It's so true. When I first started believing myself I wanted to straight up tell people to do the same but I realised that it's not necessary. Since then I've changed so much and people just ask me what changed in my life to why I'm so kind all of a sudden and not bitter like before and that is a great opening to spread the truth.
@@velkyn1 I'm very new to Christianity/Catholicism but I think it's made clear that all of us *deserve* to go to hell unless you're a saint. I was a militant Atheist for most of my teenage years but I'm starting to understand that God doesn't send people to hell but that it is our own rebellion and hatred for him so that we'd rather go to hell than acknowledge and submit to him.
As a former mormon missionary I experienced what Matt describes first hand. Being in the field and knocking on doors really bothered me. I realized we were harassing people. We came uninvited with a well-oiled sales pitch. Our goal was to get our foot in the door and share our presentation. We were taught to use common interests and hospitality to our advantage. We'd purposefully use generic Christian language and ask leading questions. We felt our ends justified the means. I'm amazed more people weren't openly hostile toward us. That same lack of care and concern for the individual extends throughout the entire organization, in my experience. It's multi-level marketing more than a religion.
Same as JWs! I was raised one. So often I had to drop the presentation because I really cared about the people I was talking too. I really wanted to help but had no idea what I was doing back then!! God bless you.
Just turned 28 today and 3:43 almost made me cry at the office. I've been living in self loathing for many years. Thank you for these kind words, Matt.
Jesus loves you pellabandge. He loves you more than you know. Spend some quiet time with him and ask him to show you how much he loves you. I will be praying for you. 🙏❤️😊
Happy birthday! What a wonderful gift from God to hear those words, to set you free from the prison of self-loathing. You are absolutely lovable, worthy of love, and are loved! May the Lord grant you more, healthy, and happy years of life unto salvation!
HBD! I definitely struggle with that too . I carry so much more weight than im supposed to by being so much harder on me than i ought to be . You’re not alone in the struggle. I encourage you to capitalize on this moment of positivity and try to end that part of you. Find a new lens to see through my friend. Pray, and fast if you can, for that assistance and grace to achieve that
I'm 47 and deal with myself with self deprecating humor due to being short, a little heavy and not very muscularly defined. I'm in a profession that rewards the exact opposite. it's just how i am. I know that God loves me, flaws and all. i don't necessarily love my perceived flaws, but i'm also not God. i'm just in awe that he loves me to begin with. just saying that you're not alone. Happy Birthday.
Children leave the church when they are not given the answers they seek. And as a result feel like they are not important and not accepted because their questions aren’t important. The amount of people I know personally who had a crisis of faith at the age of 12 and left then is staggering, and a lot of it was because their parents assumed that “they’ll just know” the answers by living in a western society (hint - they don’t) and that there would be no competing narrative for alternate explanations and no competition for learning the truth of our faith. • If you don’t discuss faith they will leave because they don’t feel like it’s important for them or that they’re important to the church. • If you don’t teach them what our faith means they will leave because they don’t even know what it means. • If you don’t answer their questions honestly they will leave because they feel neglected and WILL find alternate sources of information. • If you don’t explain that Catholicism and science are not mutually exclusive they will leave because they will falsely think that the church is somehow against modern science (that is what they’re told) and that this is bad as “The Science” TM is the new religion.
Nothing but facts. I went through an edgy atheist phase at around 13 years old because my parents were unable to answer my questions so instead I found answers in the “religion of science.” I became a lukewarm Christian again a few years later but only recently have I fully accepted the truth and beauty of Catholicism. I thank God for showing me the truth at a young age and not letting me continue on the path of ruin that I was on. Now it’s my responsibility to learn as much as I can so I can answer all the questions of my future children and make sure they grow up with a well rounded knowledge of the faith
@@mateo2724 I went through an edgy phase at this age too. Got into all kinds of horrible things and thankfully my (now) husband brought me into the faith while we were dating. A lot of my friends and his are still lost to the wind after leaving at a similar age. So happy you found your way home too
As someone both Catholic and trained in science that last point deserves special emphasis. It’s offensive as a Catholic sure…but the really mind boggling thing is it’s not even accurate as science to say that the faith contradicts science! Or Science (tm.) ;)
@@andypresby6537 I guess it depends on what that faith says. From the same book, people have different takes, some of which are just not compatible with what science shows.
As a young person,who attended mass regularly until leaving university,I can affirm that lack of community attributed to that leaving the church. Going to mass,coming out and going home. Going into the hall for a coffee and a chat would have initiated community,at the simplest level. Groups and invitation to events for young people would have helped. Guidance on choosing a spouse,dating etc.,a pilgrimage or retreat for young adults. The mega churches thrive through groups,and various ministries. People need evangelisation and continuing education and support after baptism and receiving the sacraments.Ticking the boxes is not enough. Neglect of nurturing the faith is like forgetting to water plants. Enjoyed this video.Thank you. I returned to church about a decade later,having made many mistakes in my life. These could largely have been avoided by such outreach and ministry.
"it's why relational evangelization is so much more effective than anything else" this is exactly what St. Josemaría thaught on apostolate. do talk about your beliefs, since they're very important to you, but do it only in friendship and privacy; and always love first, never turn friendship into a mean to achieve apostolate
I'm a sinner. To echo Groucho Marx, why would I want to join a club that would have me as a member? I was welcomed by the Anglican Church, very much so, but they were more about being welcoming than being truthful, so my wife and I left. I'm extremely wary of Churches that don't make demands on me. I love Catholicism because of its no-nonsense truthful beauty and its willingness to stand against the spirit of the age. It doesn't need to be loved by the world, only by God the creator. Love our enemies, yes, but don't pretend they're not enemies. Friendship doesn't require untruthfulness.
I originally fell away from the Anglican Church as a schoolkid, because I didn't respect it intellectually. Science, rationalism and political philosophy massively had the edge. I didn't discover the true depth of the Church's theological and philosophical resources until after I'd been a Buddhist for seven years in my forties. I now feel that was a great failing on the Anglican Church's part and that both theology and philosophy should be part of every child's basic education. Our children are being left to face intellectual wolves on their own. My mates and I at secondary school had near total contempt for church people, and their lovey-dovey niceness just made it worse. We needed meat not pap, and since the only meat was a blend of materialism and sex, that's what we ate. My apologies if that sounds vulgar.
In 2006 we were really good at conversions in Texas! Too much has happened since then on legal to keep going there - but secularism really got humanist and it’s good. I have to assume an IUI as a female military veteran who has a genocided mother if I want children if it’s not adoption and it’s ok.
I hear this…I really do. And I’ve seen it work (loving and accepting others first). But I’ve also seen that motive (accepting people and making them feel comfortable) literally result in Catholic catechists distorting the truth of the faith in some really fundamental ways. Effectively lying to the people they’re teaching the faith to. How do we find the balance?
Loving someone doesn’t mean to pretend that their beliefs/ misconceptions are right about the church. Love them, listen to them, but teach the truth when necessary.
I think often catechists distort the truth for two reasons. Firstly they often don't agree with (or don't possess the courage to defend), some aspects of the faith. More often though, it's because too many people approach the conversion of others as an argument they need to win.
It’s the infiltration from people who wish to do harm to the church from within that are lying during catechesis. Maybe we can point them in the right direction like these videos and study with our friends and family wanting to convert.
This was spot on we have Catholic Christians sitting in the pews who don’t even know they are Christian nor know they are saved by the blood of Jesus on the cross because of the awful CCD that was given to my generation , I did not even know I was a Christian nor anything about Jesus at all from my kindergarten thru 12th CCD Sunday classes, it was awful and there are TONS of folks out there like me , most of these people are NOT going to try to learn on their own like I did , so they will either leave the church for a Protestant church or not go at all. I did not learn my faith until I did the bible study by Jeff Cavin’s that made my faith finally come together. I almost left the church for a Protestant church because I was so poorly taught, we are easy pickings because when they ask me if I was saved by Jesus I did not know that I was I was never taught that (again poor CCD) , it’s sad but tons of folks are gone and moved to Protestant churches or the majority are not going to any church at all because they are clueless about their faith. I love Trent Horn and Father Mike and you Bishop, but the issue is we have to dumb down church teaching, start with the basic (Jesus died on the cross for your sins) then once folks understand Jesus then bring in Mary and the Saints and church doctrine after that, not before. In my CCD classes I was taught about Mary, the saints Holy Days and so on, but NEVER about Jesus. Jesus needs to be taught first then the rest comes in second. I know the reason is because of poor teachers I get that ,but it was a big issue for years that needs to be fixed. I think we need to have a big Mass one day every year to go over the basic teaching of the church (Jesus died for our sins on the cross and we are Christian that issue gets me mad when folks say I am a Catholic not Christian. We need to state what is the bible (lots of folks don’t even know what we read at Mass is from the bible), what is salvation and so on. And we need to state what we don’t do like we don’t worship Mary, we don’t pray to the dead, we are not saved by works, yet tons of Catholics think we do all these things. God bless good talk
Yes I agree I grew up same as you I had to do my own research to know what was what . once I started reading the Bible in my own I realized how much I actually had learned of the Bible through Mass (at least there was one thing the church got right at the time) I truly believe this was done by people who wanted to take down the church from within. My parents trusted these people to help catechize my brothers and I but but they didn’t realized how much was not being taught because they were actually taught the truth of the church theorugh their catechesis.
Agree , poor CCD for years and if your not like us who took the time to learn people get lost not just to other Christian traditions but most to no belief at all , we have lots of None believers out there , thx God bless Bless
The WORD became flesh. At communion we take the bread ( broken/ body blood) which is symbolic for the WORD in which we are actually eating! Get it God bless
Speaking of pastoral care. My parents were committed hard working Catholics. For the last 30 plus years of their parish life their parish priests came and went. Every few years they had a new parish priest. They were so angry with the last one because of his sensitivity on several occasions that they insisted he not be present at their funeral. We were more than happy to respect their wishes. This is what really happens in so many parishes nowadays. How about a program on the harsh realities of modern parish life.
Though building relationships first can be used as an excuse to never actually speak the gospel to people, it is the right approach. It's the approach Jesus took. He met people where they were, often met their needs, and invited them to follow him. Following doesn't mean I'm fixed all at once. It means I allow the Lord to lead me. It means I trust that what he teaches is best for me, and I obey because of it. This is what the Church needs to do, lead people.
My thought: no 1 tool for the job. Some will respond to the evangelist knocking on the door or shouting on the street, some will respond to the intellectual arguments in person or media, some will respond to the examples of Sts like JP2 and Theresa of Calcutta, some to sterness some to softness, no one size for all. The Bible shows variety of callings. Welcoming is good
Amen, Amen. You don't convert people by beating them up with The Bible or Doctrine, but loving them as they are like Jesus did/does. I ask all to join me in praying daily that Our Father in Heaven would manifest The Holy Spirit to and in all these descendants of the Apostles of The Church of His Son Jesus The Christ. That The Holy Spirit would bring all these Bishops to repentance from their finacial corruptions and homosexual predations and all the apostosies and heresies they have promulgated in their pursuit of modernism and power. That The Holy Spirit would make ALL of these Bishops good and faithful shepards of The Church of His Son Jesus The Christ. That The Holy Spirit would protect and raise up all the bishops and priests that have remained faithful to the teachings of His Son Jesus The Christ.
It is really hard to say it is wrong for someone who so desperately wants a family they resort to IVF. Personally I see nothing wrong with it but then again I am Christian but not Catholic. I do agree broadly with the rest of this clip about approaching people in love and understanding. So 👍 peace and love in Jesus' mighty name.
I see what's wrong with IVF for sure it leads to: babies for sale (especially to gay couples--which God did not intend gay couples to have babies), exploitation of womens' (especially poor women) organs for profit, and a lot of un planted babies flushed down the drain or frozen forever. But I agree with you how can a contracepting individual tell someone using IVF not to do that? 91% of Catholics think contraception is ok. I've finally come to accept contraception is not good but this is really a challenge for my husband and I. Priests don't lead from the pulpit or even address these hot button issues anymore. It's not wonder we are losing the culture war when Christians don't even want to hear the truth.
IVF separates the marital act with procreation. Making people in test tubes is not consistent with the natural law established by God. It is similar in that way to contraception. Adoption would be the suggested route. St. Joseph is a great role model for that.
@@ModernPapist of course you are entitled to your view as I am to say many medical interventions interfere not only in this process but other parts of God's creation so why the selection bias? Personally I do agree adoption is under used and there are many children desperately in need of a home.
@@jimisoulman6021 All these "good Christians" just want newborn babies though. They don't actually care about helping vulnerable children. If they did, you'd see a lot more of them becoming foster parents rather than just complaining about abortion and IVF.
How to convert yr friends..... by keeping yr mouth closed, and by showing the way how you live. By yr example ! God will convert. It's called, sowing the seed in rich soil.
Protestants are way better at making people feel loved and welcome. It's like being in a big social club singing kumbaya all the time. Which is why I got sick of it and left.
It's often the "cheap grace" that Bonhoeffer spoke out against in his book The Cost of Discipleship. Worth reading, especially since the Catholic Church has been playing around with that (cheap grace) for a long time as well. In Christ, Andrew
Protestants and Mormons are always under pressure to play the part. It might be because of their lack of Sacramental Life. The Sacraments are an awesome gift that Our Lord has given His Church.
@@markredman9173 Yes. Real Sacraments. While I can't receive, I attend Mass now several times a week where the focus is Christ. I know other Protestants who do as well. Will do RCIA soon.
@@Ezekiel336-16 yes. Seen it there as well. We used to get sermons about repentance and forgiveness that were often convicting. Now the same ministers just do love and acceptance. The change has been rapid. At least in the Mass there is focus on repentance and Christ.
The bible tells us that faith comes through hearing and that everyone knows there is a creator, even if they are surpassing that truth. So, when the language of meeting someone where they're at is used, above presenting the gospel and the truth about salvation and damnation, it is quite suspect due to its unbiblical foundations. Sure, Jesus spent time with people committing deadly sins but He always told them to sin no more and follow Him. He did not follow them out of some misguided sense of encounter. Bad company corrupts good morals, so we invite, encourage, and keep moving with Christ until they decide to give their lives to Him. However, if I am missing something biblically then please set me straight, because this all seems like our way of modernizing the Gospel to the liking of others instead of faithfully providing it as laid out for us by Jesus and the Apostles. In Christ, Andrew
So if you don't see people who live outside your faith as problems you need to solve, why is converting them even a goal of yours in the first place? Or do you mean you need not appear as if they're a problem to solve even though you think they are?
We are called by Christ to evangelize everyone. Non-catholics definitely aren't a problem, but in order to go to heaven, part of the deal is evangelization.
@@800pieds no it’s a problem for them potentially if they die outside the Church Christ began. Christ’s mission he gave to his Apostles and they in turn left there followers was baptize people of all nations under the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. By becoming a follow of Christ and being within his Church one is given the pathway for salvation. That isn’t to say everyone who says there a believe will go to heaven, far from it. God gave us his Church and the Sacraments to us which are the ordinary means of salvation. The Sacraments draw us closer to God in relationship and it is God who can change us from within and to become disciples of Christ. The end goal is heaven. Many will choose the wide gate, if you want to go to heaven the path is narrow as well as the gate
@@brianfarley926 Ok, I get it now. It's not so much that there is a problem but Christians try to "save" as many as they can. Something Mormons also do with their particular brand of faith if I understand correctly.
So is street preaching wrong ? Is there not also a time to confront people for their sins and a time (maybe with friends or family) when we have to be more delicate ? God bless you all.
Well Jesus did to everyone to repent because the kingdom of heaven is at hand I mean he wasn’t really making relationships with people when he was saying that so I guess I can vary
I'm an Evangelical, in the Fundamentalist Baptist familiy of believers, and I wish I could talk to Mr. Pints with Aquinas concerning justification, but as things go he's not likely to read this post, and of course he's rather busy. Because if he believes in faith + works to be justified, he's going to hellfire. Oh well, at least I can post this singular comment, and of course, the Lord can use whatever means He desires to save those whom He "horizon-lined' before the foundations of the earth, the Lord doesn't need me, He can use someone else.
Baptist theology is only a couple hundred years old and anti biblical. As St. James said Faith without works is dead. Faith alone is expressly condemned in Scripture. So, you’d need to start by defining terms such as “work,” and “faith alone” and “faith + works,” just to start. Side question are all works the same or perhaps is there a distinction depending on the type of work? Food for thought
@@brianfarley926 Baptist theology is 100% the Apostles' doctrine, which is to say, 100% biblical. There are words we use (as you do) that are extra-biblical, words like "Trinity' that are not in Scripture, however, the principle behind these words are 100% Scripture.
@@brianfarley926 And, by the way, the words such as 'Purgatory' and ' Indulgence' do not have Scriptural support, in that the Deuterocanonical books are NOT God-breathed, unless, of course, you believe that the prophet Daniel really did throw poison into a DRAGON's mouth, and that dragon BLEW UP, and if you believe that there really was a historical person named TOBIT that burned fish entrails to (1) make demons flee and (2) result in people getting married....i.e., these are JEWISH FICTION...and hence, Roman Catholic doctrine is Not 100% bibilical.
@@brianfarley926 "As St. James said Faith without works is dead." Yes, indeed, a dead faith is a faith that does Not result in one's salvation - it is still a faith, but not a saving faith. Even demons have a demonic faith - they believe, and they tremble - and thus, the question, when someone SAYS they have faith, yet have no works, "can the faith save him?"
@@brianfarley926 "Faith alone is expressly condemned in Scripture." CLAIMING to have faith (and hence James 2) with no works is a dead faith. But it is faith and Not By one's self-works that results in one's justification. People justify themselves, they justify their best friend, they are justified (or not) in a court of law, and Man Justifies GOD (Psalm 51, Romans 3) - to justify means "to DECLARE"....unless, of course, you believe that you can INFUSE or MAKE God righteous. However, man does justify God. But, my friend, you do need to read Romans 4, which demonstrates the answer to the question, "Was Abraham justified by his works?" - and the answer is, NOT BEFORE GOD. And hence, man is NOT justified by his works (Romans 3), however, man IS justified by his works (James 2), BUT NOT BEFORE GOD (Romans 4). So, if man is not justified by works, but he IS justified by works, but NOT BEFORE GOD... - then who is doing the justifying in James 2, if it isn't God? ........food for thought, my friend... :)
@@nicholasmargagliano1833 Because you can not will the good of the other apart from the truth. Jesus is the living Truth, and the model of goodness and love for us all. Any love that is not based on Him and His standards of love are counterfeits that are not good, no matter how much we may will it to be. The good of the other is a saving faith and related life with Christ Jesus. In Christ, Andrew
@@Ezekiel336-16 but humans have their own conscious and free will. Somebody rejecting said advice and spiritual direction is on them and them alone. It certainly doesn’t mean i don’t love them
@@nicholasmargagliano1833 True, but we still need to tell them the truth that has been revealed in the Bible and not deviate from that or appear to be condoning or accepting of things that do. Passive (or tacit) approval or "acceptance" is not good or loving. In Christ, Andrew
@@nicholasmargagliano1833 As chapter 3 and chapter 33 of Ezekiel show us, in the prophet and the watchman/sentinel sections, if someone is truly part of God's family and and brother or sister in His Kingdom, we have the responsibility of getting them to turn away from their sin lest we be held responsible for their downfall. When that is paired with the threefold admonishment process for church governance in Matthew (approach privately, then with one or two others, and then in front of the whole church before kicking them out if they don't repent), then our responsibilities take on an entire new level of seriousness that we are not employing at all right now (and haven't for a long time). The only people we can speak to and then walk away from are those outside the family, which is made clear in those references to Ezekiel as well. In Christ, Andrew
As someone who considers himself nominally Catholic, and finds myself watching some of these videos, I have to ask after reading the comments. Why the hate for Protestants? It would seem to me you believe predominantly the same thing. At the very least, that Jesus is God, that Jesus is someone who's life we should model ourselves after. Are things like interpretations on the Eucharist, different books, religious practices, really worth all of this fractionation between a whole swath of people who call themselves Christians? When the guys in this video talk about evangelism, what are they evangelizing? A Christianity in the broad sense, such as what C.S. Lewis would have talked about in his book Mere Christianity, or Catholicism specifically. Do Catholics really believe that Protestants are going to hell because even though they believe in Jesus and try to follow him, they just don't do it good enough. If so, how do you justify that idea, when almost the entirety of Catholic practices and interpretations come after Jesus, created by men who say Mass is sit here, stand now, sing this, see the Bible the way I read it, and this is what it means to be a real Christian.
A big thorn for me with non-catholics is their often overwhelming lack of acknowledgement and reverence for the sacraments that Jesus instituted. Protestants know their bibles well but then want to deny the works of Christ for our salvation and sanctity by calling them "works based salvation or works of men". Jesus breathed the Holy Spirit into the Apostles in order to give them the authority to forgive sins and He also gave us His resurrected flesh and related life (Zoe in the Greek) during the Last Supper and beyond (the cross and the grave). Those works of His are for our benefit, salvation and sanctification, so to call them works based salvation is only accurate if we say salvation based on Christ's works. Same goes for baptism, which again the Holy Spirit was present at. In Christ, Andrew
I can't speak to the hateful comments as I haven't seen those yet but can say that no, Catholics don't believe Protestants are going to hell. We are all brothers and sisters in Christ. I have been Catholic all my life but there was a point where God really became real to me and I put Him above everything else in my life. This is what they are evangelizing, a conversion or a turning toward God. And actually, Jesus started the Catholic church and at the Mass we receive Him - Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. So Catholics have the fullness of the faith, the first form of Christianity. I would encourage you to research more about it and start to pray - God will surprise you and really speak to you. That is what happened to me and it changed my life! BTW half of my family is Baptist and I LOVE them dearly. My dad just became Catholic this Easter because he realized how much he longed to receive Jesus in the Eucharist which is only in the Catholic Church. Edward Sri's book, A Biblical Walk Through the Mass is very good and might help you out. God bless you!
@@carold5188"Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist" is excellent as well, as is learning that the word "life" in John 6:66 is zoe in the greek, which means resurrected life with the Lord. That's my concern for the salvation of non-catholics. If they don't have His resurrected life within them when they die on earth then how will they enter into heaven? As disembodied spirits or not at all?!? In Christ, Andrew
@@Ezekiel336-16 Protestants don’t know the Bible as well as they think they do. There are chunks of Scripture they gloss over - John Ch 6 is one big chunk. They often resort to an “either or “ mentality, when it’s is usually “both and “. Faith and works is one example.
"Let them be Anathema"- Council of Trent. Though with more modern Pope's, such as JPII Martin Luther is no longer excommunicated. There is a school of thought of our misled Protestant Brothers if they died as a faithful Christian then they would be funneled into a Purgatory such as all of us Catholics. We all must be cleansed before standing before God's Glory. How brash, egotistical & justified are those who believe they are absolutely worthy & have won their mansion in Heaven without any recompense. God is a Just God, there is a need for penance for those who sin, who know fully well of Christ & his sacrafice.
2:30 Yes, that's why I fell away from the faith, and also because I didn't see any difference In the way Catholic believers lead their life (from the stance of the theology of the body), from the way I lead my life. It was like, I already do that, I don't need God. Only when I converted, did I realise 99% of Catholics that I know, don't live their faith. Yes, they go to Sacraments and Sunday's Mass, but they have sex before marriage, they cheat on tests, in the working place, they lie, they watch porn, look at other people in lust, they hit their children, curse...etc. I was like Church is useless. It doesn't do them any better, I guess I'm on my own.
Wow! What an honest comment! Yeah I’ve reverted back to the Church after some time dabbling in the Protestant world. Interestingly, the Protestants do a phenomenal job at the “belonging” part. These people were genuinely interested in you, wanted to pour into you, and would legitimately pray for you. They knew they weren’t perfect, but I saw first-hand the actual striving for perfection. When I reverted, I feel very similar to you that 99% of catholics do not fully live out the faith. I feel frustrated sometimes about it. If we have the fullness of truth in the faith, and especially the Eucharist, why aren’t 99% of Catholics bursting with mission, joy, belonging, and ready at any moment to exemplify and share the faith to all? Then I took a look at myself...
Every single tool he just listed is based in emotion. That’s protestantism. Emotions ebb and flow, our faith is not based in our emotion - although true love for our God triggers an emotional response. But it is not the foundation of a relationship with Christ. This sounds like a very flaky way to get a white washed pseudo-protestant church that calls itself Catholic.
The call to love your neighbor is a command from the Lord so it's perfectly well to approach evangelization with Love first. Behing the command is a religious doctrine based on faith and remember that Love is God itself. What might begin as simple emotion for the prospect convert leads through love to faith when he sees Christianity represented in the best example as Jesus demanded.
The Pharisees were around Jesus, they had him crucified, had they repented by just being around Jesus? Clearly not. If what you say is true, there would have been no need for Jesus to teach, much less speak. It would also mean that you had no free will and were thus an automaton not made in the image of God.
Feeling loved and welcomed in a Catholic church? 😂 I've attended mass in Catholic churches all over the USA and was never once greeted or welcomed. The times that I attended Protestant churches I am always greeted and welcomed.
There is nothing wrong with ivf it gave a lot of people kids that couldn't have them for whatever reason the church talks about love and acceptance but it doesnt accept same sex families or any part of the lgbt i know this is a religious channel but the church should accept the lgbt you don't have to agree with it but accept them thats love and acceptance
It is impossible for a family to have parents of the same sex, because a human family is Father, Mother, & Child. Many Catholics certainly do love those who suffer sexual disorders, unfortunately some are bigoted and bitter, but we must love the sinner without loving the sin.
@@elf-lordsfriarofthemeadowl2039 its christians like you that are bigoted thinking the lgbt are sexuality disoredered i follow a beautiful family that have two women as parents they are just as much a family as a man and a woman
@@sofiabravo1994 you sick people keep saying that being selfish is bad... selfish is neutral. If someone has an STD and refuses to give it to someone else that's being selfish.
"First of all love them and pray for them.." thank you Matt
It's so true. When I first started believing myself I wanted to straight up tell people to do the same but I realised that it's not necessary. Since then I've changed so much and people just ask me what changed in my life to why I'm so kind all of a sudden and not bitter like before and that is a great opening to spread the truth.
The priest said that.
@@velkyn1 I'm very new to Christianity/Catholicism but I think it's made clear that all of us *deserve* to go to hell unless you're a saint. I was a militant Atheist for most of my teenage years but I'm starting to understand that God doesn't send people to hell but that it is our own rebellion and hatred for him so that we'd rather go to hell than acknowledge and submit to him.
As a former mormon missionary I experienced what Matt describes first hand. Being in the field and knocking on doors really bothered me. I realized we were harassing people. We came uninvited with a well-oiled sales pitch. Our goal was to get our foot in the door and share our presentation. We were taught to use common interests and hospitality to our advantage. We'd purposefully use generic Christian language and ask leading questions. We felt our ends justified the means. I'm amazed more people weren't openly hostile toward us.
That same lack of care and concern for the individual extends throughout the entire organization, in my experience. It's multi-level marketing more than a religion.
You are just Brilliant !
Thanks for this. I love your tag too. Wish I'd thought of it. God bless.
Are you still Mormon?
Same as JWs! I was raised one. So often I had to drop the presentation because I really cared about the people I was talking too. I really wanted to help but had no idea what I was doing back then!! God bless you.
Just turned 28 today and 3:43 almost made me cry at the office. I've been living in self loathing for many years. Thank you for these kind words, Matt.
Happy birthday! I will pray for you today
Jesus loves you pellabandge. He loves you more than you know. Spend some quiet time with him and ask him to show you how much he loves you. I will be praying for you. 🙏❤️😊
Happy birthday! What a wonderful gift from God to hear those words, to set you free from the prison of self-loathing. You are absolutely lovable, worthy of love, and are loved! May the Lord grant you more, healthy, and happy years of life unto salvation!
HBD! I definitely struggle with that too . I carry so much more weight than im supposed to by being so much harder on me than i ought to be . You’re not alone in the struggle.
I encourage you to capitalize on this moment of positivity and try to end that part of you. Find a new lens to see through my friend. Pray, and fast if you can, for that assistance and grace to achieve that
I'm 47 and deal with myself with self deprecating humor due to being short, a little heavy and not very muscularly defined. I'm in a profession that rewards the exact opposite. it's just how i am. I know that God loves me, flaws and all. i don't necessarily love my perceived flaws, but i'm also not God. i'm just in awe that he loves me to begin with. just saying that you're not alone. Happy Birthday.
Children leave the church when they are not given the answers they seek. And as a result feel like they are not important and not accepted because their questions aren’t important. The amount of people I know personally who had a crisis of faith at the age of 12 and left then is staggering, and a lot of it was because their parents assumed that “they’ll just know” the answers by living in a western society (hint - they don’t) and that there would be no competing narrative for alternate explanations and no competition for learning the truth of our faith.
• If you don’t discuss faith they will leave because they don’t feel like it’s important for them or that they’re important to the church.
• If you don’t teach them what our faith means they will leave because they don’t even know what it means.
• If you don’t answer their questions honestly they will leave because they feel neglected and WILL find alternate sources of information.
• If you don’t explain that Catholicism and science are not mutually exclusive they will leave because they will falsely think that the church is somehow against modern science (that is what they’re told) and that this is bad as “The Science” TM is the new religion.
Nothing but facts. I went through an edgy atheist phase at around 13 years old because my parents were unable to answer my questions so instead I found answers in the “religion of science.” I became a lukewarm Christian again a few years later but only recently have I fully accepted the truth and beauty of Catholicism. I thank God for showing me the truth at a young age and not letting me continue on the path of ruin that I was on. Now it’s my responsibility to learn as much as I can so I can answer all the questions of my future children and make sure they grow up with a well rounded knowledge of the faith
@@mateo2724 I went through an edgy phase at this age too. Got into all kinds of horrible things and thankfully my (now) husband brought me into the faith while we were dating. A lot of my friends and his are still lost to the wind after leaving at a similar age.
So happy you found your way home too
As someone both Catholic and trained in science that last point deserves special emphasis. It’s offensive as a Catholic sure…but the really mind boggling thing is it’s not even accurate as science to say that the faith contradicts science! Or Science (tm.) ;)
@@andypresby6537 I guess it depends on what that faith says. From the same book, people have different takes, some of which are just not compatible with what science shows.
This is GOLD!
"Do not make it seem that they needs fixing."
got it. thanks!
As a young person,who attended mass regularly until leaving university,I can affirm that lack of community attributed to that leaving the church.
Going to mass,coming out and going home. Going into the hall for a coffee and a chat would have initiated community,at the simplest level. Groups and invitation to events for young people would have helped. Guidance on choosing a spouse,dating etc.,a pilgrimage or retreat for young adults.
The mega churches thrive through groups,and various ministries. People need evangelisation and continuing education and support after baptism and receiving the sacraments.Ticking the boxes is not enough. Neglect of nurturing the faith is like forgetting to water plants.
Enjoyed this video.Thank you.
I returned to church about a decade later,having made many mistakes in my life. These could largely have been avoided by such outreach and ministry.
That sounds like an amazing bishop
For god so loved the world he gave us his only son that whoever believes in him will have eternal life
"it's why relational evangelization is so much more effective than anything else"
this is exactly what St. Josemaría thaught on apostolate. do talk about your beliefs, since they're very important to you, but do it only in friendship and privacy; and always love first, never turn friendship into a mean to achieve apostolate
What a great bishop!
I'm a sinner. To echo Groucho Marx, why would I want to join a club that would have me as a member? I was welcomed by the Anglican Church, very much so, but they were more about being welcoming than being truthful, so my wife and I left. I'm extremely wary of Churches that don't make demands on me. I love Catholicism because of its no-nonsense truthful beauty and its willingness to stand against the spirit of the age. It doesn't need to be loved by the world, only by God the creator. Love our enemies, yes, but don't pretend they're not enemies. Friendship doesn't require untruthfulness.
I originally fell away from the Anglican Church as a schoolkid, because I didn't respect it intellectually. Science, rationalism and political philosophy massively had the edge. I didn't discover the true depth of the Church's theological and philosophical resources until after I'd been a Buddhist for seven years in my forties. I now feel that was a great failing on the Anglican Church's part and that both theology and philosophy should be part of every child's basic education. Our children are being left to face intellectual wolves on their own. My mates and I at secondary school had near total contempt for church people, and their lovey-dovey niceness just made it worse. We needed meat not pap, and since the only meat was a blend of materialism and sex, that's what we ate. My apologies if that sounds vulgar.
Good advice. Will watch again later.
Superb advice. Thanks Fr🙏✝️🫶
In 2006 we were really good at conversions in Texas! Too much has happened since then on legal to keep going there - but secularism really got humanist and it’s good.
I have to assume an IUI as a female military veteran who has a genocided mother if I want children if it’s not adoption and it’s ok.
This was great to hear. Thanks for posting
Love is authentic
I hear this…I really do. And I’ve seen it work (loving and accepting others first). But I’ve also seen that motive (accepting people and making them feel comfortable) literally result in Catholic catechists distorting the truth of the faith in some really fundamental ways. Effectively lying to the people they’re teaching the faith to. How do we find the balance?
Loving someone doesn’t mean to pretend that their beliefs/ misconceptions are right about the church. Love them, listen to them, but teach the truth when necessary.
I think often catechists distort the truth for two reasons. Firstly they often don't agree with (or don't possess the courage to defend), some aspects of the faith. More often though, it's because too many people approach the conversion of others as an argument they need to win.
It’s the infiltration from people who wish to do harm to the church from within that are lying during catechesis. Maybe we can point them in the right direction like these videos and study with our friends and family wanting to convert.
Preach the gospel and when necessary use words
LOVE this!
This was really helpful. Thanks!
Fast! And Pray!
This was spot on we have Catholic Christians sitting in the pews who don’t even know they are Christian nor know they are saved by the blood of Jesus on the cross because of the awful CCD that was given to my generation , I did not even know I was a Christian nor anything about Jesus at all from my kindergarten thru 12th CCD Sunday classes, it was awful and there are TONS of folks out there like me , most of these people are NOT going to try to learn on their own like I did , so they will either leave the church for a Protestant church or not go at all. I did not learn my faith until I did the bible study by Jeff Cavin’s that made my faith finally come together. I almost left the church for a Protestant church because I was so poorly taught, we are easy pickings because when they ask me if I was saved by Jesus I did not know that I was I was never taught that (again poor CCD) , it’s sad but tons of folks are gone and moved to Protestant churches or the majority are not going to any church at all because they are clueless about their faith.
I love Trent Horn and Father Mike and you Bishop, but the issue is we have to dumb down church teaching, start with the basic (Jesus died on the cross for your sins) then once folks understand Jesus then bring in Mary and the Saints and church doctrine after that, not before. In my CCD classes I was taught about Mary, the saints Holy Days and so on, but NEVER about Jesus. Jesus needs to be taught first then the rest comes in second. I know the reason is because of poor teachers I get that ,but it was a big issue for years that needs to be fixed. I think we need to have a big Mass one day every year to go over the basic teaching of the church (Jesus died for our sins on the cross and we are Christian that issue gets me mad when folks say I am a Catholic not Christian.
We need to state what is the bible (lots of folks don’t even know what we read at Mass is from the bible), what is salvation and so on. And we need to state what we don’t do like we don’t worship Mary, we don’t pray to the dead, we are not saved by works, yet tons of Catholics think we do all these things.
God bless good talk
Yes I agree I grew up same as you I had to do my own research to know what was what . once I started reading the Bible in my own I realized how much I actually had learned of the Bible through Mass (at least there was one thing the church got right at the time) I truly believe this was done by people who wanted to take down the church from within. My parents trusted these people to help catechize my brothers and I but but they didn’t realized how much was not being taught because they were actually taught the truth of the church theorugh their catechesis.
I also saw how much of the Bible was in the prayers we say in church aswell.
Agree , poor CCD for years and if your not like us who took the time to learn people get lost not just to other Christian traditions but most to no belief at all , we have lots of None believers out there , thx God bless Bless
The WORD became flesh.
At communion we take the bread ( broken/ body blood) which is symbolic for the WORD in which we are actually eating! Get it
God bless
Yes correct
Speaking of pastoral care. My parents were committed hard working Catholics. For the last 30 plus years of their parish life their parish priests came and went. Every few years they had a new parish priest. They were so angry with the last one because of his sensitivity on several occasions that they insisted he not be present at their funeral. We were more than happy to respect their wishes.
This is what really happens in so many parishes nowadays. How about a program on the harsh realities of modern parish life.
Though building relationships first can be used as an excuse to never actually speak the gospel to people, it is the right approach. It's the approach Jesus took. He met people where they were, often met their needs, and invited them to follow him. Following doesn't mean I'm fixed all at once. It means I allow the Lord to lead me. It means I trust that what he teaches is best for me, and I obey because of it. This is what the Church needs to do, lead people.
My thought: no 1 tool for the job. Some will respond to the evangelist knocking on the door or shouting on the street, some will respond to the intellectual arguments in person or media, some will respond to the examples of Sts like JP2 and Theresa of Calcutta, some to sterness some to softness, no one size for all. The Bible shows variety of callings. Welcoming is good
Amen, Amen. You don't convert people by beating them up with The Bible or Doctrine, but loving them as they are like Jesus did/does. I ask all to join me in praying daily that Our Father in Heaven would manifest The Holy Spirit to and in all these descendants of the Apostles of The Church of His Son Jesus The Christ. That The Holy Spirit would bring all these Bishops to repentance from their finacial corruptions and homosexual predations and all the apostosies and heresies they have promulgated in their pursuit of modernism and power. That The Holy Spirit would make ALL of these Bishops good and faithful shepards of The Church of His Son Jesus The Christ. That The Holy Spirit would protect and raise up all the bishops and priests that have remained faithful to the teachings of His Son Jesus The Christ.
There was a german interrogator that used this technique. Pretty neat.
It is really hard to say it is wrong for someone who so desperately wants a family they resort to IVF. Personally I see nothing wrong with it but then again I am Christian but not Catholic.
I do agree broadly with the rest of this clip about approaching people in love and understanding. So 👍 peace and love in Jesus' mighty name.
I see what's wrong with IVF for sure it leads to: babies for sale (especially to gay couples--which God did not intend gay couples to have babies), exploitation of womens' (especially poor women) organs for profit, and a lot of un planted babies flushed down the drain or frozen forever. But I agree with you how can a contracepting individual tell someone using IVF not to do that? 91% of Catholics think contraception is ok. I've finally come to accept contraception is not good but this is really a challenge for my husband and I.
Priests don't lead from the pulpit or even address these hot button issues anymore. It's not wonder we are losing the culture war when Christians don't even want to hear the truth.
Love and understanding is the panacea we all need, christian, catholic, or agnostic☺
IVF separates the marital act with procreation. Making people in test tubes is not consistent with the natural law established by God. It is similar in that way to contraception. Adoption would be the suggested route. St. Joseph is a great role model for that.
@@ModernPapist of course you are entitled to your view as I am to say many medical interventions interfere not only in this process but other parts of God's creation so why the selection bias? Personally I do agree adoption is under used and there are many children desperately in need of a home.
@@jimisoulman6021 All these "good Christians" just want newborn babies though. They don't actually care about helping vulnerable children. If they did, you'd see a lot more of them becoming foster parents rather than just complaining about abortion and IVF.
How to convert yr friends..... by keeping yr mouth closed, and by showing the way how you live. By yr example !
God will convert.
It's called, sowing the seed in rich soil.
I had the feeling from the get go that the original question regarding IVF wasn’t going to get answered 🤓🤔☹️
Protestants are way better at making people feel loved and welcome. It's like being in a big social club singing kumbaya all the time. Which is why I got sick of it and left.
It's often the "cheap grace" that Bonhoeffer spoke out against in his book The Cost of Discipleship. Worth reading, especially since the Catholic Church has been playing around with that (cheap grace) for a long time as well.
In Christ,
Andrew
Protestants and Mormons are always under pressure to play the part.
It might be because of their lack of Sacramental Life.
The Sacraments are an awesome gift that Our Lord has given His Church.
@@markredman9173 Yes. Real Sacraments. While I can't receive, I attend Mass now several times a week where the focus is Christ. I know other Protestants who do as well. Will do RCIA soon.
@@Ezekiel336-16 yes. Seen it there as well. We used to get sermons about repentance and forgiveness that were often convicting. Now the same ministers just do love and acceptance. The change has been rapid. At least in the Mass there is focus on repentance and Christ.
Based asf!
how do we find the study Bishop McCaig references?
The bible tells us that faith comes through hearing and that everyone knows there is a creator, even if they are surpassing that truth. So, when the language of meeting someone where they're at is used, above presenting the gospel and the truth about salvation and damnation, it is quite suspect due to its unbiblical foundations.
Sure, Jesus spent time with people committing deadly sins but He always told them to sin no more and follow Him. He did not follow them out of some misguided sense of encounter. Bad company corrupts good morals, so we invite, encourage, and keep moving with Christ until they decide to give their lives to Him.
However, if I am missing something biblically then please set me straight, because this all seems like our way of modernizing the Gospel to the liking of others instead of faithfully providing it as laid out for us by Jesus and the Apostles.
In Christ,
Andrew
What does the Bible say about IVF?
How?
So if you don't see people who live outside your faith as problems you need to solve, why is converting them even a goal of yours in the first place? Or do you mean you need not appear as if they're a problem to solve even though you think they are?
We are called by Christ to evangelize everyone. Non-catholics definitely aren't a problem, but in order to go to heaven, part of the deal is evangelization.
@@lahair5751 oh so it's not a problem for them but it's better for you if you evangelize them?
@@800pieds no it’s a problem for them potentially if they die outside the Church Christ began. Christ’s mission he gave to his Apostles and they in turn left there followers was baptize people of all nations under the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
By becoming a follow of Christ and being within his Church one is given the pathway for salvation. That isn’t to say everyone who says there a believe will go to heaven, far from it. God gave us his Church and the Sacraments to us which are the ordinary means of salvation. The Sacraments draw us closer to God in relationship and it is God who can change us from within and to become disciples of Christ. The end goal is heaven. Many will choose the wide gate, if you want to go to heaven the path is narrow as well as the gate
@@brianfarley926 Ok, I get it now. It's not so much that there is a problem but Christians try to "save" as many as they can. Something Mormons also do with their particular brand of faith if I understand correctly.
So is street preaching wrong ? Is there not also a time to confront people for their sins and a time (maybe with friends or family) when we have to be more delicate ? God bless you all.
Well Jesus did to everyone to repent because the kingdom of heaven is at hand I mean he wasn’t really making relationships with people when he was saying that so I guess I can vary
I'm an Evangelical, in the Fundamentalist Baptist familiy of believers, and I wish I could talk to Mr. Pints with Aquinas concerning justification, but as things go he's not likely to read this post, and of course he's rather busy. Because if he believes in faith + works to be justified, he's going to hellfire. Oh well, at least I can post this singular comment, and of course, the Lord can use whatever means He desires to save those whom He "horizon-lined' before the foundations of the earth, the Lord doesn't need me, He can use someone else.
Baptist theology is only a couple hundred years old and anti biblical. As St. James said Faith without works is dead. Faith alone is expressly condemned in Scripture.
So, you’d need to start by defining terms such as “work,” and “faith alone” and “faith + works,” just to start.
Side question are all works the same or perhaps is there a distinction depending on the type of work? Food for thought
@@brianfarley926 Baptist theology is 100% the Apostles' doctrine, which is to say, 100% biblical. There are words we use (as you do) that are extra-biblical, words like "Trinity' that are not in Scripture, however, the principle behind these words are 100% Scripture.
@@brianfarley926 And, by the way, the words such as 'Purgatory' and ' Indulgence' do not have Scriptural support, in that the Deuterocanonical books are NOT God-breathed, unless, of course, you believe that the prophet Daniel really did throw poison into a DRAGON's mouth, and that dragon BLEW UP, and if you believe that there really was a historical person named TOBIT that burned fish entrails to (1) make demons flee and (2) result in people getting married....i.e., these are JEWISH FICTION...and hence, Roman Catholic doctrine is Not 100% bibilical.
@@brianfarley926 "As St. James said Faith without works is dead." Yes, indeed, a dead faith is a faith that does Not result in one's salvation - it is still a faith, but not a saving faith. Even demons have a demonic faith - they believe, and they tremble - and thus, the question, when someone SAYS they have faith, yet have no works, "can the faith save him?"
@@brianfarley926 "Faith alone is expressly condemned in Scripture." CLAIMING to have faith (and hence James 2) with no works is a dead faith. But it is faith and Not By one's self-works that results in one's justification.
People justify themselves, they justify their best friend, they are justified (or not) in a court of law, and Man Justifies GOD (Psalm 51, Romans 3) - to justify means "to DECLARE"....unless, of course, you believe that you can INFUSE or MAKE God righteous.
However, man does justify God.
But, my friend, you do need to read Romans 4, which demonstrates the answer to the question, "Was Abraham justified by his works?" - and the answer is, NOT BEFORE GOD. And hence, man is NOT justified by his works (Romans 3), however, man IS justified by his works (James 2), BUT NOT BEFORE GOD (Romans 4). So, if man is not justified by works, but he IS justified by works, but NOT BEFORE GOD...
- then who is doing the justifying in James 2, if it isn't God?
........food for thought, my friend... :)
“First love them ….” Ok
But if they’re not exposed to the truth, you are no longer loving them.
Love is to will the good of the other. How do you come to that conclusion?
@@nicholasmargagliano1833 Because you can not will the good of the other apart from the truth. Jesus is the living Truth, and the model of goodness and love for us all. Any love that is not based on Him and His standards of love are counterfeits that are not good, no matter how much we may will it to be.
The good of the other is a saving faith and related life with Christ Jesus.
In Christ,
Andrew
@@Ezekiel336-16 but humans have their own conscious and free will. Somebody rejecting said advice and spiritual direction is on them and them alone. It certainly doesn’t mean i don’t love them
@@nicholasmargagliano1833 True, but we still need to tell them the truth that has been revealed in the Bible and not deviate from that or appear to be condoning or accepting of things that do.
Passive (or tacit) approval or "acceptance" is not good or loving. In Christ, Andrew
@@nicholasmargagliano1833 As chapter 3 and chapter 33 of Ezekiel show us, in the prophet and the watchman/sentinel sections, if someone is truly part of God's family and and brother or sister in His Kingdom, we have the responsibility of getting them to turn away from their sin lest we be held responsible for their downfall.
When that is paired with the threefold admonishment process for church governance in Matthew (approach privately, then with one or two others, and then in front of the whole church before kicking them out if they don't repent), then our responsibilities take on an entire new level of seriousness that we are not employing at all right now (and haven't for a long time).
The only people we can speak to and then walk away from are those outside the family, which is made clear in those references to Ezekiel as well.
In Christ,
Andrew
As someone who considers himself nominally Catholic, and finds myself watching some of these videos, I have to ask after reading the comments. Why the hate for Protestants? It would seem to me you believe predominantly the same thing. At the very least, that Jesus is God, that Jesus is someone who's life we should model ourselves after. Are things like interpretations on the Eucharist, different books, religious practices, really worth all of this fractionation between a whole swath of people who call themselves Christians?
When the guys in this video talk about evangelism, what are they evangelizing? A Christianity in the broad sense, such as what C.S. Lewis would have talked about in his book Mere Christianity, or Catholicism specifically. Do Catholics really believe that Protestants are going to hell because even though they believe in Jesus and try to follow him, they just don't do it good enough. If so, how do you justify that idea, when almost the entirety of Catholic practices and interpretations come after Jesus, created by men who say Mass is sit here, stand now, sing this, see the Bible the way I read it, and this is what it means to be a real Christian.
A big thorn for me with non-catholics is their often overwhelming lack of acknowledgement and reverence for the sacraments that Jesus instituted. Protestants know their bibles well but then want to deny the works of Christ for our salvation and sanctity by calling them "works based salvation or works of men".
Jesus breathed the Holy Spirit into the Apostles in order to give them the authority to forgive sins and He also gave us His resurrected flesh and related life (Zoe in the Greek) during the Last Supper and beyond (the cross and the grave). Those works of His are for our benefit, salvation and sanctification, so to call them works based salvation is only accurate if we say salvation based on Christ's works. Same goes for baptism, which again the Holy Spirit was present at.
In Christ,
Andrew
I can't speak to the hateful comments as I haven't seen those yet but can say that no, Catholics don't believe Protestants are going to hell. We are all brothers and sisters in Christ. I have been Catholic all my life but there was a point where God really became real to me and I put Him above everything else in my life. This is what they are evangelizing, a conversion or a turning toward God. And actually, Jesus started the Catholic church and at the Mass we receive Him - Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. So Catholics have the fullness of the faith, the first form of Christianity. I would encourage you to research more about it and start to pray - God will surprise you and really speak to you. That is what happened to me and it changed my life! BTW half of my family is Baptist and I LOVE them dearly. My dad just became Catholic this Easter because he realized how much he longed to receive Jesus in the Eucharist which is only in the Catholic Church. Edward Sri's book, A Biblical Walk Through the Mass is very good and might help you out. God bless you!
@@carold5188"Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist" is excellent as well, as is learning that the word "life" in John 6:66 is zoe in the greek, which means resurrected life with the Lord.
That's my concern for the salvation of non-catholics. If they don't have His resurrected life within them when they die on earth then how will they enter into heaven? As disembodied spirits or not at all?!?
In Christ,
Andrew
@@Ezekiel336-16
Protestants don’t know the Bible as well as they think they do.
There are chunks of Scripture they gloss over - John Ch 6 is one big chunk.
They often resort to an “either or “ mentality, when it’s is usually “both and “.
Faith and works is one example.
"Let them be Anathema"- Council of Trent. Though with more modern Pope's, such as JPII Martin Luther is no longer excommunicated. There is a school of thought of our misled Protestant Brothers if they died as a faithful Christian then they would be funneled into a Purgatory such as all of us Catholics. We all must be cleansed before standing before God's Glory. How brash, egotistical & justified are those who believe they are absolutely worthy & have won their mansion in Heaven without any recompense. God is a Just God, there is a need for penance for those who sin, who know fully well of Christ & his sacrafice.
2:30 Yes, that's why I fell away from the faith, and also because I didn't see any difference In the way Catholic believers lead their life (from the stance of the theology of the body), from the way I lead my life. It was like, I already do that, I don't need God. Only when I converted, did I realise 99% of Catholics that I know, don't live their faith. Yes, they go to Sacraments and Sunday's Mass, but they have sex before marriage, they cheat on tests, in the working place, they lie, they watch porn, look at other people in lust, they hit their children, curse...etc. I was like Church is useless. It doesn't do them any better, I guess I'm on my own.
There is still the remnant that truly live the faith. You can choose to be part of them.
Wow! What an honest comment! Yeah I’ve reverted back to the Church after some time dabbling in the Protestant world. Interestingly, the Protestants do a phenomenal job at the “belonging” part. These people were genuinely interested in you, wanted to pour into you, and would legitimately pray for you. They knew they weren’t perfect, but I saw first-hand the actual striving for perfection.
When I reverted, I feel very similar to you that 99% of catholics do not fully live out the faith. I feel frustrated sometimes about it. If we have the fullness of truth in the faith, and especially the Eucharist, why aren’t 99% of Catholics bursting with mission, joy, belonging, and ready at any moment to exemplify and share the faith to all? Then I took a look at myself...
Why is the the guy constantly interrupting the priest, the guest?? Mr pint wants to preach, instead. It's obnoxious.
The best way to convert someone is to not convert them, my religious friends have never tried to convert me/ don’t really care (or don’t show it).
Every single tool he just listed is based in emotion. That’s protestantism.
Emotions ebb and flow, our faith is not based in our emotion - although true love for our God triggers an emotional response. But it is not the foundation of a relationship with Christ.
This sounds like a very flaky way to get a white washed pseudo-protestant church that calls itself Catholic.
The call to love your neighbor is a command from the Lord so it's perfectly well to approach evangelization with Love first. Behing the command is a religious doctrine based on faith and remember that Love is God itself. What might begin as simple emotion for the prospect convert leads through love to faith when he sees Christianity represented in the best example as Jesus demanded.
Emotion is what roman catholisism is all about.
Jesus didn't evangelize like this. Souls repented of their sins when He was around.
The Pharisees were around Jesus, they had him crucified, had they repented by just being around Jesus? Clearly not.
If what you say is true, there would have been no need for Jesus to teach, much less speak.
It would also mean that you had no free will and were thus an automaton not made in the image of God.
Feeling loved and welcomed in a Catholic church? 😂 I've attended mass in Catholic churches all over the USA and was never once greeted or welcomed. The times that I attended Protestant churches I am always greeted and welcomed.
Loving self?
God delights in your sin?
You lost me, Matt!
Highly reccomend the revelations to servant of God Luisa Picaretta, book of heaven, it will change your life
With all due respect, isn't there another bishop you can interview? There's more than one Catholic bishop in the world.
Novus Ordo is extremely isolating. The service shows the opposite of what we believe. We must cancel it.
The host dislikes Latin so much.
There is nothing wrong with ivf it gave a lot of people kids that couldn't have them for whatever reason the church talks about love and acceptance but it doesnt accept same sex families or any part of the lgbt i know this is a religious channel but the church should accept the lgbt you don't have to agree with it but accept them thats love and acceptance
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It is impossible for a family to have parents of the same sex, because a human family is Father, Mother, & Child.
Many Catholics certainly do love those who suffer sexual disorders, unfortunately some are bigoted and bitter, but we must love the sinner without loving the sin.
Yeah the church loves the sinner but hates the sin. Heresy will not be tolerated.
@@verum-in-omnibus1035 iam making an honest point but christians like to ignore anything thats different to their cult
@@elf-lordsfriarofthemeadowl2039 its christians like you that are bigoted thinking the lgbt are sexuality disoredered i follow a beautiful family that have two women as parents they are just as much a family as a man and a woman
So insincere
Why would you convert anyone? How disrespectful. Live and let live. You people are sick.
We convert because: 1) We were commanded to by God 2) We want everyone to join us at our true Home.
@@laurenality 1) so free will is an illusion meaning the whole story is bs. 2) why at all should I give a damn about what you want?
No we are sick by nature. We are selfish people without Jesus
@@sofiabravo1994 you sick people keep saying that being selfish is bad... selfish is neutral. If someone has an STD and refuses to give it to someone else that's being selfish.