10 Ways to be a Better Catholic! (How to grow in Faith Catholic!)

[@5kydragon347]

It’s always a good goal to try to become a better Catholic! There’s always room for improvement. God bless everyone :)

[@lasacrachiesacattolicadels3534]

Thank you. I became a Catholic today because your videos 💗

[@5kydragon347]

Did you used to be a Mormon? And congrats on becoming Catholic!

[@lasacrachiesacattolicadels3534]

@@5kydragon347 I’m not Mormon!

[@5kydragon347]

@@lasacrachiesacattolicadels3534 I asked if you USED to be Mormon :)

[@lasacrachiesacattolicadels3534]

@@5kydragon347 no

[@5kydragon347]

@@lasacrachiesacattolicadels3534 Oh okay, I was just curious because your profile picture is “Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints” which is the Mormon Church

[@terrydelp9166]

The more I found myself overcoming big sins, the more I saw "little" sins that I never even realized I had.

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Amen to that!

[@andreeattieh2963]

@@CatholicTruthOfficial hey Brian I'm debating protestants in the comment section of catholic videos and I want to know if doing this is the right thing to do or if this is an emotional decision from Satan trying to consume me with hate

[@brick1357]

I once had a reconciliation experience that cause me to break down in tears and literally fight to get it out. After that I never felt that shame and guilt ever again. It changed me. Making a real reconciliation is powerful

[@brick1357]

@@andreeattieh2963 my name is Brian so I will offer a question. For what reason are you debating? If you’re being honest with yourself are you doing it to show off your knowledge or are you doing it for a higher purpose? I think that will answer your question.

[@andreeattieh2963]

@@brick1357 I do this because I'm trying to get people to see the Catholic church as the true church of Christ himself I hate being slandered by anti Catholic lies and mocked for being Catholic So I'm trying to get people to stop attacking the Catholic church

[@rhwinner]

Go to His Mother - few things bring us closer to God than a close relationship with Mother Mary.

[@gc_killshot9626]

Thanks for making these types of videos, it helps my faith in catholicism grow a lot

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Our pleasure. So glad it helps.

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

@@juliankonkani Christopher Hitchens is a terrible person and a rabid atheist who we would not trust in the smallest thing. Even when he was living, he said Mother Theresa was an atheist and other nonsensical things. He's a bit dishonest and much of what he says is not true. I think people have already debunked his videos. He literally misjudged her on everything, hated her for living the Gospel, and had a clear agenda and bias.

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Yes, we are familiar with his nonsensical claims. This is something we will consider. Thank you for the suggestion.

[@rubenmartinez4346]

This is Catholicism! Thank you for keeping it real in a time of confusion!

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Thank YOU for your support, God bless!

[@malitachite]

Thank you very much I want to work hard to be a better Christian and offer up parts of my life to God

[@jameskameisdb8447]

I am blessed through your spirit filled talk. Thank you.

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

We are blessed by you watching. :)

[@rhwinner]

For me, one of the most blessed discoveries was Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. You can gain more in 5 minutes with Jesus in the Sacrament than you can from an hour of Bible reading (and I love reading the Bible!)...

[@PauperPeccator]

It is our Blessed Lord Jesus before us in the altar. I don’t want miss a single chance of attending Eucharist adoration.

[@donaldjacobson4184]

Read the Bible daily. Participate in the Sacraments. Attend mass regularly. Thank God for your salvation. Thank Christ for his death on the cross for you.

[@CristianaCatólica]

BLESSINGS ALL THE WAY FROM MONTERREY MÉXICO

[@eileen1820]

All great suggestions. I haven't been to Mass in ages. In California you have to reserve space - 30 only. I feel like what California is trying to do is working on me. I watch Mass on TV and listen to Catholic Apologists and pray daily and encourage it but I so, so miss sitting in Adoration and Benediction - I always feel so connected with Christ and it's not happening anywhere now. I will work harder. I hear myself playing the victim. Thank you!

[@GratiaPrima_]

Thank you! The Mass is so beautiful, I never know what’s going to touch me each time. The Psalm? The gospel? Repeating the creed? Just standing in line for communion and realizing I’m in heaven coming to God? I now have no idea why evangelicals think the Mass doesn’t spiritually feed.

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Amen!

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Very beautifully written! Such a heavenly experience, people are missing out!

[@ceciliayonceweathersby3153]

Pray that my husband will get more involved🙏💕

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

We will definitely pray! Offer things up for him too. Little sacrifices if you don't already.

[@clarissaubawuike6596]

Thank you Catholic Truth God bless u all🙏

[@hepritkharkongor8993]

It's so practical Bryan. Thanks alot. From Scotland of the East.

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Thank you so much for your support! Cheers!

[@clericclement4927]

Thank you for this video. I took account what you said since I'm struggling with sins of lust. It reminds me of the importance of prayer, reading of Scriptures, sacraments, and putting God first.

[@CatholicAndrewM]

Thank you for this video, I’m going through hard spiritual warfare and trying to improve my faith so I’m gonna try these new things.

[@paix1234]

Thank you so much.

[@desireelamare6543]

Thank you so much for all your encouragement, inspiration and motivation to learn and love our faith. God bless you to bless other people more...

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Thank you! And may God bless you too.

[@NoellaMaris_N]

Thank you✨

[@ed7002]

Better Catholic, I never wanted to be a Catholic in the first place but I wasn't given a choice in the matter

[@Cube_Ernator1077]

Bryan, I always look forward to your uploads. With so much Negativity in the World, we are 'immersed in', every day-your videos inspire me to do Better to grow in Jesus and my Catholic Faith. Of course ........ I also Pray the Rosary Every day too-since my re-conversion on the 5th of January, this year!!!! :-)

[@dolphjan6267]

Thank you for this Video, to grow in the Faith 🙏

[@cantrait7311]

True, been going through the motions for a while,, but now I listen to the first 2 Bible readings and match it to the reading of the gospel.

[@sommaduru5635]

Such a lovely video! Thank you so much 😊🇳🇬

[@leonorb2290]

This was very informative and helpful. Thank you🙏🏻

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

You're so welcome!

[@paulvillarreal4855]

Great video! You covered many things that we never consciously think about..Your teaching how we can appreciate our faith.

[@hoid8069]

My number one tip is to pray the Rosary every day. You will be amazed at the results.

[@junelledembroski9183]

I love your channel! Almost every time I ask God for enlightenment on what I should do, your videos get recommended. God bless you and your family, in Jesus’s name, amen. ❤️

[@rnschannel9313]

thank you for this amazing video. I have been going threw some hard Times lately. My only friend left my new school, ive been sining more, and I feel like I have been neglecting God more. I feel this video really motivated me to go find happiness in the world and try to avoid all this negative stuff out there. God bless you :)

[@neilpaul789]

Thanks for the Truth.

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Glad you enjoyed, God bless!

[@heatherpearce6682]

👋 Bryan! If I could give this video 1,000 likes, I would 👍. I love how you challenge us and make us examine ourselves. My heart breaks for those who only have a superficial relationship with Christ bc they are missing out on so much! Speaking of Mother Teresa, I'm currently reading the devotional "Do Something Beautiful for God" which is full of her quotes! And The Story of a Soul by Saint Therese of Lisieux which is all about sacrifice and LOVE! Powerful stuff 😊 I also recently finished The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis...best book aside from the Holy Bible!!

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Oh my gosh! Imitation of Christ is an amazing book. Super hard core. Its those those amazing spiritual classics that really help grow our faith. Good for you! Keep it up! And thanks for letting us know. God bless.

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Story of a soul was awesome too. One of my favorites is Introduction to The Devout Life by Saint Francis de Sales.

[@heatherpearce6682]

@@CatholicTruthOfficial I read that (Devout) too Bryan! My Spiritual Director recommended it (it was on his wish list to read). As soon as I finished it, I told him it must move from his wish list to his MUST READ list!

[@rosiegirl2485]

@@heatherpearce6682 How does a common Catholic go about getting a spiritual director? I feel like I am learning so much..which I love..but now putting it all in practice can be overwhelming!

[@heatherpearce6682]

@@rosiegirl2485 Hi Rosie! If you haven't already seen some or my comments on this channel...I was Protestant for 43 years until God led me to the Catholic faith a few months ago. I have not yet officially converted or gone thru RCIA yet. My Spiritual Director is Chad Torgerson with Directional Faith. He has a KZbin channel and website if you wanna check him out. His book 'Waking Up Catholic' was so helpful and started the process of my conversion. I'd be glad to answer any questions you have....just reach out 😊

[@teresa..469]

Brilliant reminders of how to Grow!! 🙏🙏❤️

[@hordem8673]

Thank you for this video man I actually learned a lot of what I could do more and even clearing up what retreats are I’ll def be doing these and giving my day work etc to Jesus God bless

[@abglsms1911]

Thank you so much for this. I needed this so bad! Your channel has been helping me a lot on my spiritual life! God bless you, Bryan and your ministry.

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

We are so happy that we have been a part of your spiritual journey! We will be praying for you, God bless :)

[@carissahanson9887]

I’ll be going on a retreat soon for healing and also hoping that within that I can help fight the good fight.I actually suggest for women who have lost their babies Rachel’s Vineyard also the sisters of life have retreats and or books and materials as well

[@apolosivinau4922]

Bula Bryan. Very inspiring indeed. Looking forward for your next video.

[@georgewallenberg6688]

This is the best video I've ever seen to enlighten my mind to give my life to my God each day more! Thanks for these worhy advices! 💙👋👋👋

[@TheXone7]

Thank you for another great video. Your videos save souls! God bless you and this valuable channel! 🙏🏼

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

So nice of you. Have a blessed day!

[@johncarlovillela9992]

Thank you 😊

[@classicgalactic9283]

Saint Harambe, Pray For Us!

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Gone too soon. 05/28/2016

[@georgewallenberg6688]

I love for had subscribed myself in this channel. It reallly makes me help to strengthen my spiritual life with Christ.

[@Wenuraa]

God Bless

[@lxrrxl]

Awesome video. I just wanted to share something that has helped me. On Mondays, I'll look up the scripture readings (USCCB website) that are going to be read in mass on next Sunday. I'll mark them in my Bible, study them, find you tube videos that help explain them and try my best to understand the fuller meaning of the readings. Next, when Sunday comes, I'll take my Bible to mass and read along. I find that it really helps me to focus in and receive the Word of God better. I've even noticed a few people at my church also taking their Bibles to mass and reading along too.

[@tryingnottobeasmartass757]

That's really great! One thing I found helpful (this might not work for everybody) is, like you, to get next week's readings, and then read them Monday through Saturday in a different translations than is used in Mass (usually the King James Version because I was raised as a Baptist on the KJV). Then, when I hear them in the New American Bible, it's like I'm hearing them in a new way.

[@Nick-rb1dc]

Wonderful advice

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Glad it was helpful!

[@caribaez5711]

I prefer to marry a Catholic man. I sort of dated one atheist guy and we weren’t in the same page. He was controlling & didn’t valued me. He was jealous of me and it scared him how I was. Different morality & value. I need a man who values his catholic faith and loves God that he sees worth on me to love me.

[@theresa.t]

Great content! Thanks for this it's really inspiring! 💖

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Glad you enjoyed it! God bless!

[@popeye8427]

I love your videos brother.

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Thanks so much! So glad to hear it. Hope you continue to be inspired by our videos.

[@popeye8427]

@@CatholicTruthOfficial enjoy this video my brother. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXrSi4CMd7Jjeac

[@laorlinski3037]

I struggle as well with spiritual blindness. I often deliberately just walk along and don't live actually and even people may complain at my bad behaviour, but I stand totally numb and paralyzed. My charity is also quite weekened and how do I actually grow in virtue in little things

[@shadaenatalia2975]

I’m a Protestant and I’m really liking your content. I was wondering if you can make a video about the catechism.

[@rhwinner]

I hope he does; the catechism is a treasure trove, second only to the Bible IMHO.

[@anthonypicano1670]

Father Corapi has a 50 video series on the Catechism of the Catholic Church! It’s on You Tube. Father Corapi was a Rock Star in the Catholic Church until his assistant and her husband framed him and got him thrown out of his ministry and he has been silences since but you will get no one better to explain the catechism to you.

[@TaylourwtheHalo]

Hey Guys, I was wondering if anyone could explain to me the verse Mathew 12:48-50 about Jesus calling Mary our mother. I am a Protestant thinking about converting to Catholicism, so this would really help me 🥲

[@teambible7803]

@@johnp.6043 and who that hear the word of God and keep it. Mary

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Hi Taylor, and we are so excited that you are considering converting to the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church! Jesus is reiterating that His focus is on the heavenly realm, not the earthly. He is not dismissing His Mother or telling us to either. "What is of ultimate importance is our relationship to God, and so Jesus indicates that being part of the family of God-the group of those who do God’s will-is more important than having merely natural ties. This does not dismiss his own natural family. They are not excluded from the family of God, but neither are they excused from the need to do God’s will." Mother Mary is the Mother of the Church. While Jesus was on the cross, one of the last decrees He makes is what he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. We are told that the Apostles are the "pillars of the Church." So, Jesus is really saying "Woman, behold your Church, Church behold thy Mother!"

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Hello John, thank you for your comment, even though you are incorrect. You do not know for sure 100% that the Apostles did not venerate Jesus' Mother. Jesus who was a devout Jewish man would have 100% loved and venerated His Mother. He would have obeyed the 4th commandment "Honor thy mother and thy Father." How are we truly being Christians and loving Christ if we do not love what He loved? The verses in Luke are taken out of context. It simply means that Mary is blessed not only for bearing the flesh of Christ, but most of all because she heard the word of God and obeyed it. She was the most close to Christ; even more than the Apostles. She said "Yes" to God's plan without hesitation. She also said in Luke that "All generations shall call me Blessed." She carried Christ for 9 months and birthed Him, raised him and protected Him with the aid if St. Joseph. She was there at the first miracle, His entire ministry, His Passion, Death, Resurrection, Ascension, and Pentecost. As for Timothy, that is taken out of context as well. St. Paul is saying that Jesus has a unique mediatorship that no one else can possess. Why? Because Jesus is the only human that was fully God, and God that was also fully human. If we go by your logic of this verse, then you cannot ask people to pray for you nor you pray for other people in times of need. That make you a mediator as well!

[@alhilford2345]

@@CatholicTruthOfficial : Such a good explanation. Thank you. I heard it said somewhere that we can never love Our Lady, Mary, as much as her Son did!

[@teambible7803]

@@johnp.6043 ok pinhead

[@akhin8151]

Hi.. Thanks for the video Could you please a make video on divine mercy chaplet.. I am trying to support you guys by not skipping ads in the videos. May god help us to know more from you guys..

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Thank you and thank you. We considered that recently. We will definitely add it to our list and hope to do something on the chaplet in the near future. God bless.

[@franciscoa750]

I love your videos, been learning a lot from them, just started my conversion to catholic coming from an atheist, i started to read the Bible too but the message i always get it seems the bible and all the teachings of Jesus are to prevent sin and live that way, what about people who have lived their entire lives away from jesus and living and committed mortal sin over and over and suddenly hear this, it’s confusing to say the least. Thank you and hopefully someone can answer, Blessings to all.

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

The message for people who have been away from Jesus is to repent and receive his forgiveness and come into a relationship with him loves you. :-) So glad you are returning to the faith. God bless you. If you have any other questions, please let us know.

[@opinionmy6122]

Good morning father. I have always tried to become a better catholic but lately i got into an argument with my protestant friend, and we were arguing about whether Jesus is God or not and why we celebrate his birth day on the 25th december. Sadly i dont know that much about the way things work, so sadly I couldn’t defend myself and our religion. So I thought I’ll try and get a help from someone who knows more about this. Any chance you could help me out?

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Hello, I'm sorry to hear that you are going through that with your friend. But I am concerned at your comment about your protestant friend questioning the divinity of Christ. If anything at all, that is at least the one commonality we have with Protestants...that we all believe in the divinity of Christ. I'm sorry to say, but if someone does not believe in the divinity of Christ in terms of the Holy Trinity, then they are not a Christian because that changes the entire Christology of Jesus. Here are some ways to prove his divinity. 1. Only God can forgive sins. Jesus forgave sins in: Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12. 2. John 1:1- "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God." and then we see that "the Word became flesh." 3. St. Thomas after seeing and touching the resurrected Christ in John 20:28 says "My Lord and my God!" As for Christ's birthday...we do not have "concrete" evidence that He was born on the 25th of December as we know it today. We must remember that at the time of Christ we had the Julian Calendar, and in 1582 it switched to the Gregorian. The most important thing is...He was born! That it. The Savior came and died for our sins so that we may not taste death. I hope this helps. Let us know if you need any other questions answered. God bless!

[@opinionmy6122]

@@CatholicTruthOfficial Thank you Father, God bless you!

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

I am not a father, not a spiritual one anyway. :-)

[@AngelGonzalez-ng9ve]

Really beautiful video... Good way to stay in the right path with the LORD CHRIST. Would love to see a video on whats ur opinion on GEN. 6-4 on the Fallen Angels & Nephelin. Do you go with the Seth side or the Fallen Angels/Whatchers which is the one that is always made more sense to me and many other scholars.. Thank you Sr. Mercer and God bless you... 🙏🏻👍🏻

[@ker7508]

There is more evidence that suggests they are polygamous and violent kings.

[@AngelGonzalez-ng9ve]

@@ker7508 oh.. Nice.. Its just that even in the bible there is references in Psalm.. Deut ... Etc. That speak of lesser gods and them being punished. Also the book of enoch talks about them deeply and also other ancient sumerian. Etc. Would love to knw if theres a book that talks about the other side. Thank you so much for your help.. 🙏🏻👍🏻

[@ker7508]

@@AngelGonzalez-ng9ve That is true brother. But if you look at the immediate context, chapter 4 of genesis talks about Lamech, a descendant of Cain who is violent and polygamous. Genesis 5 talks about lineage, but when the story line picks up on genesis 6 its talking about Sons of God (which was a common title to refer to kings, 2 samuel 7:14). Also it says God was angry with man which is why he said my Spirit shall no longer abide in MAN. God is punishing MAN for sins of MAN. And think about it whatever a king does, the subjects follow the example. So it's likely violence and polygamy was rampant

[@AngelGonzalez-ng9ve]

@@ker7508 yup... That also makes sense.... Its just i also wonder whats up with all these Ancient civilization worshiping lesser gods.. So many of them. And in Deut. When God separated the nations according to the sons of God. According to the dead sea scrolls says SONS OF GOD but some other bible versions say SONS OF ISRAEL but Israel didnt exist yet until Abraham.. Isac...and jacop?....

[@a.d1287]

I think i have an issue with low confidence and self esteem. Do you have any tips?

[@vincentbacarella2076]

Great video

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@debralittle1341]

It's more important to be a good Christian.

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

No, it's more important to be part of the church Jesus started and do what he commanded.

[@ThomasG_Nikolaj]

hey bro, have you ever heard of Jay Dyer? You should have him on for a discussion since he was a Roman Catholic for almost 15 years

[@laorlinski3037]

I must admit that once I was very pious and grew from grace to grace to grace, but I stagnated because of scruples and anxiety grew within me. I got so much scruples and fear of sinning that I even at the end went lazy and started to delibaretaly sin and neglected scripture and lost a lot of wisdom. I have a lot of tendency towards spiritual sloth and in that degree that I see, for instance a text where it is written it is a mortal sin, i can be indifferent. My heart is quite hardnened and I see that my life is quite poor and boring. I was even indifferent, whether God sees me or not. I even had a habit to read the bible and then disobey "Totally unfruitful", I like the recieving the seed, but my thorns choke it. How do I go out of this hellish circle and thorns and start to bear fruit? Even for me prayer is quite hard because a lot of time it was only moving my lips and I recieved no graces, maybe I prayed falsely. Pray for me that God will touch my heart!

[@urawesome4670]

I don’t think it is about putting our identity into being a Catholic. We are all accountable to Gods Word in the day of judgment. It is about Christ, putting our identity into Christ.

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Yes, but Christ established the Church to protect and proclaim God's Word faithfully! Everyone claims to go by God's word, but do you know how many religions there are that all contradict each other? Remember: the Bible wasn't first made and put together until 382 A.D. and it was the authority of the Catholic Church that put the Bible together and canonized it. We should trust the authority of the church of Jesus that gave us the bible in the first place. So, our identity is definitely in Christ, but we also must be part of his church which is His body and His bride. God bless.

[@apolosivinau4922]

Saw one of your video with a jew Roy Schoeman. I'm interested in his book. Salvation is from the jews.

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

It's excellent!

[@valentineeyumsama2520]

When u recite the Hail holy queen what’s going on, r u praying?

[@patquint3291]

Catholic Christians ask Mary for her intercession, so yes, we pray (ask) her to pray (ask) for us to God. All Christians pray (intercede) for one another. Mary is the first Christian. A Christian is a follower of Christ. Worship is offering sacrifice to God. We do NOT offer any sacrifice to Mary.

[@andrewdrew677]

@@patquint3291 Sama doesn’t understand the living church includes those that have passed, reformed theology is biblical mind only, the degenerate don’t fiscally do anything .

[@valentineeyumsama2520]

@@patquint3291 r you using the verb « to pray to » and the word intercede interchangeably? You can pray someone for sth but u can only « pray to » God. Can u imagine me praying to u?? 🤣🤣🤣

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

@@valentineeyumsama2520 Exactly, that's because on of the definitions of pray (even in the dictionary) means to interceded/supplicate/ask. Thus, they can be used interchangeably. We even used this word the same way in Old English.

[@valentineeyumsama2520]

@@CatholicTruthOfficial what’s ur understanding of “praying to” someone?

[@jazz9783]

What if I don’t feel comfortable going to mass or confessionals bc of the virus. Should I still be going? I go to a Hispanic church and most Hispanics don’t wear masks :/

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

I would talk to your priest about it. Or perhaps maybe you couldn't wear a mask and sit in the back? Or stand far in the back? Just a thought. Your priests would probably be good to talk to you though.

[@andrewdrew677]

2 Peter 3-4 3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. Galatians 5:16 16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.… Participating in the the energies by the Spirit, provided for, by your faith in Christ and found in the Eucharist give both a mental and living sanctification, the reality of walking out your salvation whilst still in your tent. This is true participation in the divine nature 2 Peter speaks of . Galatians illustrates what James 2 explains to the church that is lacking “a living faith” .

[@johnlloydc.semilla1666]

What can you say to philippines?

[@kaedarukawa2663]

Hey mr. I have a tiktok account and I'm sharing some of your vids don't worry i give credit. is it ok to you? 😅

[@PauperPeccator]

That sounds pretty neat. Probably gonna get a bit of heat from the downer atheists and other gnostics though. Never mind them.

[@christophermendoza5334]

Pray for me,there is a girl I like but i dont know if she loves jesus, help me im.afraid im commtting a bad sin.

[@teambible7803]

10 Ways to be a Better Catholic! (How to grow in Faith Catholic!) Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. We have the audacity to preach the truth - that the mirror is not the final authority

[@fourwinged]

Prayer is supposed to strain you because it elevates you beyond your own nature. It's a calling of the soul rather than the passions. Our passions bog us down so we fight them in order to pray and that's the value of the merit in doing so. If your passion pushed you to pray, you'd spend 24/7 in it and how much would it truly merit you? If ice cream was good for me, I'd eat nothing but ice cream. Sighing is a perfectly normal reaction to prayer... and if you're "enjoying" praying, then you need to enjoy it less and do it more hardcore so that it causes you strain. Prayer is meant to continue to elevate you to uncomfortable places because you are elevating yourself beyond where you are and where you're used to being. Striving for excellence in real life means braving the unknown and the unfamiliar; it is no different when it comes to prayer and worshipping God.

[@jamesba-xd7xf]

question, do you accept vatican 2??? vatican 2 says that Jews are right with God without accepting Jesus and becoming a christian. it says Jews still have the first covenant with God thats unconditional. this is contradicted by Jesus in the 8th chapter of John telling Jews who had rejected him that they were the children of the devil. do you agree with vatican 2 or Jesus??

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Yes we accept Vatican II as it's an official authoritative Council of the Catholic Church. With that being said, Vatican II does not claim the Jews are right with God without Jesus, and in fact the Council states a very many places that Jesus is the only way to heaven, the only mediator, and the we need to evangelize other religions and bring them to, or back to, the Catholic Church. It is also clear that Jesus is the only way to heaven. It doesn't say the Jews still have the Covenant; rather the church says it remembers the Covenant that they had and which we received from them, and all that we received from them: the Scriptures, prophets, tradition, etc. The comment kind of sounds like a Protestant comment. Prots say, "The bible says that Jesus saves. You Catholics say that Sacraments save. Do you believe Jesus or your church?" However, they are misunderstanding both Jesus and the church. Same here. There are no doctrinal errors in Vatican II and it was guided and protected by the Holy Spirit. What the church was trying to do was create a common ground where they could, to find things we have in common with each religion, no matter how small. This would serve as a stepping stone to then evangelize them and tell them about Christ and the church. This is the mind of the Council. Thanks for the comment.

[@jamesba-xd7xf]

@@CatholicTruthOfficial please watch this short video....kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKrKZ42pbNuti68 I come from the protestant church ( I no longer am a protestant as I reject faith alone salvation) where its taught that Jews are still Gods people due to the old covenant which they teach is still in effect for the Jews. ( duel covenant theology). this is utter heresy. yet pope john paul and pope francis have said the jews dont need to be evangelised as they already have a valid covenant with God..

[@alhilford2345]

@@jamesba-xd7xf : The site that you are referring to is not a truly Catholic organization. Catholic Truth, above, is giving you the right answers. Be wary of false prophets.

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

James, praise God you are seeing the errors or Protestantism. The Jews were cut off in many places in the Bible including Romans 11 for example, Mt. 23. and others. Jesus called them a Synagogue of Satan. While Jesus commands us to love everyone, Jesus started a new church, a worldwide church of the New Covenant, the Catholic Church. We agree with Al, above. That website is from a heretical, schismatic sect that doesn't even believe that there's been a real pope in over 50 years. It was started by two brothers who are way off the reserve. We won't even give them the time of day. But if you would like to quote Vatican II where they are supposed to say that the Jews are right with God void of Jesus. This makes zero sense and the Catholic church has never and would never teach this. It flatly contradict Catholic teaching. I would delete that site from your browser. But it's up to you. Catholic Truth is an actual Catholic organization who teaches what the Church teaches. We are happy to help you understand the Catholic faith. God bless.

[@rjekka6625]

Yesterday a protestant made a video about mother mary and he said catholics worships mary and idols those who do that will be cursed and i did every thing to tell him about mary but he always said you all do idol worship at the last i said him you are fake pastor repeant because you are sinner he said to me dont touch those whom god has annointed i am pupil of the gods eye, you should know what happened to those who said these about moses he then said god forgive my and his sins . My heart breaks how can somedisrespect mother mary . She is such a sweet mother . How can god bless someone who does not loves mother mary . I have seen many pastors here in India that pray for year and a two they do big gatherings but after some time they fell from their faith and are nowwhere to be seen . In india there is rise in protestant community many pastors make video about our catholic church and mother mary and my heart sanks after seeing them .

[@PauperPeccator]

This person is sadly acting much like a pharisee. That’s bad, but perhaps they will come to see in due time, many have. Stay joyful, keep the faith and enthusiasm. Humility is to God’s delight. Sweet Mother Mary, pray for us all, and those that know not that you wish to bring them to our Blessed Lord, your Son Jesus. Amen

[@rjekka6625]

@@PauperPeccator Thankyou for encouraging me 🙏 holy mother pray for us .

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

@@rjekka6625 That person is very confused. Sadly.

[@rjekka6625]

@@CatholicTruthOfficial true.

[@rjekka6625]

@@CatholicTruthOfficial That person deleted that video about Mother Mary. Thankyou jesus thankyou mother Mary 🙏🙏

[@smeatonlighthouse4384]

What on earth would you want to be a 'better Catholic' for? Do you not understand your Bible at all? ALL our acceptance before God is IN CHRIST JESUS. He has fully satisfied and is the total delight of God the Father. Christ has completely dealt with the sin question and is now seated in Heaven with the glory of God resting on His face. ALL RELIGION takes you further and further away from God, NOT closer. Religion is SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS. Doing your best, etc. You would be far better getting to know your Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. Enjoying all the things about His life, His death and His resurrection (that is 'eating' Him). Not the eucharist. Then after that you can understand and enjoy all the things that Christ brings us into in Himself now and in the future in Heaven (read the apostolic letters). You want to be a loving Christian, not a better Catholic. Christ deserves ALL the love and all the glory as it is He who has died. Self gratification and self righteousness is sin before God.

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Why do we want to be Catholic? Because Jesus started the Catholic Church? Why would anyone want to be part of a man-made church when they could be part of the true church of Jesus. Where does the Bible say all religion takes you further away from God. It doesn't. True religion has nothing to do with self-righteousness and everything to do with humbling yourself before God and worshiping Him. You are confused about religion. It's also not about doing our best as you said. That's false religion. True religion is about following Christ and his commandments and loving Him. People who have Jesus without His body the Church don't actually have Jesus and won't for eternity. You cannot have the head without His body.

[@smeatonlighthouse4384]

@@CatholicTruthOfficial Sorry, but that is just Roman Catholic nonsense. The church at Rome was just one of many church assemblies around Europe. Each of the epistles were to different church assemblies, all formed at the same time as Rome if not before. The only true religion was given to the Israel by Moses. It was called the Law. It has been superseded by Grace since Christ has come and fulfilled the Law in Himself. Our only hope is 'in Christ', not in any 'church' system, and especially not in the Roman Catholic system of lies and deceit. How could the Lord Jesus have possibly started the Catholic Church when Christianity didn't even start until Christ was dead, buried, resurrected and glorified and 50 days after and the Holy Spirit sent from Heaven. The church was not even understood until the apostle Paul was given the teaching by the glorified Jesus Christ. It was revealed to Paul, not Peter. The church is basically gentile, while Peter was the apostle to the Jews. Your assumptions are all nonsense. Christ is Head of a spiritual body, composed of living stones (Christians), who together form a habitation of God by the Spirit. It is not bricks and mortar built in Rome. Even the apostle Peter himself in his epistles agrees with me.

[@tryingnottobeasmartass757]

@@smeatonlighthouse4384, I'm not sure if I should respond to you because of Proverbs 26:4 or keep my mouth shut because of Proverbs 26:5 and Matthew 7:6.

[@smeatonlighthouse4384]

@@tryingnottobeasmartass757 So you decide not to answer at all. Is that because you have no defence against my statement of fact. Jesus said: Thou art Peter (a small stone), and upon this rock (that Christ is the Son of the living God) I will built MY church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. Read Deuteronomy ch. 32 v 4, 15, 18, 30 etc. Psalm ch. 31 v 3, etc. The Bible is perfectly clear, the Rock is God and no ordinary man. Jesus was declared by God the Father, through Peter, that Jesus was the Son of the living God. The Christian church, starting at Pentecost, was founded on the fact that Jesus was raised from the dead, is living and is God even though He was on earth as a man. Read 1st Peter ch. 2 v 4, 5, 7 and 8. All born of the Spirit believers are 'living stones' builded together to form a spiritual house and a habitation of God by the Spirit. In verse 8 Peter tells us that Jesus is a ROCK of stumbling to the Jews. Christ's spiritual habitation for God, His church, shall never be corrupted and Satan can do nothing against it. NOW - take at look at the most corrupt, evil 'religious' system on the earth, called the Roman Catholic church, with all it's paedophile priests and money grabbing cardinals who choose their leader for their own benefits, regardless of how much they corrupt their own Catholic doctrines. NOW, tell me Hades and Satan has not prevailed against it and in it.

[@tryingnottobeasmartass757]

@@smeatonlighthouse4384, no, I decided not to respond in obedience to Proverbs 26:5 and Matthew 7:6.

[@martoslifebox1431]

Very good advice

[@CatholicTruthOfficial]

Thanks for watching!

[@donaldjacobson4184]

Read the Bible daily. Participate in the Sacraments. Attend mass regularly. Thank God for your salvation. Thank Christ for his death on the cross for you.