Beyond No: What the Catholic Church Has to Say About Same-Sex Attraction | Fr. Mike Schmitz

Beyond No: What the Catholic Church Has to Say About Same-Sex Attraction | Fr. Mike Schmitz | SLS20

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For many people, the stance of the Catholic Church on same-sex attraction is perceived as intolerant, narrow and even hateful. But is this true? What does the Church offer men and women for whom this is a daily reality?
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@HAHA-rm3ii 3 жыл бұрын

This was a great lecture. Fr. Mike is a rare priest that touches topics that are difficult but necessary. Pray for him. Pray for ALL priests. Satan hates them. ~ although that is a badge of honor in God's Army, they need our prayers. No priest, no Eucharist..Jesus help us to carry our cross. +

@dan69052 2 жыл бұрын

truth If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

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@Hallow334 11 ай бұрын

Father Mike is a very special Priest. The first video I ever saw of his was "The Hour That Will Change Your Life". If you havent seen that; I highly recommend it. I teach Catechism classes for high school boys to receive confirmation and Father Mike is the "go to" person as far as KZbin videos. He relates so well to young men. He has that child-like excitement and wisdom beyond his years. I am making a mental list of priests around the US, which I would love to attend their mass and Father Mike is high on that list. I would love to take a vacation across the US, visiting these priest's masses and getting to talk with them.

@AndrewKendall71 2 жыл бұрын

"This isn't us and them, it's only us. It's us." How very very important.

@dan69052 Жыл бұрын

truth If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

@mattlabishak4340 4 жыл бұрын

Father Mike, thank you for addressing difficult issues clearly. There is something for everyone in this presentation.

@johnnotrealname8168 4 жыл бұрын

@Jay Broughton Wait Pell did not Rape Babies.

@MeritBiz 3 жыл бұрын

Jay Broughton Be real. That is not the topic of his talk so you can’t expect him to address that. And if you are a Christian, let me remind you of what Jesus said “Thou shalt not judge, for thou shalt be judged. By the measure that you use it will be used back to you.”

@JoeyBoBo 3 жыл бұрын

Leviticus 19:19 ESV / 105 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful “You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material

@JoeyBoBo 3 жыл бұрын

Two kinds of material is Unholy according to those biblical words...the socks you are wearing and most of the clothes you wear are a polyester cotton blend!

@Nate77701 2 жыл бұрын

Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

@flisom 4 жыл бұрын

Christ ate with sinners, but He followed that up by saying, go and sin no more.

@flisom 4 жыл бұрын

Jacob Hall I recognize my sins as sins. I make no attempt to reclassify them as virtues or as a “lifestyle choice”.

@flisom 4 жыл бұрын

Jacob Hall it would be a lonely world if we didn’t love the sinner since there are so many of us. I can’t speak to the specific situation you refer to, but in general Catholic school teachers should adhere to Catholic moral teaching. If a teacher is presenting birth control as a viable option that teacher should no longer teach in Catholic School.

@mikewilliams235 3 жыл бұрын

And then you sinned no more?

@Ricokenyy 3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobhall1488 I've stopped, personally but I do fail miserably sometimes but that human its not about the perfect but about how to change. And constantly be trying to fix it

@DeaTheBitch 3 жыл бұрын

@@flisom the thing is, as a trans woman, I do not reconcile my 'sins' as 'lifestyle choices' I instead recognise them to be me

@LauraC-hq7sm Жыл бұрын

I enjoy so much listening to this beautiful man talk. He is so wise and gives me so much comfort.

@lauramahoney930 7 күн бұрын

Excellent lecture! Thank you Father Mike. We need priests like you. Please don’t stop teaching the Bible to us - you are phenomenal.

@neurolance1 2 жыл бұрын

Really tough stuff to hear and process, but also extremely honest. Addresses fear and hurt surrounding this topic in a way that we don't hear too often. Thanks for Fr. Mike.

@ewtordella1 Жыл бұрын

My dad graduated seminary and went to Rome for Cannon Law studies. He elected not to be a priest. Thank God because he married my sainted Mom. He spent most of his life afraid of those with same sex attraction. Toward the end of his life he called me just because but during that call for some unknown reason he told me that God accepts and loves those with same sex attraction as he does all of us. He went on to say sex outside marriage was forbidden and told me, his heterosexual daughter, that the rules were the same for me. Sex outside marriage cannot happen.

@KMF3 4 жыл бұрын

You are not defined by your wounds. That's a great quote

@suesaid2117 3 жыл бұрын

9 9 and 9 9

@josephcorrigan9160 3 жыл бұрын

but it is nonsense! KMF!

@KMF3 3 жыл бұрын

@@josephcorrigan9160 why

@josephcorrigan9160 3 жыл бұрын

WHY? well? because@@KMF3we have no wounds!

@KMF3 3 жыл бұрын

@@josephcorrigan9160 seriously? Everyone has wounds.

@hannah-rg9uj 2 жыл бұрын

I wrote in my journal the other day “Jesus, I am mad that the Catholic Church made your arms no longer feel like home.” The teachings on gay people in Catholicism have wounded me so badly. This is just conversion therapy under another name. You can say it love, I don’t feel it at all.

@dan69052 Жыл бұрын

this will help If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

@anneschmidt6359 Жыл бұрын

The Catholic Church does not have teachings about “gay people”. The church teaches about sin, repentance and mercy for all His children. I promise, if you continue to receive the Sacraments and dedicate yourself to knowing Jesus personally and following His teachings, you will find joy. I say this after reading so many beautiful stories of people who lived same-sex attractions for decades, encountered Christ and turned away from those attractions and are so happy and fulfilled.

@CeallachMurphy 4 күн бұрын

@@anneschmidt6359 I agree with you, we should try to stand with those with homosexual attractions and try to pull them back to god, for satan has captured them and pulled them away from god

@leonardstefanyshyn40 4 жыл бұрын

So many are afraid of loneliness. We come into this world alone and we will leave it alone. Only God can fulfill us. People as we are, will always let down.

@YM-gi1qm 4 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@billygoat6497 4 жыл бұрын

We are never lonely. Because God is everywhere. He is always ready to hear us. We need to know the importance of knowing, loving, and serving God. Only this will make us truly happy.

@billygoat6497 4 жыл бұрын

@Jay Broughton Sorry there is only one God in three divine persons the Father (creator, Yahweh), the Son (Jesus who died for our sins), and the Holy Spirit (the power to conquer the impossible). Therefore, we that believe in Him are never alone. 🙏✌❤😇 being lonely is a choice we can make changes with the help of God. Pray the rosary.

@billygoat6497 4 жыл бұрын

@Jay Broughton I have never liked watching cartoons. God is not a cartoon to entertain you or anyone.

@leonardstefanyshyn40 3 жыл бұрын

demigodzilla get thee behind me satan.

@lorenzolozzigallo2589 Жыл бұрын

Father Mike, alongside my spiritual father in Rome (Italy) was determining in my choice to repent, convert to Catholicism and abandon SSA sins. You may have many temptations in your life, but you can resist them.

@DadsWatchingYouTube Жыл бұрын

I dont want to be a stumbling block to you if your conscience moves you towards a closer following of Christ's Church. I admire you so much for desiring to be perfect as the Father in Heaven is perfect. I didnt use resisting temptation, even though you said that. You know your own temptations, I do not. I only know that among both heterosexual and bi or homosexual persons, the universal call is to chastity outside marriage and sexual morality within marriage. Even the heterosexual married man, when he lusts after a woman real or imagined who is not his spouse, commits adultery in the eyes of the Lord. It would make no difference if the man was bisexual and chose to marry a woman (wholesome and proper) but lusted for a man, it is the same betrayel of his marriage and act of adultery, perhaps we can add the theological qualifier of homosexuality on top, but its not necessary. Its like defining a stained cloth by how many stains, how old the stain is, and what liquid caused it, what color it is etc. , instead of just saying "stained". Likewise, sexual sin is the stain of sin, and anyone who feels worse for having homosexual sins should think about wether or not a heterosexual person should feel "better" if they had opposite sex partners they sinned with. This ridiculous logic would get even crazier if we press gender identity to illogical extremes, and lets say a bisexual man is therefore half as bad or half better than a gay man. Literally as logically impossible as discerning a glass half full or empty. What about other sins, such as pedophilia or other perversions like bestiality. One could, but it would be comically grotesque, if they also focused on wether or not the pedophile was attracted to the same sex, or if the bestiality or necrophilia was with a male or female animal or corpse. Sexual immorality is using the sexual nature of humanity in a way god has not ordained. Even if the desires are natural. Likewise, the feelings and biological reactions of our fight flight response naturally motivate us to self defense, and yet we should not justify something just because it can be biologically supported (Peter's striking of the servants ear off with a sword, drew condemnation from Jesus, when many onlookers would see this as appropriate behavior in preventing the arrest of an innocent man let alone the Lord Jesus, but Christ shows that his desires are above our instincts, and his standards are counterintuitive in the most divinely beautiful way). Anyone who hates another man is guilty of murder in the eyes of God, and unless somone can profess to have never hated someone, then straight or gay, you have some serious sins that require Christ's proactive mercy and you can do nothing to help or save yourself. Indeed, our Original Sin, cannot be undone by any level of righteous intention, only by grace through the Sacrament. And so I say to you my friend, God bless you and truly he will reward you and never abandon you as you strive to be the way he set out. There may be undiscovered qualities of biology and homosexuality that will explain things later, or psychology. But until then, you have made a choice for the Kingdom of God instead of treasure on earth. And Jesus will remember this, in the present moment, the future, and eternity. However, and not for a moment do I suggest the Church is wrong to say homosexual sex (or any sex outside of marriage) is a sin, I implore you to be a part of the dialogue. You seem to be a orthodox Catholic faithful who is SSAttracted and is staying with the Church. We need you to speak, and speak with wise words, respect, and pray for guidance. Because far too many leave the Church for a denomination that compromised, or worse leave Christ altogether. Youre identity is not gay, neither is anyones identity straight, nor are we identified male or female. Our identity are as human beings, made in the image of god, and after our fall, as sinners. This is not pessimism! As it is proclaimed on Easter Vigil, "Oh happy fault that earned us so glorious a savior!" and Jesus himself said "It is not for the rightheous (no one) but for the sinful (everyone) that I came into the world." Our identity is the sheep of the good shepherd, and in order to find ourselves on his shoulders we must one by one be the lost sheep that leaves the 99. The toitality of your sin, not any specific sin, makes you a sinner, and the totality of the price of that sin has been paid by Christ, and so you are on the path to redemption which requires preservation and grace. The Catholic Church rightfully teaches that faith and good works justify us, but that all of it is through grace alone. WIthout gods free grace and goodness, we would not only have to deal with our sins, but we would have no good qualities at all to merit us anything. So all I ask is that you see yourself as a proud patient of the wonderful healer, and that you have more symptoms than just SSA. The disease is not homosexuality, the disease is being a sinful creature and the symptoms are many. You have a duty one might say, or perhaps you should make it your duty willingly, to speak up and create the internal dialogue that is lacking. The conversation seems to be from non-Catholics with Catholics about the LGB(not T, as that is incompatible on a much more fundamental level. Its a false reality, not a action.) There needs to be SSA/Homosexual/Bi Catholics who are willing to talk about their lives the same way there are alcholics, murderers, and me, in the Church. We must all go to confession and give our priests the opportunity to become good confessors, and give ourselves access to the sacraments. We need to talk to people in parishes, while you might say to the parishoners that you are chosing to remain single, if you were in a homosexual relationship, you should courageously say "I am a Catholic, and I keep falling into sin. Thats why Im here, for the savior." Now, do not be apart of gay pride, as that would be just as bad as straight pride, there is nothing Christian about any type of pride for prides sake. But you can be courageous, and find Jesus' face in other people who are suffering more with this problem. For blesed are those who mourn for they will be comforted. Look at our Most Holy Father Francis' comments on homosexuality (the longer ones not the short videos) and check out the more liberal view of Fr James Martin SJ as well as more orthodox views like this channel. The conversation needs to occur. Church doctrine will not change, but Jesus did say, that Moses allowed divorce because the hearts of that time were hardened. I dont know if that means homosexuality will be allowed in loving, steady, devoted, and pure of heart relationships where the partners have fallen in love first and attempted to live as brothers, only to develop sexual relations and cohabitation despite trying their best to remain apart. This happens with straight catholics all the time. They arent asked to go find a new Church. They are asked to get married. Now, only God can guide the Church, but the conversations will comfort many, even the consciences of those not personally affected by SSA but affected by feeling like the Church is cruel or opposite, feel like the Church should be harsher. The only true answer, is love and mercy. Christ offers uncondtional mercy. We must as believers flesh out the answers to theological questions, but we should never put the doctrinal studies ahead of the living Gospel that makes all things new and purifies all sins for those who believe and put their trust in the Risen One. God Bless. I am praying to Mary for you. (I am a Trad Roman Catholic with some slight SSA but married to a woman)

@lorenzolozzigallo2589 Жыл бұрын

@@DadsWatchingKZbin my dear brother, your prayers are precious to me. Converting is a bumpy road, but only the narrow gate shall lead to Our Sweet Jesus and His Blessed Mother. Every moment of temptation, I offer it on the altar. We mustn’t pray for a lighter cross, but for stronger shoulders. The Lord Almighty will give us the strength.

@deborahausten 5 ай бұрын

Bless you always JM+J

@bethechangeyouwannaseeinth9488 4 жыл бұрын

I am no catholic and never interested but by chance I began to listen fr mike and i is good!! so good thx:)

@catholicpeaces6257 4 жыл бұрын

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@lisancristo8214 4 жыл бұрын

You just took being Catholic for granted, like a husband

@alecrosewell6959 3 жыл бұрын

@@lisancristo8214 entering a faith is never to be taken for granted amen.

@lisancristo8214 3 жыл бұрын

@@alecrosewell6959 You are correct, I have always wanted to enter religious consecrated life.

@liannabeauchamps7853 3 жыл бұрын

“Loneliness is an epidemic in our culture right now” oh boy just wait til that quarantine hits.

@stephenjohnson3163 3 жыл бұрын

One could say that it is sort of a dessert for that!

@dan69052 2 жыл бұрын

@IonutIonut-tn1ox 2 жыл бұрын

Where do you live?

@ArnaudSibille 2 жыл бұрын

@@dan69052 You do know that your message is just ignored by people following "the good book". However, knowing that topic, I applaud to your will to inform others. It just has no place when one reads that famed book, no matter how handsome a gay priest might be. In that realm, it's hypocrisy to the end. I wish Christians would read Senecca instead of all this.

@josephineduchamp5293 3 жыл бұрын

He is blessed. The Mass means so so much more when he explained it. It brought tears to my eyes not realising the LOVE I have for my God.

@dan69052 2 жыл бұрын

facts not fiction If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

@alicevill2259 3 жыл бұрын

i feel that before i met God in a personally level I lived scared of lonelyness. I was living in sin no marriage just union not even law but I had my prior mariage anuled so during the process of taking the step to remarry I had to take a big decicion if abstenance but it made it deficult for my partner to a point he was threaghtening to leave but with God in my life it made me no be scare of loosing him... I was more afraid of loosing God's Love I realised I am in love with Jesus so in my heart i had made a choise if ge leaves i will no longer seak for no nan and just stay single. I feel Jesus fills me comepletely.

@catherinekelly532 3 жыл бұрын

losing! Spell correctly!

@maureenmcentire350 3 жыл бұрын

@@catherinekelly532 did you listen to Fr. Mike? We're all in this together..some people can spell well, others can't. What's important is Alice's story....

@maureenmcentire350 3 жыл бұрын

Well done Alice. That takes courage.

@margaretdouglass6772 3 жыл бұрын

@@catherinekelly532 no one likes a grammar Nazi! Be gracious not critical!

@reng.794 3 жыл бұрын

Alice you confirmed much of what I fear. Thank you for making it clear and acknowledging that our love for God and His love for us is so much greater than the fear of losing a person for not understanding us and respecting our convictions.

@stevensonrf 4 жыл бұрын

Ultimately we are called to follow Jesus not just seek Him.

@pattipton4450 3 жыл бұрын

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@gayleschaefer6300 3 жыл бұрын

Following Jesus and seeking Him are one and the same.

@stevensonrf 3 жыл бұрын

@@gayleschaefer6300 Not necessarily.

@JeepGuy3 3 жыл бұрын

@@pattipton4450 may God bless her soul!

@stevensonrf Жыл бұрын

@UnWaifu No! Its not! Read John 6:66: “From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him”. “Seeking” and “following” are two different things.

@johnstrange2915 3 жыл бұрын

God Bless you Fr. Mike. Jesus loves all of us.

@EneidaRios 2 жыл бұрын

“No one escapes the cross”.... TRUTH - We all have to come to the cross for salvation. Thank you for sharing. Powerful message. God bless you!🙏🏽

@christophewakim3587 4 жыл бұрын

Pray for me guys God bless you all

@megan8832 4 жыл бұрын

Wakim Wakim for whatever you’re going through I pray that Jesus gives you strength and gives you hope! Amen

@johnmissouriusa-hi1219 4 жыл бұрын

I know Jesus will Heal You of whatever You are going Through. Embrace Your Cross but Trust Completely in The Lord! Blessings to You, John

@palomaramirez2671 4 жыл бұрын

you´ll be in my prayers

@aa-fs8kz 3 жыл бұрын

Pope Leo 13 exorcism prayer Mark 9/ God is with you. TRUST Prayandfastforamerica.org

@josephcorrigan9160 3 жыл бұрын

BUY! why? Christophe WAKIM ?

@lohanthony 3 жыл бұрын

"If it wasn't this, it'd be something else- no one escapes the cross and no one has to escape redemption in this life." - Fr. Mike Schmitz. wow.

@josephinegeorge2585 3 жыл бұрын

If it was not for this, it would be something else! Knowing and realizing what is a cross and who is the real me. Very profound

@shieldmaiden1318 3 жыл бұрын

best quote i've heard in a while

@josephcorrigan9160 3 жыл бұрын

explain! lohanthony

@josephcorrigan9160 3 жыл бұрын

but NO roman catholics are redeemed? they are ALL still pagans! lohanthony ?

@mattharazin5578 3 жыл бұрын

@@josephcorrigan9160 How do you know that? Are you the God who redeems?

@ximenacifuentes7436 3 жыл бұрын

Fr. Mike, I have to say that It had been quite a couple weeks for me before I'd actually been able to shed even a single tear, not because I didnt want to but because of My very own health.., You See-- I too love picking up my Daily Cross as Jesus has taught us, and how my favorite Saint, Padre Pio himself has taught my so well after so long from my last horrific Migraine which I just suffered from like 2 &1/2 weeks ago, which was what wouldn't even allow me to shed a tear!! -- All that said, I must say that it's been nearly each and every Single One of Your Most Wonderful Homilies which I try my very best Daily Masses, along with anything else-ehether they be Simple teachings or Otherwise--,For like Tonight's Message for Me Anyways it Held Tons of Forgotten informational Messaging for me, that I truly felt isn't told to Us Catholics As often as it should be! ##- Your last 10 Minutes could've been the Most Powerful Words to Me in the whole Teaching, yet I'm glad I save them All in case any of My friends ask me where I heard of You..?!?.. 😁🥰🙌 ##- Keep up your good Work, Fr. Mike and just a side note- I was initially moved to Open up your very 1st Homily back about 2 Months ago, simply because the Previous now gone Pastor at My 16 Year Catholic Church, here at St. Edward's in Pembroke Pines, in So. Florida had your Same 1st Name;) ##So there ya have it--Mike's can not only be Common via long distance, but even Charismatic senses of humor 'go a long way..', too if ya ask Me🤣👌🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

@anthiakharumnuid9331 3 жыл бұрын

God Bless you with more Godly wisdom..Fr.

@sharonsparks5121 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful soul with a unique gift to express truth... God bless Fr. Mike, AMEN...

@luciolira2694 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you! Such a blessing! ♡

@MsLiesk 3 ай бұрын

Truth is what makes us ‘us’ 🙏☦️

@elizabethnyachomba4172 3 жыл бұрын

Thank u Fr Mike. God bls u exceedingly 4 making th True teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ & th Church so very clear. 4 us. Th subject of sexuality has been manipulated 2 suit not th Holy Will of God but th needs of th flesh. God bls u, keep u well & increase ua fruitfulness in His Holy Kingdom, thr Jesus Christ, amen.

@marvinmansueto6081 4 жыл бұрын

What a great talk. Words come so easy to Fr Mike to express himself in truth on all delicate matters. Bless you Father. Thank you!

@kylejhartman 2 жыл бұрын

@@jacobhall1488 In his book about why being gay is wrong and gay people don't deserve romantic relationships, he has the audacity to mention all the females he dated in his youth! Tone deaf.

@Carmen24860 Жыл бұрын

@@kylejhartman Why does that make him tone deaf?

@kylejhartman Жыл бұрын

@@Carmen24860 He's writing a book about why gay people don't deserve to pursue romantic relationships while mentioning his own romantic relationships. Reeks of hypocrisy and discrimination.

@chriss1686 8 ай бұрын

@@kylejhartman You write a lot of words just to say you're attracted to males and addicted to pornography. Nobody cares about your self-indulgent rationalizations.

@wolf4811 4 жыл бұрын

"if it wasn't this it'd be something else." i need to remember that

@annetterice4103 Жыл бұрын

This was so powerful! Thank you Father! God bless you!

@erikhanson8414 Жыл бұрын

I’m well on my way to balling my eyes out. Thank you, thank you, thank you.❤️❤️❤️❤️

@rtblaze7915 9 ай бұрын

bawling.

@KephasIsStPeter 8 ай бұрын

The call to God and his glory is true, I know this because after years of lost faith and living in sin. I have felt the Holy Spirt touch me deeply. I have decided to convert, be celibate, and follow The Lord wherever I am called to be. I pray for forgiveness of my sins and that others who are struggling with these sins to hear the call of the Lord and seek his Holy Catholic Church. Fr. Mike Schmitz is an amazing man and I respect him deeply thank you for your videos and lectures Fr. Mike. ✝️

@IndoorCycling 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Father...

@lisancristo8214 4 жыл бұрын

Fr. Schmidt you are spot on.

@ResilientSoul 3 жыл бұрын

We don't need to be afraid of loneliness! God fills that void in our hearts. As humans we seek superficial things to find peace only to leave us empty and alone. I've discovered going to the Word and asking the Holy Spirit to show me His Love. We all have feelings and unnatural desires. It's out of our Love and devotion for our Creator that we sustain from acting on sin. God knows each and every heart! He knows. Turn to Him. ❤

@theroguejester6412 3 жыл бұрын

Heterosexuals have the opportunity to pursue sexually and emotionally fulfilling relationships. Denying this opportunity to gay people is unjust discrimination, something the Catechism explicitly forbids

@dan69052 2 жыл бұрын

@VixeyFrost 3 жыл бұрын

Relating a priest’s life of celibacy to same-sex attraction is weird to me. Being a priest is a choice. Being gay or bi isn’t. I can’t help that I like women, and it’s unfair that my relationships could never be seen as a positive, fruitful, beneficial, or life-giving thing simply because of the gender of the person I date or may choose to marry. It’s kinda ridiculous to enforce this idea that all gay people have to be celibate and can’t be in romantic relationships like a priest. That’s like saying “oh, you’re white? Then you have to choose to be celibate because we think God said that white people can’t get married.” (It’s a hypothetical example, don’t bother getting pressed about there not being a specific Bible verse that I cite on it). Point is, it’s a totally arbitrary standard and it makes no sense. You can’t help the way you’re born, and it’s unfair to push this agenda onto people that we’re somehow “wrong” for wanting to be in a spiritual, binding union with the people we love. Also, there’s a Bible verse about “Gentile or Jew, servant or free, woman or man no more,” which, to me, implies things that aren’t relevant to the character of a person. Gender/sex is included in that list. If gender/sex is seen as irrelevant to our character, then why does it matter so much in marriage?

@Angelica-hr2ku 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this beautiful thought. I'm Catholic and I will always be. I hope that like me, most Catholics don't think that same gender Love is a sin, or divorse women are to not seek conjugal love anymore (they are just the loud minority, I hope). God is love and we ALL who love Him are His church. The clergy does not own the church. Please keep on seeking God's love.

@VitorGomes9 3 жыл бұрын

You weren't born "that way".

@sandrawilson3973 3 жыл бұрын

@@VitorGomes9 You are-

@Powerranger-le4up 2 жыл бұрын

What you’re saying is partly true, but it doesn’t mean we have to act on those desires. You’re just as much a part of God’s family as everyone else is. However, we do not have the authority to contradict how God designed marriage. Marriage is not a guarantee that you’ll be happy. If you’re gay, God has likely destined you for a purpose that is greater than marriage.

@kristinathomas5890 2 жыл бұрын

Those traits likely won't exist at all in Heaven, and for sure the Bible says there is no marriage in Heaven, but they still exist here and the Bible does address people who are not living correctly according to their traits and station in life and tells them how they should live. Old women: stop gossiping. Men: be faithful to the wife of your youth. Women: don't get up in front of the whole congregation and teach. Slaves: obey your masters. Masters: be kind to your slaves, and set them free if they want or keep them if they want. Rich people: don't segregate yourselves and do eat with everyone including the poor. Church: don't show favoritism and give special seats to rich people. People are addressed by their traits. What if the verse is about treating everyone with equal kindness, equal fellowship, equal rights to the full life of a Christian in fellowship with others? What if people are supposed to have different roles, and act certain ways according to their roles that honor God and show love? Who ever said that verse is about traits that used to apply to character and now don't? I always thought they were a list of traits that people used as excuses for power and exclusion from the "in group". In today's terms, traits that had been used for discrimination. There was a time Peter had a vision in which God had to teach him directly to stop excluding Gentiles from being able to enter the family of God. I think God would tell certain Christians now to stop excluding people based on who they're attracted to. But that doesn't mean we pretend like a man isn't a man and a woman isn't a woman, or that if for example two women love each other in faith then it's ok to also love each other as wives or to have sex. They are still women, and they are not supposed to be excluded from church meetings or treated as subhuman or ignored because of their gender, but they are supposed to still only marry men. People of faith in the Bible in the Old and New Testaments were told to not take part in homosexual acts. Not to take part in sexual immorality. Why would it say those things if gender/sex doesn't matter anymore in any way at all?

@luciolira2694 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for allowing us to hear this. Your presence and words are encouraging for many of us, specially during this hard times. Sending you positive and warm hugs. XOXO

@maureenahutchinson 2 жыл бұрын

Preach!! Such a great presence n delivery

@dan69052 2 жыл бұрын

facts not dogma If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

@robertdelgadillo2829 4 жыл бұрын

I liked this talk a lot more than his other talks about this subject

@angelaspielbusch1237 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant explanation! Thank you so much 😊

@maryalicechamberlain8593 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Father Mike, well done. Not the same talk as before. Well done.

@f.oliver8078 4 жыл бұрын

Mesmerising. Thank you so much Father. Some weighty theological, and philosophical, principles there made simple and palatable.

@neurolance1 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. A lot of Catholic teachings on this topic don't go much further than, "We're all oriented toward some things that are not good for us.", but that's where it stops. This talk addresses the pain, loneliness, and real world human experiences of people with this wound. Very important teachings here.

@gadielrivera1880 4 жыл бұрын

Let’s pray a Hail Mary for Father Mike!

@Paixpeacehippy 4 жыл бұрын

Jay Broughton why

@claireclarke7789 3 жыл бұрын

@Jay Broughton There is undeniable proof by historians that Jesus was a real human person. Whether you believe his teachings or not is separate to the objective fact of his existence. He lived.

@user00578___ 3 жыл бұрын

@Jay Broughton that's not history, Jesus wasn't a raper. I pray for you, blessings.

@user00578___ 3 жыл бұрын

@Jay Broughton as said there is proof Jesus existed and the religion started from him. There are testimonies all around the world. God is real (and not a child raper), we need to seek him ! Have a great day !

@claireclarke7789 3 жыл бұрын

@@user00578___ How can Jesus be a child rapist, if he never existed in the first place. To be a rapist, you have to be a human being. You cannot accuse someone of a crime if they do not exist. You have flawed logic.

@michellelowe7127 3 жыл бұрын

You're never really single when you're in a relationship with God. 😃

@janhochman4474 3 жыл бұрын

You were formed for relationship with human beings and the Higher Power/God. You don't have to deny human caring.

@jesusdiazzz6369 3 жыл бұрын

i think you inappropriately making god look gay.

@otello204 3 жыл бұрын

A relationship with an imaginary being. Wow. Not imaginary you say? You have never seen god, never heard a voice that identifies itself as god, never smells god, never physically felt god, and never tasted god. God by definition is in your imagination. Oh you might say, but I felt god’s presence. That isn’t god, it’s something in you brain that makes you feel good I live such a better life when I gave up belief in a god. I now lead my life in a way that benefits people around me, and allows me to make the most out of the short time we have here, instead of following rules in hopes of winning god’s favor in the afterlife.

@lalithamariaperez2937 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, really?

@kaml.7341 2 жыл бұрын

@@otello204 I am 1,000 percent in agreement with your comments. I was brought up as a Roman Cathlic, but I had never experienced anything "God", None, Zippo! I now live my life without religion, and I am much happier. I don't believe that there are Heaven above, and Hell below. My time on this earth is the only time I have on this earth. When I die, I die. I will not be a spirit looking forward to the Judgment Day and be sent to Hell because there is no Jesus in me.

@amig9318 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Father Mike.

@bruce9635 4 жыл бұрын

Truth is beautiful.

@mutestingray 3 жыл бұрын

Some strange “truths” in this comment section, however. 😵‍💫

@Matt_Dalton 3 жыл бұрын

Gonna start calling straight people “individuals who are experiencing opposite sex attraction.”

@peterawit99 3 жыл бұрын

Well said

@Matt_Dalton 3 жыл бұрын

@James Nguyen fair point. I think I just disagree with the premise of a lot of what he’s saying. Or rather, I just disagree with the worldview of Catholicism. I was raised in the church, and I only ever experienced it negatively. I don’t personally have an issue being called gay, because it’s just a descriptor. I’m also a cook, and I wouldn’t be offended if someone called me a cook.

@Matt_Dalton 3 жыл бұрын

@James Nguyen right on. I like to think that everyone exists on a sexuality spectrum. Being bisexual places you in the middle. I’m not completely unattracted to women, I’m just more on the gay side.

@doukyuuseii99 3 жыл бұрын

@@Matt_Dalton My family identifies as catholic but nobody really goes to church anymore so we sparsely practice it. I identified as atheist in my teens and currently I identify as agnostic but I'm trying to give faith another shot, should I consider the catholic church or perhaps another denomination?

@Matt_Dalton 3 жыл бұрын

@@doukyuuseii99 I am biased against the Catholic Church, so I don’t feel like I can speak to that exactly. What I will say is that in my experience, you can choose to follow a faith or belief system without accepting everything that system teaches. For example, if you wanted to try Catholicism again, I’d recommend researching and seeing what you do like and what you don’t like, and then move forward with what works for you.

@tartuttest 2 жыл бұрын

the best I've seen in 3 years searching... your experience isn't your identity. Magnificent. "My new philosophy"

@dan69052 Жыл бұрын

more knowledge If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

@stevensonrf 4 жыл бұрын

God Bless Fr Mike for speaking the truth!

@ransomcoates546 4 жыл бұрын

And given his looks he must have spent a lot of time in his life avoiding the attentions of both sexes!

@stevensonrf 4 жыл бұрын

Jay Broughton Troll Jay

@stephenjohnson3163 3 жыл бұрын

How he said "You are not defined by your wounds..." I think is so clever that it actually caught me off guard. Wow. Thank you, God for teaching Fr. Mike to speak for You.

@kaboom3186 3 жыл бұрын

Father Mike, I truly wish there are more inspiring and spiritually informative as yourself. I find that missing in the Church right now because many priests aren't good shepherds.

@dan69052 2 жыл бұрын

@rugbyladice574 3 жыл бұрын

Best presentation ever. :) Before the fall of man, we were in union(the correct use) of the nature of the world. It is a struggle to try to see and use nature(of everything) correctly.

@alanweber6805 2 жыл бұрын

Thank-you Father Mike I agree totally with you we are all called to love each other we all have struggles thank you for helping me god bless

@dan69052 Жыл бұрын

truth If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

@em1694_ 4 жыл бұрын

I alway love hearing Father Mike speak on this topic! Thank you so much Father Mike

@clarissebeauchamp4970 3 жыл бұрын

Extraordinary, Fr. Mike. God's love shines so brightly through you. And you are helping God make the world a better place. Blessings and grace to you always, Fr. Mike.

@maureenahutchinson 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@craigsensanbaugh2346 2 жыл бұрын

Father Mike. CONGRATS for getting air time on CBS Sunday morning! You've hit the BIG time. . God rules!

@dan69052 Жыл бұрын

knowledge shall set you free If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

@marknowak 3 жыл бұрын

If the purpose of every sexual act is narrowly defined to be heterosexual unity and procreation, then standing on a chair to extend one's reach is a violation of a chair's natural purpose of supporting our butts. Sex is definitely a tool for procreation, but like any tool, it can have more than one "creative" use. There is more than one way to be constructive with most things. Just ask MacGyver. Or ask doctors who use medications for purposes other than what they were initially intended. To stand in the way of people finding happiness for the sake of happiness itself by living lives that are authentic to their true selves is to demonstrate a lack of empathy and a lack of true acceptance and promotes a world view that has caused enough pain that has driven some to suicide.

@AndrewTheMandrew531 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like this whole thing just went over your head.

@johnofroncesvalles4255 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Father Mike Love is the meaning of life. God is love. Anyone who preaches love is bound to beget hate. Praying for you.

@dan69052 Жыл бұрын

truth If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

@benbenyamin144 2 жыл бұрын

Dear brother in Christ. , thank you.

@user-qm5ut1kx3h 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Fr Mike for all your teachings!❤

@seanmateer5850 10 ай бұрын

You mean God’s teachings ❤

@johnnotrealname8168 4 жыл бұрын

Whenever Father Mike speaks and he is sad I feel like crying a River.

@luciolira2694 2 жыл бұрын

Let yourself feel! Tears are so powerful.

@cristo.me.ama. 3 жыл бұрын

We are the bride of Christ therefore never alone ....I ❤️ Jesus and he ❤️ me. He loves me in my sin and in my brokenness.

@jesusdiazzz6369 3 жыл бұрын

No he doesnt just your brokenness and humbleness but not your sin. Psalms 7:11 “God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.”

@ella-kk4sl 3 жыл бұрын

this priest is so amazing he’s so down to earth and not even judge mental at all

@dan69052 2 жыл бұрын

If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

@redeye6560 2 жыл бұрын

thats the problem

@liftism9367 2 жыл бұрын

@@dan69052 what ignorance? Atheists cant even answer transcendentals just because we dont want to follow your globalist lucifieran cult

@purityballs7446 2 жыл бұрын

This priest is a propagandist exploiting the vulnerable and weaponizing the stupid.

@kristinathomas5890 2 жыл бұрын

@@redeye6560 We are supposed to judge the fruit (which I take to mean attitudes, actions, words, things we can see that came from them) of the believers in the church, but only the believers. We are NOT supposed to judge outsiders. That's God's job. Outsiders have no faith, no commitment to Christ and so it doesn't make sense to expect them to do anything He says or even to have any relationship to Him, and some have no understanding of spirituality either because they can't see any point of view but their own. I remember before I was a disciple of Christ and I only saw the world through my own understanding. It wouldn't have made any sense to me for people to say my morals or life were wrong if I felt I was right, because they're not me and I accepted nobody's authority. I actually was big on following rules, but only the ones that made me feel safe or that got me success in a worldly way, basically the rules that I liked. I didn't think I had any master. Now I know I was a slave to the desires of my body, but I had to learn that through the experience of the world not being able to make me happy. Then I was open to change. Then when I met Christ through His church and experienced love, care, discipline, truth -- then I was ready to start listening to a new way of thinking, and believe.

@KMF3 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I'm like his sister 56 and never married. Never found the right guy. I am a woman just to clarify. HATE that I have to clarify. So I am celibate and likely will be for the rest of my life.

@harmonygordon6901 4 жыл бұрын

Bless you KMF we live in a culture that ridicules unmarried women of a certain age as if it was by their choice! It is noble to wait on the Lord. If He has a mate for us . . . Good. If He doesn't have a mate for us . . . Good. All that matters is that God's will be done. It took me a while to come to this conclusion. But I am joyful and grateful. Father Mike is giving a POWERFUL talk.. Praise be to God. If we belong to Jesus Christ then we are FULL & cared for . Our (American) society doesn't have sex put in perspective. It doesn't even understand the purpose of sex. Thank God for theology of the body. Catholic TRUTH. Sex belongs in marriage. Sex means being open to life. That is countercultural in America. But Christians aren't meant to follow the world !

@gfitz6001 4 жыл бұрын

KMF : I’ve been celibate since my divorce 34 years ago. More than once people have questioned my orientation, since I don’t date. My “ex” had our 20 year marriage annulled by our diocese. I feel betrayed by the Catholic Church. If I had realized that I was not married, I’d have taken our 2 children and left the man and his emotional abuse.

@KMF3 4 жыл бұрын

@@croatiangambler8059 no I am not a religious sister. I never felt called to be a religious sister and so I never pursued that. Now I'm too old to pursue that.

@KMF3 4 жыл бұрын

@@harmonygordon6901 amen!!!

@KMF3 4 жыл бұрын

@@gfitz6001 I can totally understand how you would feel betrayed by the church because of the annulment. I don't think that that is ever considered. It seems like annulments are given out like candy nowadays.

@oxpulat 3 жыл бұрын

Im going to be confirmed in march 2021, i have watched this multiple times and it helps me remember im not an exception thank you.

@oxpulat 3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobhall1488 idk- why did i spell it like that

@olivia35128 3 жыл бұрын

hey how did it go?

@oxpulat 3 жыл бұрын

@@olivia35128 Actually really nice. Thank you for asking :)) I came out as pansexual to quiteeee a lot of people, and two of my sisters. But this video still helped me recognize i will not act upon my desires. So yeah, great :DD

@olivia35128 3 жыл бұрын

@@oxpulat We all have our own crosses to bear and I'm glad you've decided to take up yours. Welcome home

@oxpulat 3 жыл бұрын

@@olivia35128 Thank you so much.

@lindapopko9886 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful and beautiful, thank you

@TwistedThunderKittie 2 жыл бұрын

thank you Father

@nuolachrist7338 Жыл бұрын

This one had me weeping.

@anthonylozano8035 3 жыл бұрын

Really love this. I mean look at this priest. He’s attractive, a great speaker; eloquent, intelligent. You don’t think he struggles with temptations that are beyond yours. He forgoes marriage with a woman and commits to a life of abstinence. He understands the ideas of bearing your cross despite the temptations thrown at you. If all men and women would have an inkling of the mindset of sacrifice the world would be a better place

@anthonylozano8035 2 жыл бұрын

@Directruth care to Elaborate on that.

@r.m5883 2 жыл бұрын

@Directruth Read Paul’s letters, that’s the basis. Jesus, celibate and single. Paul, celibate and single.

@r.m5883 2 жыл бұрын

@Directruth LOL. Go read some Bart Ehrman for a non Christian source that tickles your fancy. There’s non biblical sources that attest to events and people in the NT. Paul never spoke contrary to Jesus. Im sure Paul had a fictional Roman beheading too? And Romans didn’t exist either, right? Seems like you’re the one living in a fiction.

@r.m5883 2 жыл бұрын

@Directruth Wow have you never heard of literary tools to convey messages? You think you’re being deep but you’re not being deep at all. The truths in the bible exist today, in 2021 for a reason. Betray those fundamental truths and just see what kind of life you end up with. A living Hell so to speak. But hey, you’re the 21st century man, fully evolved, with all the wisdom and no sins to speak of and no ancestral wisdom to take heed of. Amen!

@wylier 2 жыл бұрын

@@r.m5883sure, stories can convey messages and morals. But 'stories' are, by definition, fictitious. Back in biblical times, slavery was accepted as morally OK, and adulterers and homosexuals were routinely stoned to death. Haven't we moved beyond that by now?

@xyz574 2 жыл бұрын

People don't need to be afraid of loneliness? Hmm. I've experienced prolonged loneiness, and at first I liked it. Eventually, though, I didn't like it. "According to Hakulinen's extensive research, loneliness may raise the risk of heart attack by more than 40 per cent. It also increases the chances of premature death by up to 50 per cent, says the study."

@Behaviordoc2 2 жыл бұрын

You're right. You need to near to others. We are not biologically geared to be loners.

@barbarademartiis8331 8 ай бұрын

Just wonderful!! You are not defined by your wounds, or your weaknesses or your sins. You are defined by the depth of the Father's love for you and your capacity to be image of his Son Jesus Christ in this world (John Paul II)

@michaellowe5558 2 жыл бұрын

Great talk!

@Drockmj87 4 жыл бұрын

Father Mike your great 👍 your going to be St. Father Mike God bless you please come by New York at St Agustine Church for a talk I would love to see you in person. 🙏

@stevensonrf 4 жыл бұрын

One is a Whole number.

@joecummings1260 Жыл бұрын

I'm 60 years old and divorced for well over 20 years. It's too late for me now, I will be alone forever. The loneliness hurts so bad I pray every night to die in my sleep. I just want God to take me home. I have been absolutely alone for years and I just can't take it anymore. Please God let me die my sleep soon so I can come home to you, please God please

@BDI3010 Жыл бұрын

You are never alone when you have God by your side. I hope you find peace and a community that can support you x

@oswaldoj.7307 Жыл бұрын

BLESSED WEDNESDAY BROTHER .GOD IS ALWAYS WITH YOU.WHEN YOU TRULY HAVE JESUS IN YOUR MIND HEART AND SOUL YOU ARE NEVER ALONE .JESUS PEACE AND LOVE IS ENOUGH.MY ADVICE TO YOU AS A CATHOLIC CHRISTIAN BROTHER SEEK FOR CONFESSION, ATTEND MASS EVERY DAY ,RECEIVE THE HOLY EUCHARIST EVERY DAY,VISIT THE BLESSED SACRAMENT SPEAK TO HIM.BROTHER ALSO TRY JOINING COMUNNITY/ GROUP OF PRAYER AND SERVE THE LORD .KEEP YOUR MIND BODY AND SOUL OCCUPIED FOR THE LORD I GUARANTEE YOU WILL NEVER FREL LONELY.I WILL BE PRAYONG FOR YOU BROTHER.MAY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND OUR BLESSED MOTHER MARY BE WITH YOU ALWAYS AND STRENGHEN YOU.😇😇😇🙏🙏🙏

@Cosmicloveforlightworkers Жыл бұрын

Ps. Great explanation

@TheFunfolks 3 жыл бұрын

"Lord, Jesus Chtist, Son of the Father, in Union with the Holy Spirit, have mercy on me."

@kinkycaptioncrafter9940 2 жыл бұрын

If gay people live a chaste life of loneliness doesn’t that mean a bunch of gay people just live lonely lives they could have been living together? Other LGBT issues aside, what’s the difference in society if these people live together in a monogamous union rather than living alone.

@bm6093 2 жыл бұрын

I see what you mean but the point is to put everything below God. All marriages, family members, relationships are to take lesser importance to God. Chastity is asked of everyone whether single or married or being in a holy vocation. All sexual sins are to be avoided like masturbation, pornography, immoderate behavior, lusting after others and this applies to straight people as well. I am a single straight woman serving the church and a lot of people in our ministry are single and in their 30s or older. Some have homosexual desires too but as a group we try to remain as chaste as we can but I don't think we are a sad or lonely bunch. People equate being single with being lonely and think loneliness is like a lifetime's worth of despair or unfulfillment. I am lonely sometimes but it comes and goes like every other emotion. I see many people who live more unhappy and lonely lives being married even. I've also met nuns who are just so peaceful and joyous even if the pang of wanting motherhood looms above them sometimes. They find joy in suffering and they just have this peace that no problem can take away.

@ArnaudSibille 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, @KinkyCaptionCrafter! I'm gonna answer from a perfectly non-believer point of view, though I'm interested in religious thinking. You don't need marriage to live a life without loneliness (and married people are often lonely, as a matter of fact); you just need love, closeness, touch, consideration from people you meet on a daily basis. Family in that matter is definitely a plus but sometimes you might not even have that foundation. Being gay and not following the monogamous relationship model that comes from the various monotheisms really is less a matter of lifestyle choice than a cultural way of living. Bear in mind that the gays are ostracized since their early youths. They do not grow up by a book or by any standard moral code. They are the craftsmen of their own lives; they always have been. The world is of no support to them, I tell you that by experience. The Bible, in that regard, is a true enemy. But, growing up, you manage to live in your society by your own moral standards. Sometimes, they're still close to what you, @KinkyCaptionCrafter yourself, experience (the idea of "chastity", or fidelity, monogamous relationship; but sometimes, it's quite different though the foundation is exactly the same one: "I'm in love with my man, but I can fuck whoever I want; in any case, I'm still faithful to the person I love, no matter what" -- that's what I experience in my daily life). Your question about society shouldn't have any kind of importance to any of us. We're just men and women, sometimes "sinners" if you go by the book. I mean, "sin" and "fault"... you don't know anyone telling you when you do one. We do know when we commit one. We don't need anyone to tell us about them; it's how we identify them, and it's how we know we were at fault. Texts do not tell us anything about that, they just tell us what people felt about what we just did at the time they wrote the texts. I guess you understand the problem around very old religious texts then. So, the idea is not to live "chaste" lives, I think (from a non-believer point of view) but to live good lives, lives that are good and true to the ones who will follow us. We can't be examples but maybe our lives will somehow be exemplary, to some extent, to the ones after us. That's what gathers believers and non-believers, I BELIEVE : the will to leave something better after our own time. So, stay out of idle lullabies but be good to everyone, including the people you think you might not like because of the texts of your faith. Jesus, as he said, did not come to preach for the ones who shall be saved; but to the ones he didn't think would be saved.

@m.f.5739 7 ай бұрын

Not necessarily. There are other ways to get out of lonliness than a sexual relationship. Often it's enough that you have good friends and a loving family. Same sex attraction isn't a sentence to be lonely and bitter. If anyone too experiences this: Cultivate friendships and familiar bonds, you don't have to stay completely alone just because you struggle with same sex attraction. These other, 'pure' relationships might even help you a lot with your struggly. If I was completely lonely, I might have already given in. But my family and friends give me the strength to go on.

@nasesplace 3 жыл бұрын

People do not change from the outside in. We change from the inside out.Our job as believers is to LOVE one another and LOVE COVERS A MULTITUDE OF SIN. LOVE COVERS!!!!!!!!

@edsemple9297 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic sermon!!!!!!

@AlejandroGarcia-ek3uy 3 жыл бұрын

One doesn't choose one's sexuality, and celibacy is something one freely chooses, it cannot be an option of you either put on a chastity belt (even on your thoughts) or commit a mortal sin... Just use your brains and be reasonable!

@dan69052 2 жыл бұрын

@lightswitch17 3 жыл бұрын

As well meaning as this is - it is nothing but clerical condescension arrayed in pious words. I am a devout Catholic and a gay woman. Despite my strong faith and fervent dedication to God, the Church will not listen to the experience of Christ in me - it has closed its ears to me and the entire LGBTQ community. It is in God's love for us that he not only gives us his Word, but also lends us his Ear. Just as love of God begins in listening to His Word, love of the neighbor begins in listening to them. When we can no longer listen to our neighbor then we will be no longer be listening to God either. Over and over we hear Jesus say, "I desire mercy not sacrifice." In Matthew 25 we hear the Parable of the Talents. Each of the servants received gold from their master, "Then he went away immediately." When the master returns, the first two servants have much more to give back to the master than was originally given because they had taken risks and invested it - the master was pleased. The third servant still only had the one gold coin he was originally given saying, "Master, I know you are a demanding person... so out of fear I went off and buried your gold in the ground." This displeased the master saying, "You wicked, lazy servant!" The Catholic Church has taken the many blessing given to us ALL through Jesus Christ and have buried them in the ground. In this act, they have also buried so many of their brothers and sisters; fighting instead only to preserve what it already has, as if that were an end in itself. How can it cling to its flock of “ninety-nine” yet preach that He leaves the ninety-nine to look for the lost one? If only you all could see how closely Jesus stands beside me, protecting me and asking me to forgive his Church that does not see. If only you could enter into my weeping and see that Jesus weeps with me. @Jocelyn Welch I am with you.

@michshapauls3573 3 жыл бұрын

Profound 🙏🙏🙏

@katsalando4509 3 жыл бұрын

I agree. I want to hear more of your experience. I have the same experience.

@jesusdiazzz6369 3 жыл бұрын

Bro had to break it to you that God made man and female, so breaking this is a sin and in Psalms 7:11 is says that God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. In John 14:15 is says: If ye love me, keep my commandments. So you got to keep the commandents and stop pleasing the flesh if you are going to love him. If you desire your sin then you are not loving him and therefore you cannot enter the kingdom. Proverbs 15:29 - The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 - 9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. The church is not accepting you cause you are breaking the rules.

@sdoherty5988 3 жыл бұрын

Same sex attraction is a heavy cross to bear indeed. But no one is spared (in this life) from bearing the cross. Some crosses are harder than others. It is hard to be Catholic and only by God's grace can we become faithful Catholics. You don't have to accept the Church's teaching. You don't have to be Catholic.

@paull6449 3 жыл бұрын

@@jesusdiazzz6369 such condescension and arrogance ! 🙄

@miguelcostella-acevedo4904 Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you, good messenger thank you for explaining

@nanadanarocks 10 ай бұрын

A breath of fresh air❤️

@marialuisamarin8243 3 жыл бұрын

“We are called to reach the highest perfection”. Thank you so much for addressing this issue Fr. Mike.

@dan69052 2 жыл бұрын

@purityballs7446 2 жыл бұрын

Then why does the Church persecute even chaste lesbians and gays? Why did the US Council of Catholic Bishops try to cancel a suicide hotline because the bill specifically mentions gays and lesbians. If you want innocent people dead by their own hand, how can you not be called "hateful,"

@TheFunfolks 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Fr. Mike !!!

@Sarah-fm6ll 3 жыл бұрын

I loved that talk

@jackieann5494 3 жыл бұрын

A very gifted priest . Special prayers for him because , believe it , the enemy of our souls fiercely desires to destroy this priests holiness .

@rr7firefly 4 жыл бұрын

Priests are often lonely souls who are expected to be perfect. I always hear about how they serve a higher calling -- that it transcends a personal need for intimacy. But it is a difficult vocation and it can lead to major personal failings. Although I won't say I cannot make a general observation, I can see why some end up in scandals that end in big money payoffs from the Catholic Church. Let us not forget that priests are still human beings. With human needs.

@MeritBiz 3 жыл бұрын

Noe Berengena Actually you only need Christ in your life to make you whole. Each one of us has a calling. If we are in a situation that is not what God wants us to be, we will be lonely, unfulfilled, dissatisfied and broken. That is why we need to discern our calling before we jump into something just bcz it is what we want. Anyone who has a personal relationship with God will never be lonely. Trials or problems will come to you but if you are with Christ, there is always a way out. You will not be crushed. Jesus said, come to me all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. My yoke is easy and my burden light. Learn of me for I am meek and humble of heart. That is why in the midst of trials, we still have joy in our hearts all because of the grace of God.

@rr7firefly 3 жыл бұрын

@@MeritBiz That's very nice, but I have known more than a few priests who drank way too much or who got into trouble making inappropriate contact with minors. One of them was a family friend -- he shot himself in the head after his underage victim came forward. Another one was fired by his University after revelations about him molesting male students were reported. Being a priest is a lofty ambition, but it is one that can be fraught with great sexual temptations.

@MeritBiz 3 жыл бұрын

Noe Berengena There are good priests and bad priests. Priests are human beings, they are prone to fall into sin. They are the target of the devil bc the devil wants to destroy the Church. Temptations abound in the Church, that’s why we have a duty to pray and fast for the priests that they do not fall into temptation. Even Christ’s apostles have one bad apple while Christ was still with them. Judas was tempted to sell Jesus for 30 pcs of silver. Money and sex are lures used by the devil to tempt the servants of God. If a priest is not prayerful, doesn’t pray the rosary, doesn’t have the desire to immerse himself in the Blessed Sacrament, and doesn’t have the devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, chances are, this priest will easily fall into temptation. I am not talking of only the priests but also bishops, Cardinals, and even the Pope are targets of the devil. So let’s pray and fast for the good priests and pray for the conversion of the bad ones.

@rr7firefly 3 жыл бұрын

@@MeritBiz You are a good soul and I admire your dedication to your faith. As you point out... human nature being what it is, everyone encounters temptations in life and it is very helpful to be vigilant. I don't know what your life has been like but some of us have actually met people who are close to being demonic. They disguise themselves as nice people but they are tied to evil things. I narrowly escaped with my life from great danger when I was working in Los Angeles. I tell people that it was nothing short of Divine Intervention that I drove to Oakland and was saved from certain death.

@MeritBiz 3 жыл бұрын

Noe Berengena Evil indeed is real. God loves you personally and He definitely saved you from death. You may still have a mission in life to accomplish, ask God to reveal it to you. He is near to those who call upon him. The key to our Faith is our personal relationship with God. We develop this by spending more with the Lord in prayer, just like how we bond with friends and loved ones. If we have a personal relationship with God, He will reveal himself to us that nothing in this world can shake us. That’s why the Roman Catholic Church is the great vehicle to the Kingdom because the real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist can help us be intimate with God. Life is difficult but the grace of God makes it easier for us to handle any situation. That’s what’s wrong with the world now. People look outside for solution of our miseries when all we need to do is look inwardly to God in us bc He has all the answers, all the solutions. I highly recommend that you read a life of a great Saint a day or one a week. You will learn all of their struggles, but by the grace of God they remain joyful and hopeful amidst difficulties. I assure you that once you open up to God, He will fill you with His love and you too will experience the secrets of the saints. God bless🙏

@christinawysockiart1521 2 жыл бұрын

God bless Father Mike and his family ❤️🙏🏽 Living God over world 🌍 amazing people

@el-sig2249 9 ай бұрын

The Church does not create an us-versus-them situation. That'd be a strawman argument. Those who do not repent of sin are already separated from the Church by God Himself, Jn 15:2. Haven said that, Fr. Mike has made a very wonderful presentation in this talk. We must never give up the struggle for holiness. God bless you Fr. Mike! May He keep the fire burning in you 👍

@lamb11764 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Awesome 😎

@theirishcat1 3 жыл бұрын

Great presentation. When Christ instructed us to love our neighbor and to love our enemy His instructions indicated no male/female limitation. Love is not sex but above it. Love is an unconditional focus on the good of the other. Extramarital sex is rarely this. I love my father and a few mail friends - No sex required.

@dan69052 2 жыл бұрын

@anonyme3123 2 жыл бұрын

@@dan69052 nope this is Satan. Lie. It is a deadly sin. God wiped the world because of it.and also Sodom and Gomorrah! Watch out, to be lead to hell by fake messenger.

@purityballs7446 2 жыл бұрын

Mail friends? Do they all work for the USPS? I am gay. I had a crush on a straight friend in college. I chose to love him selflessly. What makes you think gay people are so stupid or deprave that they don't already know this? My father hated me for being gay. He hated all gay men, and he was obsessed with the subject. He was the Christian example in my life. He kept that up until he died seven years ago.

@kylejhartman 2 жыл бұрын

@@purityballs7446 That sounds horrible, I'm so sorry you went you through that yikes

@kylejhartman 2 жыл бұрын

@@anonyme3123 We don't even know if Sodom and Gomorrah were real cities. And even if they were, Ezekiel 16:49 tells us that their sin was radical inhospitality, a callous disregard for their neighbor, kind of like what you're doing right now.

@ella-kk4sl 3 жыл бұрын

i’m catholic and actually super scared rn because of my sexual orientation i’m lesbian and i’ve been to confession not about my sexuality but for all my other sins it’s hard but idk how to explain this i’m so scared

@irelandaintreal2945 3 жыл бұрын

good luck, in whatever you do dude :( take care

@peterawit99 3 жыл бұрын

...don’t be scared, wrap yourself in Jesus’ love... He will bring you to Him.... you don’t need to know what to do Ella, just stay close to Him.... He’ll do the rest 💙

@abirosehoyt 3 жыл бұрын

@ella hi, just wanted to say that you have nothing to confess in regards to your sexuality. You are wonderfully made by God. Jesus said the truth will set you free.

@gabrielwan5324 3 жыл бұрын

Catholicism says that emotions and temptations themselves aren't sins; it only becomes a sin if we submit, indulge or encourage them, but it becomes part of Christ's victory if we overcome temptations. Same-sex attraction in itself is not a sin, but if we indulge in it e.g turning back to look lustfully at others, watching gay pornography, masturbating etc, then it becomes a sin. One solution is to make a deliberate effort not to look at stuff like that, e.g deliberately skipping past inappropriate posts on social media and scenes in movie - another strategy is to pray. It doesn't need to be a long, complex prayer, maybe just something that reminds you of why it's a sin and/or how much suffering Christ endured so that sin might have no hold on us (i.e Passion). I personally like to just say "Lord, save me" like Peter did; to remind myself of how much I need God's help when I try to change myself and move out of the comfort zone of my habitual sin just as Peter moved out of his comfort zone on the boat, into the waves which Jesus called him into. That said, it's still way better going to Confession and hearing the priest's absolution, opinion and solutions on this than listening to a keyboard warrior like me - almost every priest has probably heard this sin confessed so (a) you're not alone, and (b) they can offer better solutions. I know it's hard to confess it, but let's not forget that priests are bound by the Sacramental Seal, so they can't talk about it to anyone at all later on (also might help if you go to a priest you don't or won't see often), and that they are also obliged (not that they wouldn't anyway) to give absolve penitents, and respond with kindness and understanding, not disgust and contempt. Hope this helps. In any case Ella, I'll be praying for you, and so will the entire Church through the unifying nature of the Eucharist(ic prayer).

@abirosehoyt 3 жыл бұрын

@gabriel wan I find it interesting that you only mentioned how watching gay pornography and masturbating is a sin. This goes for straight people as well. This is not exclusive to LGBTQ+ ppl. What you didn’t mention is two consenting adults in a loving relationship. What the Catholic Church still hasn’t dealt with is the fact that we have new information regarding humanity. Being LGBTQ+ is a natural human variance. This was not understood in antiquity when people like St. Augustine were writing the roots of what would become the sexual ethics for the church. Also, no biblical author or church father has ever said not chosen life-long celibacy is possible or doable.

@mary-ellendurkin163 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent . I wish everyone wasn’t so quiet.

@user-rw1pw7fc1t 7 ай бұрын

You saved my life!!!!!

@ceciliachukwu9406 3 жыл бұрын

They are perfect!

@feilipu8456 3 жыл бұрын

I think spiritual institutions should put more energy into encouraging people to love others as well as themselves, rather than press-ganging them.

@dan69052 2 жыл бұрын

set yourself free If you are gay or know someone who is, this is important information! Sexual orientation is determined in the womb during fetus development. Various hormones are introduced at specific times to accomplish this .The fetus plays no part in this process. A person is, therefore, born with a predetermined attraction. It is, therefore, not a choice & consequently not a sin & not immoral. It is a natural expression of our species & found commonplace in nature. Intelligent research in this area clearly explains this process. If you are truly interested in truth, based on knowledge, the book Gay, Straight & the Reason Why by Dr. Simon Levay shows this with numerous research articles. If you want to understand the truth & have respect for yourself & others, that you are entitled to, this book will help. It also has, unlike the bible written over 2000 years ago by men that had no understanding of science, an extensive bibliography. I strongly recommend the book. The public must be exposed to facts & knowledge. It is an obligation for those who know the truth & must defend it. Don’t let the religious pull you down to their level of ignorance. Peace

@zachheckendorf8722 3 жыл бұрын

This is exactly where religious views on sex seem so antiquated. Isn't consensual pleasure an important part of the "for-ness" of the sexual impulse? Pleasure, just like procreation and bonding, is a part of sex's inherent nature, its "is-ness," to use Fr. Mike Schmitz's terms. Of course, consensual sex for pleasure can be taken to unhealthy extremes (and often is in our modern culture), but when it's used in moderation with a partner, it seems to me like the "is-ness" of sex isn't being violated, but actually honored. And to stay consistent with Fr. Mike Schmitz's analogy, enjoying the pleasurable aspects of sex or masturbation is not the same as using a chair as a cutting board or a place to chop wood. One note: I do think modern pornography, especially when violent or abusive, is a distortion of sexual pleasure. And it almost goes without saying, but of course, any sexual act that is not fully consensual is also a serious distortion of sexual pleasure. So it is necessary for us humans to have boundaries around sexual pleasure, but being overly boundary-ed (word?) and restrictive about the sexual impulse can also lead to egregious sexual behavior that is often hidden away. We still have so much to learn as a species about how to engage in a healthy way with our individual sexuality.