I saw happy faces; they said *''life has joys.''* I saw crying eyes; they said *"life has pain."* I saw *A Wooden Cross and a Thorn Crown;* they said *"there is JOY in PAIN."*
@@mariesztenderowicz5332 Don't you see someone can find peace and joy while in pain if gone through thinking in a loved one? Nothing to do with being a masochist, but with feeling we're not alone and pain and death, although terrible and real, lost their power!
@@mariesztenderowicz5332 Up in the skies, among soft mellow clouds are flashing lightnings and thunderous claps. Down in the groves, in 'woods lovely, dark and deep' are songs of the birds and roar of lions. Deep down in my own humble heart are 'still, small voices', my *Father's words.*
In reference to the supposed Scandinavian paradise, I always find it helpful to invoke Peter Hitchens: "What I say about all the Nordic countries, is that they are very wealthy city-states with tiny homogeneous populations, utterly unlike a crowded, class-ridden former industrial and imperial superpower, with a collapsing family structure and atrocious schools, such as the UK [replace with many other countries, often unfairly compared to Scandinavia]."
@@stevesawicki2062 or not. This is a common myth, but it's only a myth. It came from some early measurements and when the figures where analyse it really showed cultural differences. There is no stigma around suicide in Scandinavia, so they where simply accurately reported. When going through the figures in comparative countries it was found that suicide simply was underreported here. As reporting standards become better the difference has gone away. But the myth seems to refuse to die. If anything the suicide rate is lower in scandinavia than in countries like the us.
I am an 80 year Army Special Forces Disabled Vet. I had two daughters with my wife (who died awhile back) my two daughters grew up in the drug 70s and 80s era. One daughter died from a drug overdose and the other finally got her life together and now is doing very well for herself. I was at the most a part time father. Vietnam etc. I have another wife now and two adopted children. Guess I have the idea I screwed up the first two so maybe the second time I could make up for it in some small way plus taking care of two children that would have nothing. So now I'm asking for prayers that my daughter will see the way to makeup with me or possible let me see her /my grandchildren. I will let the prayers God/Jesus decide what is best for me, my daughter and her children. I would really like to have a relationship with my family as I am 80 and don't have that much time left. thank you all for your prayers. God Bless I am Mustang Major Mike
God bless you and if you think you screw up something up knowledge that be humble as for forgiveness to your love ones hope God help you find his peace
Dear Major Mike. I will include your prayer intention in my prayers. May God Bless and Heal you and your entire family. In Jesus' MIGHTY name I pray. Amen.
I will pray for you Mike. But remember that communication is very important! Ask the Holy Spirit to give you strenght and unity and try to contact your daughter. She may not like it at first but if you are honest to her, she will think about it and gradually accept you.
@Lynn Adamson I was born, raised and work as a teacher in Norway. Material wealth is not a good indicator of happiness. Norway has a shrinking spiritual and cultural life that makes life meaningless for many. It makes people find pleasure in sin which never merit true happiness. That being said I have faith in the younger generation, which question the current establishment and order of things in Norway.
My understanding is that a lot of that has to do with the lack of sunlight... in the winter some Scandinavian cities may see only a few hours of sun, or none at all.
Thank you for the advice Bishop. Also, performing an act of love seems to me deeply rooted in friendship. St Thomas More and Aquinas both say that true friendship was the best thing of this world. We get an image of this in fantasy in Lord of The Rings and the friendship of the fellowship. St Thomas More was said to be a the perfect example of friendship by his own friends. So often our friends in life help us stay on track. I cant find it, but Thomas More even wrote a poem of two beggars, one blind and one lame. And how they needed eachother to navigate life. It's the reality of human limitation that invites us to friendship and without friends we are the blind man wandering in circles or the lame man unable to move forward.
The "Man Matters" men's group that meets on Monday's at 7:30 PM at The Shrine of Our Lady of The Island, Eastport-Manorville Long Island just finished our group reading of the 'Letter to A Suffering Church', we left the copies to others so they get passed among Catholics who visit the Shrine from the New York -Long Island area. Our next project is to spend our meetings in October with Fallen Away Catholics who we have been inviting to our meetings, to answer their objections and questions. Reading Bishop Barron's book is a perfect preparation for this new endeavor. Thank You Bishop Barron. While we are a men only group, we invite anyone to the meetings devoted to the Welcome Home Catholics effort. Ave Maria !
Bishop Barron, Thank you so much for all your spiritual teachings. What a beautiful ministry! It is a wonderful confirmation of my daily practice - every morning I pray this passage of St. Matthew :"Seek First the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and everything will be given unto you" This beautiful passage has provided me comfort, confidence when dealing with my daily uncertainties, daily struggles, my chores, my activities of my life, It's my total dependence of God, that we can not do anything without God.
Today before I saw this video, i was actually emotionally depressed.. but by God's grace I was able to lift my thoughts to the Lord about the state i'm in right now but I kinda lost my focus on it.... then I saw my husband's short pants that it lost it's button and I looked for thread and needle and started mending it.. and in between putting it aside for a moment and doing something else, I then decided to search bishop Barron's podcast in youtube and I found this.. while listening and not really in full focus on it or perhaps bcoz it's too intellectual for me :), i then found myself finishing doing the sewing and then other chores ... and when Brandon asked Bishop Barron what practical advice he can give to somebody who is in the state of unhappiness right now which by that time caught my focus, bishop Barron answered to perform the simplest act of Love.. I just hope I can practice that way often.
ineptias - there is a 54 day novena praying the Holy rosary going on now to protect the church against the upcoming synod. Look up Father Hillman. It’s day 20 now. Join. Pray to save the Church
@@topseykretts7608 He does care about our happiness, but holiness first and foremost about our holiness. Be very careful with how one states these things, or we risk reducing God to a spiritual drill instructor, not a loving Father. And we risk dissuading many from even trying to walk the path to sanctification. Like a good Father, God does care about our happiness, but most of all about our long-term well-being, because eternity is much longer than our short lives. We also do not always know what is good for us, so sometimes we do not get what we want because it is or would not be good for us. So above all, we must trust in our God and His plan for our lives. In that, we will find true contentment and our destiny. If you make God seem aloof, cold or distant and unapproachable, then you are doing something wrong with how you are approaching Him. Perspective is important and there is a certain way to see that show's Who God is rather than Who we think He is. Remember that God us both Justice and Mercy, universal and personal and above all God is Love. God blesd you.
my fellow Sinners @The Archivist and @Topsey Kretts, i agree to both of your points.. The mission of the Church is to make us Holy, to be a Saint.. and a Saint has an intimate friendship with this JEsus, who is our Lord and God..and that's a mind blowing reality of our faith journey..! And if we think about those 12 very close friends of Jesus, they did have different personalities. We are so much bless to know that there's a great diversity of Saints in our Church. And they are the heroes and heroines that we can look up to because of their great virtues perfected by God. And we often hear the teaching of the church that there are different ways or paths to Holiness.. Most of us are attracted to soft personality but some of us would prefer a straight forward character.. I remember when I went to a confession a year ago, there's this priest that sounded so kind and gentle and the way he consoled me I felt like God did poured on me His mercy and love.. And i remember going to this priest for confession for several times..And I pictured him as a gentle and patient Father. And then again after few weeks, I said to myself I need to go to confession ..with same sin again! For some reason the priest that I like was not there so I just went to an available confession box.. I then told this another priest of this sin that I kept doing, and I was perplexed of his kinda loud and angry voice when he said to me, "..then Stop it.. you can stop it, right?! so just Stop it!" I was dumbfounded for a few seconds :).. but after that confession and penance I was grateful to the Lord of that tough Love. That angry voice was sound like of a Father who wanted to emphasize the destruction i'm heading if I didn't do my best part to avoid that sin. And whenever i am tempted to sin again, that voice rings in my ear!.. i just pray that I will always hear and heed to it :) Also as St. Teresa of Avila prays, "Good Lord deliver us from sour-faced saints" :)
All things work onto good for those who love God and, In your moment of trouble look to your God and you shall be triumphant. These two sayings are at the core of my life now. In addition is Augustine's definition of virtue as 'ordered love' and his sermons about love in general are very eye opening.
I want to comment on happiness as opposed to joy. Once I was hospitalized for extremely severe depression when I was unable to even give my name. BUT internally, I found a joy deep inside where I knew God was with me. So happy according to the "world" is going to be artificial as opposed to spiritual happy/joy.
Time is endless in thy hands, my lord. There is none to count thy minutes. Days and nights pass and ages bloom and fade like flowers. Thou knowest how to wait. Thy centuries follow each other perfecting a small wild flower. *We have no time to lose, and having no time we must scramble for our chances. We are too poor to be late.* And thus it is that time goes by while I give it to every querulous man who claims it, and thine altar is empty of all offerings to the last. At the end of the day I hasten in fear lest thy gate be shut; but I find that yet there is time. *- Gitanjali* (Song Offerings), Verse 82. *Rabindranath Tagore*
Many (maybe most) people 'tell themselves they are happy'. But rarely question it deeply. Preoccupation with material world tends to anaesthetise one against having to really think about it, or just equate happiness with their outer life.
An unbelievable unpacking of a real complex topic! An explanation that goes from Aristotle to Aquinas to Pascal to GK! You guys are playing on a whole different level than the rest of us and I for one thank you for sharing that level of thought with all of us. This was fantastic!
Note: Below are my musings and nothing more. If you find issue in them, please do inform me. If issue from them, discard the words, they are not worth your soul. "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God." In other words, making God king of your heart and your life. Giving Him dominion over you. For we are human beings, being is our central nature, being made in the image and likeness of God, so one's soul is one's existence, one's act of "to be" it thus surrounds the body, mind and spirit, as it is the sum total of one's existence. Thus God, Who's nature is His existence and Who is the self-subsistent base of all existence, must be King and rule over us to have our lives rightly ordered and us rightly ordered. As the soul is our connection to God and yearns to look like what it was made to reflect.
Best teacher preacher pastor prophet Bishop father I love you You're the best teacher ever I shouldn't watch it all night and day I've learned so much from you been watching you for 13 years since you first came out with Catholicism on TV I was blown away
Thank you Father Bishop Robert Baron I must be on the right track because of my ways interested in what you have to say and I know it's intelligent so I must be on the right track Amen to that
I find the most happiness in ecuristic adoration. All the worries and stresses of life seem to melt away and I always leave feeling super rested and at peace with a smile on my face.
Bishop Barron, I got my copy of your book through Kindle, thank you so much for making it available in that format. It is heartfelt, yet concise. I so appreciate your love and care of the mystic Body of Christ.
Bishop Barron, I have been catholic all my life but not a practical until a few years ago. I listen to your podcast and I’m impressed by most of your explanations of catholic traditions. Specially the doctrine of the Eucharist, which is the summit of catholic faith. I’m quite concern about the resent Pew research or survey about the Eucharist . The reverence toward the Eucharist has been lost and I believe it has been so since Vatican II. I have a feeling that it will get much worse Given the encyclicals that Pope Francis has given us in the recent past, such as marriage and Catholics that are remarried without annulment... The amazon synods is upon us . A lot of the point and changes for the church that the synod will address are HERETICAL and contrary to the tradition of the Catholic Church. I want to know what is your take on the upcoming synod? Why the request of the “Immaculate Conception “are not followed. Fatima is not even mention at mass. The request of Our Lady to pray the rosary is not mention as an emergent necessity is not even acknowledged. Most Catholics are oblivious to what’s going on. I fear of offending Jesus more than we already have. You as bishop have the power to effect a positive change in conjunction with the other bishops. If the synod gets what they want to change the Catholic Church will be nothing more than another Protestant denomination. For certain chastisement will ensue. Thank you
I want Faith, Hope and Love from my family. I feel like a doormat and at the present time I pray for Our Lord to bring me home cause I am tired of this life. I wish I can experience the happiness Bishop Barron speaks of.
Bishop Barron (whom I wholeheartedly admire) is of course completely right, from a deep philosophical and theological point of view. However, I wouldn't dismiss as trivial the higher level of reported "happiness" in Scandinavia (and also Canada, where I live!), and would argue that it is a direct consequence of having a political and cultural environment where the virtue of charity (even if outwardly secularized) is taken more seriously via concrete social welfare policies. It saddens me that a highly developed and strongly religious country like the US is unable to come together to address profound societal evils like gun proliferation and violence against Black people. Of course, no country is perfect, but something is clearly awry in a country where mass shootings occur every other week, and I would hope that US religious leaders would speak up more often against such evils. Anyway, sorry for the rant! Thank you, Bishop Barron (and Brandon), for proclaiming Christ to the culture so eloquently in all your work.
Reading his word and knowing I will spend eternity with Christ. I have not one ounce of doubt. 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:37, ESV)
I am Swedish living in Norway. I think that one problem with such an investigation of “are you happy?” Is that it has many sides to it. It’s first of all a subjective statement. What does it mean to be happy? Perhaps a lot of people mean to say they are grateful for living in a secure society. It is a fundamental ground stone to experience the fruits of a free healthcare system - knowing people can have there bones and teeth mended. And food on their table. To be aware of the neighbors safety means something, so I believe a lot of what’s behind the Scandinavian citizens happiness is their basic feeling of safety. But then there is also another perspective: it’s shameful not to be happy so people answer as they believe they aught to be to try and fit in. Happy? Yes....? Perhaps the question should be addressed in a different way: do you feel fulfilled with your life? Do you feel your life has a meaning? Or something like that. I am proud to pay high taxes in order to share the social benefits. I truly wish more of my people would have faith and live a life following Christ.
Your Excellency, may I suggest for you to read and comment on Johann Hari's book entitled Lost Connections (subtitled) Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression-and the Unexpected Solutions especially chapter 8 "Cause Three: Disconnection from Meaningful Values" which I read as a struggle to secularize the first part of the second part of the Summa Theologiae.
Yes, the Beatitudes or Sermon on the Mount which begins in such word as "Blessed" or "Happy" like "Blessed or Happy are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." is our source of living a happy life. There are 8 of them and these come from Jesus Christ in his Sermon on the Mount. But why and how one can find happiness in these Beatitudes. The underlying message in the Beatitudes is first in the word "Blessed" then comes "Happiness". When a person applies and lives their life like what the Beatitudes say, one's life is blest with material comfort - stable good-paying job, healthy and smart children, loving and caring relationship with the others, successful in business, etc.... In these blessings, we then find happiness. Not only are the Beatitudes that makes us find happiness; but living life by doing the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy also makes one live a blissful and happy life.
Be happy depends if i receive to God in my heart, in my soul, in my mind, in all of me. We are the blessed. Recognized these is open your heart and all of you to God. He already love us. We denied this when think close in our owns world. And pray to God is an answer to his love. Pray first for our hearts then God talk. While you think take all from other not from yourself for God. He can't help you, cause your heart it's close. Everyone have gifts than can't imagine if pray with love and sacrifice to God. So can open everyone their owns treasures not for a momentos if don't for ever. What are you waiting? Try to open your own treasures, still waiting for you, just leave the old man and dress the new man born with the gift from heaven and you will be happy ever not for a price just for your heart opening to God. And it's necesary go to the Church. A point that you can't forget it's that this gift still with you to the heaven where you are. So your work give fruit s. You can't close wich is not yours. Don't lose your present everyone have one from God. Don't be scare to be in the face from God and search with your self your treasures, then you can show your own 😇😇😇
I am very grateful for all these you tube videos. They have given me a new zest for living the Catholic Christian life. Thank You! Please keep them coming. I have become addicted. They have Gracefully replaced a much less life giving addiction. Praise God!
I have hope,faith and intrinsic love on hand. Yes I am happy from my heart. Thank you,I did not understand how to fully explain it to those who don’t quite know me. Your sermons are so beautiful,and packed with a savior fair. I am very grateful to your presence on Facebook. I am also immensely cognoscenti that your evangelical approach is transforming and powerful. Thank you Bishop Robert Barren You are amazing. You manifest the whole spirit at work. Reflecting the love which you share so genuinely. Stay well.Many thanks. Margo
If you want a deeply psychological book on happiness, besides the Bible, checkout Samuel Johnson’s “Rasselas”. Johnson was a profoundly Christian man, and Rasselas was a book about the pursuit of happiness. “Human life is every where a state in which much is to be endured, and little to be enjoyed.”
Dear Bishop Barron: You always explain the Bible Verses (the instruction book for your life) so clearly, we learn so many ways how to get closer to God.
Your statement is self defeating. If you are nothing, then you cannot also ‘have’ (my) nothingness. Also, you’re making a value judgement, about a possession, defined as being itself. This is quite simply logically inconsistent. At the very least, by your sentence, you are the will to judge things of goodness and value. Just because something sounds nice poetically doesn’t mean it’s objectively true. Keep digging
@@richyburnett Her nothingness in this case wouldn't be a possession but a predicate. And cherishing something does not mean the same as making an objective claim to something's intrinsic value. But all of this is besides the point: what's wrong with speaking poetically? By its nature poetic language is not (and isn't supposed to be) literally true, so judging it like an argument just seems a little bit churlish. For instance what do you mean by 'keep digging'? We all know what you meant but you certainly didn't mean it to be taken literally, did you?
I've seen plenty of unhappy people, some seem consumed by self, and others just can't find a purpose for themselves, I try to learn from them. I've know a few suicide victims in my time, I've definitely taken notice of their problems and related them to my own. I'm quite happy and satisfied, life's rollercoaster is fairly flat to me. thanks for another wonderful vid.
Does it mean those who are not Christian or unwilling to accept the Judeo-Christian concept of faith and civilization could not find real happiness and peace or because they refused are automatically sent to hell?
If everything that your human soul is searching for to reach happiness is only found in Christ, your creator where, then, would you find it away from him??? God does not send anyone to hell!! He has never done that!!!
@@davido3026 Thank you, but some people exploiting others go fat, filled with so much luck even their offsprings, while others closer to God seemed to have more bodily and psychological pain adjusting and fighting the mindsets of materialistic men forcibly taking properties using men in power.
Our hearts are incapable of loving God with the same magnitude as he loves us. The only thing we can do is ask for His Spirit to preside over us, for him to take our heart - and replace it with one like His (the Sacred Heart) - one that is capable of loving like Him on that next and higher plain. To be *under the influence* of _the Holy Spirit_ - filled with that Fire may we all become part of the Light of the World.
Fr. Barron would you and Word on Fire 🔥 start a formal petition for all U.S. Catholics petitioning Pope Francis to Consecrate Russia 🇷🇺 to the Immaculate Heart ♥️ of Mary? The petition would accomplish two things: 1. Complete the Consecration of Russia 🇷🇺 to the Immaculate Heart ♥️ of Mary by the Pope. 2. It would allow Catholics to obtain a deeper love and affection for the priesthood. What say you? ✝️
'From everyone to whom much was given, much will be expected' (Luke 12:48) Bishop Barron has been given many gifts, and what an example he gives to us on how we must use those gifts, and turn them towards what God 'expects' of us . Find and know your talents. Use them for the much needed evangelization. God needs every single one of us. Thank you Bishop Barron.
From the book " To Save a Thousand of Souls " by fr Brett Brannen Our Primary Vocation is Holiness Happiness is doing the will of God. Interestingly, that could also be the definition of holiness. The primary and universal vocation of every person in the world is to be holy-to become like Jesus Christ. Christ-likeness is the only success recognized by God. Or, as St. Bonaventure said: “If you learn everything except Christ, you learn nothing. If you learn nothing except Christ, you learn everything.”11 Interestingly, the people who take holiness seriously are also the people who experience the most happiness here in this life. Why? Because our holiness is preparing us for the supreme happiness of heaven, the true destiny for which we were made, not some glimmer of happiness which we might experience here.
Why are religious countries such as the USA less happy than Scandinavian? Sweden practices the cultural constraints and priorities of lagom, I’ve recently learned, and these may lead to greater happiness. Imagine a man outside of Sweden who goes to church weekly but ignores his family and keeps up with the Joneses by working 70 hours a week in order to feed his excessive ego and materialistic desires. He can check a box that he is unhappy and another that he is religious. Such a man, however, is the opposite lagom. Now imagine a Christian woman of true piety who practices her faith 24-7-365. She would exhibit the temperance and moderation of lagom even without the cultural jigs and nudges of lagom, or so I’ve concluded after watching a few videos on lagom. The fulcrum for her actions is faith rather than Swedish culture. Happiness is largely a result of actions taken in the situation we find ourselves in. Both our faith and our cultural affect joy and happiness, but only if we steadfastly act out our faith and culture. Anyone interested in more happiness needs to learn about lagom.
trouvez la partie enracinée (l'humilité), reconnaissez le péché en vous, voyez que vous n'êtes pas votre propre monde. “Find the center, realize you are a sinner, realize your life is not about you.”
This is the THIRD time I have heard our woke Bishop repeat the lie about Scandinavian health care being the best. "Free" is rarely ever the best. Does he not realize that they have health care rationing? Unless you are rich, you can forget about getting any serious care past age 80 (or age 70 if you have additional major health problems).
« Seek first the kingdom of God » Here is what I get from this brilliant exchange: Happiness stems not from a mathematically balanced distribution of the physical, intellectual and spiritual but more from the positioning of three verbs: Be, Have and Do. Should I first seek to Have in order to Do so that I can Be, I live from an equation where my beingness stems from what I possess and my main life activity. If I first seek to Do whatever in order to Have whatever so that I may Be whatever comes out of this equation, again my beingness at its core stems from from the result of I do and its suant , my possessions. If I first seek to Be at my very core that which God is calling of me to be, then my Doing will stem from the unicity of who I am in God’s eyes and reveal with it a beauty that is Tov. The resulting « havings » will be perfectly suited for me to become fully the perfection of beingness I am meant to be as a gift to humanity.....something like that. Lévis
@@topseykretts7608 Aren't you the one who said that Jesus did not found the Catholic Church to make us happy? What do you want to get across? One thing is certain - there isn't someone such as an UNHAPPY Saint. God does want everyone including Catholics to be happy. If anything, Catholics more than anyone else.
110 degrees sounds like white heat no matter what's going on in the world. We don't get that hot, but 110 standing on blacktop in Phoenix waiting to see St. JPII was, well, maybe more like black heat, but hot enough to collapse from heat exhaustion. I'm glad you stayed inside.
You have read about me I have taken political asylum in this country I've been worried for five years No one has helped me yet I need help so much brother I am not a beggar I'm worried about my situation I have no one in this country I'm alone Help me for god's sake I'm very worried Can I leave this country? Because I am very worried in this country Here again you do me a favor Brother, I really need four things No food + I have no clothes + I don't have a house to live in Need some cooking utensils You can't even think How can I survive in such a situation? I have nothing help me brother god bless you
The nordic countries have very high rates of suicide, depression, drug addiction, alcoholism etc. They are far from the happiest people in the world, even though materialy speaking they have it pretty good.
Something interesting about the Scandinavian countries is the contradiction of being considered "the happiest" and at the same time having high rates of suicide. I don't have the statistics right now, but anyone can find them easily. I'm like Bishop Barron, suspicious.
I request you Hi Brother and Sister Help me I'm very worried I really need help I'm just worried about my situation I've been worried for five years No one has helped me yet I also want to do something in my life Please help me God bless you
I don’t believe that survey. I live in Mexico and in my town there is intense poverty, however Everyone I know is quite happy and it is a religious society on the whole
Happiness is a state of being, not the flux of becoming. What you pursue, you may never have. What you have, you need not pursue. Contentment provides beyond needs and wants. It's the key to that equilibrium in temporal life. If you embrace God, you need not seek Him anymore. The restless spirit finds rest.
Thank you for another insightful video, Bishop Barron. I think there is a problem when we conflate the physical sensual happiness mentioned with the absence of abject misery. What he doesn't address here is that the Nordic countries are happier in total because they have less abject misery than other countries, due to robust social supports. This is surely a good Christian goal and should be celebrated as such. As Nye Bevan said about the UK's National Health Service: "It's the most socialist thing we ever did, but it's also the most Christian thing we ever did"
Bonnie Melielo Even some animals are GRATEFUL to their owners and they SHOW it in too many ways. Is there someone behind the 'going well, good jobs, health' etc.?
The predominant Lutheranism in those Scandinavian countries relies on state-sanctioned enforcement of beliefs, and the state can hollow-out a person's spirituality in no time.
I feel as if I've known the answer to this question for a very long time, but have failed to fully confront what it means for my life. It's helpful to hear it stated so concretely. Tend to the heart and all else will follow.
If the measure of happiness was judged by rates of anxiety, depression, suicide and self harm then I wonder if the Western ‘more advanced ‘ countries would still be on top.
Your exellency, would You ever consider talking about Happytalism? UN is calling all countries to accept it. For my understanding, it’s something between etatism and neoliberalism, based on helping people (or different communities) to find their own way to well being. Three words are the main focus in economy-diversity, green and digital. More services economy, less producing. This kind of living would be possible for those who want it; You live in a small self sustainable minimalistic home wherever you prefer, working tool is laptop, paying/earning in all possibile cryptocurrency you want, live however you want your life to be. Nothing against catolicism or other religions, but here is the catch- for younger people it seems like freedom, earning from different platforms on net, investing in cryptocurrency and earn from it, more and more younger people like the idea. Fast earning, be free and by 30 go to pension. Very possibile, many parents face the ideas of own children even today! If You want to really understand in wich direction this is going, see a few vids of Nate O’Brien on You tube. Beautifull young person who lives a great life, has many subs, inspiration for many young people. But the onley question I ask myself- is there something wrong when such a young men makes a vid how to earn 1 million$ in just one year and by 24 to go to pension and be free the rest of his life? It’s very very real! I know someone who reacentley started to earn this way- just laptop and working on many talents on many levels, on everything what could be the source of earning- musical bits, graphics, cryptocurrency purchase/sale etc. Could You pretty please tackle Happytalism? Thank You million times❤️
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I'm not a committed Catholic, or even christian, by any any stretch of the imagination but I love listening to this guy speak!
Yes, truth is intriguing.....
@Fintan God bless and love you always. Do you love him?
Maybe it’s God’s way of inviting you in?
@@stephanyojedasalazar174 No! But l love Jordan Peterson, if that's any good.
Why?
I saw happy faces; they said *''life has joys.''*
I saw crying eyes; they said *"life has pain."*
I saw *A Wooden Cross and a Thorn Crown;* they said *"there is JOY in PAIN."*
That is sick and twisted, I think you need help.
@@mariesztenderowicz5332 Don't you see someone can find peace and joy while in pain if gone through thinking in a loved one? Nothing to do with being a masochist, but with feeling we're not alone and pain and death, although terrible and real, lost their power!
There is JOY in PAIN only if it brings you closer to God. God will give the grace to heal or to endure your pain.
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Up in the skies,
among soft mellow clouds
are flashing lightnings
and thunderous claps.
Down in the groves,
in 'woods lovely, dark and deep'
are songs of the birds
and roar of lions.
Deep down in
my own humble heart
are 'still, small voices',
my *Father's words.*
@Lavrov Yaboy
Awesome.
In reference to the supposed Scandinavian paradise, I always find it helpful to invoke Peter Hitchens: "What I say about all the Nordic countries, is that they are very wealthy city-states with tiny homogeneous populations, utterly unlike a crowded, class-ridden former industrial and imperial superpower, with a collapsing family structure and atrocious schools, such as the UK [replace with many other countries, often unfairly compared to Scandinavia]."
Well now Sweden has growing gang and violence problem plus a migrant problem. So who knows how that will shape it.
They are also of the highest in suicides and depression, oh what lies beneath...
@@stevesawicki2062 or not. This is a common myth, but it's only a myth. It came from some early measurements and when the figures where analyse it really showed cultural differences. There is no stigma around suicide in Scandinavia, so they where simply accurately reported. When going through the figures in comparative countries it was found that suicide simply was underreported here. As reporting standards become better the difference has gone away. But the myth seems to refuse to die. If anything the suicide rate is lower in scandinavia than in countries like the us.
@@Autobotmatt428 oddly enough I'd ont see any of that. And I do live in Sweden...
You are listening to the wrong Hitchens, Christopher was far superior.
I am an 80 year Army Special Forces Disabled Vet. I had two daughters with my wife (who died awhile back) my two daughters grew up in the drug 70s and 80s era. One daughter died from a drug overdose and the other finally got her life together and now is doing very well for herself. I was at the most a part time father. Vietnam etc. I have another wife now and two adopted children. Guess I have the idea I screwed up the first two so maybe the second time I could make up for it in some small way plus taking care of two children that would have nothing. So now I'm asking for prayers that my daughter will see the way to makeup with me or possible let me see her /my grandchildren. I will let the prayers God/Jesus decide what is best for me, my daughter and her children. I would really like to have a relationship with my family as I am 80 and don't have that much time left. thank you all for your prayers. God Bless I am Mustang Major Mike
God bless you and if you think you screw up something up knowledge that be humble as for forgiveness to your love ones hope God help you find his peace
Dear Major Mike. I will include your prayer intention in my prayers. May God Bless and Heal you and your entire family. In Jesus' MIGHTY name I pray. Amen.
Mike, that evoked such a sense of desolation, I feel your deep regret. Trust God to reconcile everything in His name. You shall be consoled.
I will pray for you Mike. But remember that communication is very important! Ask the Holy Spirit to give you strenght and unity and try to contact your daughter. She may not like it at first but if you are honest to her, she will think about it and gradually accept you.
We’re all screw ups, but we have the sacraments so no worries. Sending you my prayers and your family.
Actually, Scandinavians countries have one of the larges consummation of anti-depressive drugs in the word. Funny happiness...
Don't forget one of the worse suicide rates. Living in Norway you see how little happiness there is, if anything they confuse happiness with vices.
@Lynn Adamson I was born, raised and work as a teacher in Norway. Material wealth is not a good indicator of happiness. Norway has a shrinking spiritual and cultural life that makes life meaningless for many. It makes people find pleasure in sin which never merit true happiness.
That being said I have faith in the younger generation, which question the current establishment and order of things in Norway.
Pride?
*Bishop Barron on The Ten Commandments*
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My understanding is that a lot of that has to do with the lack of sunlight... in the winter some Scandinavian cities may see only a few hours of sun, or none at all.
To quote Lord Francis Bacon, who many think was actually William Shakespeare, “It is a poor center of a man’s life, himself.”
Thank you for the advice Bishop. Also, performing an act of love seems to me deeply rooted in friendship. St Thomas More and Aquinas both say that true friendship was the best thing of this world. We get an image of this in fantasy in Lord of The Rings and the friendship of the fellowship. St Thomas More was said to be a the perfect example of friendship by his own friends.
So often our friends in life help us stay on track. I cant find it, but Thomas More even wrote a poem of two beggars, one blind and one lame. And how they needed eachother to navigate life. It's the reality of human limitation that invites us to friendship and without friends we are the blind man wandering in circles or the lame man unable to move forward.
The "Man Matters" men's group that meets on Monday's at 7:30 PM at The Shrine of Our Lady of The Island, Eastport-Manorville Long Island just finished our group reading of the 'Letter to A Suffering Church', we left the copies to others so they get passed among Catholics who visit the Shrine from the New York -Long Island area. Our next project is to spend our meetings in October with Fallen Away Catholics who we have been inviting to our meetings, to answer their objections and questions. Reading Bishop Barron's book is a perfect preparation for this new endeavor. Thank You Bishop Barron. While we are a men only group, we invite anyone to the meetings devoted to the Welcome Home Catholics effort. Ave Maria !
Bishop Barron, Thank you so much for all your spiritual teachings. What a beautiful ministry! It is a wonderful confirmation of my daily practice - every morning I pray this passage of St. Matthew :"Seek First the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and everything will be given unto you" This beautiful passage has provided me comfort, confidence when dealing with my daily uncertainties, daily struggles, my chores, my activities of my life, It's my total dependence of God, that we can not do anything without God.
Today before I saw this video, i was actually emotionally depressed.. but by God's grace I was able to lift my thoughts to the Lord about the state i'm in right now but I kinda lost my focus on it.... then I saw my husband's short pants that it lost it's button and I looked for thread and needle and started mending it.. and in between putting it aside for a moment and doing something else, I then decided to search bishop Barron's podcast in youtube and I found this.. while listening and not really in full focus on it or perhaps bcoz it's too intellectual for me :), i then found myself finishing doing the sewing and then other chores ... and when Brandon asked Bishop Barron what practical advice he can give to somebody who is in the state of unhappiness right now which by that time caught my focus, bishop Barron answered to perform the simplest act of Love.. I just hope I can practice that way often.
ineptias - there is a 54 day novena praying the Holy rosary going on now to protect the church against the upcoming synod. Look up Father Hillman. It’s day 20 now. Join. Pray to save the Church
@@topseykretts7608 He does care about our happiness, but holiness first and foremost about our holiness. Be very careful with how one states these things, or we risk reducing God to a spiritual drill instructor, not a loving Father. And we risk dissuading many from even trying to walk the path to sanctification.
Like a good Father, God does care about our happiness, but most of all about our long-term well-being, because eternity is much longer than our short lives. We also do not always know what is good for us, so sometimes we do not get what we want because it is or would not be good for us.
So above all, we must trust in our God and His plan for our lives. In that, we will find true contentment and our destiny.
If you make God seem aloof, cold or distant and unapproachable, then you are doing something wrong with how you are approaching Him. Perspective is important and there is a certain way to see that show's Who God is rather than Who we think He is. Remember that God us both Justice and Mercy, universal and personal and above all God is Love.
God blesd you.
my fellow Sinners @The Archivist and @Topsey Kretts, i agree to both of your points..
The mission of the Church is to make us Holy, to be a Saint.. and a Saint has an intimate friendship with
this JEsus, who is our Lord and God..and that's a mind blowing reality of our faith journey..!
And if we think about those 12 very close friends of Jesus, they did have different personalities.
We are so much bless to know that there's a great diversity of Saints in our Church. And they are the heroes and heroines that we can look up to because of their great virtues perfected by God.
And we often hear the teaching of the church that there are different ways or paths to Holiness..
Most of us are attracted to soft personality but some of us would prefer a straight forward character..
I remember when I went to a confession a year ago, there's this priest that sounded so kind and gentle and the way he
consoled me I felt like God did poured on me His mercy and love.. And i remember going to this priest for confession for several times..And I pictured him as a gentle and patient Father.
And then again after few weeks, I said to myself I need to go to confession ..with same sin again!
For some reason the priest that I like was not there so I just went to an available confession box..
I then told this another priest of this sin that I kept doing, and I was perplexed of his kinda
loud and angry voice when he said to me, "..then Stop it.. you can stop it, right?! so just Stop it!"
I was dumbfounded for a few seconds :).. but after that confession and penance I was grateful to the Lord of that tough Love.
That angry voice was sound like of a Father who wanted to emphasize the destruction i'm heading if I didn't
do my best part to avoid that sin.
And whenever i am tempted to sin again, that voice rings in my ear!..
i just pray that I will always hear and heed to it :)
Also as St. Teresa of Avila prays, "Good Lord deliver us from sour-faced saints" :)
All things work onto good for those who love God and, In your moment of trouble look to your God and you shall be triumphant. These two sayings are at the core of my life now. In addition is Augustine's definition of virtue as 'ordered love' and his sermons about love in general are very eye opening.
I want to comment on happiness as opposed to joy. Once I was hospitalized for extremely severe depression when I was unable to even give my name. BUT internally, I found a joy deep inside where I knew God was with me. So happy according to the "world" is going to be artificial as opposed to spiritual happy/joy.
For those who are busy, the answer starts at the 19:00 mark! God bless
Time is endless in thy hands, my lord.
There is none to count thy minutes.
Days and nights pass and ages bloom and fade like flowers. Thou knowest how to wait.
Thy centuries follow each other perfecting a small wild flower.
*We have no time to lose, and having no time we must scramble for our chances. We are too poor to be late.*
And thus it is that time goes by while I give it to every querulous man who claims it, and thine altar is empty of all offerings to the last.
At the end of the day I hasten in fear lest thy gate be shut; but I find that yet there is time.
*- Gitanjali* (Song Offerings), Verse 82.
*Rabindranath Tagore*
Thanks for that, you saved me a lot of time.
Thanks, that was helpful 🙏
Short term happiness vs. Long term happiness?
Thank you sir!!
Many (maybe most) people 'tell themselves they are happy'. But rarely question it deeply. Preoccupation with material world tends to anaesthetise one against having to really think about it, or just equate happiness with their outer life.
Hello! Interestingly I was thinking about my wish (I had one)...My answer was, Faith for all the humanity.
God Bless You ❣
An unbelievable unpacking of a real complex topic! An explanation that goes from Aristotle to Aquinas to Pascal to GK! You guys are playing on a whole different level than the rest of us and I for one thank you for sharing that level of thought with all of us. This was fantastic!
YESSSSSSS YES 🙌🏻 ☺️☺️☺️💞
Exactly! WOW my thoughts exactly! unbelievable! And all that in only a half hour!!!!!
SO GOOD!💞
Note: Below are my musings and nothing more. If you find issue in them, please do inform me. If issue from them, discard the words, they are not worth your soul.
"Seek ye first the Kingdom of God." In other words, making God king of your heart and your life. Giving Him dominion over you.
For we are human beings, being is our central nature, being made in the image and likeness of God, so one's soul is one's existence, one's act of "to be" it thus surrounds the body, mind and spirit, as it is the sum total of one's existence. Thus God, Who's nature is His existence and Who is the self-subsistent base of all existence, must be King and rule over us to have our lives rightly ordered and us rightly ordered. As the soul is our connection to God and yearns to look like what it was made to reflect.
Best teacher preacher pastor prophet Bishop father I love you You're the best teacher ever I shouldn't watch it all night and day I've learned so much from you been watching you for 13 years since you first came out with Catholicism on TV I was blown away
Thank you Father Bishop Robert Baron I must be on the right track because of my ways interested in what you have to say and I know it's intelligent so I must be on the right track Amen to that
What makes us Happy: Real Catholic Doctrine. Not fuzzy all feel good lies
*Bishop Barron on The Ten Commandments*
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To an over eater this is excellent food for thought, heart and soul.
May God keep you and your team in his blessed sight always! Thank you for all your hard work in producing these videos, love them!
It should also be noted that the Scandinavian countries also have the highest Anti-depressant usage compared to most other nations.
Well, to be fair, in the winter they get like 4 hours of light a day. I would be depressed too.
God bless your ministry bishop barron.
I find the most happiness in ecuristic adoration. All the worries and stresses of life seem to melt away and I always leave feeling super rested and at peace with a smile on my face.
Yesssssss 🥰
Bishop Barron, I got my copy of your book through Kindle, thank you so much for making it available in that format. It is heartfelt, yet concise. I so appreciate your love and care of the mystic Body of Christ.
Which book?
Thank you 🙏🏻 thank you ☺️
This is my first time to listen intently to Bishop Barron…
Bishop Barron,
I have been catholic all my life but not a practical until a few years ago. I listen to your podcast and I’m impressed by most of your explanations of catholic traditions. Specially the doctrine of the Eucharist, which is the summit of catholic faith. I’m quite concern about the resent Pew research or survey about the Eucharist . The reverence toward the Eucharist has been lost and I believe it has been so since Vatican II. I have a feeling that it will get much worse
Given the encyclicals that Pope Francis has given us in the recent past, such as marriage and Catholics that are remarried without annulment...
The amazon synods is upon us . A lot of the point and changes for the church that the synod will address are HERETICAL and contrary to the tradition of the Catholic Church.
I want to know what is your take on the upcoming synod? Why the request of the “Immaculate Conception “are not followed. Fatima is not even mention at mass. The request of Our Lady to pray the rosary is not mention as an emergent necessity is not even acknowledged. Most Catholics are oblivious to what’s going on. I fear of offending Jesus more than we already have. You as bishop have the power to effect a positive change in conjunction with the other bishops. If the synod gets what they want to change the Catholic Church will be nothing more than another Protestant denomination. For certain chastisement will ensue.
Thank you
You mean there's happiness beyond pizza & beer? Who knew?
You learn something new every day!
I want Faith, Hope and Love from my family. I feel like a doormat and at the present time I pray for Our Lord to bring me home cause I am tired of this life. I wish I can experience the happiness Bishop Barron speaks of.
Bishop Barron (whom I wholeheartedly admire) is of course completely right, from a deep philosophical and theological point of view. However, I wouldn't dismiss as trivial the higher level of reported "happiness" in Scandinavia (and also Canada, where I live!), and would argue that it is a direct consequence of having a political and cultural environment where the virtue of charity (even if outwardly secularized) is taken more seriously via concrete social welfare policies. It saddens me that a highly developed and strongly religious country like the US is unable to come together to address profound societal evils like gun proliferation and violence against Black people. Of course, no country is perfect, but something is clearly awry in a country where mass shootings occur every other week, and I would hope that US religious leaders would speak up more often against such evils. Anyway, sorry for the rant! Thank you, Bishop Barron (and Brandon), for proclaiming Christ to the culture so eloquently in all your work.
I always love the affectation of the accent. Perhaps those Scandinavian countries are more homogeneous; therefore...
I urge all to read The Happiness of Heaven by a Jesuit Priest ( Father Berdoux) , can find it on amazon free for kindle. God bless
Thank you, Bishop. I appreciate that.
Reading his word and knowing I will spend eternity with Christ. I have not one ounce of doubt. 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,
39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:37, ESV)
These videos are the perfect pairing of philosophy and spirituality. Well done!
I am Swedish living in Norway. I think that one problem with such an investigation of “are you happy?” Is that it has many sides to it. It’s first of all a subjective statement. What does it mean to be happy? Perhaps a lot of people mean to say they are grateful for living in a secure society. It is a fundamental ground stone to experience the fruits of a free healthcare system - knowing people can have there bones and teeth mended. And food on their table. To be aware of the neighbors safety means something, so I believe a lot of what’s behind the Scandinavian citizens happiness is their basic feeling of safety. But then there is also another perspective: it’s shameful not to be happy so people answer as they believe they aught to be to try and fit in. Happy? Yes....? Perhaps the question should be addressed in a different way: do you feel fulfilled with your life? Do you feel your life has a meaning? Or something like that.
I am proud to pay high taxes in order to share the social benefits. I truly wish more of my people would have faith and live a life following Christ.
Happy to see you Bishop Barron!! God Bless!!
Your Excellency, may I suggest for you to read and comment on Johann Hari's book entitled Lost Connections (subtitled) Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression-and the Unexpected Solutions especially chapter 8 "Cause Three: Disconnection from Meaningful Values" which I read as a struggle to secularize the first part of the second part of the Summa Theologiae.
Yes, the Beatitudes or Sermon on the Mount which begins in such word as "Blessed" or "Happy" like "Blessed or Happy are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." is our source of living a happy life. There are 8 of them and these come from Jesus Christ in his Sermon on the Mount. But why and how one can find happiness in these Beatitudes. The underlying message in the Beatitudes is first in the word "Blessed" then comes "Happiness". When a person applies and lives their life like what the Beatitudes say, one's life is blest with material comfort - stable good-paying job, healthy and smart children, loving and caring relationship with the others, successful in business, etc.... In these blessings, we then find happiness. Not only are the Beatitudes that makes us find happiness; but living life by doing the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy also makes one live a blissful and happy life.
Be happy depends if i receive to God in my heart, in my soul, in my mind, in all of me. We are the blessed. Recognized these is open your heart and all of you to God. He already love us. We denied this when think close in our owns world. And pray to God is an answer to his love. Pray first for our hearts then God talk. While you think take all from other not from yourself for God. He can't help you, cause your heart it's close. Everyone have gifts than can't imagine if pray with love and sacrifice to God. So can open everyone their owns treasures not for a momentos if don't for ever. What are you waiting? Try to open your own treasures, still waiting for you, just leave the old man and dress the new man born with the gift from heaven and you will be happy ever not for a price just for your heart opening to God. And it's necesary go to the Church. A point that you can't forget it's that this gift still with you to the heaven where you are. So your work give fruit s. You can't close wich is not yours. Don't lose your present everyone have one from God. Don't be scare to be in the face from God and search with your self your treasures, then you can show your own 😇😇😇
I am very grateful for all these you tube videos. They have given me a new zest for living the Catholic Christian life. Thank You! Please keep them coming. I have become addicted. They have Gracefully replaced a much less life giving addiction. Praise God!
I have hope,faith and intrinsic love on hand.
Yes I am happy from my heart.
Thank you,I did not understand how to fully explain it to those who don’t quite know me.
Your sermons are so beautiful,and packed with a savior fair.
I am very grateful to your presence on Facebook.
I am also immensely cognoscenti
that your evangelical approach is transforming
and powerful.
Thank you Bishop Robert Barren
You are amazing.
You manifest the whole spirit at work.
Reflecting the love which you share so genuinely.
Stay well.Many thanks.
Margo
Splendid, Bishop. 30 mins of 1st class tutoring on love. Thank you.
If you want a deeply psychological book on happiness, besides the Bible, checkout Samuel Johnson’s “Rasselas”. Johnson was a profoundly Christian man, and Rasselas was a book about the pursuit of happiness. “Human life is every where a state in which much is to be endured, and little to be enjoyed.”
Dear Bishop Barron: You always explain the Bible Verses (the instruction book for your life) so clearly, we learn so many ways how to get closer to God.
I am nothing. My nothingness is my cherished possession !
No you're not. You are a beloved child of God.🥰
Your statement is self defeating.
If you are nothing, then you cannot also ‘have’ (my) nothingness.
Also, you’re making a value judgement, about a possession, defined as being itself. This is quite simply logically inconsistent.
At the very least, by your sentence, you are the will to judge things of goodness and value.
Just because something sounds nice poetically doesn’t mean it’s objectively true.
Keep digging
@@richyburnett Her nothingness in this case wouldn't be a possession but a predicate. And cherishing something does not mean the same as making an objective claim to something's intrinsic value. But all of this is besides the point: what's wrong with speaking poetically? By its nature poetic language is not (and isn't supposed to be) literally true, so judging it like an argument just seems a little bit churlish. For instance what do you mean by 'keep digging'? We all know what you meant but you certainly didn't mean it to be taken literally, did you?
I've seen plenty of unhappy people, some seem consumed by self, and others just can't find a purpose for themselves, I try to learn from them. I've know a few suicide victims in my time, I've definitely taken notice of their problems and related them to my own. I'm quite happy and satisfied, life's rollercoaster is fairly flat to me. thanks for another wonderful vid.
Does it mean those who are not Christian or unwilling to accept the Judeo-Christian concept of faith and civilization could not find real happiness and peace or because they refused are automatically sent to hell?
If everything that your human soul is searching for to reach happiness is only found in Christ, your creator where, then, would you find it away from him??? God does not send anyone to hell!! He has never done that!!!
@@davido3026 Thank you, but some people exploiting others go fat, filled with so much luck even their offsprings, while others closer to God seemed to have more bodily and psychological pain adjusting and fighting the mindsets of materialistic men forcibly taking properties using men in power.
Our hearts are incapable of loving God with the same magnitude as he loves us. The only thing we can do is ask for His Spirit to preside over us, for him to take our heart - and replace it with one like His (the Sacred Heart) - one that is capable of loving like Him on that next and higher plain. To be *under the influence* of _the Holy Spirit_ - filled with that Fire may we all become part of the Light of the World.
Fr. Barron would you and Word on Fire 🔥 start a formal petition for all U.S. Catholics petitioning Pope Francis to Consecrate Russia 🇷🇺 to the Immaculate Heart ♥️ of Mary? The petition would accomplish two things: 1. Complete the Consecration of Russia 🇷🇺 to the Immaculate Heart ♥️ of Mary by the Pope. 2. It would allow Catholics to obtain a deeper love and affection for the priesthood. What say you? ✝️
The Scandinavian countries are the least diverse. Coincidence?
@Tiger Momma Growing up in the South in a smallish town, this is absolutely true.
Barron's ability to encompass large swathes of philosophy and explain them with relevancy and immediacy is just amazing
He’s Godsend to humanity,Bishop Barron🙏💖
'From everyone to whom much was given, much will be expected' (Luke 12:48) Bishop Barron has been given many gifts, and what an example he gives to us on how we must use those gifts, and turn them towards what God 'expects' of us . Find and know your talents. Use them for the much needed evangelization. God needs every single one of us. Thank you Bishop Barron.
你們要先尋求祂的國和祂的義，這一切就都要加給你們了。馬太福音六:33, 在神裡面就有安息.
love Bishop Barron, thank you.
From the book " To Save a Thousand of Souls " by fr Brett Brannen
Our Primary Vocation is Holiness Happiness is doing the will of God. Interestingly, that could also be the definition of holiness. The primary and universal vocation of every person in the world is to be holy-to become like Jesus Christ. Christ-likeness is the only success recognized by God. Or, as St. Bonaventure said: “If you learn everything except Christ, you learn nothing. If you learn nothing except Christ, you learn everything.”11 Interestingly, the people who take holiness seriously are also the people who experience the most happiness here in this life. Why? Because our holiness is preparing us for the supreme happiness of heaven, the true destiny for which we were made, not some glimmer of happiness which we might experience here.
Nordic countries also have very high suicide and depression rates compared to the rest of the world. I find this very contradicting to their happiness
Happiness and physical comfort are no synonyms with the wholeness of human beings who are composed of body mind and soul
Why are religious countries such as the USA less happy than Scandinavian? Sweden practices the cultural constraints and priorities of lagom, I’ve recently learned, and these may lead to greater happiness.
Imagine a man outside of Sweden who goes to church weekly but ignores his family and keeps up with the Joneses by working 70 hours a week in order to feed his excessive ego and materialistic desires. He can check a box that he is unhappy and another that he is religious. Such a man, however, is the opposite lagom.
Now imagine a Christian woman of true piety who practices her faith 24-7-365. She would exhibit the temperance and moderation of lagom even without the cultural jigs and nudges of lagom, or so I’ve concluded after watching a few videos on lagom. The fulcrum for her actions is faith rather than Swedish culture.
Happiness is largely a result of actions taken in the situation we find ourselves in. Both our faith and our cultural affect joy and happiness, but only if we steadfastly act out our faith and culture.
Anyone interested in more happiness needs to learn about lagom.
trouvez la partie enracinée (l'humilité), reconnaissez le péché en vous, voyez que vous n'êtes pas votre propre monde.
“Find the center, realize you are a sinner, realize your life is not about you.”
This is the THIRD time I have heard our woke Bishop repeat the lie about Scandinavian health care being the best. "Free" is rarely ever the best. Does he not realize that they have health care rationing? Unless you are rich, you can forget about getting any serious care past age 80 (or age 70 if you have additional major health problems).
« Seek first the kingdom of God » Here is what I get from this brilliant exchange: Happiness stems not from a mathematically balanced distribution of the physical, intellectual and spiritual but more from the positioning of three verbs: Be, Have and Do. Should I first seek to Have in order to Do so that I can Be, I live from an equation where my beingness stems from what I possess and my main life activity. If I first seek to Do whatever in order to Have whatever so that I may Be whatever comes out of this equation, again my beingness at its core stems from from the result of I do and its suant , my possessions. If I first seek to Be at my very core that which God is calling of me to be, then my Doing will stem from the unicity of who I am in God’s eyes and reveal with it a beauty that is Tov. The resulting « havings » will be perfectly suited for me to become fully the perfection of beingness I am meant to be as a gift to humanity.....something like that.
Lévis
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Indeed sad for all the unhappy Catholics in the FOREVER MOURNING attire.
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What attire?
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Aren't you the one who said that Jesus did not found the Catholic Church to make us happy?
What do you want to get across?
One thing is certain - there isn't someone such as an UNHAPPY Saint.
God does want everyone including Catholics to be happy.
If anything, Catholics more than anyone else.
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I don't think there is communication here.
Topsey Kretts,
If you didn't want to take any positive message from here you should simply stay away.
110 degrees sounds like white heat no matter what's going on in the world. We don't get that hot, but 110 standing on blacktop in Phoenix waiting to see St. JPII was, well, maybe more like black heat, but hot enough to collapse from heat exhaustion. I'm glad you stayed inside.
You have read about me I have taken political asylum in this country I've been worried for five years No one has helped me yet I need help so much brother I am not a beggar
I'm worried about my situation I have no one in this country I'm alone Help me for god's sake I'm very worried Can I leave this country? Because I am very worried in this country Here again you do me a favor Brother, I really need four things
No food + I have no clothes + I don't have a house to live in Need some cooking utensils You can't even think
How can I survive in such a situation?
I have nothing help me brother god bless you
Knowing God is my net. When I fall, His love is there to catch me-good news! ♡♡♡
I focus on the good apples. Jesus I trust in you. 😇🙏🏼God bless the good and decent priests. Prayers too, for holy priests 🛐
Good bless you Bishop Barron and all the decent hard working priests 🙏🙏
The nordic countries have very high rates of suicide, depression, drug addiction, alcoholism etc. They are far from the happiest people in the world, even though materialy speaking they have it pretty good.
Something interesting about the Scandinavian countries is the contradiction of being considered "the happiest" and at the same time having high rates of suicide. I don't have the statistics right now, but anyone can find them easily. I'm like Bishop Barron, suspicious.
I request you Hi Brother and Sister Help me I'm very worried I really need help I'm just worried about my situation I've been worried for five years No one has helped me yet I also want to do something in my life Please help me God bless you
I don’t believe that survey. I live in Mexico and in my town there is intense poverty, however Everyone I know is quite happy and it is a religious society on the whole
I am contented,Simple,natural,ordinary !
Happiness is a state of being, not the flux of becoming. What you pursue, you may never have. What you have, you need not pursue. Contentment provides beyond needs and wants. It's the key to that equilibrium in temporal life. If you embrace God, you need not seek Him anymore. The restless spirit finds rest.
You should get a portable air conditioner. I have one it works great in a small room.
Thank you for another insightful video, Bishop Barron. I think there is a problem when we conflate the physical sensual happiness mentioned with the absence of abject misery. What he doesn't address here is that the Nordic countries are happier in total because they have less abject misery than other countries, due to robust social supports. This is surely a good Christian goal and should be celebrated as such. As Nye Bevan said about the UK's National Health Service: "It's the most socialist thing we ever did, but it's also the most Christian thing we ever did"
What makes me happy is my freedom from religion.
Atheism is a bad adviser!! Human heart is created for communion
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You can have communion with your fellow human beings without the mythological belief in gods.
Happiness is from within.. Your heart says it all.. A country with no religions are just nothing and their people has full of pretentions.
"To be happy, what you need is not an easy life but a heart which is in love". San José María Escrivá
In my view this is one of Bishop Barron's best videos.
Also, I believe consciousness is relative.
My man has a map of Middle-Earth on his wall. Respect, Brandon, respect.
So appreciate the breadth of insights about are greatest pursuit and Chesterton's quote! Thank you, Brandon and Bishop Barron.
If everything is going well, good jobs, health, etc. we won't feel the "need" for religion.
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Even some animals are GRATEFUL to their owners and they SHOW it in too many ways. Is there someone behind the 'going well, good jobs, health' etc.?
Bonnie Melielo which is why more prosperous nations tend to be less religious.
@@daisyviluck7932 also more people are truly literate!
@@marymolloy562 how would literacy affect anything?
@@daisyviluck7932 you think about that a little more and you will get the answer!
The predominant Lutheranism in those Scandinavian countries relies on state-sanctioned enforcement of beliefs, and the state can hollow-out a person's spirituality in no time.
*Bishop Barron on The Ten years*
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I feel as if I've known the answer to this question for a very long time, but have failed to fully confront what it means for my life. It's helpful to hear it stated so concretely. Tend to the heart and all else will follow.
The Scandinavian countries take the most antidepressants.
In order from least to most important, things that please our body, mind, and heart. Great information!
I like this talk, it's on point👌🏾👌🏾
Wise words Bishop. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Scandinavian countries are living the most comfortably because their countries are the most homogeneous.
Brandon Vogt should change hairstyle lol
Thanks Bishop Robert. I love your comments on Aristotle's conception and all that follow. If you allow, I download your video and share.
*Bishop Barron on The Ten Commandments*
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Amen.,..❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🔥🙏🙏🙏
I think having a specific mission in life helps.
..for saints.., the Holy Spirit..
Godbless father.
Saint Luke 15, 1-10 it's promise
If the measure of happiness was judged by rates of anxiety, depression, suicide and self harm then I wonder if the Western ‘more advanced ‘ countries would still be on top.
physical comfort not impt ...., have some backsores & unable to turn yourself .,,one wont even think of happiness .. jus hope for RELIEF ...
Thanks much for this video.
What makes us happy? Winning the lotto.
Your exellency, would You ever consider talking about Happytalism? UN is calling all countries to accept it.
For my understanding, it’s something between etatism and neoliberalism, based on helping people (or different communities) to find their own way to well being.
Three words are the main focus in economy-diversity, green and digital.
More services economy, less producing.
This kind of living would be possible for those who want it;
You live in a small self sustainable minimalistic home wherever you prefer, working tool is laptop, paying/earning in all possibile cryptocurrency you want, live however you want your life to be.
Nothing against catolicism or other religions, but here is the catch-
for younger people it seems like freedom, earning from different platforms on net, investing in cryptocurrency and earn from it, more and more younger people like the idea. Fast earning, be free and by 30 go to pension. Very possibile, many parents face the ideas of own children even today!
If You want to really understand in wich direction this is going, see a few vids of Nate O’Brien on You tube. Beautifull young person who lives a great life, has many subs, inspiration for many young people.
But the onley question I ask myself- is there something wrong when such a young men makes a vid how to earn 1 million$ in just one year and by 24 to go to pension and be free the rest of his life?
It’s very very real! I know someone who reacentley started to earn this way- just laptop and working on many talents on many levels, on everything what could be the source of earning- musical bits, graphics, cryptocurrency purchase/sale etc.
Could You pretty please tackle Happytalism?
Thank You million times❤️