This is what the DEVIL looks like
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- The devil is a common character in a lot of movies and television shows, but do any really capture who he is and what he does? I believe one show does... and it should terrify us.
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"Before the sin, Satan assures us that it is of no consequence; after the sin, he persuades us that it is unforgivable." ~ Fulton J. Sheen
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This, hits me so hard. I've been struggling to get away with this sin turned into an addiction. I'm still a piece of work for our Lord and our God and I'm so thankful for His mercy-- which is keeping me alive.
I love you Jesus, I love you Mama Mary. ❤️
@@dadedidhodong check out Finding Freedom with Tim Fletcher, if you can. Addiction is the symptom; you can recover! Much love
Thank you reggie
@@dadedidhodong Amen Jesus Christ is always with you and I, He Walks with us and Forgives us. He died for all of our sins and He Loves us, Amen
i like that "the only unforgivable sin is losing hope"
If today you hear His voice, harden not your heart
Dying not feeling sorry of one's sins is the only thing unforgivable. Fr Casey said before that despair is theu nforgivable sin but he's wrong. The Catechsim itself will back me up on this.
OMG Father. Your message has changed my life. I struggle with depression and regrets over things I've done in my life. Scruples plague me. I live with the fear of going to hell. You just made it very clear what I can do. I can live my life free of despair and embrace mercy. I don't have to merit Christ, in fact, I cannot as a human merit his salvation. Thank you from my heart. Your ministry is profound! Halleluia
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Beautiful, Father. I suffer from PTSD, and I couldn't forgive myself. It was when I starting thinking of killing myself that I realized what was going on. I went to my priest and sought reconciliation. In the depths of my despair, I saw Christ holding His hand out for me. That was several years ago. Now I'm attending classes at the seminary and seeking to become a deacon. Christ's love is so great that nothing stands against it. Good message, Father.
God bless you on your journey.
Amén 🙏
Fr. Casey, I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two days ago.
Please include me in your prayers. I am not Catholic or even Christian but I am certain that your prayers ascend directly before the throne of God.
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I too will pray for you.
I wish you will be healed ❤
My prayers are with you too. Peace be with you.
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May God heal your heart, your mind, your body and especially your soul. Jesus is waiting for you to accept Him. He loves you.
The most amoral person I ever knew was intelligent, amusing, widely admired and utterly calculating and ruthless. I imagine the devil is made of similar stuff.
One of Your Best Videos EVER! THANK YOU! May God Bless You!
"There is no saint without a past, and no sinner without a future." Although this is often attributed to St Augustine, I am delighted to report it's actually... Oscar Wilde.
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I am delighted too, Oscar Wilde died a Catholic after a brilliant, conflicted life and l feel foolish about that quote because for years l attributed it to G. K. Chesterton.
@@danielyoung5137 Hi, Daniel! But yes, it is something one would think Chesterton would have said, right? But I'll tell you what delights me even more about Father Casey's channel: Compared to some other "Catholic" RUclipsrs, (and you'll know who I'm talking about), we see here our sisters and brothers talking about their struggling and searching to follow Our Lord in those struggles. Their lives are not consumed in judging The Other, but instead they are reaching out to The Other. For an old Jesuit-trained guy like me, it is clear that here the "Good Spirit" is at work, and not the "Bad Spirit".
And to see the Lord at work in this way here brings me, personally, great joy. And while we're offering up some of our favorite pearls of wisdom, it was Teilhard de Chardin, SJ, who so famously said, "Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God in your life." Joy; not judgment. And because Father Casey is so clearly an instrument of the Lord's peace, bringing faith where there is doubt, and, especially in this video, hope where there is despair, he can be assured that he is walking with his Founder Francis and oh so gently bringing his message to the People of God. And for that good I give great thanks to God.
He should know!
Although it's a little bit of a tearjerker, he wrote a beautiful story about selflessness and altruism,
called The Happy Prince.
As someone who struggles with depression this video was very impactful.
I often struggle with guilt and giving up hope. I occasionally think, "If I don't love myself no one can love me, not even God."
Thank you for lifting my spirits and proving me wrong. God loves me, even when I don't love myself. That is comforting to know. I'll remember that next time I am feeling down.
Thank you, Father Casey :)
"not even God"? dude, stop deceiving yourself. God may disagree with your decisions, but will never stop loving you. Love and agreement are NOT sinonyms.
@@Amygondor I totally understand what you are saying, and it is a valid point.
When I am feeling good I know it's stupid to think that God doesn't love me.
But when I am depressed I am not exactly thinking straight. It is difficult to be rational in the throws of depression.
During depressive episodes, negative thoughts and feelings are something that just happen to me. It's not something I can control.
But when I come out of the episodes I recognize my thoughts were false and the result of mental illness.
Deep down I 100% know God loves me. I appreciate your comment though, you made an excellent point :)
God's grace is greater than your pain and struggle. Don't believe in the lies that tell you otherwise. He died on the Cross conquering sin and death. He did that out of love for us, including you. Nothing can separate you from God's love, if you let Him love you.
You missed the point, depression is idolatry. You must love yourself for the sake of God, firstly and secondly, not for the sake of yourself. Stop damaging God's Patrimony, it's not about you. Faith Hope and Charity comes from God. He is the reference, not your appetites. Do Good and humbly accept the Cross, and you will be Saved, the alternative is playing god and failing miserably into the pits of Hell. Psychology is just the Devil flexing a break in your conversion. In the name of the Most Holy Trinity, be released to do God's Work! Hodie!!!
Best book on the devil in my opinion is CS Lewis's The Screwtape Letters. It portrays the demons or tempters as rather pathetic, almost comical, but still dangerous especially in moments of weakness.
And I have never forgotten CSL's final summation in that book: the banality of evil.
That's what I've seen in evil people. They're all kind of miserable, sad, pitiable, violent, cruel, bestial, and unable to be helped because they can't do anything except take advantage of the person who offers any sort of help.
@@elizabethwalter5744CSL was always really good at that sort of thing. Haven't read Screwtape but read his Space Trilogy(the sci-fi series he wrote during WWII which clearly influenced him, as it tackles issues such as the nature of sin, evil, and spiritual war) for a Religion and Lit class I took in college.
@@HistoryNerd808 I must read that space trilogy. Thank you for your insight.
@@elizabethwalter5744 You can definitely tell the backdrop of the war Lewis is writing from, as the themes track well with it. It's a shame that it's one of his less well-known works because it's a fascinating look both into his mind and into the nature of humanity. I won't spoil it and it's been awhile since I read it but Out of Silent Planet(Book 1) was written in 1938 right before the war started and so deals a lot with questions of racism and imperialism. Book 2 was written in 1943 right in the middle of the war and so deals with things like the struggle between good and evil, the capacity of humanity to do both, and God's plan for the world. Book 3, That Hideous Strength, from the end of the war deals with things like hope, faith, and redemption. Also, fun fact, the main character of the series, Ransom is based off Lewis's longtime friend, J.R.R. Tolkien who was the one who converted him to Christianity in the first place when they were both professors at Oxford in the 1920s.
love how you took such a complex conversation and related it to something modern to reach the younger audience
I think Judas experienced absolute hopelessness and despair. When he realized what he had done, that he had betrayed Jesus, he couldn't deal with it and took his own life. I think if he had repented God would have forgiven him, but he didn't repent because he despaired. Very tragic and sad. But I don't claim to know whether Judas was ultimately saved or not, I really pray and hope he was.
I like to think that if there really is a hell. And im all for something higher than myself. But if he / it is truly benevolent then I don't think hell can be a permanent place. There must be an opportunity to better yourself maybe it'll take a million years. So maybe he did make it to heaven one day 😊 I hope so. I can't claim to know for sure though, all we can do is try our best to live good 🎉
This is, without doubt, your most profound YT post.
Thank you so much for this one, Father Cassey! It’s been 6 months since I came back to the Catholic Faith (I was a curious and firm protestant for almost 6-7 years). Everything is soooo overwhelming (especially when I learned that “once saved is always saved” isn’t a thing in Catholic Faith) and along the way (even up to this day), scrupulosity plagues me. I had to go to confession for almost weekly because of the guilt of the past, and even the subtle errors and temptations I have been experiencing. I thank God because I am given a chance to watch this video, and it helped me realize that God’s love is greater than the multitude of my sins-and He’s more powerful than the devil. Please pray for me, brothers and sisters, so that by God’s grace, I’ll overcome this scrupulosity. 🙏🏽✨ (Greetings from Philippines! 🇵🇭)
The series Lucifer had a similar take on hell. That God doesn’t send people there; they send themselves there, and relive their guilt unknowingly for eternity. And they weren’t locked there; they could leave at any time; but they would have to realize they’re in hell, and confront and heal from their guilt in order to.
I liked the portrayal of Lucifer too. One might criticize the humanizing of him, but I like to look at the tv character as a typical lost sheep. Lost in his own cynicism, guilt, shame, nihilism. There is an ubandance of people like that in the world, often in position of wealth and power like Mr. Morningstar. In the end, there is salvation for him and while there's certainly no salvation for the real Satan, there is for anyone of us, no matter how wicked and beyond redemption we think we are. In the show, God never gave up calling out for him, reaching out for him and that is exactly what He does for us in our lifetime.
@@jayhill2193 “Why did you give yourself that face Samael?”
So people in hell are like under uchiha's tsukuyomi? Got it
I also liked the portrayal of hell in Lucifer and it gave me a different perspective on what it was
no. what happens is that yoour rational self is your physical brain. your soul is purely emotional. So all emotions you fill it with during life stay there after death, and that's what leads to your after-death decision on whether go TO God or AWAY from Him. Hating God in life is a very unwise decision, so correct it while you still can.
I absolutely love this. So often I can feel myself getting discouraged and almost despair. Everything seems to be a mortal sin and until I go to confession and hear pretty much what you are saying here, Satan has a field day with me. Possibly we Catholics are too concerned with who is not worthy than with God’s love. Just as The Chosen points out, Jesus was so frustrated with this very mentality. And here we are 2,024 years later falling into the same mindset. We all heed to remember….no one is “worthy” of God’s love if we look at our sinfulness…..BUT….HE loves us,so we ARE worthy. We need to ALWAYS crawl back to Him…..HE loves us more than we hate ourselves.
Father Casey, your words deeply touched me. In the past year and a half I had experienced a sense of despair, anxiety and depression I had not experienced before. I retired, after 30 years of employment, which occurred the year prior to COVID which impacted us on a national level. My mind had always been occupied by work and our children. Shortly after retirement I started to feel stagnant and anxious. Without going into the psychologically of my situation, I started to experience intrusive thoughts which created great anxiety. At one point, I told my wife I felt as if I was going over the edge and felt disconnected from reality. I would pray and pray and pray, but felt as if God was not listening. The intrusive thoughts made me feel terrible about myself. I can honestly say I was never hurt, or angry with God regarding my mental anguish. What started happening was that my prayers were leading me to a place of introspection. God led me to an audio book on intrusive thoughts, as well as therapy. I would soon start to view my situation not as something that was happening TO me, but rather as something that was happening FOR me. My mental and emotional challenges led me to a deeper place of faith and prayer. It also led me to a better place in my relationship with my beautiful wife of 44 years. God was ALWAYS listening and speaking to me. I just couldn’t hear Him through the cacophony and clamor of my own inner dialogue, which led me to places of despair, hopelessness and fear. In reality, we may not always feel happy, but even throughout the challenges of our human condition and the emotions that entails, we can still experience the JOY of our Precious Lord Jesus Christ. The devil is the antithesis of love and everything that is positive and good. Its first line of attack would be to not love ourselves, affecting how we love others around us. Thank you Jesus Christ for leading me to Father Casey.
Thank you for this video Father Casey. Ive been going through a period of despair and this was helpful for me to hear.
I feel like this I needed to see, like I feel like God is talking through you, as it relates a lot to what my Pastor was talking about the last Sunday, and what we were talking about in Bible study last night ... how saying "I'm so irredeemable that even God can't save me" is a twisted form of pride or vanity, I forget how he put it, but it says you don't believe God is strong enough, when God is in fact strong enough. And how my Pastor talked about you could fall so deep into a pit, and a compassionate friend could put aside everything and risk it all to help you, but ... then there's two people in the pit ... and no way to climb up and out of it ... cos only the Hand of God could reach that immeasurable amount to save us - both of those friends in the pit. Amen. 🙏🏻
As a child in the 1960's, I had been given the impression that unless I was a perfect little angel (which I was not!), God would not accept me. My father was abusive, and the nuns who taught at the parochial school I had to go to were judgmental and were always ready to punish a misbehaving child. I spent many decades feeling fearful and quite sure I was bound for Hell because I had anger and anxiety issues. Therapy, which gave me a diagnosis of complex childhood PTSD, and my church friends and pastor, who accept and value me just the way I am, helped me a lot. A friend told me, "Remember - God is loving you right at this moment!" Still, I'm comforted by your video, and I'm always comforted by Romans 8:31-39. Thank you, Father Casey, for reinforcing what I've been learning!
I've heard similar stories of older Catholics who went to Catholic school say tbe same, even my mother. I went to Catholic school and it was a bit different after Vatican II. I'm glad you found people of faith to walk beside.
as a trans Catholic who hasn't transitioned but really really wants to, the call of despair is coming from inside the house. I cling to Jesus and for many I know in the Church, going off hrt and frequent confession and communion aren't good enough. I'll never ever ever be good enough. I can only hope that Jesus is more kind than those who talk of trans folks as if we're a plague and a mockery
that's a lot of words to say, thanks for the video I really appreciate you
I have met so many beautiful transgender people in my life, people who are so full of light and love and kindness. I wrestle a lot with the Catholic Church’s teachings on it. If God created Day and Night, didn’t he also create Dusk and Dawn? I promise you, you are so loved, no matter whether you decide to transition or not.
God bless you my beautiful friend. I feel your pain but I never lose hope. God loves you.
I will pray for you, you pray for me? I am struggling hard with alcohol addiction and the fear that I’ve broken so many promises to myself and God.
Consider getting some kind of deliverance also, as demons can be behind so many conditions which cause chaos and confusion and us to hate ourselves.
@@PNW_Mom_SpokaneI have trans friends also and they are dealing with so much trauma and anxiety and if people treat them like a disease that’s such lack of charity.
Gods love for you is unconditional. Trust in God and never lose hope. Be exactly whom God desires you to be.
I didn't expect to hear this today but it perfectly put into words the guilt and shame whispering in my ear and my fear of not being a "good" person. It brought me to tears. I need to pray more to help me forgive myself and trust that God forgives me too
The self hatred is the killer. That’s why confession is essential to get the grace needed to break that. Great video. Common thread with possessions is the self hatred of the possessed and the entities inside them.
Absolutely. Especially self hatred which isn't realized by the Individuum is even more harmful.
I am a hopeful person. My child is not and lives in a state of depression. This is a message that resonated much too well with me.
Bless you Father Mike for this. For those out there reading this who are facing those thoughts, I pray for you. Please seek out help mentally and spiritually and I say this from my experiences as an imperfect creature, whom has felt that pull towards hopelessness.
Thank you. You and this message are blessing. I pray this truth finds those that need it and are ready to receive it.
Love you Father Casey
Ave Christus Rex ✝️☦️
Beautiful message of comfort and hope. May God bless your beautiful and edifying apostolate.
Incredible sermon, Father. I wouldn't necessarily think that a Priest would have this level of insight into the darkest corners of the human heart and the human experience. Wow. Just wow. Kudos, Father. What a wonderful message of Hooe to those in despair. A very important message.
Priests hear the confessions of thousands of people and counsel people all the time, not to mention being with people on their deathbed and during other crises of life . Contrary to what so many people think, and media depicts (like he addressed in a recent video), priests are probably some of the most in-tune people to the human condition. Not to mention the gifts and graces they receive from the Holy Spirit if their prayer life is good. And most have 6-8 years of seminary study, too. Fr. Casey is putting all of this to great use for his audience.
I was led to this and I really needed to hear it. Thank you Lord Jesus.
Yes!, I also needed this today! THANKS
This is very good Father. It reminds me what one of our Orthodox saints, St. Silouan the Athonite, wrote, that there are two thoughts every Christian must flee: that we are holy, since the belief that we have attained some unique sanctity or are already a saint leads to pride and delusion, and the thought that we are beyond the hope of God’s salvation, which leaves to despair, which is a dangerous delusion. I have really been enjoying your recent videos.
The Devils Advocate was amazing and Al P. killed that role. That final God speech was incredible.
This is Fr. Casey’s best video. Such a powerful message and relatable analogy.
I was going into this thinking about his manipulative nature in terms of temptation that we see in something like Paradise Lost but I entirely forgot about his use of preying on the doubts and insecurities of people. Very interesting video.
I think this may be the best video you've ever made. Extra prayers for you and your ministry.
I really needed this today. Thank you Father Casey.
Thank you for making this video! I really needed it. My whole life has been leading me to despair because of cruel words of people in my life. I was always told I was too sensitive when, as an only child, I had no outlet and had to figure things out for myself. Being plus sized, I developed binge eating young because I was glared at for taking seconds and wanting a snack by my stepdad and his mom and comments also coming from my dad and ex stepmom, basically I’ve given up. But my faith has kept me grounded though I struggle to be around cruel people
Great video Father!
Thank you Father I truly needed to hear this! I struggle with my mental health as well as my grief & so many regrets over losing my brother almost 3 years ago who gave me so much for my earliest memories. Again I truly needed to hear this and I thank God for it.
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,
And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.
I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.
- Emily Dickinson
It reminds me about Hell in "The Sandman", where the people in hell basically judge themselves, and are impriosioned because they do no believe they deserve anything else. "You can leave whenever you want". It was adopted into the rest of the DC universe.
People even say that the idea of Heaven and Hell is more our state of mind than they biblical physical place. But I need to do more research on that.
I’m a Protestant but I’ve been watching many of your videos and enjoying learning about Catholicism. This is by far my favorite video. Beautifully said sir! Thank You!
I'm grateful, Father. Casey. This vlog is incredibly encouraging and relatable.
Beautiful video. Inspirational in a world that currently makes us lose the true meaning of things
Father, you may not know me personally but I want you to know that you creating this video has been a sign from God to me and I am so grateful. I have identified strongly with Max over the last 2 years and this video was beyond enlightening. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and please keep up the great content. If you have time, please also keep my family and I in your prayers and I will keep you in mine.
Thankyou Fr. for your teaching. I have been following you through in every video and just can't stop watching them.
Good video content as always -- but also really enjoyed the interesting filming style this time. On the theme, one might mention the Screwtape Letters, where the senior demon instructs the junior demon in skills of avoiding the various series of human failings against each vulnerable individual. Vanity for one, gluttony for another.
I'm Protestant but this is definitely a really important issue that too few pastors/priests talk about. Worry, fear, and hopelessness can eat a person up, even a believer, from the inside out.
I’ve never seen Stranger Things and I’m afraid that nothing you’ve said here is likely to change my mind with regard to that. That said, your point is well made, Br Casey and your argument is powerfully thought-provoking and helped me to see more clearly the nature of sin. Yet again, I’m indebted to you for creating such a great video to help me on my faith journey. God bless.
That was edifying, a nice reminder to all, including myself when I sometimes think about my past sins - thank you! I had a line from a Mumford and Sons song go through my head - “I will hold on hope …”
I will try not to fall into despair I must keep my eyes on our good Lord no matter how hopeless the situation may be. Our God is our rock our fortress. Focus on Him not the problem
Well and beautifully said!
A lot of times I'm mostly "meh" on your stuff, but this was a good one. Peace be with you.
I REALLY needed to hear this . THANK YOU !! I have actually been feeling somewhat hopeless ...this helps.... it reminds me that I do have hope, always.
I am an atheist and I love your channel. It's so deep in a philosophical way.
Great message, Fr. Casey. You have a gift.
Well done. One of the things we need to remember is the adversary is pleased when we hate our selves. When we dispair and lose hope.
Edit: I love those verses from Romans. I put it on an index card for my fiance when he went to rehab. It ended uo being the last time he needed to go.
never lose hope. hope is the last thing to die.
Pray for please Fr. I have no more hope or faith. Despair has taken over me. Lord have Mercy on me
You are the coolest Priest ever. I am so thankful you are here!!!! Bless!
Hopelessness is an interesting allegory for the devil. St Augustine proposed (basically) that evil is merely the absence of good, much like darkness is the absence of light. The hole in things. Much like hopelessness
Father Casey, of all the wonderful and thought provoking presentations you have given over the years on this channel, this is by far the one that I find the most poignant, moving and inspiring. Thank you so much for reminding me of the hope that dwells among us in Jesus. I have been so guilty of capitulatiing to despair over my own shortcomings and my past transgressions. I needed this exhortation. You definitely have a gift for using pop culture and entertainment as a means to open our eyes to greater spiritual realities. Thank you, Lord, for blessing us with Father Casey's talents.
I’m not sure how to respond to Fr’s speech except WOW
Such a wonderful talk.
One of your very best. Will be sharing with my family, much of which has fallen away from the Church. Thank you.
Hello Father, this video resonated so much with me. I am 22 years old (F) and struggling with faith. It's not the atheism that is drawing me away from God nor any materialistic good that is competing with God. I'm falling away because of God's silence. I am heartbroken that I do not believe in Him as I used to, it's like he has disappeared. If anyone experienced the same I would be so happy to read your stories.
Can you please do a second video on how not to lose hope?
I’ve been there, yep. It feels like God’s presence just disappeared somehow.
For some this is how God brings them fuller into communion with Him. He takes away the spiritual consolations precisely because we grow attached to them, and then we must confront the question “Do I love God, or just the consolations and feelings He gave me?”
I know it’s hard for SURE, but don’t give up. Instead, go deeper. Read St. John of the Cross’ Dark Night of the Soul. It’s a chance for spiritual growth, don’t despair.❤
@@nathangraham2189 Thank you SO MUCH ! Wow, I never thought of it that way. I will definitely read your recommendation!
@@nathangraham2189 Thank you SO MUCH! I never thought of it this way. I will definitely read your recommendation. God Bless you.
LOVED AL PACINO...'never let them see you coming'...yiiikes....great movie...Keanu Reeves....SWOON🥰🥰🥰🔥🔥🔥
Such a profound video. I needed this message so much! Thank you Fr. Casey!
"Unsettlingly perfect depiction." Father, you have a beautiful way of expressing things! I always enjoy hearing your perspective, your interpretations, and your explanations of so many things, so many subjects difficult to talk about. ❤
Thanks Fr. Casey. Pop culture has a great capacity to tell these sort of stories that are useful to connect with us on a level we need to be reminded to go to God.
This video was so good!! I love the encouragement not to fall into despair, and I love connecting modern entertainment to religious themes like this. I hope you make more videos like this whenever you feel like you have something interesting to say about a show / movie
My favourite Friar has another channel where he teaches us about Spirituality?
Subbed instantly. I’m not even Catholic.
Father, Casey, what a truly loving and inspiring message is this, yet again! ❤
I really needed this today, thank you
Thank you so much. I'm saving this video, Father Casey. I need to play this every day. I will also be using this to teach my children.
Father - prayers still coming your way. Are you doing better?
This is an exceptionally well built video, in the service of a message that really needs to be heard. Thank you.
The most consistent demon whisper: “You’re wrong. You’re not enough.”
This was a wonderful explanation and I wholeheartedly agree. There are times when I've felt the devil's presence in my thoughts or words. Sometimes, the strongest thing we can do is hold onto that hope that God is still there with us and He is. He is always there.
That was incredibly well said, I have a feeling you give great sermons
To this day, I still maintain that the best personification of the Devil in popular media is Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars. The Dark Side embodies all the vices that even the most righteous of people can fall to, and Palpatine uses all of these to subvert an entire galaxy to his will.
Most telling of all, Palpatine literally creates a mockery of Jesus in the form of Anakin Skywalker (just to hit the point home, in-universe he is of virgin birth), just to subvert him to evil, and nearly gets away with doing the same to Luke.
But no matter how close he came, he was never able to eradicate the light side fully. The light continues to shine in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
Also, fun fact: there's at least one audiobook reading of John Milton's Paradise Lost in which McDiarmid is cast as Satan, largely thanks to his portrayal of Palpatine.
Thank you for this Father! Faith,Love &Hope
OH MY GOODNESS, Father... this was SO EXCELLENT!!! Well done! I often get too wordy & sometimes lose my way when trying to explain aspects of our Faith like this, or even digest it myself, so I am grateful to have this resource to refer back to & to share with others... THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
This video puts these very important concepts into a succinct, understandable presentation that will allow many to say, "Ahhhhhh, this makes sense... now I get it!!!". Despair, at least partly borne out of our refusal to forgive ourselves, in conjunction with our refusal to allow God to forgive us (the sin against The Holy Spirit)... THESE THINGS, the evil one loves, promotes, & feeds off, yet it is paramount for us to remember & hold dear, that Christ has overcome the world; that He is our Hope & our Salvation... Jesus is the answer to EVERYTHING, ALWAYS!
God bless you, Fr. Casey!😇
["This is What the Devil Looks Like" - via Breaking In The Habit]
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Ooooh I love The Devil's Advocate!! The Devil's Advocate mentioned!!!
This is truly mind blowing in the fact that what sends us to hell is our own dispare. We shouldn't lose hope rather have faith in Him that he will elevate us 😊❤️🙏🏿
As a Catholic, I am occasionally asked if I believe in the devil and I say yes. I just wish he had horns and cloven hoofs so it would be easy to spot him. Judas is doomed, not because he betrayed Jesus, but because he despaired of redemption. The devil tempts us to despair and our knowledge of our sins can be crushing. Put your Faith in God. He made you. He loves you. Stay hopeful.
Great video, Father, thank you so much.
This is well needed information. ❤
The Devil’s Advocate is probably my favorite Hollywood depiction of the Devil. But I suppose it takes one to know one.
Ive thought about unaliving myself decades ago. But i didnt cuz i thought why would i? Thats stupid. So i didnt. Though i get thoughts of pitying myself but i do overcome it. Sigh.
God is so good all the time! He delivered me from despair, and placed me on that mountain top. Fr. Casey this was an amazing message. Thank you!
Why did god create despair in the first place though? Or suffering? What reason did god have to allow the shoah?
Wow. This is really eye-opening
I couldn’t have come across this video at a more perfect time. After being recently confronted with the vitriol many Christians have been expressing towards people with intersex birth defects due to the recent issue with the boxer in the Olympics. Within the last hour, I’ve began to doubt my coming back home to the church, feeling like there is no place for me. Just this Sunday I went to my first mass in 23 years and here I am feeling lower than I have in all those years. But what if it’s not what it appears? What if this is satan trying to destroy my hope? I hadn’t even considered this as an option before this video so, thank you.
Very important for our modern culture
What a great reminder of God's Loving presence and at all times. Your words are encouraging for all ages, teens through Senior Citizens. Thank you!
Thank you, Father Casey, for our videos and for your devotion to his church. As I listen to your videos, there's so much information I learned about the church and what I was following. I love the Catholic cathedrals, relics, and veneration. Thank you, Father, for spreading the truth.
This reminds me of What Dreams May Come (1998). In the movie, Heaven is a society of union. Everyone works together, and rejoices. Hell is painted as a place created by some people in the afterlife by being so consumed by guilt and shame by what they had done that they couldn't let themselves embrace new life. The only way out is by being helped. Pulled out from damnation through a sense of true communion.
Love is the very core of Heaven.
Thank you for this message. This was a great understanding I needed to hear.
"Funny" how this video found me precisely in this period of my life, when I'm becoming more aware of the fight going on within me.
I am grateful for the words He addressed me with through you, because they confirm shaky, feeble conclusions I've gradually reached.
Father Casey, I just wanted to let you know that God has done His work through you today. :)
Kierkegaard's "The Sickness Unto Death" is a wonderful read for meditation on despair.
by that definition, I have seen the devil first hand in utter dispair. It's pretty scary.
A great example within our culture. I would also recommend the devil character portrayed in the last episode of Netflix's The Fall of the House of Usher. There is a scene when the Devil (disguised as a woman) visits the two original Usher siblings and makes them an offer. That scene in the bar between the three of them is one of the most accurate ways that the Devil tries to ensnare us.
Thank you for quoting Romans 8:35-39. That's easily my favorite passage in the whole Bible, and I needed that reminder today. I'm not Catholic, but it's easy for me to see that you're doing the Lord's work here. Thank you, Father Casey.
Perfect, Father. Perfect. I can always count on your videos to help me see through the muck of every day. Thank you for this. I for one needed it.