18 MORE Minutes of Useless Catholic Trivia

[@generalyousif3640]

Still waiting for a video on every rite of the church

[@seamlyshenanigans861]

He made one. It’s called “Which Type of Catholic Are You”

[@ajyyoung3263]

But… Latin Mass is worth trashing. Even with all the other rites. Oh and there will be a new Aztec/Mayan rite instituted by the Vatican in May 2023. Blessings!

[@generalyousif0]

@@seamlyshenanigans861I know that but it’s not specific enough

[@jjmac83]

@@generalyousif0 there is Wikipedia. Or just type in the liturgical rites for each of them on KZbin. That might be interesting to watch

[@Eserr7856]

​@@ajyyoung3263 thats interesting. Do you know any details about how that culture will influence how the Mass is said?

[@AlbertM170]

"...go and watch anything else I've made over the last 8 years..." Very well, I'll rewatch the first useless Catholic trivia video. 😂

[@rhwinner]

I can't wait until I get to heaven, where there will be an eternity of useless Catholic information! 💜🙏💜

[@ToxicPea]

Genuinely can't wait! Let's all keep praying and work hard to make that a reality for everyone in our lives!

[@lauralutz4538]

I hope I meet you there!😀

[@elisabetta611]

SAME. I could listen to these FOR HOURS. (Sorry Father Casey!)

[@geordiewishart1683]

Perhaps you've had to say farewell to a mother or father, laid to rest a brother, sister or perhaps say goodbye to a spouse or best friend. Have you wondered: What's happened to them? Where have they gone? Why do I doubt? You may feel unexpected emotions such as shock and disbelief-making it difficult to accept what's happened. You desperately want to know the truth. Supposing the person is safe and looking down from heaven is just not enough. You're skeptical, not completely satisfied with mere speculation. And you think: What about me? What will happen to me when I die? You need to know what God has said. Is there a sure word from Him that will help you? Going to heaven at death-truth or empty hope? Sometimes you have a need to believe, especially at those times in life that force you to think about your mortality. We all know that in the end no one beats death. But it's one thing to know it in the back of your mind, and something else to come face to face with it. When you're looking in the face of death, the idea of heaven can seem comforting. It can seem beautiful-but does that make it true? Is it just wishful thinking, or can you know the facts? Is it just a matter of faith? Now here's what may be surprising: What the Bible says about death and heaven is probably quite different from what you may think you know or what you believe. So how can you be sure of what you believe? The majority of Americans and Britons still believe in life after death. According to a Gallup poll, 81 percent of Americans and 55 percent of Britons say they believe in going to heaven. We want to believe that our loved ones who have died are okay and that we'll be okay. So surveys show that most people are confident, or at least they have a feeling, that life doesn't end at the grave. Only Jesus has gone to heaven How would you answer this question: Where do your ideas about heaven come from? Most Christians would say they come from the Bible. Yet some have an image of floating on clouds. Some believe they'll be given wings like angels. Others believe that they'll gaze into the face of God for eternity. Yet did you know that none of these are what the Bible actually says is in store for us? None of these are ideas that God has given us in the pages of His Word. It's time to examine your concept of death and your belief in going to heaven! Don't just believe what someone else has said, or what a Sunday school teacher may have taught you, or what a church or religion says, or what this article says. Why not? If it's not based on the truth, what good is it? So don't believe any person's opinion-believe your Bible! You must believe what God says in the pages of His Word. That's the challenge today. Are you willing to look at what Scripture actually teaches? That's where our understanding of life and death must come from-the Word of God! Notice what is stated in John 3:13 (emphasis added throughout): "No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven"-and that one Being is Jesus Christ, who has returned to heaven! Now that may be startling to you-but the Bible here is clear and plain. How does what it teaches here compare with what you've thought was true? If you look in the New International Version, it renders the statement as, "No one has ever gone into heaven." The Message says, "No one has ever gone up into the presence of God." God's Word Translation says, "No one has gone to heaven." The only exception is Jesus Christ Himself! Jesus' disciple Peter echoed this sentiment in Acts 2: "Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day . . . For David did not ascend into the heavens" (Acts 2:29, Acts 2:34). So Jesus' disciples did not teach that life beyond the grave meant going to live forever in heaven. Jesus Himself never promised that Christians would go consciously to heaven at death! Hebrews 11, speaking of great men and women of faith of past ages, tells us that they are still awaiting their future reward of being made perfect in God's Kingdom: "And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise . . . that they should not be made perfect apart from us" (Hebrews 11:39-40).

[@geordiewishart1683]

Death compared to sleep-that is, temporary So why haven't they yet received the promise of eternal life? And if they aren't in heaven, where are they? When Jesus' friend Lazarus died, Christ's reaction was very telling. Jesus Himself said, "'Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.' Then His disciples said, 'Lord, if he sleeps he will get well.' However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus said to them plainly, 'Lazarus is dead'" (John 11:11-14). That tells us something important. How does Jesus Himself describe death? He doesn't say that people who died immediately went to heaven or hell at death. He simply compares it to sleep. So let's think of that comparison for a moment. When someone is in a deep sleep, they have no awareness of the passing of time or any knowledge of events that are occurring while they're asleep. It's like they're unconscious. They're oblivious to circumstances. So throughout the Bible, we see that it describes the dead as figuratively in a state of sleep. They're unaware. They're waiting in the grave. King Solomon confirmed the fact that death is like a deep, unconscious sleep: "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going" (Ecclesiastes 9:10). Just before that he wrote, "For the living know that they will die; but the dead know nothing" (Ecclesiastes 9:5). So it becomes clear that the Bible consistently teaches that good people don't go to heaven or anything like heaven at death-instead they sleep in the grave. All of the dead-the good and the not-so-good alike-wait in the grave. Now that's quite a change in perspective! We don't have to be overwhelmed and consumed by grief because we're told that even in death there is hope. As the apostle Paul wrote in 1 Thessalonians 4:13, "I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope." So instead of the chilling thought of our loved ones having ceased to be, we're told that we can be comforted. We can be encouraged by thinking of them as being asleep in Christ! A greater promise than heaven as commonly imagined Think of the common concept of heaven. Supposedly heaven is where you, your best friends and your relatives go after you die. Many believe that their departed family members are looking down on them from paradise. But if so, have you ever wondered what that paradise would really be like? Would it really be a place of perfect happiness? Would it really be a place of ideal joy and bliss? Imagine if it were true: How could it really be heavenly? Imagine if you were in heaven, looking down and seeing this world. What would you see? You'd see a world of pain. You'd see a world of war and grief. Imagine watching your loved ones-seeing their shortcomings, seeing their blunders, watching them go through terrible trials, seeing their sinful acts-witnessing a world of evil! Would that be paradise? No. That would be torture and misery. Rather than some dreamy paradise, it would be your worst nightmare! The Bible reveals a much greater truth and fate for those who die. Let's see again what Jesus Himself taught. Since the dead are waiting in the grave as if asleep, what are they waiting for? When and how will they be awakened from that sleep? The answer to that question is one of the great revelations of Scripture. God's promise of the resurrection of the dead truly brings us hope. It is not just a resurrection to life, but to a life of meaning and purpose with Jesus Christ here on earth, ruling for a thousand years (Revelation 20:4). This all begins with the return of Christ, at which point His faithful followers are resurrected (1 Thessalonians 4:16). The Old Testament patriarch Job understood the gravity and full meaning of this future resurrection. Notice what he said in Job 14:14: "If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come" (King James Version). Job understood that he would one day be resurrected. Even more importantly, he understood that a change would occur. This same change is described by Paul in 1 Corinthians 15 as a change from mortality to immortality-from physical, mortal flesh to immortal, glorified spirit. That is what the coming resurrection of the dead in Christ is all about-not an aimless eternity in heaven, but a real change to becoming like Jesus Christ (1 John 3:2). Change your life now to be part of the change at the resurrection This is the wonderful truth of God's plan for His people. It's God's purpose for your life. The Bible speaks clearly of a resurrection and a change from physical life to spiritual life. Understanding how one can have a part in that resurrection is so very important to having an understanding of what our life today is about and certainly a genuine hope for the future. It tells us how we need to live right now. Our understanding of and belief in God's plan should make a difference in who we are and how we live our lives. Jesus clearly showed us what our priorities in life should be: "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness" (Matthew 6:33). When you look to the truth of the Word of God instead of human tradition, you can have hope. You see that death, like sleep, is not permanent. You see that there will be an awakening and a change to an incorruptible life with Jesus Christ as your King! This beautiful picture of the future is not a figment of your imagination. It comes directly from the Bible-the Word of God. When you look to the one true source, the source of all things, you find incredibly good news. The time will come when the dead in Christ will be resurrected from sleep to immortal life at Jesus Christ's return to earth. So be faithful. Look forward to His return!

[@johnkeenan5404]

St Patrick famously said. I wasn’t born in Ireland but I got here as soon as I could.”

[@Tunafish262]

Even if you think this video is actually for the algorithm. This video makes you realize how much the Catholic Church has influenced our society. It's amazing

[@jonathanbourke305]

My thoughts exactly. Christianity and especially the Catholic Church are intertwined with who we are.

[@benjaminmathis8839]

I found your channel from your first video on useless facts. Now I’m in the process of joining my local Catholic Church.

[@DEVOn.A.Skertic]

Benjamin Mathis, Welcome Home.

[@timothyreilly8394]

Yeah, Benjamin, welcome to your new cult commune.

[@annarodriguez9868]

@@timothyreilly8394 🤣

[@AboveAnyOther]

That’s the way it’s done. Welcome aboard.

[@lauralutz4538]

Welcome!

[@philliprolfes5465]

@Breaking In The Habit - Great video. As a Maronite Catholic, however, I have to point something out. The part about the Eastern Catholic rites is somewhat misleading (lacking in nuance). There are 23 particular churches sui iuris (i.e. self governing) that are in communion with Rome. Each of those particular churches belongs to one of of 5 ritual traditions. The churches belonging to the Byzantine ritual tradition, for example, all make use of the Byzantine Rite with slight variations from one geographic region to another. As I've heard one priest put it, "You can't belong to a rite. You belong to a church, and that church uses a particular rite." And in regards to married priests, it's not just Protestant converts who can be ordained to the priesthood as married men. The Eastern Catholic Church have never stopped the tradition of a married priesthood. Right now, we Maronites have almost as many married men in formation for the priesthood as we do celibate men in formation.

[@TJDious]

Father Casey, while it can be frustrating for a "useless facts" video to be the one with thr most views, it was thst video that made me aware of your channel. I suspect it's the same for some others. So I thank you and God for it.

[@sarahisatitagain]

I don't even remember how I ended up in Uppon Friar Review, I'm just glad it took me to the Church ❤

[@Mary-cz5nl]

Same here, now I've subscribed and expect to see more of your videos

[@epicurius1]

Fun fact about the Filet Of Fish, Roy Kroc adopted it over his first choice for a meat free sandwich, the Hula burger, which was a piece of grilled pineapple on a bun with mayo. Probably a good choice.

[@janjamiyt]

YES I’ve been dying for more of these! I’m Orthodox but I love learning about our Catholic brothers and sisters

[@mariaelizabethquade8279]

Same here! These are fantastic 😅

[@timothyreilly8394]

You are Catholic. Your church changed the word Catholic for the word orthodox to distinguish itself from the Roman Catholic church's deviancy from the true faith.

[@BasedPhilosophyMom]

*high five Orthodox friend!*

[@crusaderACR]

@@timothyreilly8394 No hostility for the Orthodox pls. Our churches are in the talks for reunification for the last few decades and continuing now. Encouraging friendliness among the faithful is a crucial step!

[@nicks0alive]

Im Catholic, but I love learning aboit my Orthodox (Eastern and Oriental and Ancient) cousins

[@emmamcclellan8272]

More facts about retired papal traditions! The papal coronation, that chair thingy he rode around in, the hammer that checks if you’re dead or just “mostly dead”…

[@DigitallySaved]

We need a video like this once a month. I loved it.

[@christianali5431]

If it helps, father Casey, think of this as another video about what makes the Catholic Church just regular people. The more you normalise the church, the more attractive it becomes. Christ and his disciples found it a lot easier to convert people just by being their friends as well as their teachers.

[@somepig2k]

@@christianali5431 Good point, in Alcoholics Anonymous , the Big Book says "Our Public Relations Policy is based on attraction rather than promotion"...Cheers :)

[@onemercilessming1342]

Back in 1953, when I was 3 and my godfather was writing his master's thesis on teaching 3 year olds to read, I asked my Edwardian grandmother what those letters, I H S, stood for. She told me, "I have suffered". I could never bring myself to tell her she was wrong. She's been gone for 45 years. I miss her.

[@A.L._S.]

Not *wrong*, but not what was *meant* in using the letters. (I mean, yeah, her statement *IS* true.)

[@williamrosson1572]

Historically there have been many different explanations of the meaning of IHS. I have also heard and was originally taught that the meaning was "In hoc Signo."

[@onemercilessming1342]

@William Rosson But that phrase is: In hoc signo vinces, or "in/with this sign conquer". By the way...look up old Chesterfield cigarette soft packs. I'm pretty sure I remember that as the company slogan. In my day, you needed 2 years of Latin for college. My high school added six months of Greek in the Latin classes to increase our chances of scoring well on the language portion of the SATs.

[@didoburns]

wow

[@clairfayne]

"In His Service" has also been used!

[@judygreason8833]

This was fun, and also explained something to me. Our church was recently renovated, and carved and painted into the floor of the main aisle is a pelican with three babies, and three red wounds on its breast. I never knew the significance of it and keep forgetting to ask.

[@filipvagai4211]

There exists a myth according to which, during periods of food shortage, the mother pelican will tear up its own flesh to feed its chicks. So the pelican is a symbol for Christ's sacrifice.

[@dboutier5636]

I thoroughly enjoy your videos. I love all forms of trivia. Here’s one for you Holland America is the only ocean liner that has a Catholic priest on board each ship for daily and Sunday Mass . Some other lines have them for special holidays like Easter and Christmas but not a resident priest. It does this because so many of their crewmembers are Catholic and the priest not only provides Mass and sacraments but also counseling. There is daily mass on the ship for anyone who wants to attend. Stay safe

[@patrickreilly6924]

In Pensacola-Tallahassee diocese we get a little touchy about St Augustine getting recognition for the first mass but according to diocese website and Pensacola history the first mass was on the beach in Pensacola around where there is a large cross erected now. From the diocese website August 15, 1559 Spanish colonists, accompanied by five Dominican priests and a lay brother, arrived in Pensacola. The first Mass was offered on August 15, 1559. This is regarded by most historians as the first documented Mass at an undisputed European settlement in what is now the continental United States Truly enjoy all your videos on the different platforms that you are on. Please keep it up. I especially like the comedian’s reviews God bless you

[@escosurajason18]

I always loved Father Casey. After going from religion to religion I finally settled down to be a Catholic, a religion of which I was born into. I feel like this is the perfect fit for me, I got to admit that I doubted so many times but I'm still here trying to believe that there is a heaven. I hope one day we will be together in Heaven Father Casey. You inspire me so much, Thank You. ❤️🇵🇭

[@timothyreilly8394]

Well, maybe you shouldn't have tried Islam

[@escosurajason18]

@@timothyreilly8394 I didn't even got the opportunity. I was inspired though, because of the boxer Muhammad Ali. But when I saw this channel, I figured out to stay.

[@snappyjo4642]

I was and non denominational Protestant and went from church to church as well then I found the Catholic Church. Find a Saint that you connect with and you will know why you are a Catholic.

[@FatherJMarcelPortelli]

Regarding altar candles at 17:38, they must also be composed of at least 51% beeswax, and they may be mounted on the altar itself (the traditional location) or on the floor if they are sufficiently tall.

[@erichodge567]

Oh no, Father... you're gonna do another one. In times as exhausting as these, a video like this is so calming. So yeah, please do another one, as soon as you can.

[@kingrichardiii6280]

"Please watch anything else i made other than this video, I guarantee it will have a positive effect on your life" clicks 18 minutes of useless trivia part 1

[@blanasky4385]

Thank you Father Casey, always interesting videos, 59 year old convert, and just got done with a 10 hour shift at Ford Motor co., in Detroit. I enjoy the information and many times serious issues covered with wisdom and compassion. God Bless you Father 😊

[@EpicWolverine]

Shout out to the D! If you have some time, there’s some beautiful churches in the city to visit: Sweetest Heart of Mary, St. Joseph Shrine, Old St. Mary’s to name a few.

[@nikikranz]

I'm so thankful for another Hungarian reference! Simon "The Rock" Johnson had me completely 😂😂😂 Thanks for showing that Catholicism is not only serious stuff.

[@EJ-gx9hl]

No Father Casey, you shouldn’t dislike doing these videos. These are amazing.

[@zackgreve5313]

I have to tell you I identified so well with the opening of this video. As a DRE I labored hard to prepare youth catechesis on a compelling way but I got more milage out of random catholic themed AMA than others.

[@lauralutz4538]

Totally enjoyable & NOT useless, thanks, Father! More videos, please!!😊

[@liamfoley9614]

The problem with Modernism in General and the NO Mass in particular is the level of personal interpretation that's permitted.

[@abyssimus]

While it may be exhausting for you, constantly breaking into another fact was a good way to disrupt my (granted acute, not chronic) anxiety about work just now. And because it's in a themed package, I have a clear cut off point (unlike doomscrolling). Thank you.

[@joshuamiller-le753]

I would argue in my case, these facts are not useless. While I am not Roman Catholic, (I am anglican) I have learned a great deal about the church in a way that is very unique. My biggest admiration of your videos is that you do not take a judgmental stance. So, Fr. Casey, no matter how useless you may think things like this are, these types of things are important to me at least.

[@ashaide]

Incidentally, at the Don Bosco facility in Makati City, the Philippines, you can buy what are i guess you can call cut-outs in the making of communion wafers as snacks. They're actually considered by my gym guy friend as good to snack on because the only other ingredient they have is confectionaire's sugar. Also, there's this popular Chinese snack here in the Philippines most Pinoy kids call "ostia" because they look like communion wafers. Also, I can see that Tom Hanks thing being used to help illustrate the canon around marriage for relevant theology classes in the Jesuit uni I graduated from.

[@mdelucia28]

Father Casey, I know it can be disheartening when videos like this blow up but videos like “The Only Way to Save the Church” don’t, but when I first re-entered the faith two years ago the first video I came across of yours was the useless trivia one, probably suggested to me by the algorithm because of the traction it had. Since then I’ve been a consistent viewer, and can point to you as not only my main form of catechesis, but can point others to you as well. The trivia may be useless, but the inviting atmosphere isn’t. I know most of the complaining was in jest, otherwise you wouldn’t have actually made this video, but thought it was worth mentioning anyway. Hopefully this sequel leads many down the same path the first one led me. Thanks for the terrific videos, and God bless.

[@ColdWarPrepper]

Father Casey - I watch anything and everything you do, and thank you - a little levity always makes the heart sing. And, thank you for the trivia about my home diocese of El Paso

[@lisspohr2573]

Knowledge is never useless. Sometimes we just don't know yet when it will be needed and valued. Thank you for all your videos.

[@wranglerboi]

@Lis Spohr - I agree. We get enough painfully useless information from much of social media these days that it's fun to get some useless information that is actually interesting--especially those of us who are Jeopardy fans!

[@FatherJMarcelPortelli]

Although kneeling is required is certain parts of the liturgy, there is no requirement for a church to have kneelers. So, if your church has kneelers, thank those who installed them for you. If not, either get some installed or kneel on the floor.

[@ashley.m.007]

As a fan of yours for over 6 years, I can't quite resubscribe...but thanks for meaning this! It's always fun to add some new facts to my Catholic Trivia knowledge!

[@insidebartshead]

The whole segment is great, but your introduction sprinkled with graceful reluctance was hilarious. Thanks for your accessible content, I've developed a strong liking for Franciscan Mystics and definitely possess some of their defining traits. God bless you and keep up the great work!

[@littlehouseofpoverty6788]

But this was fun to watch!! Sometimes we all need a little bit of “useless” information to let the brain unwind while allowing us some good humor too. Your side comments were great! Thanks!! Btw, I do watch a lot of your other videos too 😊

[@alexross1816]

Regarding the Coffee: St. Drogo is considered the Patron Saint of Coffee. He's also the Patron Saint of things you are repulsed by. (Btw, coffee is great)

[@angelsdefendus]

Father Casey, the laughter your "useless video" brought me was healing. Thank you!! And, please make more!!

[@envsgirl]

A minor quibble - the oldest catholic diocese in North America is the diocese of Quebec in Canada, founded in 1658! Not the diocese of Baltimore in 1789 (or 98?)

[@BogusmanTheSwagman]

Speaking of the IHS thing, I've also heard that it stands for "Iesus Hominem Salvator" (or something to that effect) meaning "Jesus, [the] Saviour of Humanity".

[@Baeprints]

For what it’s worth I think the videos and the parts of your books where you’re vulnerable (pouring your heart out) is the most meaningful aspect of your content… The honesty about what life is like as a friar is refreshing too. I think if more priests were like you there would be more millennials and gen-z who would be more open to attending Mass.

[@paul-davidalmond716]

I’ve been binge watching your videos. As a former Capuchin, I love Franciscan content.

[@doobat708]

Honestly, these are great invitational videos for people to find your channel and learn more!

[@fr.andygutierrez5356]

We appreciate your sacrifice in making this video, Father. May it bear great fruit in bringing many to see the solid, useful content you’ve posted for the good of their souls! Pax et bonum!

[@MyDeadController]

13:19 another great example, Making Christmas from The Nightmare Before Christmas

[@jorgemarroquin5954]

Honestly I have not prayed for you father Casey so I would be lying if I say I have, but I'll do my best to include you, I just want to say thank you for your teachings, you and father Patrick have help and clarified a lot of my doubts, I'm young catholic teen seeking to live my live sustained by the hand of God, and this Chanel and the other one with Father Patrick have been helping me follow my path as a true Christian and make me laugh. Please know you and father Patrick are instruments that God sent to help people like us seeking the kingdom of our heavenly father, so may God be with you and bless you for the rest of your life. O and I'm from Guatemala so congrats for reaching us over here.

[@michaelskinner9910]

So... ok. I have been a protestant believer since I was in my early teens. Recently I converted. Having a soft spot in my heart for the historic church I thought about the Roman Catholic church but opted for the Orthodox tradition. Orthodox believers have a bit of a different take on the whole Pope vs Metropolitan model of operation. Not being a theologian, I would like to hear why you have effectively ignored the true Holy Catholic Orthodox Church and emphasize the upstart breakaway Roman Bishop who was excommunicated by the other legitimate Bishops? If it sounds like I am gas-lighting you a little, maybe I am… tongue in cheek. I love your content and respect what you are doing.

[@glumbumble]

Had no idea about "O Radiant Light O Sun Divine." That's actually good information for people who pray the Liturgy of the Hours as that hymn features pretty regularly. I'm interested in learning the original version now.

[@marjosonic]

I certainly may not have been enriched in my faith and will promptly forget most of the stuff in this video, but I certainly got a good few chuckles from some of these and thought a # of the facts to be interesting at the very least. Thank you for all your videos Fr. Casey. God bless you.

[@joegabuzda976]

You are a treasure trove of knowledge. This kind of video as well as your other videos is what will bring the younger generation to the faith. Never stop your presentation. Young guys like you in the church will keep it alive !!! At 71, you are a light of freshness in my faith. Thanks.

[@pruittiii]

Father Casey: Don't undersell this video. As a history major, trivia is a great way to whet a person's interest. Perhaps you should create a Catholic version of Trivial Pursuit... Though not Catholic (our family was Methodist and Presbyterian since before Wesley and Calvin), I find your videos to be educational, inspiring, and uplifting. They are my evening devotional. Kudos to you for jobs well done. You are an astute young man. I would love to sit with you at a brewpub either in Macon or here in West Central Georgia and have an indepth conversation about matters of faith. Casey Coles are the future of a thriving Catholic church. Blessings, Father

[@southpawhammer8644]

More lists please, there's not enough silliness in this serious world.

[@ericromano7703]

Father, my wife has never been Catholic, and over the last several years has seemed to lose whatever faith she used to have, though she's never told me so. While a small thing, I was quite happy to be able to tell her about St. Peter being somewhat named Simon "The Rock" Johnson. I hope and pray that things improve over time, but for now, this was a small nice thing, and I thank you. This video may not have helped me to have a deeper understanding or appreciation of my own faith, but it was helpful to me just the same.

[@linafuquen]

Father, for me, your video is absolutely, the very best useful information for our spiritual life. Thanks for sharing! I pray for you!

[@matildamcgillicuddy3935]

Thank you, Father Casey! I love trivia, especially the way you do it!!

[@jeffhedglen]

Just want to say mindless entertainment like this is just what I needed today after all the random shooting of folks in the wrong place at the wrong time and all the other rough things going on in the world… so while the facts in the video might be useless, the video was super useful to my soul this day. So, thanks.

[@ModernEphemera]

Already know this one will be a banger, father

[@kerinskuriosities]

Hey, I'm a protestant who has gained so much from watching your videos... I was wondering if you could make a video about the Rosary, but in a way that protestants would understand it?

[@maciek1655]

God bless you father it's good to hear from you again !

[@huskymom234]

Fr. Casey, in these times it is quite refreshing to here these things - the church is an integral part of our lives we should hear some of the more esoteric stories about churchdom . Thank you

[@shelaghpeterson4130]

My understanding is that the Archdiocese of Baltimore was the first established diocese in the United States and that the dioceses in Quebec (in what became Canada) and Puerto Rico predate its formation.

[@BreakingInTheHabit]

That’s correct. Probably needed that clarification.

[@stevebrown8368]

I’m with you on the coffee. Worked third shift 30 years, coworkers thought I was LDS

[@Saint_nobody]

(Laughs in worst Mormon) I smoke pot.

[@rosemarysutherland3834]

Abominations! You must drink coffee! Just look - coffee contains the word FE - that means faith in some language, I think. so - no coffee = no faith!

[@bloozism]

History of the church is a huge passion of mine, so these types of videos are right up my alley. Thanks for sharing your knowledge father.

[@grumpycrumbles7360]

Your videos make my day, Father Casey! Every single day! God bless 🕊🙏🏻

[@jenlovesjesus]

Okay Father Casey, you said that the first diocese in the US was in Baltimore in 1789, but the picture you put with it said 1798.

[@j.h.martin5338]

Yes, we need a video like this once a month! This was fantastic!!!

[@earlyconnections8028]

Amazing delivery. May God bless you to continue sharing your knowledge on Christ!

[@chasieboi5640]

Thanks for doing this video I do like my trivia, but don’t feel too downcast as I can honestly say I follow you for your pastoral work. Though some clickbait is worth it as your musings definitely help to make the world a better place.

[@mikeschiesel2852]

I watch them all, Father; but these a certainly fun. Thanks for your patience, and for all you do.

[@eliskapolcicova9946]

How else would we know about Simon 'The Rock' Johnson?! 😁 Thank your for this brilliant contribution 👏 May God reward your for your suffering by many new followers 🙏😇

[@alejandragonzalezperez7161]

I started watching your channel when you entered the seminar. It is funny for me to see how everyone now calls you "father". I always found interesting your videos and I used to think that if I ever entered a convent, I would video blog everything as you did because your videos were very helpful for me to understand consecrated life and to make a better discernment. Thanks for all these 8 years! I watched and prayed when you were ordained ❤

[@batmaninc2793]

"Coffee is gross"? The Carmelite monks at Mystic Monk Coffee would like to have a word with you. And samples, I'm sure. Lol

[@batmaninc2793]

Also, I would like to see those movies. That's why Hollywood won't do 'em.

[@kyleenzler94]

Actually, Father, even though there were not seminaries, there were schools of Theology that religious and those wanting to be priests went to. In fact, by the 800s there were 5 schools: Rome, Alexandria, Constantinople, Antioch, and Jerusalem. And when the Universities started in the early 1000s, such as Cambridge, Oxford, and University of Paris, those were the schools for the priesthood. In fact, it was unheard of for lay people to go to these Universities, until post- Reformation period.

[@dianecomly5621]

I love all your videos. I really learn so much about the religion I have been for more than70 years. THANK YOU🙏🙏

[@jmd1743]

I really respect you as you come off as really passionate about your faith, it's a bright & sunny as in the type of passion or energy that children typically have in Sunday school which I wish I could experience at the many churches I've been to in the past. A lot of the church goers are "passionate" but not the kind of energy you're giving off, it's quiet depressing actually, often it feels as if I'm attending an attempted suicide support group session.

[@jerrydoesthings]

Thank you for the video. Love the channel because it depends my faith and my understanding. I'm look forward to a video on how adoration came to be.

[@pebsstonesteel1424]

But it's fun! 😊 It just proves that Catholism is a rich culture-religion. You see it (in art) and you live it (expressions, day to day living, the calendar, sciences, the law ... all based on Judeo-Christian principles originating from the Catholic faith). Can't wait for the next one, Fr. Casey 😊

[@xSHIELDBREAKERx82]

I wouldn't call it useless, brother Casey. I think it really speaks to detail oriented people who either like numbers, history or geography. It is only useless if there's no record of it. And then no one would know.

[@larrypicard8802]

Coffee is DELICIOUS! I'm lucky enough to live in Ecuador where we grow great coffee. The dolphin was also used to depict Jesus as well as an anchor. Rahner was a brilliant theologian.

[@SaltyVixen06]

I loved this! So interesting and you Fr Casey are quite entertaining!! Sorry but I think that you should make more of these videos! Thank you for the information, the laughs and may God Bless You Always 🙏🏻😇

[@christianjamescollado9822]

These actually are useful ideas for us seminarians for our quizzes in theology and church history subject, also for our revalidas exam.

[@davidstoeckl6439]

I love all your videos I've seen, which are a bunch. The useless trivia is fun, even if not Spiritually enriching. Thanks for taking the time. It seems, despite your little digs, that you still had fun with it.

[@ettabeckner1144]

I found, and subscribe, because of your "Useless Catholic Information." I'm Catholic and find them fun, funny, amusing AND informative. Thank you, Father Casey. God's blessings to you and yours. P. S. Hi, Father Casey's mom & dad!!!!!!!!!

[@feli9547]

...well now I want twenty more trivia videos.

[@arlia11]

The editing on this probably makes it more useful than anything! Love it ❤

[@christoffellner84]

Dear Father Casey, again a funny Video, thank you for that. I subscribed long before the last 6 facts. May the lord be with your spirit. Would you consider doing a video on the different rites of the Catholic Church (like ambrosian rite, gallican rite, mozarabic rite and so on)? Or maybe one on the Conflict between Jesuits and Jansenists?

[@RocknRoRose]

Capuchin Friars and Carmelites are soo awesome. I also love Franciscans and all the orders of our Catholic Church. I love how we evangelize to all others. Keep it going. God bless you.

[@DEVOn.A.Skertic]

Your videos , along with Bishop Barron videos ALWAYS get viewed by me. Was not expecting the "mac daddy" at all! In fact , it was the last thing on my mind, but probably the first thing I bring up at the next Knights of Columbus recycle drive. Thank you for all the dedication you put into your videos. One of my favorites was the "Day in the Life of .." ( all the cool behind the scenes of your day.) Sincerely, Micole Skertic Saint Timothy's Parish - Laguna Niguel, Ca.

[@keithstump1712]

. A recent publication in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease examined a cohort of 1,445 participants aged 65 and above, derived from the Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging reported that individuals who consumed one to two cups of coffee per day exhibited 27% lower risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease compared to non- coffee drinkers.

[@Mart289]

Very interesting...God bless you ❤

[@adamkotter6174]

Thank you so much for making this video. This was my gateway into your channel. I'm not Catholic, but listening to your approach to the fundamental truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the "why" of it all, has really helped me understand how to approach God better. At the end of the day, it's all about Jesus and receiving His grace in the ways that He's asked us to receive, and everything I do and am needs to be focused on that. Thank you.

[@rebeccaankenbruck6203]

Good sir the more random facts you share the longer I can procrastinate on my theology homework. I subscribed, keep them coming!!!😅

[@lilacrosesandthemoon]

Thank you so much. You have no idea how much I enjoyed this video. Boy do I love being a Catholic

[@bentoth9555]

I love these videos but one I'd love to see (in addition to your more regular stuff which is great) would be another Catholic jokes video.

[@luisaverticchio6980]

I love your videos! You might think it's useless information but i have repeated some of these truths at parties and WHOA!!! the conversations that went on from there.... some lasting to wee hours of the morning. None of this is useless information. It's called history. Thank you again. Keep it up!

[@Veronica-zz7bp]

I live in an extremely Catholic country (Brazil) and grew up a Catholic. I'm a muslim now, but I still admire Catholics for a lot of reasons. One of the people I most admire is a Catholic priest who lives in São Paulo who regularly teams up with a Muslim Sheikh to care and help for homeless people and fights against the injustice they suffer. People like those two are extremely positive in a country (like many others I believe) whose youth is straying farther and farther away from religion due to repressive parents, ostracizing from their community and overall negative experiences during their childhood. May God be with you always, my friend.

[@danhickey1227]

What made you leave the faith?

[@Veronica-zz7bp]

@@danhickey1227 Greetings, friend. I hope God's peace and blessings be with you. I don't see it as leaving the faith entirely. Just changing the way I approach and practice it. But to answer your question: Several reasons, some personal, but it mostly boils down to some divergences between the way I see God and the way the Catholic faith sees God. However, my conversion to Islam actually deepened the respect I have for the Catholic faith.

[@Xerxes2005]

The first official diocese in North America is the Diocese of Québec, founded in 1674. Its first bishop was St François de Laval. At the beginning, it covered most of North America. Baltimore is the first Catholic diocese of USA. Edit: Well, of course there are a few even older in Mexico...

[@DRAGNFLY]

Imagine being the guy who needed Mommy and Daddy to make him the "pope"

[@lauralutz4538]

Wow! Any edict’s?!

[@DRAGNFLY]

@@lauralutz4538 No, he didn't even get ordained as a "priest" until twenty years later 💀

[@andrejosefb.carabeo6577]

Father, if I remember correctly, Easter in 2011 was on April 24, which makes it the latest date for Easter

[@bernarendefmarn4429]

As a "Bernardine" Observant Franciscan, I'm shocked you don't understand the abreviation of the Holy Name. The letters are the first three letters of his name. ΙΗΣ(ΟΥΣ) pronounced "Yays". The three bracketed letters were pronounce "ooss". A "u" in Greek is written like a "y". My own name happens to be Bernardine Anthony😮 BTW. My mother when I used to pester her as a child with questions like what does ihs stand for would answer indicating herself not Jesus: I HAVE SUFFERED. And with a son like me it was a truthful answer.

[@johnbrandon5493]

I'm not Catholic but I truly appreciate you and your videos. May God richly bless you!