflict between doing the two things. I often see this kind of comment put forward as a way to avoid having to deal with the cold reality of Francis' actual magisterium. So, is it spiritually safe for a Catholic to follow Francis' official statements and teachings?
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. I believe that the Holy Father is much wiser than we all give him credit for and I am still a Baptist youth pastor. Pope Francis is taking way too much negativity from people that are supposed to honor him as Christ on earth. Pray for him and the dangers and mess he has to deal with, it is beyond any of us to realize all the moving pieces.
I think that is very prudent. The speed of global communication makes it so we all know instantly everything everyone says. In the past controversies in the church would take time to spread and there was more time for the faithful and clergy to pray and for those in authority have time for thoughtful response. The speed of communication has taken the natural time one can have to respond. And we demand the immediate response.... Imagine what the council of Nicaea or the time of the reformation would have been like with Twitter?
@@Stygard I agree! I was watching a video where somebody mentioned not commenting on history until fifty years after the fact; it strikes me as very wise. Not that we do not call out error of our time of course. Just not making blanket judgements on issues we do not have all the facts on and would not even know if not for technological advancements.
I went out of my way for the first several years to give Pope Francis the benefit of doubt for his repeated misstatements etc. Oh he was misquoted, mistranslated, taken out of context....... A few years ago I accepted the fact that he is just a lousy Pope. I don't subscribe to the Patrick Coffin or Taylor Marshal views, but i definitely believe he has weaponized ambiguity and is causing damage to the Church.
@@chdwck493 I completely understand, I would just caution all (even in that light position of disagreement) to humble themselves before the Holy Father. It is not supposed to be easy. He has been in the faith a lot longer than either of us and maybe that weaponized ambiguity is eventually going to be shown to be fighting for the side that you believe to be correct. Pray and wait! God bless!
31:58 I don't think Pope Francis is an antipope, although he certainly is a heretic (material at the very least). However, were he an antipope and you figured it out and chose not to act on it, then you definitely will be held accountable at judgement day.
I love Dr. Martin, but I have some real issues with Pope Francis. Please do not misunderstand me, I am not saying that he is not the Pope, nor that he is an Anti-Pope, but I am really honestly very concerned that he never ever corrects those who are wrong ( Cardinals, Bishops, Priests, Nuns... ) On the contrary, he at least seems to be confirming them in their errors and sins, at least by not correcting them... And that is causing confusion, and God is not the author of confusion... Should we just say, we should not be anxious because Jesus Christ is Lord? Amen, Jesus Christ is Lord, but I really do not think that our Lord wants us to be inactive and indifferent, on the contrary, He wants us to act... I am not asking for a revolution or a reformation ( like the protestants ) for they were and are against the Catholic Church, me on the other hand, I am against the wolves in sheep`s clothing who are against the Catholic Church from within, and I don`t care who they are and no matter who they are... Do I hate them or am I asking people to hate them? Not at all, for If I did hate them, I would ignore them and let them perish in their error.. But because I do not hate them and because I do not want them to perish in their error, I and hopefully you should pray for them, and speak against their errors and false teachings and even condemn their false Satanic teachings. GBU
Thanks Matt for interviewing again Ralph Martin. He is one of the great Catholic leaders and prophets of our time that I have followed for over forty-five years. Keep up the great work you are doing.
Mat I have to thank you for interviewing Ralph Martin again. You complement each other well and Ralph speaks with such clarity and conviction. It is hard not to love him as he shares the joy of his faith
Dr. Martin is a sweet and comforting presence - like the Holy Spirit. Thank you for this interview. ❤
I love Ralph and the loving and charitable way he points out the failings of the Church. God bless his ministry. Keep pointing people to the Lord, Ralph!
I've been waiting for this! Dr. Martin is such a blessing to the Church
Dr. Ralph Martin sounds like a Saint to me 🙏🏽 God bless that man.
Dr. Martin inspires me to just be better, do better. What a phenomenal speaker
My "dark night" was Oct 14, 2021 when I had to have the doctor disconnect my beloved husband of 32 years from life support. He was brain dead and after Clyde was disconnected I sat on the side of his bed in the hospital holding his hand, talking to him and praying for us both as it took over 5 minutes for his heart to stop beating. Then I kissed him goodbye, told him that I'd always love him and be faithful to him and then told the nurse to call his death. It was 7:02 pm.
I wish I had a Doctor Martin in my family ! Just a bunch of pagans. Praying everyday for them !
Wow! What a tender, gracious, life-giving conversation.
"Prot" here, acknowledging that while much of what I hear from Catholics sounds a little crazy. BUT - it's because of the MANY crazy things I see and hear from my fellow Prots that I continue to watch and listen to these videos. Thank you for doing this work.
Consider the following: If you were to know that the Catholic Church is the Church established by Christ and the Church he left his Holy Spirit with, then you'd not care for your own personal opinions, because you would know that the Catholic Church's teaching is the Word of God and not man and so you could not possibly have any disagreements with it... At least, you would not have long-lived disagreements because who knows better than God? Certainly not man.
@@csongorarpad4670 It occurs to me that saying things like “what I hear from Catholics sounds a little crazy“ is very insulting. I did not mean it that way. Nonetheless, it is what I said, and I apologize for it. It was wrong of me to express it that way. I do ask anyone who was hurt by my comment will forgive me - most of all my Lord Jesus.
Hey man. I recommend watching some Steve Ray videos. Also, Scott Hahn. God bless
@@RayEdwards There's no need to apologize to me, at least. I did not find it insulting and I am aware of how non-Catholics often find Catholic beliefs, or rather, their (frequent) misunderstandings of actual Catholic beliefs to be crazy and often heretical or blasphemous.
I'm not saying that you're misunderstanding Catholic belief, since you might understand it but may find it a little crazy for another reason besides it being a misunderstanding... Either way, it's a good sign that you're earnestly searching for the truth and with an open mind, giving Catholicism a fair shot.
I’m grinning now reading this because my father , a former “prot” became my greatest catholic godly example in my life. Converts make the greatest Catholics. ( thanks dear dad…RIP🙏💕).
I recently bought “The fulfilment of all desire.” It’s amazing. I bought it after listening to Matt’s video about this book and also after watching “Renewal Miniseries” channel run by Ralph Martin.
I'm currently listening to the audio book version!
@@chdwck493 Great!! ✨
This man is an absolute God send. An angle walking our Earth, thank you for your work Ralph Martin, walking man straight toward the meaning of life. Live Jesus our love and Mary our hope!
The best most helpful discussion I've heard in a long long time. I'm so so thankful for your spiritual direction. Pax
I am still a protestant but soon over the Tiber. To hear you guys say that some people focus to much on Mother Mary is so liberating. She has been a stumbling block for me until not so long ago. But I've been feeling that there so much stage wording for Her. Thx guys for making me feel less strange. ❤️
I think that most of the standoffishness from Protestants with momma Mary has to do with a lack of understanding in what Catholics really believe about her. Once you really dive in and pray about relationship with her there’s very little that you’ll continue to disagree with. No we do not need momma Mary but she helps a lot in getting to know and love Jesus better. She’s a gift from God.
I would highly suggest picking up the book by St Alphonsus called The Glories of Mary. There are free PDFs of the whole book online but I recommend "The Glories of Mary from Catholic Book Publishing," it's a little blue book, only about 100 pages. I love it, because it has a lovely forward that really frames the book well. And, Scott Hahn has suggested the book The Assumption of Mary by Killian J. Healy, O. Carm. Which might help a lot with getting over that hump with accepting the dogmas of Mary or when you start saying the rosary. 🤗
Dr. Martin, the joy and prace in our Hearts are the Gifts of Holy Spirit ❤️❤️❤️🕊
Dr. Martin offers an excellent example for Christians of any tradition or denomination. He doesn't spend time focused on what he might view as wrong teaching or practice in other traditions, instead he speaks positively about what the Catholic Church and faith have to offer. It is an example that many Protestant, Orthodox and Catholic speakers would do well to adopt. We are in a spiritual battle, and there are faithful in all traditions fighting on the right side in this battle. To unnecessarily alienate one another does nothing more than serve Satan's purposes.
I LOVE this man. He's so honest and true when talking about the crisis we are living in the Church, but also humble and prudent, without falling into the (easy) trap to 'exaggerate' as other people do. Thank you really for this interview! I can't wait to buy the book, unfortunately it is not available at the moment here in Italy.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING RALPH BACK ON!
I was one of those that bought the Lucia book. I RECOMMEND EVERYONE TO GO BUY/READ IT! There’s a version available on Kindle for less than $5.
Dr. Martin is one of my favourite guests on this show :)
Those were good points on the dark nights of the soul. My dark nights came unexpectedly from attending daily mass, always hoping and expecting to experience zeal and courage from the priests and to hear moral truth to shepherd us faithful, but now I limit myself to weekly, because otherwise the banal and cowardly homilies leave me so frustrated and it's better to minimize such reactions. I can't change them and must leave that to God, but I can limit the damage that their negligence can to my soul and I want to avoid becoming entirely driven away.
It's about receiving the Eucharist. Homilies are a bonus.
@@stephenfoe865 Agreed. Unfortunately I can't shut my ears and must endure banality and cowardice when, in fact, as a reflection on the Word, homilies should retain some of the divine charge to electrify the soul. Who would change car oil without at once changing the filter? Perhaps that analogy is imperfect, but hopefully you understand my point.
57:00 love the daily routine day by day being formed by the word of God. This was a very useful discussion thank you.
I think Ralph is great. I do feel he's to laxed on the evils of the hierarchy of the church. He ended on a high note we should fear God more than man. I use Hallow and have done Exodus 90 and am doing the lenten version now. I recommend both. God Bless Matt love your show.
Hi Matt! You're probably already thinking of doing this, but please clip the part where Dr Martin talks about his prayers in the morning. Thank you!
A breath of fresh air! I'm very grateful for both of you, speaking the truth in love.
What a time to be alive! Crazy theories out there. It will all get sorted out at some point.
Viva Cristo Rey!
NEVER miss these two gentlemen speaking together! Thank you both
I am so glad you gave Brian Holdsworth a shoutout bc I thought his video was a perfect response to all this!!
I get a lot of “yOuVE gOt YoUr HaNdS fULl” comments when I’m out with my kids. I say as full as my heart and strut away.
Ughh what awful things ppl say about kids esp around them! Children aren’t dumb
I grew up in a family with only 4 kids, but my friends all had families of 10, 11, and 13 children. I was always so envious of those big families. There was so much love. I always thought my family was small, so I'm so surprised that people think 3 or 4 children is a lot! I always wanted a dozen children but am blessed to have had at least one. God bless you and your full heart
This conversation is so good. Both clarifying and motivating. Thank you.
Humility - Christ humbled himself to walk among us. His is the best example. He was not shouting from rooftops and advertising he was Son of God - He went about doing good, and when people inquired who He was to do these things, He answered honestly. I think the hardest thing for me to remember is that God's way, His Will, is what will make me the happiest. My prideful will gets me in trouble, and I cannot foresee the consequences of my choices. Only by allowing God to lead me, even when it seems doubtful, confusing or even dangerous - only then can I know I am doing good. It is in trusting Jesus that my needs are taken care of. God bless.
Spiritual banquet of important topics. Thanks guys
Awesome interview Matt❣️Please have Dr Ralph back often🙏🏻
Superb discussion. Just like your other shows. I wish there’s translations to others w/c English is not their first language. Ty for explaining it to me. I I’ll share it on Fb.
Thanks Matt. 😊 This was excellent! You and Dr. Martin together is wonderful and so informative. Just finished Dr. Martin's course on his book on line offered through Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit. So informative. A great tool to help us understand how to get through the confusion throughout the church today. Just excellent.
Hey Matt!
I love your channel, always deep, glorious discussions.
One point that Dr Martin made, but did not fully explain, was the fact that the Apostles died for Christ in Truth (they were not Martyrs in Faith but Truth).
The Apostles did not deny Jesus Christ because they knew it to be true, they WITNESSED the miracles, the crucifixion, and the Resurrection.
It would be logically impossible to believe the Apostles would accept torture, imprisonment, and death for a belief they KNEW was a lie.
haha, thanks for the shout out Matt! I really appreciate it!! - the one and only, Jegz.
p.s. Josh and I will be visiting Franciscan in a few weeks, so maybe we'll catch ya
„ do not saddle down half way up the hill! „💯🌹♥️
Always amazing to listen to Dr Martin. Thank you!
Honestly, if they're willing, I'd love to see you invite one of those cardinals that are preaching homosexuality. Not to give them a platform, but just to hear them out and let free speech reveal the truth to all the viewers. Maybe even get someone on to debate them? I doubt they'd be up for it, but I'm sure it would be a very highly watched video if you could pull it off!
This was excellent! I'm learning how important it is to read the lives of the Saints!
Thank you, Dr. Martin! I didn't understand for a long time and when I first heard you and Peter Herbeck I though you were too intense. But I now see the truth and joy and hope to be and open and in love with Jesus as you are.
BTW for Matt Fradd, Bishop Barron has publicly made statements about homosexuality similar to Cardinals Marx and Hollerich. I don't believe a word he says anymore.
Link to statements he's made that are similar?
@@michaelbaumert4501 I heard him on Word on Fire October 20, 2019 in the question and answer. I remember this because I was shocked that Bishop Barron said the church has been wrong on the teaching on homosexuality and sent an email to a radio host the next day on October 21, 2020.
@@fieldcrew6691 Do you remember what video it was that you were listening to? I've only ever heard him wholeheartedly affirm the Church's teaching on the topic can can provide links to that effect, if need be, over a multi-year period. It's why I'm asking in case I missed something along the way. Thanks
@@michaelbaumert4501 I heard him on Word on Fire broadcast on EWTN Radio in the afternoon about 2pm. I remember this very clearly as it was shocking to hear a Bishop say this. I have tried to look up archives for Word on Fire for that Day but haven't found it. The following is an excerpt from an email sent the following day to a radio broadcaster. Typically she commented nothing in return. If you want the original email forwarded to you I can do that.
"Did you hear Bishop Barron talk about how the church is wrong on gay people?
He said, technically the homosexual act intrinsically evil because it's not ordered according to it's ultimate means.
But the church can do much better and has been wrong in the approach to gay persons. That got my attention, he said the church has been mistaken on it's approach to gay people.
I heard it on the Word of Fire broadcast by EWTN Sunday afternoon. He's supposed to have it posted on reddit but I'm not technically advanced enough to find it."
@@fieldcrew6691 How is what Bishop Barron said (as you have paraphrased above) any different from the concept of "hate the sin but not the sinner?" I'm deeply concerned that many Christians seem to be indulging their personal visceral hatred of gay people, as people, and using the Bible as a justification for this, either unable or unwilling to see the difference. At least Bishop Barron clearly understands the difference, and I see that as a huge point in his favor.
Thanks!
1:35:33 Wow! I have long known patience is my strongest virtue, but I have relegated it to others. I am far too impatient with myself. I keep trying to improve myself in either spiritual or secular ways and finding frustration in not having the fortitude or ability to just "tell myself to do something and follow through." I see that I am technically able but don't quite get things done. This was a repeat thing especially with my online business for the past six years.
I so appreciate Dr Martins response to the people coming out about thinking Benedict is still pope!
We( my husband & I) use the phrase, marital relations( MR on our calendar)in place of world's term, sex since day we became married/ 1
It is stunning to see leaders in the church try to label sin as virtue, its shocking.
We can't even say its in the name of being EFFECTIVE, its clearly not even pragmatic. It can only be attributed as intending to destroy the Catholic Faith. Serving Satan and not Christ.
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil...
Its weird seeing Matt's face for the first time after listening to 30+ episodes on spotify
There is always more to God.
Brilliant discussion.
Thankyou.
@Pints With Aquinas
we need that Catholic lofi to be streaming 24/7 live stream
it´s tremendous!
Hi Matt, please invite Larry Chapp and Bishop Robert Barron on your show. Would love to see a robust discussion. AMDG!
Please Lord have mercy on us.
Consider two reasons that one might become Catholic.
1) You believe that the God of the universe sent His Son to die for our salvation, that He was raised again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that He founded the Catholic Church as His mystical body - the society He commands us to belong to until He comes again
2) In detestation of all things modern and perverted, one sees in the Catholic Church a vehicle for manifesting one’s own hatred and contempt for modernity. When the modern world practises and valorises vice and immodesty, the Church allows you to embrace incense, old-timey regal clothing, rhythmic chanting and all things diametrically opposed - aesthetically - to what modernity stands for.
These different reasons lead to different predictions about what one’s life looks like when, due to the crisis in the Church, the Church loses some of its power to act as tribal counter-marker to modernity. When the boat starts to rock, and the Church experiences a crisis of the kind discussed in this episode (cardinals rejecting moral revelation, embracing religious indifferentism etc). Reason (1) Catholics - motivated solely by Christ’s call to unite with His mystical body - are broken hearted, yet loyal, clinging firmly to the barque of Peter, to the see of Rome, the seat of unity. For as Peter himself said about the man whose vicar he was: “Where else shall we go? You alone have the words of eternal life”.
Reason (2) Catholics, by contrast, will struggle to maintain the signalling effects they are seeking from Church membership. What they do then, is seek to flee the Church. They embrace sedevacantist cults, or de facto schismatic sects which functionally abandon the See of Rome, seeking instead to maintain the aesthetic trappings of anti-modernity, traditionalist Catholicism. They will follow the latin language and reception on the tongue right out of the Church and past the seat of Christian unity, truly missing the forrest for the trees. It is truly heartbreaking to see people go down this path.
(Please note that I have not here accused any particular individual of being a reason (2) Catholic. I cannot read hearts and minds).
Matt.. How about inviting Patrick, Dr Marshall, and Dr Martin to have a round table discussion together! We would learn so much as an audience and much food for thought for each of them to consider after listening to one another’s point of view..
BTW.. Thanks for turning me on to HALO..I LOVE IT! But completely avoid Bp Barron ( I do pray for him though). He lost a perfect opportunity to evangelize Ben Shapiro... instead he declared Jesus is the “privileged way” He promotes Fr Jimmy Martin who is destroying souls by not declaring truth about homosexuality.. He heavily promotes Hans Urs von Balthasar...so deeply saddened by this since his series CATHOLICSM actually brought be back to the Church..
Hey Matt,
Would you consider inviting Dr. David Anders from Called to Communion to the show? He has a really good show and I would love to see y’all exchange ideas.
Thanks and Best
I concur, please consider asking him! Dr Anders’ book, The Catholic Church Saved My Marriage is brilliant.
As a convert, he was one of my greatest influences coming to the church. I still listen to called to communion at night while going to sleep💕💕🙏
@@katrinagiovanni891 it’s a great show! I dvr them… and yes, I’m a convert as well, a former Calvinist as was he. He explains his conversion and seemingly complex truths of the Roman Catholic Church with such clarity!
❤❤❤ Dr Martin
I just wanted to say I’ve always felt like Dr. Ralph Martin looks a bit like Steve Martin.
I need to find an address for PWA to send Matt the rest of Australia in the background. Poor old Tassie!
Really love the show, love the content, questions, discussions, the awkward moments, and all the beauty that this show leads to. Matt suggested making such a very imprudent comment to that elderly, cute Catholic lady that commented on his wife not having more kids. Making light of suicide is unpastoral, which is very much the opposite of how Matt usually responds to people. Hope this comment is taken as a sisterly accountability rather than harsh criticism!!!
"Get your murderous hands off my wife's sacred body!" would have been my reaction, I think. His wife could have just quoted the Bible: "Get behind me, you Satan. You are thinking as man, and not as God."
Fantastic as always! 👌🏻🎉🍻
I had to laugh at the "are these all yours" question near the beginning. We have seven children, and the first five were all born within 10 years. When I would take them shopping, I would get all those questions: "Are they all yours?" "Don't you know how this happens?" When my husband took them shopping on the other hand, everyone was always so impressed by a dad taking all these kids shopping. The difference always made me laugh.
Dr. Martin, if you see this, I want you to know how much I love The Fulfillment of All Desire. I have all of our children read it during high school.
Nice you could laugh instead of getting angry about it. I think I would way over-think an experience like that. Huh. Now I'm going to way over-think what you wrote. I think it deserves thinking about. Why is a man a hero for taking care of kids, but a woman is - what? an irresponsible slattern for having more than 1.3 children? I'm going to remember what you wrote.
Dr. Martin -I see time as a creation of God, Eternity is not endless time, it is, so to speak, lack of time, timelessness. Time allows us to experience life in pieces, not all at once. When we die we step into 'eternity' experiencing what God created us for. Our bodies will be part of that. If, and a big if, we chose to follow God's lead. Those who don't chose God's way will, with their bodies, be experiencing eternity in a place intended for fallen angels, separated from God. This is how Jesus could tell the thief on the cross 'This day you will be with me in Paradise' eventho Jesus spent 3 days in the tomb and the realm of death. And 'a day is as a thousand years and a thousand years as a day to God'
PS... g'day from Sydney, Australia x
We need more people in the Church willing to speak out against this "progressive" spirit in the clergy.
Finally some conversation about st. Teresa of Avila. Please Matt, can you bring someone who is an expert on her or st. John of the Cross?
They are forgotten treasure.
Just one correction to something Ralph said; “all these people have been appointed by the pope”; that’s true, but the implication is that he’s speaking of Pope Francis. I believe Cardinal Marx was appointed as an Auxiliary Bishop by Saint Pope John Paul II and appointed as Archbishop and Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI. Just so we are clear. I heartily appreciate Ralph’s clarity and faithfulness!
Thanks for another great video. Dr. Martin is so insightful. Indeed we need to pray for our Church all the more with all of this chaos happening.
It would be interesting to see Taylor Marshall on PwA. That is one discourse I would be really keen to hear.
Pray for the Pope
Comment on Kentuckian David's Reason 2...believe you "missed the boat "...much like the pastor who waited ontop of his church during a flood for Christ to save him from drowning.He told 3 vehicles of transportation that came to rescue him that he was waiting to be saved by his Savior & died drowning ! When he came before Christ on his judgment day & asked Him why he didn't save him from drowning, Christ replied, " I sent you a coast guard rescue boat, a helicopter rescue unit, & fishing ship but you rejected all of them .
☆This old humerous story relates how the Latin Mass has gained enormous growth esp. with families who have a large number of children( open to life & more children)is because of the depth of the Mass, its intelligent worship of the Mass in its former universal firm
continued : * form( Latin language in every country throughout the world ),; its depth & beauty, its high worship offering to Our Father in heaven. It's not meant to
dissunify us but to embrace a form of worship (that many of us baby boomers grew up wth) that unified us throughout the world...worship language that challenges you while initially learning it or while relearning or becoming another way to worship God with your whole heart, your whole mind & soul
I heard a version of that story and understood it to be telling us not to have a narrow or specific idea of what a sign from God should look like ("I prayed and prayed that you would save me from the flood, Lord." God: "Yes, I don't understand what happened, either, because I sent you two boats and a helicopter...").
I read somewhere that many churches have seen an increased attendance at Latin Mass by very young people, including many teenagers, which is really interesting. It's so sad to see all the political indoctrination they're exposed to at school, and at least some of them seem to be reaching out for something solid and good and true. All is not lost.
I've always thought that story about the person on the roof waiting for God to save him from the flood was stupid. Nobody would behave that way. How can anyone listen to that story to the end, without objecting, 'This is idiotic. Nobody actually behaves that way.' And thus the 'conclusion' is invalid because the story doesn't work. It's like telling a story of someone who wanted to contact a friend and refused to use a phone, refused to call, refused to text, refused to write a letter because he was waiting for the friend to tune into his mental telepathy. Nobody behaves that way - so it's just... badly written and dumb.
Is Pachamama outside of Catholic Faith?
My thoughts exactly
@Ruben Martinez Why are you sectatians trolls are always harassing catholics? Go to evangelize the muslimn buddhistn jewishsg they need to know and accept Our Lord Jesus Christ, you only like to go to difficult places after the catholic church build something and make easier for you sectarians then when it's mote easy them you go to talked bad about catholics
@@williammanhire4424 Sectarian go to evangelize muslimn, buddhist jewishfg that would be more productive to troll catholics and harassing catholics
@@YiriUbic3793 what do you mean he brings up a very good point and isn't trolling
@@YiriUbic3793 sectarian troll? I’m a husband, father of 3 and one on the way whom loves the Catholic Faith and Church. I am bringing light to the crisis of the church most importantly to my children who will continue the one, holy catholic apostolic church and one true faith.
Dr Taylor Marshall and Patrick Coffin speak the truth. It took a long time for these good Catholic men to come to their conclusions, all based on the actions of this pope Evil prevails when good men ignore it.
Matt, why don't you bring Taylor Marshall on... Just have the damn conversation.
Rather than talking about him, talk to him. Prayer for courage and prudence.
This
No. There is no need to give TM further viewership.
@@thatright4985 why? I don't get this attitude from a catholic. Talking about this stuff is important, canceling people is how the Marxists approach dealing with ideas they don't like. Christians deal with the truth in charity.
We need to pray and fast for the Pope!!! Our responsibility is to do this!!!!
Yes! Have been getting links and phone calls from friends, saying, 'Do you know what the Pope said?' 'Do you know what the Pope wrote?' - all scandalized and full of horror. I kept repeating, 'For every ONE negative thing I hear about Pope Francis, I'm going to pray five Hail Mary's for him.' So far, one friend has slowed down the stream of links and has even said that she will need to take my example and pray for him in Lent. We have to change our hearts.
God is glorified in the sacrifice of Christ, because Jesus died on the cross so people could spend eternity in heaven praising God. God DESERVES people to go to heaven. HE DESERVES the glory of every single person. If I don't pray for someone I think is at risk of losing his soul, I'm saying to Jesus, 'You know, your sacrifice on the Cross is so negligible that wasting it - standing by while people risk hell - is no big deal. You suffered and died for THAT PERSON, and I don't care if your suffering and death goes to waste because that person loses heaven.'
I can't look at a Crucifix and think about what Jesus suffered and his death and be willing to allow ANYBODY to let that sacrifice go to waste. Even the person who has hurt me most, personally, I need to pray to go to heaven, not because that person 'deserves a reward for sin' (I don't deserve heaven; no person does). I pray for that person because JESUS DESERVES THE GLORY of that person repenting and praising him forever in heaven.
1:00:00 'Cowardness'? From time to time Ralph Martin uses English in a way that I have never heard before. I've spent my professional life studying and teaching the English language, and I wonder where he comes from based on some 'words' he uses and some pronunciations. Is he Canadian?
We forget that true Charity includes condemning error especially when it threatens souls. It is a sin against charity to let your neighbor live in error and refuse to rescue them with truth. Calling heresy heresy is not sinful, but one must be sure that it is done in charity. Our new religion of nice is afraid to call error and sin what it is, and instead leads souls into error and damnation under the pretense of charity - false charity.
John of the Cross is HUGE!!!!!!! The mystics (Teresa of Avila, Catherine of Sienna, St. Bonaventure, St. John Climacus) will take you next level!!! Listen to them on RUclips!!! You have to listen to them a couple times....you won't understand most of it the first time through. John of the Cross himself said you had to read his works 2x!!!! LEVEL UP!
The Pope actually is not aware of all these things going on….
Did you know… that He ONLY knows 2 …. and a half …. languages.
This is a Fact.
We need to lift up Our Pope Daily!
Comment for my personal reference - definition of a disciple at 51:20
There was a comedy bit on Conan who rented a family in Japan. So it's true.
"Please just check that, Neil." Is Neil before Thursday, or is Neil Thursday? And why Thursday?
I think we really don’t know what Pope Benedict thinks. He is physically dependent on the Vatican and if he disagreed with Pope Francis word might not get out. Elders being isolated is a very common problem and there is a lot of intrigue in the Vatican.
What do you think about driving the gay lobby out of the church?
Jesus didn't say, 'Call no man good; only God is good.' He asked a question: 'Why do you call me good? Only God is good.' The point here, is that if you answer the question, 'I call you good because you ARE good,' then you can only conclude: 'You are God.' 'Why do you call me good?' is a bit like God asking Adam, 'Where are you?' so Adam will honestly recognize where he is vis-a-vis God. 'Why do you call me good? Only God is good' is a call for the responder to come to his own conclusion about who Jesus is.
Matt, how about interviewing Jordan Peterson?
I'm not worried about the Church.
understandable. but do not! Lord takes care of the Church. Worry about the day of your life and Pray for the Church, Hl. Father, Bishofs, Priests🌹
Ive seen a lot of videos about the crisis of the CC. But none of those talk about the more than evident disconection of the priesthood with the comunity.
Where does Ralph Martin get his shirts??? Asking for myself.
I would guess that he travels back in time to buy those. :)
All these problems and the pope says nothing...
Pope Francis seems sympathetic to expanding homosexual and sodomite culture within the church but opposed to abortion. He also seems highly sympathetic to utopian aspirations for the church. He also seems apathetic to communist expansion globally as he's appeased the Chinese communist party.
On the global stage he seems very sympathetic to sin and almost opposed to virtue.
His contempt for piety is also rather bizarre.
He is a WEF stooge. He's a lost soul.
I think it’s time that the good priests and faith communities start thinking about back up plans on if the worst comes to worst creating an effective resistance underground perhaps 🤔
What about zeal for Christ even St.Paul called out the first pope St.Peter and rebuked him when he was wrong?
Just love for Heavens sake.
The discussion about Francis is simply not focusing on the right point. The big issue is not whether Francis is a "heretic" or "antipope." The real question is: >>>"Is it SAFE to follow Francis?"
You have to truly know what it is that the Pope actually says and teaches not just go along with what people talk. Do you not believe and trust in God Almighty? Only God knows why things happen why he permits all these things, who are we to question God? That's why most of these podcast are so wrong in so many ways. They Question God through the actions of those in our Church. God is in control we must Trust in Him and do our part! Prayer, fasting, penance, reading our Bible helping our neighbors.
@@luzvargas76 One can at the same time (1) be fully aware of what Francis 'actually says and teaches' and (2) 'trust God and do his part' (pray, do penance, etc.). You seem to imply that there is a conflict between doing the two things. I often see this kind of comment put forward as a way to avoid having to deal with the cold reality of Francis' actual magisterium.
So, is it spiritually safe for a Catholic to follow Francis' official statements and teachings?
I love your show but often you don't let your guests finish what they are saying. (Just a friendly reminder)
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. I believe that the Holy Father is much wiser than we all give him credit for and I am still a Baptist youth pastor. Pope Francis is taking way too much negativity from people that are supposed to honor him as Christ on earth. Pray for him and the dangers and mess he has to deal with, it is beyond any of us to realize all the moving pieces.
I think that is very prudent. The speed of global communication makes it so we all know instantly everything everyone says. In the past controversies in the church would take time to spread and there was more time for the faithful and clergy to pray and for those in authority have time for thoughtful response. The speed of communication has taken the natural time one can have to respond. And we demand the immediate response.... Imagine what the council of Nicaea or the time of the reformation would have been like with Twitter?
@@Stygard I agree! I was watching a video where somebody mentioned not commenting on history until fifty years after the fact; it strikes me as very wise. Not that we do not call out error of our time of course. Just not making blanket judgements on issues we do not have all the facts on and would not even know if not for technological advancements.
@YAJUN YUAN I think this is a major generalization of a notoriously complex human history.
I went out of my way for the first several years to give Pope Francis the benefit of doubt for his repeated misstatements etc. Oh he was misquoted, mistranslated, taken out of context....... A few years ago I accepted the fact that he is just a lousy Pope. I don't subscribe to the Patrick Coffin or Taylor Marshal views, but i definitely believe he has weaponized ambiguity and is causing damage to the Church.
@@chdwck493 I completely understand, I would just caution all (even in that light position of disagreement) to humble themselves before the Holy Father. It is not supposed to be easy. He has been in the faith a lot longer than either of us and maybe that weaponized ambiguity is eventually going to be shown to be fighting for the side that you believe to be correct. Pray and wait! God bless!
31:58 I don't think Pope Francis is an antipope, although he certainly is a heretic (material at the very least). However, were he an antipope and you figured it out and chose not to act on it, then you definitely will be held accountable at judgement day.
Not sure the interviewer in this case was able to really receive the gravitas of the interviewee. Let him talk
I love Dr. Martin, but I have some real issues with Pope Francis. Please do not misunderstand me, I am not saying that he is not the Pope, nor that he is an Anti-Pope, but I am really honestly very concerned that he never ever corrects those who are wrong ( Cardinals, Bishops, Priests, Nuns... ) On the contrary, he at least seems to be confirming them in their errors and sins, at least by not correcting them... And that is causing confusion, and God is not the author of confusion... Should we just say, we should not be anxious because Jesus Christ is Lord? Amen, Jesus Christ is Lord, but I really do not think that our Lord wants us to be inactive and indifferent, on the contrary, He wants us to act... I am not asking for a revolution or a reformation ( like the protestants ) for they were and are against the Catholic Church, me on the other hand, I am against the wolves in sheep`s clothing who are against the Catholic Church from within, and I don`t care who they are and no matter who they are... Do I hate them or am I asking people to hate them? Not at all, for If I did hate them, I would ignore them and let them perish in their error.. But because I do not hate them and because I do not want them to perish in their error, I and hopefully you should pray for them, and speak against their errors and false teachings and even condemn their false Satanic teachings. GBU