Dangers of Modern Psychology ~ Fr Ripperger

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[@KMF3]

As a Catholic therapist I teach my clients that guilt is a good thing because it moves us toward repentance and making amends. To do something wrong and not have guilt is to move toward being a psychopath. Our emotions are given to us for a reason and have a function.

[@conantheseptuagenarian3824]

well said.

[@alanasteele1848]

How do I find a Catholic therapist???

[@Tombuchaill]

I was a therapist too, before I got sick. Since I got sick I retuned to Catholicism (which I left as a teenager with the mass Irish apostasy in the 80/90's) and discovered I was doing it all wrong! I want to get back to it part time maybe when the fatigue lifts, but I'd have to retrain so I don't know if I have the money for that. I think with a background in Catholicism I'd be a better counsellor too, it's The Truth not your truth snh.

[@KMF3]

@Sebastian Reid I looked at the app and it was rated really low

[@Tombuchaill]

@Bok Choy I had a brain heamorage.

[@debbiedouglas5516]

Thank you Father. As a recent convert with no close Catholic friends, your teachings are invaluable. Please pray for my family and friend's conversion. God bless you.

[@seraphimdunn]

Debbie Douglas Im right there with you! Were in this together! Pray for me and my family, i will be praying for you and yours

[@Gonzalezluis89]

I converted three years ago and I was in the same situation. but now it's me and my wife, also my brother in law and sister in law also had a conversion to the faith. THANKS BE TO GOD. and I reached out to other Catholics, and I learned that there's a lot of us recent converts that feel alone and disconnected from a catholic community. we're out there were just all scattered lol. That's why it's important to not only get plugged in through catholic media, but to get out and reach out to our fellow Catholics and form communities, and other forms of networking. I'll pray for you, and please pray for me, GOD BLESS.

[@MyImmaculateQueen]

We are all your friends as you are part of the true church. If I can suggest some good books then look up : Luisa Piccarretta and the Divine Will Saint Faustina and the Divine Mercy Maria Valtorta The Gospel according to me. All three completely blew my mind and gave me so much hope, joy and happiness. God Bless you.

[@kabo0m]

I am in the same boat but for me it is all my friends are not Catholic except one who called me a Bible Thumper just because I do more than just go to Church. I actually pray and go to First Fridays and First Saturdays and sometimes even Latin Mass instead of regular new mass. Also only half my family are Catholic because my dad never was Catholic. Unevenly yoked but my mom was young and thought love could concur all but my dad was never honest. You are not alone when it comes to not a lot of Catholics around you. Pray and remember that Jesus is with you always. My mom felt all alone after my dad split and she actually heard Jesus' voice say, "You have Me." She has never heard His voice since but it changed her life where she is no longer depressed. Have faith in God and remember you are not alone.

[@glennlanham6309]

You have friends on here...

[@ryenvictoria]

I was brutalized by the modern psychiatric system for so many years followed by yoga and new age and I managed to get out and find my way to videos like yours with discerning priests. I knew it was spiritual warfare and I kept begging God to lead me towards clarity and truth. I got confirmed on Easter, but I find few priests that understand how serious our current situation is. I take becoming Catholic very seriously. Thank you for all of your material. It’s videos like yours and Fulton sheen’s videos that substantiated what my intuitions were saying. I wish Jordan Peterson would interview you. He recently interviewed Bishop Barron- but you could have answered some of his tough questions with the pithiness and clarity needed for that audience.

[@ryenvictoria]

None of them take my insurance… I’ve been looking for many years - it’s not that I’ve thrown the baby out with the bath water…. Its that where I am, It is not possible and doesn’t exist. If you could give a direct referral in San Francisco that would be great, but I’ve looked far and wide to find something like what you are saying.

[@ryenvictoria]

Thank you and God bless you as well

[@daisyviluck7932]

@@ryenvictoriatherapists are licensed to a state. So, if you can Zoom, you can meet with any therapist in your state

[@HerBos]

God bless you Father Ripperger. With God's permission may you live 100 years and be lucid as now until the end.

[@iamruth4113]

Amen

[@elrico1364]

200 years!

[@QMPStudios]

In Jesus name, Amen

[@christinelivebird]

After 47 years of struggling with generational demons which have run rampant in my family, which affected me as well, I was at the end of my despair yesterday morning. I have always had a Marian devotion through the rosary, I found, by accident, one video by Father and it lifted. Immediately! I have clarity. I have hope. The nature of the problem has been revealed. Now, I pray I may be an instrument of Our Good Lord, to drive out this evil. Please pray for us. Mary of The Seven Sorrows, guide us.

[@Kitiwake]

Good for you! Everyone should do the same.

[@eyes2see167]

Why would you seek guidance from mary? Where does it say to do that in the bible? I must have missed that part bcuz in my bible it tells us to seek jesus only

[@eyes2see167]

@@BayStateObserver no im sorry but everything Catholicism teaches goes against the word of God.im sorry you fell for it but im not buying it.ill just give you one example.where in the bible does it say to confess your sins to a man in a booth? Bcuz were supposed to confess to jesus ONLY! The Catholic church is notjing more than a satanic buisness ran by pedophiles.just look at the pope.look at all the satanic symbolism surrounding him.the vatican has a telescope named lucifer for crying out loud.your supposed to pray to jesus only not mary and the saints.remember in the bible is says not to add or take away from the word of God so be very careful.you are tredding on dangerous ground.your heart may be in the right place i dont know but you have been decieved brother.come back to the truth.pray about this and ask christ for guidance and truth on this matter

[@BayStateObserver]

@@eyes2see167 -- Sir, I'm sorry that you bought into Protestant propaganda regarding the Faith. It is Protestantism that goes against the Word of God. Over 30,000 denominations that don't agree on baptism, salvation, correct interpretation of Scripture, Church governance, etc. Even in the beginnings of Protestantism, it's co-founders -- Luther and Calvin -- couldn't agree on what books belonged in the Bible, the right kind of worship, free will and so forth. And they condemned each other with vehemence. Also Henry VIII, who founded the Anglicans, couldn't stand Luther and went after him regarding the Sacraments. Mind you on "taking away from the Word of God", Luther removed six books from the Old Testament. He also wanted to eliminate the Letter of St. James, calling it "an epistle of straw". So Luther himself comes under the condemnation you have said. Sir, with all due respect to you, it is YOU who have been deceived. I've read and heard these and similar arguments for decades and they have been proven wrong over and over again. I encourage you to go to the link I provided earlier and go from there in your research. Again, thank you for your time and attention. www.fisheaters.com/septuagint.html

[@crystalbraganza2715]

@@eyes2see167 to Jesus through Mary. Your pride blinds you

[@wmnoffaith1]

My father told me when I was young, in the early 70 s, that when I grew up, there would be no more right and wrong, only expediency. I didn't understand him at the time. He said, everything would be based on Is it good for me or bad for me, and that would be the basis for everything. If he was alive now, he would see how right he was.

[@angiesaudade]

2021 in action

[@evahermosillo6637]

Wow how wise your ftahter was.

[@AmericanDreamer]

maybe he read the books of theosophy for an instance and could see it playing out in front of his eyes@@evahermosillo6637

[@newtexan1]

That’s God’s word telling us as well as Marian prophecy.

[@salusindomino]

i am a therapist and use the rosary and also teaching in virtue to assist my clients. I have treated PTSD with great success once I lead people into an understanding of the faith and get them to pray. 35 years of practice and a PhD but the rosary and our faith allows God to do the healing with them not me.

[@diamondpearl4364]

If you don’t mind me asking, how were you able/what was done to successfully be able to treat people with PTSD?

[@chickvalley6603]

All I can say is wow. Myself and my family have been sidetracked for years by the modern world. Duped, tricked, ensnared. God led us back to Him and I thank him for that.

[@daughterofchrist1775]

Constantly focusing on memorized Catholic prayers changes the mind and orders it to right reason. It lifts ones soul upwards as the prayers are all positive and praise God. Place time and attention onto an ordered day, all around a series of prayers.

[@wingnut13099]

Please God more priests like Fr Ripperger

[@gromixturxii-xvi2328]

Amen! Lord, send us priests! Lord, send us holy priests! Lord, send us many, many holy priests! Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us! St. Curé d‘Ars, pray for us!

[@markvon9727]

I agree with his viewpoint that most people's problems would disappear if they followed Catholic morality and Catholic Social Teaching. It is the recipe to living a good life, although some random tragedies still will befall us :)

[@AranelEruvyreth]

Thank you for this, Father. I’ve developed a lot of trust issues with therapists due to some bad experiences in the past. When I was in highschool, we found a psychologist who was supposed to simply be coaching me on ways to manage the symptoms in my daily life of the ADHD I was diagnosed with. Well, he would spend maybe ten minutes doing that and spent the rest of the time asking me deep probing questions until one day he brought my parents into the room and tried to get me to accuse them of all sorts of things and turn me against them. Needless to say, we did not go back to him and the whole thing has left me never being able to fully open up to or trust those in the psychological field. Very recently, I have come to Christ in a new way and cut out a lot of distractions and gotten past some terrible habitual sins and I am so much better. I’m not sure yet if I need to even talk to a psychologist because even to my ADHD, the Church and the lives of the saints have many answers. Just trusting in God and surrendering to the Lord has done wonders for my anxiety and mood problems and trusting that even when my own mind and understanding fail, if I am walking as Christ directs me, I will not be lead astray. It doesn’t mean I have stopped having symptoms of ADHD, but I realize the more I order my life towards God and surrender to him, the less distressed I am by them and the more I am able to be present in my life and to others. That doesn’t mean time management tricks and tips aren’t helpful or that I don’t need to develop methods to help me with prayer and sitting still and building discipline, but that at the end of the day, if my overall being is rightly ordered, then I no longer need be so distressed by my mind’s failings as I know I am not the one ultimately in control and therefore do need to fight for that control.

[@renren_]

25:06 Definition of Mental Health 27:00 Modern Educational Method 28:43 Low Self-Esteem is Good 32:00 Child Discipline 33:11 Traditional Familial Hierarchy 34:36 Church as Expert on Humanity 35:36 If you follow the Catholic Teachings, you will be mentally healthy 35:50 Keep away your children from Psychologists 36:25 Raising Children with Good Catholic, Moral Life

[@acbteuv745]

????

[@evaschroeder4020]

Like I cried when I saw how bad I was and how unworthy I was and how much God loved me.

[@tryhardf844]

Im studying this right now in college and i can confirm,Fr Rippenger is correct,this is getting insane.

[@jeffgriscoa8131]

I remember a priest had told me to be careful with today’s psychology because it could make you worse.

[@mauricesteel4995]

God sent this video to me this morning despite being a 6 year old video, you confirmed a lot of my reservations towards therapy and psychology. Psychology at large treats us as animals and illness of our souls as mere chemical imbalances in our brains. as someone who has family in therapy and medication throught decades, i am witness of how not only Psychiatrists solve nothing, but actually only make their patients dependant on them. God bless you Father Ripperger.

[@TheFirstTriplefife]

I had to go to a psychologists years back because of a really bad break up. The first one was a lady that tried to blame my religion when it had nothing to do with it. The second one was a decent guy, but after I felt like we were getting somewhere he ended up moving. By the time the third one showed up I realized I was done telling the same story over and over and not getting anywhere. It was a complete waste of time.

[@RomneyGack]

I want to thank fr. R for his insights into humility- the who, what, where, when, why, and how of our lives. If we saw ourselves as God sees us and how we should act within our particular vocation then we would all be healthier in our minds.

[@Etihwkcirtap]

some of the best lecture ive heard are from this web site

[@KMF3]

Being in the field as a Catholic therapist I can definitely tell you that you do not want to go to a therapist that is not a solid traditional Catholic. Even some therapists who call themselves Christians and even some that call themselves Catholic are pretty scary in there theology and moral formation and I would not send my dog to them. You really have to do your homework and interview anybody that you would go to.

[@Kitiwake]

I'm sixty three. I have no faith in psychology. I recommend adherence to the Catholic faith... Follow the precepts. Pay particular attention to confession, the Eucharist and focus when your pray. Everyone is different but within two years all will be right. One thing I learn regularly is that this life is not so important... Its the next life we need to focus in more as we progress through life. May Jesus Mary and Joseph be our help and guide.

[@evaschroeder4020]

Or they may be secular trained and thay are consoling from a secular perspective.

[@tatie7604]

You are so right but I've also seen absolutely viscious Catholic therapists. Very horrible approaches.

[@KMF3]

@@tatie7604 yes so sorry

[@sgabig]

I might go see a movie called "Dog Psychologist" 🎥 🐶 👨‍⚕

[@CarlosRodriguez-er4hh]

Thank you Fr Ripperger. I made the big mistake of taking my children to psychologists. Now I can only pray for them.

[@whittakerdanielj]

As a graduate of undergraduate psychology I concur this information.

[@KMF3]

Wonderful father I am definitely going to get your book and incorporated into my practice. Thank you so much for the work that you're doing.

[@TheTruthResearchers]

Fr. Ripperger PhD is sooooooo ON POINT!!!! GOD bless you for Keeping Us In THE ONLY TRUE LIGHT OF THE ONLY TRUTH.... ONLY FROM THE FATHER THE SON & THE HOLY SPIRIT!!! Amen💖

[@joelvonthrum8658]

I live in Australia and we have a chronic lack of Christian counselling. I found one a few yrs back and he sorted me out rapidly simply by advising me to pray with purpose - asking God to change my will to align with His.

[@annlysak3414]

Fantastic, its about time someone spoke the truth! Always had my doubts about psychologists. Great work, well explained. Thank you for taking the time to let the world hear the truth.

[@CHRISTINEVERITYCOONEYdelia99]

When I did my bachelor's degree some years ago, The then professor of Logic told students that psychology suffered from experimental methods and conceptual confusion. He did not bother to elaborate any further. Having given this statement due consideration, I then tried to apply philosophy in my own life. I now experience a degradation in the society in which I live in many ways. This explanation will keep until a further presents itself.

[@richq11]

I minored in philosophy and may be able to help a bit. Logic is the method by which we test the validity of arguments... in psychology there is no concrete set of guiding principles to turn to for validity- only opinions, which seem to change with every prevailing societal wind. Perhaps that's what your professor was referring to. I think you're (we're) experiencing a degradation in society because psychology (more accurately pop-psychology) is the prevailing norm rather than logic... or ethics, for that matter.

[@12JERICHO34]

Thanks be to God for You Father and for Your minstry. This talk I heard today for the first time is enormously important for us and it affirms the conclusions I made in one of my essays as well. May God bless You and Your ministry always.

[@jasperbratt6299]

My best friend has been a PhD child psychologist and has been a devote and virtuous person all her life. Prays the rosary daily for all her patients. The work she does is extraordinary and difficult, but the results are touched by God's grace. So, please don't assume all modern psychology is wrong and not helpful! But I will acknowledge she is the diamond in a gravel pit. God has blessed my friend and the work she does!

[@gromixturxii-xvi2328]

That is not modern psychology then. She must be applying Catholic principles - and that does, of course, bring fruit! And with the Rosary, everything works better.

[@alfredhitchcock45]

In Elementary Catholic school, we used to pray to our guardian angels now nobody does that. We used to have rosaries and Book of Saints. We have 1st Friday Mass and Feast Days.

[@heidiw2458]

Thank you, this is great and makes complete sense. God bless you for your great wisdom and imparting it to us.

[@phoult37]

Love the E. Michael Jones shout-out!

[@trnslash]

oh yea!

[@michaelshelbysuberlak]

boom!

[@Kinson09]

yea that was awesome. Tells me a lot about how to draw the correct conclusions about things (draw from historical analysis as Jones does).

[@TomBeyondR]

Thank you Father.

[@susanka.kaczmarek8419]

I am a retired child, adolescent, group, and family therapist. Therapists are very quick to identify "religious ideation" in persons who are practicing Christians. I was lucky to practice in a psychiatric group who were very hesitant to label anyone in this manner, save for people who were deeply psychotic and believed they were a higher order religious figure. I am very sure, that if modern psychology professionals were to come upon Blessed Anna Maria Taigi, they would have labelled her with religious ideation and enter her into intensive psychotherapy with an adjunctive medication regimen. You are right in that so many practitioners of psychology and allied fields are either atheists or agnostics. The rejection of homosexuality as a medically significant diagnosis was a result of so many psychiatrists and psychologists were themselves homosexual. Blessed be Father. Your work is so very important.

[@praveenkumar-yo1xg]

Is biplor demonic?

[@elderoachay]

Thank you for this video Father. Currently in the psych ward and I believe to be suffering from obsession at the least. There are ways to combat this as described by your video as well as giving glory to the Holy Trinity continuously, finding silence, singing hymns, etc. Yet forced sleep and strongly encouraged eating schedules here somewhat impede one from truly living out the faith as best one can in order to become spiritually healthy.

[@sunkencubeoctahedron7844]

God bless you. I hope your recovered promptly

[@the.santos.lives.]

My Father was a simple man, had a suspicion of psychology and never medicated me because he simply thought if you have a problem you go and talk to your priest. I was in RCIA this weekend and I triggered on them talking about ppl with "mental illness" not being sinful---instinct told me they were wrong, I challenged em...came here to hear what father Ripperger said on the subject. Confirms what God was telling me.

[@bmw1725]

I appreciate the time you take to add in photos to the talk. Thank you!

[@lmaoyourekiddingme]

HE PLUGGED EMJ!!! I LOVE IT!!!!

[@mariannehartigan]

I don’t think that you can just be a moral person and be psychologically healthy. Over a year ago I was at mass early and Jesus said to me, “Come early every day and I will heal you.” And so I did, and what it basically came down to was emotional pain, going back to my childhood. So for months for an hour every day I would feel excruciating emotional pain, until it was all gone. And now I’m healthy.

[@sunkencubeoctahedron7844]

Oh, thank you for that....

[@almeggs3247]

I honestly think going to seek help from any psychologist who is an atheist is anathema to Asking for hell on earth!

[@KMF3]

There is a material thing called Truth. His name is Jesus.

[@gromixturxii-xvi2328]

Well said! Jesus, however, does not walk the earth in our days. At the moment, we therefore do not have that. 😉

[@KMF3]

@@gromixturxii-xvi2328 actually Jesus is present in the Eucharist

[@gromixturxii-xvi2328]

Touché.

[@salveregina3058]

Are you still a therapist and are you accepting any clients.

[@KMF3]

@@salveregina3058 yes I am in Arizona

[@MsGeminorum]

At one point he admits it can take an abused child years to overcome the abuse and at another point he says, "no it's not your parents, you are an adult".

[@aadamy]

I have two small children and live in NYC. I would LOVE to homeschool but I'm not sure I'm capable. There are Christian homeschool groups that meet but they cost a lot of money. I would need prayer for financial ability and patience...

[@joantiquina]

I do hope you'll find the courage to homeschool. I'm a homeschooling mom, though based in the Philippines. But you may try joining Catholic Homeschool Moms and share with them your concerns/fears of homeschooling. They can help you there how to make homeschooling possible for you and your family.

[@kabo0m]

My brother said he was going to home school but never did. His daughter is now learning the new age sex-ed in school. Catholic school when it comes to sex-ed learns the same thing as public school unless the Principal makes a stink and refuses but so far none in Ontario have sadly. My brother has not home schooled yet. He doesn't seem to know where to begin. But then I found out that my male nurse has his kids home schooled. If he can do it anyone can. Well he says his wife does. They don't make it easy to start but it can be done. I will have to look it up and see where to start for my area. The nurse is so busy it is hard to get the info from him. He is my dialysis nurse and when I go in the nurses have at least 3 or more patients per dialysis session. I wish I could just sit down and talk to him and find out more.

[@gba8750]

there is a big network of Catholic homeschoolers on Long Island and we have members in NYC. We have a pretty much free meetup/coop on Mondays in Roslyn near the Long Island railroad station - an easy trip. you can email me if you see this [e-mail]. If you don't hear back, try again as I get a lot of emails and often miss things. God bless.

[@CristianaCatólica]

GOD BLESS HIS ONE AND ONLY CATHOLIC CHURCH!

[@southouest]

Like Fr a lot and agree w/ most of this except his views on child discipline and familial origins of mental health, which I thought could have been nuanced further. He quotes the “spare the rod” verse to justify parents hitting children but doesn’t mention Paul’s more loving approach in the New Testament “do not provoke your children to anger.” In fact, the “rod” is never mentioned in New Testament. We must remember that Jesus freed us from strict adherence to many of the Old Testament Judaic laws, and are encouraged to adhere to the spirit of the law and not the letter. The point of discipline is to teach, and there are so many other ways to teach besides hitting someone. There is now a large body of peer reviewed evidence linking corporal punishment to physical abuse; showing that our brains do not actually distinguish between the two; and that calling physical abuse by less offending parent-friendly words likes “spanking” doesn’t make it any less damaging. My parents physically abused me for years in the name of “sparing the rod,” and it’s done immeasurable harm. I will never lay a hand on my children. Then, for Fr to seemingly diminish the affects our family dynamics can have on us is maddening. Yes, we need to take personal responsibility for our actions, but that doesn’t have to come at the expense of acknowledging and processing traumas like abuse, neglect, divorce, etc which have very real repercussions on the mental and physical health of those involved.

[@RomneyGack]

Thank you, father, for helping me to appreciate the effect of morals on behavior. If we follow God's morals, we'll be happy in the long run.

[@jturon9184]

Thank you to Fr Ripperger for this great talk. A discussion between Fr Ripperger and Jordan Peterson would be interesting. Especially as Peterson defers to Carl Jung quite a bit.

[@lalaboards]

This piece is brilliant !!!!!

[@patriciaedwards2833]

Some children have parents who are on the psychopathic spectrum, or are in the cluster B group, but it may not be obvious to others. Sometimes it is only obvious to the family scapegoat, but they may not have a word for it ( e,g. NPD ). It is not just a matter of what parents did in the past. With personality disorders, the behaviour continues. Approximately one in twenty to twenty five people are NPD, which is on the spectrum.

[@P4hs]

Novice: How do you know that the mind isn't just brain-function? Experienced one: Because there never was a person who said they weren't spiritual Never was a brain that could visualize the eternal. Never was a heart with mere amusements satisfied Never was a hero that didn't feel divinely glorified. Never was a criminal who felt scott free, Never was a conscience that didn't know its Liberty. Never was a concept nothing but a definition. Never was a value just a momentary wishin.' Never was a life just for here-and-now. Never was a grace that didn't pull, amaze, and wow. Never was a Father that didn't marvel at his son. Never was a child forever trapped in mere emotion. Never was an animal that used the spoken word. Never was a particle like us completely unperturbed. Never was a universe, like us a world without end. Never was a thing that could end; . . . and then begin again.

[@amiecharlett2372]

Ive found success with emdr as habe others i know. CBT id also really helpful for those oacking formation and struggling with anxiety

[@stefanknezovic88]

There is a low bass hum throughout the video, on headphones it is maddening

[@michaelwalker7042]

What is truth? Jesus Christ. Jesus is Incarnate Logos.

[@seraphimdunn]

Michael Walker Amen brother

[@michaelwalker7042]

God bless

[@trnslash]

#LogosRising

[@wmnoffaith1]

I find it interesting that he claims that every case he has encountered of Bipolar disorder was cured through exorcism. I have a female relative who had never shown any symptoms of Bipolar disorder. She committed many mortal sins against the 6th commandment, even though she said she heard God telling her not to it. She even sustained injuries because of it. Anyway, a little after this she was diagnosed as being Bipolar, so she blamed all of her injudicious behavior on her mental condition. I spoke to her about this many times at length and she turned her life over to the Lord and stopped all her immoral behavior. Now the psychiatrist states that she had been misdiagnosed. She no longer has any symptoms of Bipolar disorder. Interesting, isn't it. Another former close friend of mine had told me she was Catholic and that she and her fami ly were very devout. She knew that I too was doing my best to have our family live according to God's laws and took sin seriously, so she trusted her son to sleep at my house for weekends at a time. She confided in me that her middle son had been diagnosed as Bipolar and this dashed his hopes of a military career. Her youngest son who was my son's age confessed to me that he was experiencing a demon at his side periodically who scared him, but he had an angel protecting him on the other side. He had not told his mother, but he said I was easy to talk to, and he knew I would not laugh at him. I prayed with him, and gave him a blessed St. Benedict medal and chain to wear around his neck which stopped his problem. I of course told his mother, and asked her permission . A few months later, during Lent, the young son asked to accompany us to church, so I asked his mother. She said she didn't think it was a good idea, so I backed off. It turned out that they hadn't been to church in over ten years. It also turned out that, although she passed herself off as in her second marriage, having divorced the children's father who was abusive, she never married the man. The children called him Dad, they thought their parents were married, but she had been lying to them all for years. I then began to wonder if that wasn't what opened her middle son up to Bipolar disorder, and her poor young son, who was 12 to a demon that he could see following him around. She thought she wasn't hurting anyone by doing all this and lying,but I don't think she took seriously at all that God was not amused by any of this behavior, and both her children paid the price. After the church instance, I saw less and less of her son, which was unfortunate, because that poor kid was getting the fallout from his parent's sin, and had no one to go to about it, or even a way to get to church.

[@praveenkumar-yo1xg]

How do you know all these that bipolar is from demon?

[@donnagolder7893]

Oh my Gosh! Thank you for this!!! Behaviors can certainly change mood and intent, etc.

[@ohoh5668]

I've been diagnosed with bipolar. I feel there's more to it. I have been on medication, but like I said there's more to it. My mother I believed had mental issues and was on medication. She did have alot of issues growing up. I feel it may be suppessed emotions. I do have a good therapist who is devout. Does anyone have a thought on this?

[@johnschwarz528]

Can you please post a reference for your three volume set on Psychology? I am a Catholic training to be a therapist at a Catholic institution, and would love to include it.

[@spinvalve]

+John Schwarz Check out the link in the description

[@KimberlynnShafferSilva]

where are you studying, if you don't mind answering? I too am Catholic, and will be graduating April 22 of this year with a master's of science in counseling: Marriage and family therapy. I want very much to work as a Catholic therapist, but am uncertain how I can go about doing so. I would be grateful for any help or information that you could share with me. Thanks and God Bless you!

[@Shyguyexplores]

Now that we have a normal president in office who has good morals, with the central bankers now coming in to rally around him, what Trump should do is allow govt spending to be made for Catholic counseling, if a person chooses, rather than the atheistic psychology counseling often being used. One of the biggest problems in trying to remove the atheistic psychology field's influence from our schools and for counseling, is because the federal govt funnels billions into this field, without even realizing it promotes cultural Marxism, which is atheism. The way it is now, anyone can go to any type of counseling they want, unless the govt is paying for it, where the current law requires that money be spent for atheistic psychology counseling. The proper change in that law would allow, for example, a man convicted of drunk driving who is ordered into counseling be allowed to see a counselor connected to the Catholic church, or to any religion he chooses. Another example on how this new law would work, is a teenager caught stealing at a shopping mall. He goes to court and the judge decides against jail because he is a juvenile. The statute violated requires the youth be ordered into probation and counseling for a year. If existing law were amended, this would mean the teenager's parents could send a letter to the court saying their family is Jewish and they want their son to see a counselor connected to a temple. The youngster could avoid all the confusing teachings espoused in psychology counseling and instead meet with his rabbi for an hour each week (or someone his rabbi appoints to counsel with the boy. Instead of being told he might be an introvert or paranoid, he would study the Ten Commandments, King Solomon's moral proverbs, and similar good moral teachings of his own religion. This would work beautifully. Can someone write a sample new law that would do this? :)

[@glennlanham6309]

@@Shyguyexplores: I love it, now that we have a normal Prez...not a COMMIE/MUSLIM...

[@crystalbraganza2715]

@@glennlanham6309 how things have changed in 2 years

[@HipHopLived]

Do you think Kant was impious? What if he was attempting to place our human limitations in the correct light, so that faith may flourish? It is odd, but while Hegel made much spectacle of never being understood, many people, Hegel included, have a hostile confusion in regards to Kant. Perhaps you should take note: few men have ever been more unsentimental than Immanuel Kant.

[@evaschroeder4020]

I felt that my sexual desires were problematic inappropriate but if I went to a therapist for help depending on their personal belief they may have just told me that if that's my preference and were consenting adults it's fine. Where as I knew that's not true.

[@madmachio]

Please please Fr.. please have a conversation with Jordan Peterson!! He needs this

[@colajax]

FR. Ripp. is THE BEST>>>>>>>> I have his book There is an answer....GOD....

[@newcures7813]

Something to consider that I heard a psychologist once say - how do we know what matter even is? when does matter end? If we are humble about our lack of understanding about matter, then we don’t necessarily have to separate the material from the immaterial and have all this debating. The notion of God existing outside of creation sort of assumes a boundary that may not exist. Similarly what we call an “after life”, could also be framed as an “extra life”. This could all be a continuum, just as easily as life/death could be discrete. I think a lot of the battle between religion and the sciences has to do with framing more than reality itself.

[@amiller5885]

"He grew up in a family where most of his siblings were far more intelligent than him?" Can you imagine? What in the world? His siblings IQ must be close to 200. This man's intellect is impressive. And if he's the runt of the litter, I don't even know what to say. 😲

[@hi2cole]

I do appreciate some paychology like Dr. Jordan Peterson and such. I do admit that there are a lot of problems you address well, but I still think some psychology is necessary as that's why exorcists hardly ever exorcise people today till we prove someone is actually possessed and not struggling with a mental condition (which is possible that there could be both at work). I respect Fr. Ripperger and you make a lot of good points. I personally think these disciplines ought to work together, not be in opposition. However, because people want to separate the two, you see psychology go off the rails oftentimes, especially nowadays, which is the problem.

[@sue-by7sh]

"The good cheer, bright hopes, rich consolations, good tempers, regular habits, and glad songs of religion are such an antidote for the causes of insanity that thousands of people in Ohio are preserved from insanity by them. But for the beneficent influence of religion, the State would have to double the capacity of her hospitals in order to accommodate her insane patients. " Dr. AB Richardson, 1908. Medications don't cure anything.

[@kathrynmcmorrow7170]

Medicine cures some diseases but not mental illnesses. They can only be treated toward some remission period from a few major symptoms.

[@SammytheStampede]

“The longer you keep them on the line the more secure your job is”. And that’s the medical industry for you: not there to heal you but milking you from cradle to grave.

[@sebathadah1559]

In my life experience in dealing with the 1 or 2 "psychologists" i saw when i was a child and 1 for anger management when i turned 21 i have to admit...Father Ripperger is ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. These "professionals" are worthless and only care about either their pocket book or what the state told them to do. Here is an example: in 2013 i was command directed to see, for anger management, a certain major. We made zero progress because her entire method was complete crap. around the fall of 2013 she received a promotion to Lt. Col. and literally abandoned her patients. For those who were dependent on her, they were totally lost and 3 of them committed suicide. Did the army care? No. Did she care? No. She was put in charge of a social worker unit and days later gave a speech about how grateful she was and how thankful she was. But little did she care about the lives she ruined. in 2014 my personal anger management issues were later resolved by guidance provided by guess what....a military catholic chaplin who used the faith to to guide rather than some Freudian non-sense.

[@inspectorgadget37]

I believe Jung later changed his mind, saying something to the fact that he "knew" God exists. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[@hannahrea-campbell6904]

I found one particular sin I have had, when I fall back, I get crazy! Demonic! Horrible! This sin Is something that is so accepted as normal! I had to realize it is mortal sin! Besides that, how it opens me up for the demonic!

[@daisyviluck7932]

9:29 makes me think of the stereotype of the compassionate bartender or hairdresser who listens and talks to their customers

[@lancemarchetti8673]

Brilliant summation of the dangers of modern psychology. Question: Can I apply everything you have just said under a protestant umbrella, or do I have to become Roman Catholic to be truly free and forgiven?

[@gromixturxii-xvi2328]

Well, since the Catholic Church is the new ark of Noah, all outside it will undoubtedly perish. If you want to be saved, you need to be a Catholic. Listening to Father Ripperger‘s talk you will sooner or later realize that Protestantism is in itself illogical and insensible. Only the Church that Christ Jesus himself founded and instituted - the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church - can lead you to salvation. If you‘re asking about the mere argument of Father Ripperger against modern psychology, you need Protestants who believe in a soul and have an even halfway correct understanding of philosophy. Therefore, I would say that you have to be Catholic or at least in accordance with the metaphysics of Thomas Aquinas to really recognize this argument.

[@Somuchcooleronline1]

Whoa, could get a link to that study cited around 9.5 minutes in? I would love to look more into it.

[@zita-lein]

Incredible. Love this!

[@Amcfly1]

Arizona willful, What do you know about Frued ?? He was on cocaine and loved drugs and he was oversexed which is why he thought every single thing that humans did had to do with sex and lust.. wow he sounds like a very mentally healthy guy!

[@tdogtexan3445]

9:08 does anyone know where i can find this study? I tried some googling and didnt find what i was looking for.

[@veteransofmodernwarfareofk6341]

The younger FSSP priests tell people in the confessional to see a counselor. I thought they were the counselor.

[@andysloan7040]

No psychologists/psychiatrists/psycho-therapists (satan's priesthood as opposed to God's - deacon/priest/spiritual director) are required - 2 Peter 1:3 "As all things of his divine power which appertain to life and godliness, are given us, through the knowledge of him who hath called us by his own proper glory and virtue."

[@AloisAgos]

0:09: Client cases vary from person to person, and clients typically don't get worse after going in for therapy. 2:30: There is no proof for or against that animals have immaterial souls, though I'm sure many Catholics parishioners do not appreciate the idea that their beloved pet dog won't be able to join them in heaven. 3:23: Therapists do not limit their understanding of the human mind as a strictly corporeal study, and often extend their understanding to a metaphysical plane that has no concrete form. 6:28: You are discussing the "negative thought cycle", commonly addressed in cognitive behavioral therapy. 7:17: I agree that young children under 5 should avoid excessive television to avoid over-stimulation, but most children still don't know how to read at this stage in life, so you may need to find a developmentally appropriate alternative. 7:47: Psychology is still a developing science. Many theories are tried, experimented with, and even discredited until we develop an understanding of the patterns of human behavior. We should not dismiss the field of study just because the subject matter is difficult to comprehend with 100% certainty. If anything, it should drive us to help understand it more. 9:07: Can you send a link to that study? I would greatly appreciate it since the implications would prove interesting for further study in the interest of improving the mental health community. 10:19: You could make the argument that Freud and Jung wanted to approach psychology without a theological bias, looking at humans as base animals as you put it. Though I can't deny at least Freud had a morally questionable personality (The Oedipus Complex reflects this). 10:51: A crude, if not astute philosophical statement about man's relationship with the metaphysical higher beings that be and the weight of his own intellect against dogmatic teachings. The question is how to reconcile this inner conundrum. 12:25: The guilt you speak of is not inherit to a person's being, but a product of social teaching based on cultural influence. If we are assuming this woman was raised in a Catholic cultural upbringing, because of Catholic stance on abortion, of course the woman is going to feel guilty because she was taught that abortion is the equivalent of murder. However if raised in another culture where abortion is not as heavily stigmatized, the trauma is lessened though not absent given the severity of the nodal event which may influence the woman for years to come in relation to her self and her reproductive virtues. 12:45: Guilt is taught, not inherit. Hence why it is important to raise a child with some form of foundation in ethics/morality, be it through God's laws or the laws of civilized man. 13:25: Actually about 80% of people who go in for therapy have some form of improvement to their mental health. Granted the statistics are lower in cases of drug addiction at about 30%. 15:30: That reasoning can just as easily be used to call the Catholic Church fraudulent and promoting dependence on their religious services rather than promoting self-sufficiency. Instead of paying a therapist, you pay the pastor through communal donations on services and religious devotion that also does not always result in successful mental health. Instead of being dependent on a psychologist, you become dependent on the Lord Jesus Christ. 15:59: That is literally demonizing mental illness. To equate a DSM-V diagnosis to possession only makes the afflicted a target of scorn, discrimination, further mental anxiety, and in rare cases death. Exorcisms do not cure mental illness, at best they may scare the afflicted so much that they strain themselves to not act out at all out of petrifying fear of further persecution by the family or community, burying the disease rather than actually treating it. 16:34: I won't deny that sin, crimes, abhorrent behavior or otherwise serve only to exacerbate existing mental illness. 17:42: Therapists do not encourage sin, especially if it goes against a client's belief system which a good therapist must be respectful of and work within those belief systems. 18:13: You speak from a Catholic bias, and it has long since been proven that homosexuality is a genetic abnormality. Whether that still constitutes as a diagnostic disease is a matter of debate and ongoing changes of social perception. Also, the DSM-IV never removed pedophilia from its pages, and the DSM-V simply renamed the disease as "Pedophillic Disorder". (Code: 302.2 or F65.4 on page 697). At no point was the disease removed. 18:39: I was just as enraged by this statement as you. Keeping quiet about the pain and trauma inflicted only fuels amoral decay and does not address the damage done to the system or to the victims. 19:04: There's a difference between accepting pedophilia and condoning it. I can accept that some people have amoral urges, but I cannot accept them acting upon them. It is the difference between accepting that people are capable of committing sin and punishing those who do commit sin. 19:38: Therapy in general is a threat to Catholicism because it provides an effective alternative outside of the church. It is important that you become aware of your own bias as a Father of the Church that psychology poses a threat to your chosen profession and way of life. Should therapy one day become mainstream and affordable, you would have justifiable fear that your role and reason for being in society may no longer be in demand, and that fear can cloud your judgement as a moral man. The same can be said for myself should the future lean more towards your ways of teaching, so we should keep in mind that the sword cuts both ways.

[@AloisAgos]

21:25: I acknowledge that religion played a major role in the creation of morals and ethics, but morality need not always be accompanied by religious doctrine given human history has learned a great deal on what political and social systems work long-term over centuries of trial and error. 24:28: Indoctrination is applied in the church as well to foster belief in God and his teachings. The church is not exempt from societal manipulation, and realistically speaking, complete control of the populace has been the objective of every political regime and religion since the beginning of time. I'd like to believe I am exempt, but even I admit this mountain of a comment amounts to just another tool of exercising my beliefs and influence. 24:51: If you believe pride is a sin, please exercise some humility. Declaring absolute truth on what constitutes "mental health" creates more confusion in the long-run. 25:49: Honoring thy father and mother loses its weight when the parents are abusive. Continuing to honor those kinds of parents only justifies the child's abuse of their future children, thus creating generational abuse patterns. 26:43: I agree that criminals abuse the system using this very tactic, but throwing out psych defenses entirely would only be a detriment to those who legitimately suffer from mental illness. 28:00: A fair point on lowered educational standards. Just because someone has a masters degree in psychology for example does not mean that they truly understand the root of human behavior as you have pointed out throughout this video. 28:38: Calling every mistake in someone's life their fault and attributing every good deed and accomplishment to God instead of their own efforts will lower anyone's self-esteem. God is supposed to encourage His flock, not blame them for all the ill in His world while taking credit for all that they do good. You make God sound like an abusive husband rather than a loving father. 31:10: To be fair, the church has also utilized social engineering practices for populace control (Including TV and ads). It ultimately becomes more a question of which tyrant you want to serve. The righteous one, or the righteous one. 32:07: Nurturing and discipline need to be balanced with one another, I cannot deny that this generation needs to know their place in society with more humilty. But there are other methods of instilling discipline without resorting to physical harm. 32:40: To be fair, psychology textbooks are constantly updated with new information as it comes, making them living documents in gradually understanding the human mind, whereas the Bible does not account for centuries of cultural, technological, political, and economic changes over time. It views human society and nature as fixed and static entities, and aims to create a fixed and static human society that should never change once it has achieved God's perfect example. The Bible has not proven to be "future-proof" on several facets despite the attempts on the faithful to metaphorically interpret a 2000 year text to match modern day tribulations. The book is invaluable in theosophy and philosophy, but not in psychiatry. 32:50: I find that arrogant and pompous of him. A therapist should be more like motor oil than a mechanic. They will make the system run easier with its natural systems rather than overhaul the entire engine. A therapist should never strive to become God or risk having their clients becoming dependent on them and never truly achieving mental wellness. 32:57: Actually, the late Salvador Minuchin (LMFT) believed heavily in the importance of maintaining the traditional family hierarchy with the parents above the child, even going so far as restructuring the family to re-achieve the nuclear family model you are aspiring for, but he did so in a way that was respectful of both the parents and children so that the change actually lasts with mutual happiness for all family members rather than promoting the rigid model the church proposes which would often come at the expense of either the wife or the children's happiness. 33:25: We are defined by our upbringing throughout our development. If you were raised to think one way growing up, with possible severe consequences if you thought any differently, you can't expect someone who is now a grown man to suddenly wake up and choose not to think and do anything other than what he was taught growing up. We are all given free choice, but the free choices we have access to are limited by how and where we grew up. 36:00: I agree that there is an overuse of drugs and medications in the mental health field. Drugs merely cover up the problems without actually addressing the mental illness, and frankly I feel they create a wall if we are to further understand mental illness. The talking cure goes a long way if administered by a professional, be it a trained psychologist or a trusted priest in your local community. 36:19: What you are describing is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. While overused, it is a proven therapeutic treatment for solving a wide range of mental illnesses and addictions ranging from developmental disorders, paraphillic disorders, personality disorders, and many more. The only difference is that God has become a sort of place-holder for "mindfulness" practices in your model of therapy. I realize you have spent this entire video denouncing psychology and therapy and encouraging a good Catholic lifestyle and loving God, but in many ways you are actually practicing the very same methods that therapists use to cure mental illness. We are not your enemies, just a bunch of wayward sheep who have found another path to reach the same destination. Walk your path to the pastures beyond mental afflictions, and we shall walk ours. Thank you for uploading this video. It was very educational to see another perspective on the mental health debate and I have learned a great from your teachings. May God bless you, and may God bless your flock. I pray for health and happiness to all.

[@mege9008]

If guilt is just learned behavior then it would go away with minimalcognitive therapy . It doesn't . The proof is in the pudding. Plus the DSM IV states that there is nothing wrong with homosexuality and even incest!

[@manchesterkid8639]

Gaile Oxstain right or wrong , you are striving to think for yourself , and you value evidence. I find this refreshing.

[@taitbrown8637]

Jordan Peterson is the best secular psychologist in recent years because he is open to biblical insights . Clean up you room is more or less the golden rule . Jesus came to serve not be served. Peterson has helped many people but the message is shallow compared to Father Rippenger's teaching.

[@stephenpaulwilson6496]

3 Hail Marys with love from Liverpool England

[@bernicewalsh3432]

Weird how it's considered there are more Catholics in institutions. That's strange. But in my experience in life. When I lived in London, I was regarded well.... as being Irish and Catholic I was considered a good worker with good ethics and very Holy. In someone actually asked me if I was the Virgin Mary once!! Gene mac, some people are so lost. However, moving out of London, I met with hostility at being Catholic, received hate mail etc. So, I think we are really hated in England country side.

[@sgabig]

What institutions do you believe Catholics are over represented?

[@AmandaLajcaj]

Fr. Chad Ripperger do you have any talks about or mention anywhere the religion/cult Scientology?

[@williamf.buckleyjr3227]

Give the SCIENTIST every "state-of-the-art" piece of equipment and machinery available, then give him (what oughta be) a very easily solvable problem: Write the formula that COMPELS you to be truthful about your findings... In other words, if Mr. Science finds and demonstrates that X=X, he oughta be able to find and demonstrate what makes him reveal it, truthfully.

[@redpoppy3569]

What do psychologists say re guilt about crimes other than abortion?

[@patriciaedwards2833]

I read that the rod of ‘ spare the rod and spoil the child ‘ in its true meaning, is the rod used to measure the straightness of buildings, meaning that a parent and others need to set examples of moral straightness, not that they should hit children with a rod. However I agree with a lot of Fr.Ripperger’s words. And I don’t reject all psychology.

[@karinpassmore9127]

A woman who aborts her baby may have aborted her own soul in effect. The wound is so deep and the confusion and need created that she appeals to whoever, whatever will comfort her. In so doing the serpent takes advantage and fills her with comforting lies, There is no God, etc. In that way we have lost the soul of womenkind in our day. To my sisters I will just say, God is loving and just; He will heal you, have no fear of coming in openness and honesty to the Savior.

[@abaker4692]

He healed me.

[@Shiwanokia-oo1nq]

There is also the electromagnetic field

[@SubtleStair]

So is it Fr. Ripperger's contention that science breaks down once it tries to quantify something immaterial, like the soul?

[@gromixturxii-xvi2328]

The argument is not about mere quantification, it is about the fact that recognizing the causalities of behaviour and man in general must necessarily fail if one does not take the immortal soul and the creation of man according to God‘s image into account.

[@seekeroftruth399]

If the Catholic Church had preached more about God's "mercy" and less about "the threats of hell," so many people wouldn't have been driven to psychologists. Fr. Ripperger is a priest who seems to have his head screwed on right. I am subscribing and looking forward to hearing more of his very informative lectures.

[@mathewjoseph5987]

The assumption/prejudice that there is no God, itself make any scientific activities unscientific.

[@_Breakdown]

28:53 - - Any bad thing that is in us is our own fault, and anything good is the result of God working through us. 28:36 - - low self-esteem

[@crystald3346]

How to homeschool? Total public school mom here to a 4 and 6 year old - where do I start?

[@unoriginalusername1748]

How does a Catholic deal with schizophrenia? Is it just an illness or is it demonic oppression? I also suffer from depression which runs in my family.

[@praveenkumar-yo1xg]

Even i want to ask the same question? Please pray!

[@karinpassmore9127]

I must say here that I've been to counselors and therapists over the years and always believed I was sent to them through my situation, by the Lord God, to touch their heart and soul for Jesus. This I did. However, I must trust Him for results! (wink).

[@jerrymarshall2095]

This man is right on the money,most things he says are self evident

[@sunkencubeoctahedron7844]

Very disfunctional family... I believe one of my family members needs urgent psychological help. They have a spiritual director but I don't think it cuts it.

[@timwoodman1154]

Psychology is not scientific or medical, its just a support system for psychologists. They like to say that the best way to help ourselves but that isn't true at all. If you don't want to help others you don't have to. It won't make you ill or well, its just the way psychologists get their help. It then follows that if you are treated by one you are there to treat them, they are not there to help you. They are not very intelligent at all.

[@iiitrifle9895]

Amen! ❤🇻🇦✝️🇻🇦❤️

[@ourspolaire2050]

You don t know Dr Breggin and it shows the way you talked about the dangers of the drugs they prescribe