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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- Fr. Mike Schmitz tackles several tough questions from his audience, like “Who became the new light-bearer after Lucifer fell?” and “How do we make Sunday a time of rest amidst our busy schedules?” If you ever wondered about these things, Fr. Mike may have the answers you’ve been looking for. If you have your own question for Fr. Mike, write #askfrmike in the comments section below, followed by your question.
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In Switzerland, 90% of businesses are close on Sundays. No malls and supermarkets. People say - Sunday is for God and family.
Carmencita Vettori that’s a very nice practice it used to be in Hungary this way for sometime but they changed it sadly, multinational companies liked the idea to Work Sundays all day long
Same with Chick-fil-a in the United States
America used to be that way up until the 1990’s when stores and businesses started being open on Sunday.
Oh man... The answer about Lucifer represents so well why I could neber be Catholic (with respect)- that answer about Mary has no grounding in scripture at all. There are so many beautiful things about the Roman tradition but this exalting of Mary is nit one of them.
I am convinced that the end of the Blue Laws in the United States was beginning of the unraveling of Christian life in our society.
One of my 7th grade students, Maria, says that Mary is the new Light Bearer because she held the light, which is Christ :)
awesome answer! tell her that her name, Maria, is the name of the Virgin Mary in portuguese: Maria, Virgem Maria, Santa Maria
That’s so beautiful. You know yes Mary literally held the light that is Christ our Lord. It’s my oldest Son’s birthday tomorrow. He’s all grown up and in the last part of his twenties now. I remember when my first Wife was pregnant with him. I used to love feeling him kick while he was inside her Womb. That always reminded me of when Mary met Elizabeth and Elizabeth was pregnant with John the Baptist. The verse says of Elizabeth that the ‘child moved within her’. It was as if even while still in utero John recognised this was Jesus, the light of the World who was even then coming into the world. I love thinking of Mary as the new light bearer because as the Father says here Lucifer rebelled and pridefully disobeyed God. However Mary humbly accepted God’s will for her and her life and thanks be to God our Saviour Jesus Christ was born into this World to save sinners like ourselves.
@@murderface3r , like me my youngest Son is of Goan Portuguese extraction. He has taught himself Portuguese and has studied in Portugal with Surrey University. We have a wonderful Portuguese family who live on our road.
That’s a title of St Joseph, light custodian too
@Michaleleer do you have pictures of family hung up in your home? What of family members who have passed away? Do you never speak to those pictures or simply look at them and say something hoping tjey could hear you? If so, is that worshipping them as idols? "Oh grandma, I know you're looking out for me, please help deal with this situation which I know you're familiar with." That's not worshipping that's asking intercession, there's a BIG difference.
I'm glad I found Father Mike, he is full of life, charismatic and a joy to listen to. He presents difficult theological topics very simply. I used to listen Fr. John Carapi before the scandals but even now believe he is holy man. I see Christ in Father Mike, Jesus also was charismatic, and easy to listen to, even though the Truth no mater how it is conveyed can can cut us. I pray Father Mike's ministry will continue to flourish as the Holy Spirit continues to animate his love for God, for his neighbor and the Church.
He just wants everyone to be thankfull. You are a bright and beautiful. Much love and light. Thesun morning star.
Fr Mike's answer to "Leetle flower".. hilarious voiceovers,😂 illuminating answer..Thank you Father 🙏👍
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Can you give us a testament to how you became a priest?
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How can we become closer with our guardian angels? Also, what happens to them when we are no longer on this earth?
I want that wan answered too
+owen Spisak Me too!! And do we each only have one or can we have more than one?
+jeanpaulabshire Guardian angels don't leave us when we get to heaven, they are waiting for us there to join them.
+Sweet Heart You can have more than one, and what's really cool is that we can pray to become closer to them and ask how many we have and what their names are.
+Julia Lindell Just wanted to say that the Church emphasizes extreme caution on asking for names of your guardian angel or even naming them yourself (which some do). This can be very dangerous.
Oh my gosh the subtitles!! When he does God's voice please turn on the subtitles guys
Father Mike you're so precious for all of us Catholics aaround the world.
This guy is really enthusiastic
Not making fun just noticed
God always bless you and protect you. Thank you papa for creating fr mike and for teaching us through him.
Father Mike, I just started listening to you. I'm so grateful because I feel my heart changing to a softer more loving Jesus Christ and Our Blessed Mother as I should. Because I was created for a reason, because God loves me.... thank you Father.
I loved the how you explained that Many is God’s greatest spiritual and material creation, I believe this, she has all the power against the enemy.
No, she doesn’t. Do you have a chapter and verse for that in the Bible? Because if you don’t your imagination is lying to you and you, in turn, are lying.
I work Sundays a lot and have a lot Wednesdays, Thursdays and other days off. When one week, I only work Monday, Tuesday and Sunday, I can’t call in sick on Sunday because I won’t get enough money each month if I do that every time... I rest the other days of the week. The fact that it’s always Sunday makes it almost impossible for me. That means I have to lie and call in sick for work.
#askfrmike How can I make a good examination of conscience? This is something I struggle with and want to get better at.
thank you for all this info Fr. Mike.. you are awesome
Long time follower, first time commenter here.
With too many false shepherds in the world right now preaching heresies, such a blessing to have Father Mike as an online influencer to guide us on the right path. Thank you Father and God Bless you
I love the illustration of Mary on the wall. Plus, your videos are great.
I wish my boss listened to you about that work response.
I love the idea of beginning on Saturday afternoon/evening!
I am now looking forward to seeing more father Mike impressions!
Thank you Fr. Mike God Bless
I think… His Voice is !!!! It will melts my heart anyway 🤤💕
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How do you, and other priests, write and prepare homilies? How do you decide what is most important for your community to hear that day?
Lauren Hammons in my experience, most homilies have to do with the reading of that day.
Thank you father Mike
#AskFrMike Hi Fr. Mike, how are you? How would you answer questions about Mary's Purity, the Assumption, and the Catholic Church being the one true Church? My Protestant friends who I'm living with challenge me on a lot of things to do with my Faith a lot and sometimes I don't know how to respond. It hurts when they kind of bash Mary as I'm very close and devoted to her. Thanks Father, God bless you in all that you do! I lovew your videos, they always uplift me :) Niall, from Ireland.
I get how you feel. I don't understand why people with other religions always bash and criticize Catholics. "Why do you believe in this" "why do you believe in that" or " you're wrong about this or that". Man, I don't criticize other religions or tell them they are wrong in what they believe. I have been questioned numerous times and I get angry with myself because I haven't been able do "defend" my religion or haven't been able to respond to their questions. I've felt as if I'm being attacked. This is why I want to learn more about my religion and be able to defend my faith. I have a looooong way to go. There is so much I don't know. 😕
ruclips.net/video/Dn1tWuIoZsg/видео.html This guy is amazing if you have the time. Very scriptural and really helped me understand where these doctrines are in the bible.
@The Lesser Confessor please sr. Respect the protestan, every one deserves a little of respect. So catholics are the church of Jesus? No, the real church was the one the apostle create by preaching the word to the world, they die preaching the word in the street, these new churches didnt even go to the streets to preach the word but in the other side the protestant they are always on the streets like Jesus did, like the apostle did, like a real christian, so every church had bad and good. Dont come here saying" satan create protestant" when they are better christians than you.
@@Jmiguel175 you are right, Catholic should not bash Protestants and Protestants should not bash Catholics... Our division has driven so many from Christianity, persecution by fellow Christians is heart breaking. It is time for Christians - Catholics and Protestants to pray for unity, to find what we agree on..."a kingdom divided against itself cannot stand"
@@BlessYouAngel is not about unifying religions or doctrines, is about reading the bible and follow what the bible says no matter if someone has a diferent point of view, if your point of view is not validated by the bible then you are wrong. Everyone wants to have a diferent opinion on the gospel and thats what bring us to these and all these religions and cults. Is not our opinion is what the bible said period.
#ASKFRMIKE How did God Choose My husband and myself to be parents of our special needs daughter? She has numerous disabilities. How does God gives us the strength to take care of her. I am her 24 hour caregiver?
Bc he knows that YOU are strong enough to manage it. Not everybody can. God must believe in you
@@abri_xxx, why should she have to? Shouldn't the almighty God who demands praise and worship be a little more on top of things like this?
@@HELLH0WND I don't say she has to. It could be ONE explanation.
Excellent video Fr Schmitz!
I love the way you explain things!! I have such a better understanding because of you!
#askfrmike: Hi, I asked my pastor if we could organise a fundraising to buy Bibles to put in each pew of our church. He answered that even if they were all free, he didn't know what they'd do with the Bibles; they weren't needed in each pew. I like to sit in church in the middle of the day talking to Jesus and I always wish there was a Bible there. My pastor said I could just bring my own; that the readings necessary for Mass were in the missel. Even if that's true, is there a legitimate reason not to have Bibles in our church pews? How could a church say, "no"?
Hi Father this so struck a chord with the scripture I read this morning on Bible Gateway from the Psalms
51:12. ‘Return the joy of your salvation to me and sustain me with a willing spirit.’
I was thinking it’s not like the Lord needs us to ‘big him up’ or praise him. It’s not like he’s some kind of celebrity who feeds off our adulation and gets a bit miffed if we don’t constantly tell him how great we reckon he is. Love your Channel Father. Keep up the good work and may the Lord richly bless you in ministry of his word and his unfailing love.
Wow! So much light to my weekend... I Pray to Trinity since I was a child... in my heart God is One...
Thank you because of your explanations I am willing to love God more and better ... and Our Holy Mother Mary... It is a great present. Thank you Fr Mike, I pray for you! Flowers in colours from my heart. :)
I am from Mexico City.
My advice to you is pray to God, and only to God.
In Deuteronomy, Jesus tells the Israelites: your God is one.
In John 17:3 Jesus calls the Father the only true God.
It's clear that you are struggling with this. I'm telling you that the reason is, because it isn't right.
I advise you to check out Islam.
It makes sense, and it's clear.
And all answers are clearly given to all your questions, straight from God, in the Quran.
No intermediary needed.
No priest, no church, no human, no confusion.
If you have questions, I'll try my best to answer them to the best of my knowledge.
If you work and provide a service for those in need you're doing Christ's work even on a Sunday
Thanks Fr. .........! For beautiful lovely simple explaination of questions.
Father Mike. I love your channel.
Thank you! I struggle to not work Sundays
You are next level in wisdom but the questions are coming to you are for getting clues how to conquer Christ i noticed !
Haha the ☁wind 😂😂!! Great video Fr. Mike ..God Bless You !
Mindblown by the first answer!!!!👏👏👏❤❤❤❤
Thank you for the commentary on the Sabbath rest.
You are so easy to listen to, what a gift
Wow that answer of Mary was amazing. Never thought of that. It makes perfect sense if you think about it. Its everywhere in the revelation where it writes how the women battles against the beast.
Thank You Fr. MC
You are so funny , love the voices .you have a quirky sense of humour that tickles my funny bone.
Love it.... Fr Mike... you are so Spirited, I enjoy listening to you and all you teach us all... Prayers , Peace and God Bless 🙏✝️💒🕊
When you say "God is love", is that just a poetic metaphor, or is it the literal truth? The abstract, impersonal phenomenon of love is the same as the concrete, conscious Being of God? Does that mean that the love I feel for friends and family is part of God?That's amazing, and trippy in a good way.
G bless you brother
JESUS became the ONE and ONLY with the LIGHT.
And that the replacement of Lucifer being Mary is really inspired.
4:08 that voice cracks me up😂
Thank you father Mike this helps me out a lot. I was always praying to God and Jesus thinking that God was a jealous God thank you for clarifying that.🙏
GOD BLESS!
#askfrmike do we all have a guardian angel?
- loved ones that have passed on - are they still with us and how can you tell?
- why do demons exist? And why are possessions a thing?
4:09 Best voice I've heard for God ever! My sides!!!
Sundays for self-care. Consistently confirming what I tell people. Catholicism is awesome because there is nothing in a self help book, psychology book, or philosophy book, that isn't in the Bible. Christianity is a one stop shop, the Bible is the ultimate owners manual to life, and catholicism has the best customer service department.
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Hello and thank you for considering my question. My brother asked me this once. He was very bitter in his life in many ways, but nobody seemed to be able answer it:
He said, “If God loved the world so much, why did he cast Satan to the earth? “
Thanks for your consideration and many videos that are a blessing.
Praying for you and many others -
Thank you 🙏🏻
I can give you the Muslim answer if you would like...
It's a smart question, yet easy to answer for Muslims.
I don't know how it would be answered from a Christian view though.
@@bishrn Sure, I would love to hear what you’d say from that perspective.
Sunday is the Sabbath not just a day off. I get all my chores done by Saturday so Sunday is a holy day focussed on the Lord. It IS doable. Sunday service essential. Then, Family time, scripture study, spiritual literature, sleep, journal writing, letter writing, calling those without family, a nice leisurely meal at the table, listen to choral music, visit the sick, etc. We do not watch tv or movies on the sabbath. Neither do we go out to eat or shop thus making others work. It makes such a difference to the rest of the week when you tithe a day out of the week to focus on the Lord rather than worldly pleasures.
Such good ideas! Thanks for pointing out making others work on Sunday.
I never pictured the Holy Spirit to talk. I think the Holy Spirit is felt. Like an emotion. Lol. I don't know what I'm saying.
He is a person and he actually talks😅
Wow - Father Mike, you are the first american that i've ever seen who fixed the hand signal for the number 2 from the gesture which here in Ireland is vulgar to the acceptable palm forward version. Well done Father :) !!! Loving the videos Father, I've been looking for a channel like this for ages. Thanks for these videos! :)
lol .... Mystery explained! I wondered why he always does that.
I am a southern Baptist and here I am four years after you uploaded this video enjoying your message. Oh and love the Yogi bear voice but keep working on the Holy Ghost 😝.
Thanku Fr. Mike was looking for short description on Trinity
"So then who is lucifer's opposite? That's a good question! Well, thank you father Mike, well it's easy... you brought it up!" XD
Ok but I can’t be the only one highly amused with Fr.Mikes God voice.
Great answers to difficult questions. Thank you Father Mike. God bless.
God bless Father Mike, I really appreciate your spiritual guidance ❤️
When I was a child my parents allowed “stuff” to happen to me. Through my life, I’ve become closer to God and now that’s my reason for living. I always thought I would never be able to forgive them. Last week my mother got sick and had to go to the hospital. The first thing I did was ask for Gods mercy with her. (She has her own God)Have I forgiven them?
Keeping the sabbath is practical. Teaches you to discipline your mind
Good advice. Good teaching
Fantastic !!!!
God Bless!
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Matthew 23:9 KJV
God wants us to be free all the time not only on Sunday
Your words about moving your Sunday rest time is very helpful! Very difficult to set the time aside as a collegiate student athlete. Thank you!
I posted this 3 months ago. NOT one catholic has replied! Why????
Catholics claim Sunday is a holy day made by God.
I will ask these questions again which NO ONE can answer.
And I know you will NOT!!!
Where in the Holy Bible does GOD say HE RESTED on the First day of Creation?--(to make the day special).
Where in the Holy Bible does GOD say HE BLESSED the First day of the week ?--(to make the day special).
Where in the Holy Bible does GOD say HE SANCTIFIED the First day of the week ?--(to make the day special).
Where in the Holy Bible does GOD say HE NAMED the First day of the week ?--(to make the day special).
Where in the Holy Bible does GOD say HE DECLARES the First day of the week as HIS HOLY DAY?--(to make the day special).
We honor the day Christ was raised from the grave. We call it The Lord's Day. Hope that answers your question.
@@sandybunns6161 quote---We honor the day Christ was raised from the grave. We call it The Lord's Day. Hope that answers your question.--unquote
But, OBVIOUSLY you DO NOT care what God calls it. The FIRST day of the week and ONLY THAT!!!
Whay day does SAY is HIS HOLY DAY????
THAT IS WHAT IS most important!!
Isaiah 58:13 13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on MY HOLY DAY; and call the sabbath a delight, the HOLY of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
THE ONLY DAY GOD SAYS IS HIS HOLY DAY--SAbbath--The ONLY day GOD SAYS IS THE SABBATH IS the seventh day!!!
I posted this several months ago. NOT one catholic has replied! Why????
Catholics claim Sunday is a holy day made by God.
I will ask these questions again which NO ONE can answer.
And I know you will NOT!!!
---Where in the Holy Bible does God say He rested on the first day of the week to make that day special??
----Where in the Holy Bible does God say He BLESSEDthe first day of the week to make that day special??
----Where in the Holy Bible does God say He SANCTIFIED the first day of the week to make that day special??
---Where in the Holy Bible does God say He Gave a name to the first day of the week to make that day special??
---Where in the Holy Bible does God say He DECLARES the first day of the week as HIS HOLY DAY to make that day special??
FACTS"
--The ONLY day GOD RESTED ON--Seventh day!! Gen 2:1-3, EX 20:8-11
--The ONLY day GOD BLESSED--Seventh dayt---Gen 2:1-3, EX 20:8-11
--The ONLY day GOD SANCTIFIED--Seventh day--Gen 2:1-3, EX 20:8-11
--The ONLY day GOD NAMED--Seventh day--SAbbath--Isaiah 58:13
--The ONLY day GOD DECLARES as HIS HOLY DAY--Seventh day--Isaiah 58:13
PROVE THEM WRONG!!
Omgoodness those impressions were funny.🤣🤣
Thank you, soooo much, Fr Mike for saying that we are not slaves and through God we are allowed to be free and rest a day! I am a nurse and going to nursing school, and the job has become so hard these days. Thank you so much!!
I had to share this.
In Genesis chapter 2 verse 3 it says that God blessed the 7th day and made it holy. After the Great Flood, when people again began to be wicked they fell away from Sabbath observance (which God ordained to be Saturday, not Sunday) so God said to Moses to REMEMBER the Sabbath day and to keep it Holy. The Ten Commandments were not the original decree for resting. They were a reminder. All respect to you Father, I just had to point it out.
CASEY KEELEY We are no longer under Mosaic Law.
Jesus Himself said "I have not come to abolish the teaching (meaning the 'mosaic law' as you say), but to fulfill it" Jesus followed mosaic law, so what right do we have to not do it ourselves? I intend no disrepect by my comment, I was merely pointing out that the day of rest was established in Genesis and not in the Ten Commandments. I am not being a troll.
Maritza Perrault
Great comments
One of your best videos, thank you Father Mike
Did God want us in a brick and mortar church on Sunday's? Could it be the man with a collection plate that really wants us there?
tq father
Your material voice sounds very Catholic . ♥️♥️♥️♥️🇺🇸
Besides our Lady, St. Francis!!!
Minute 4… that is so true. Thank you for bring this up in your video. ❤
thanks so much father for everything you do my dog just died yesterday and watching your videos make me feel better
I often thought about Question 2. Thank you Fr. Mike for your brilliant answer. Brought a tear to my eye in fact. Thank you.
#askfrmike Does being a faithful Catholic Christian make me invincible to danger? Will God protect me as I go on a 10 hour road trip by myself to a place I feel he is calling me to go? Will he protect me from disease and people that want to hurt others in another country?
Regarding the 'name' Lucifer. This comes from the Latin translation of the Old Testament. In Hebrew the word is not Lucifer but Hallel. In Hebrew Hallel means "Praise" as in hallelujah which means "Praise God". However, Hallel was also the name or title that was applied in Hebrew to the morning star (the planet Venus, the first start to appear at night and the last to be visible at morning).
In Latin, the morning star was called "Lucifer". So Hallel was translated to Lucifer.
In this passage in the Old Testament the line reads "... Lucifer, son of the dawn..." So if it were translated instead of rendered as a proper name it would be "morning star, son of the dawn".
Further, this title was not given specifically to one angel. Rather it was a title that was applied to lots of Angels. This can be seen in the book of Job when God asks Job if he was present at the creation of the world. God says "were you there when the morning stars sang for joy?" Here the word hellel / lucifer is translated rather than rendered as a proper name. If it were this would be "were you there when the lucifers sang for joy?"
So, this is a common angelic title that seems to be applied to one particular angel as the exemplar of the title. Further, Lucifer is described in this passage as a "Cherub", one of the cherubim. In ancient near eastern cultures, Cherubim where the "throne guardians" of the heavens. They stood guard around the divine throne. The passage also describes Lucifer as being musical. This combined with the fact that the title "Hallel" literally means praise, and the position of the throne guardian cherub, seems to suggest that his job was to stand near the throne of God, covering the glory of God ('anointed cherub who covers') and praising God with music. The name Hallel perhaps also suggests a double meaning in that Lucifer fell from grace because he stopped giving praise and desired to receive praise in place of God.
#askfrmike when we pray to God are we essentially praying to sway God's mind a certain way or are his choices set in stone? I guess I'm asking what prayer really does in the mind and heart of God.
Thank you Father for explaining things. You can be so funny at times. I had a great laugh. 😂😂😂❣️❣️❣️
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Thank you, Father Mike!
#ASKFRMIKE Any tips on how to listen to what God wants to tell me?
+macben de souza Best thing to do is pray, anything that brings you closer to God will help you see what his plan is for your life. There are some really cool resources online to increase your prayer life, just Google it
+Julia Lindell I can pray but I find it difficult to keep quiet and listen to God and what he wants to tell me instead of me doing all the talking. thanks for the reply though :)
+OrganicOrganist Thanks for sharing your perspective. Personally I think of prayer as a two-way thing, I consider my relationship with God as something like a friendship. If I had a friend who always talked but never listened it would be hard to continue a relationship with them, but these are just my thoughts.
I used to wonder this all the time. I think the best way to listen to God is by reading scripture, especially the gospels and the rest of the New Testament.
macben de souza O sweety .seek and you shall find .Knock and the door will be opened .Im older.I know the answer .When i was younger I didn't hears God voice .I started really getting in to my bible .There is a proverb for every day then i would end it with a pslam and then I would do my prayers .I asked for it .Lord let me hear your voice .Help me in my day .Well he didnt use a mega phone .Its like this .If you are in the military, and you squad , is practicing with a nother squad ..The voice you hear out in the field is your captians voice .not the other teams captian .Because you only hear what your captian is saying ..Same with sports .If im out on the field .My captain is yelling for me to do this with the ball .yes im going to do it .I pay no mind to the other teams coach.Only to mine .Thats how God works .So ask him Lord please let me hear you !then you will one way or the other .He will never leave you .He is always there .He is Your God .We are his people GBU
#askfrmike can you talk about the eastern Catholic Church and their relationship with the Holy See?
Love your videos. You are very charismatic, make things easy to understand, thanks to u I am growing spiritually. God is love.
Father Mike. I noticed that most Bible movies skip sections of the Bible containing the church's teaching. like, there's the part "...you shall be called Peter And apone this rock I shall build my church... " it's made to "...you shall be called Peter... "
or the Last supper... "...this is my body which shall be offered for many... " is made to "...(and he blessed the bread)...i shall not eat or drink from the fruit of the vine...)
it looks so righteous to seat and watch a bible movie cause you are trying to watch something clean but then you can't help feeling like you're going further down a nasty road😕
#ASKFRMIKE How should we pray the rosary/how do you pray the rosary?
4:55
Matthew 6:6 "But when you pray, go away by yourself, all alone, and shut the door behind you and pray to your Father secretyly, and your Father, who knows your secrets, will reward you."
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I have been meditating and praying for a while and I keep on asking God to open my ears to His voice. Sometimes I sit quietly and meditate in order to listen to what God has to say but I don't know if He is truly speaking to me or if it is just the voices (or me talking to myself) inside my head. Let me know if you have any spiritual advice. Thanks
I used to struggle with this a lot. Then I was once told that reading scripture is the best way of listening to God speak to us. It's amazing! Scripture is the Living Word, we can read the same passage so many times and each time God whispers different things to us as new things stand out when we read it.
Thanks for letting me know. I didn't think I would even get a response from anyone. What you said is a good way to think about hearing God's voice. Thanks again for the tips. God Bless.
Colin DeHaven Im glad to have helped!!! Reading scripture daily really helps me in my spiritual growth (:
I know what you mean. I've heard the best way to hear God is by disconnecting yourself from everything and not think of anything and to be in silence but like you said, I think that I'm just listening to myself thinking. It's really hard 😕
chaveochoa Yeah its tough
#askfrmike I was recently talking with another Catholic and they said the "liturgy needs to be changed. It has been around for 1200 years". Several of us commented that our liturgy came from the Last Supper and changing it would basically negate what the Mass is about. They said no it wouldn't. When asked to clarify what they wanted to change, they suddenly had to leave. This person was very adamant. They grew up pre-Vatican II by the way. How do we convince them of where the liturgy came from? This person also has issues with purgatory and the existence of the devil==they think the Church doesn't teach these anymore. They are active in the Church so it is bothersome to think that maybe they are spreading these liberal beliefs to others. Thanks Fr. Mike!
#askfrmike Are our private thoughts knowable to the devil?
NO. But as a perfect being (an angel), he is the best psychologist a best body reader. He knows. The way you look at stuff, the way you behave in certain situations, etc.
There is no so Devil.
Additionally, I would like to add that the devil has access to your memory bank. It means that any sin that you have committed in your life, the devil is able to know it and will try to take you down/destroy you with it.
Yes* That is why Priests have to prepare themselves before an Exorcism. He knows your fears, thoughts, and sins.... He will use these to his benefit.
@@timebank1949 Hogwash! Kindly share any objective data supporting the claim that he has access to our memories.
#askfrmike Do angels have free will and if not how could Lucifer fall by choosing to be disobedient? My husband says that God used Lucifer, his highest angel, as a willing pawn in order to give mankind free will so that we could become willing servants and lovers of God instead of slaves to God with no choice but to love and obey. I'm so confused now. I suppose as long as one loves God and makes him Lord of your heart and life and gives their soul to Jesus that's the most important thing but 🤷 I'm a "details" kind of person
Thank you. I agree with you 100%. If God follows Jesus, how far?
#askfrmike How should a Catholic approach the election of a political figure, and what are the primary things a Catholic should consider with regards to politics? Thank you, Robert