If St. Thomas Aquinas Gave a Chastity Talk w/ Fr. Pine

[@daviddabrowski01]

6:40, this is exactly right. I had been addicted to pornography and everything that comes along with it for probably over 20 years. It would be fair to say since the advent of the 14.4 modem. 5 years ago I was laying in bed listening to Father Mike, as one does, and he was talking about sin. And Father Mike presented sin as a choice between the disordered attachments or God, and in that very moment it seemed my like my very heart and soul stood at a fork in the road and in that one instance I had to choose, God or sin. And I knew with every fiber of my being I wanted to God. Celibate for 5 years now, no pornography, no masturbation and no using women for my own desires. Praise be to God.

[@starhuman7]

Congratulationsand well done. It is extremely difficult giving up an addiction.

[@daviddabrowski01]

@@starhuman7 certainly not my doing. All Him.

[@tenaciousdfan9]

God bless you!

[@therese_paula]

Praised be God for your moment of "fiat". I pray for your fidelity to Him until the end. Pray for us too. God bless! 🕊️🙏🙏🙏

[@lindseyclark9307]

Glory to God

[@markofarrell5634]

"He who conquers the vice opposed to this virtue(chastity) will easily triumph over the rest." St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori “St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori Had studied with the Dominicans in Naples where he became, and remained all his life, a devoted adherent of Thomas Aquinas." Page 21 St. Alphonsus Liguori Selected writings

[@atmalewis1768]

Fr Gregory, you have a gift for communicating deep truths in a way I easily understand. TY

[@jackieo8693]

There is so much freedom in chastity.

[@user-yx5jd1qf8z]

This is one thing I really appreciate about Fr Pine and Mtr Natlia being on Pints. Fradd is very much for 27 and under. EWTN is for like 56+. There is nothing wrong with that, but I am 31 with three kids and a wife and a job. I feel like Fr and Mtr speak more to my station, which I greatly appreciate.

[@marshallwentz3615]

Fr. Pine, regarding your remark about your "pausing at weird places:" Nobody notices. Pauses are a normal part of human speech. You can stop talking for as long as about 3 seconds in the middle of a sentence and it's going to be completely missed by anyone not actively looking for it.

[@danieltuckercatholic]

I always love hearing you talk about the virtues, Fr. Gregory! I'm sure by now your dissertation has been submitted, but I just said a prayer for you (God is outside of time after all) that your work will be met with success!

[@spyroluver0951]

excellent talk. It was clear, engaging and to the point. Just what I needed to reaffirm more love towards chastity.

[@lukeknott2779]

Thanks so much for your content Fr. Pine!

[@Catholicmillennial]

Fr. Pine, Thanks for that breakdown of the influence of Virtue in one's life at 10:30. It's so true, it does require of you, and it does get interwoven into all of your actions. In my life I am grateful that I have been shown the importance of virtue. Thanks Fr

[@aiantenor9080]

Thank you for speaking about desires Fr. Pine and talking about friendships. This really helped a lot. Thank you and God bless.

[@gustavofranco9792]

You are amazing Fr. Gregory. Thank you for the teachings, they are a balm for the soul. Praying for you 🙏🏻

[@robertajaycart3491]

I just asked God to make me a Saint, a lot of Spiritual battle involved in this.

[@RK-tr4xk]

Love this. Thank-you Father Pine :-)

[@nicholasshaler7442]

I have been a member of the Angelic Warfare Confraternity for about seven years. It is excellent and all who in any way struggle with this virtue should join it.

[@CFrayRun]

Fr. Gregory, I give profuse gratitude to God for the gift of your intellect and countenance. I collect quotes from saints, and others whose words resonate in my soul. I transcribed multiply quips from you in this vlog, as well as from St. Thomas and St. Catherine. It seems that your recent completion of your dissertation super-powered your intellect with empyrean insight. I will be listening to this many times in the coming weeks in order to absorb all of the grace that God wishes to bestow through your vocation. Peace and grace be to you! May St. Joseph, Patron of Workers, intercede for the success of all your works, and grant you his constant assistance in leading others to Jesus and Mary.

[@sketch9306]

Very good. Thanks and bless you!

[@PapalPilgrimo]

When I was in RCIA, I strongly considered taking Saint Thomas as my confirmation saint. I didn't, instead finding a strong draw to Saint Joseph. However, recently in my battle for chastity, I came across the Confraternity of Angelic Warfare. I'm working on finding a Dominican priest to help me through the discernment and consecration for CAW. Every time I look around, I see the Dominicans and Saint Thomas calling to me. I never really gave much though to becoming a religious, lay or clergy, but I'm starting to wonder if that isn't where it'll lead. For now, though, a confraternity and growing in virtue is enough for me.

[@gkseeton]

Loved THE QUIET LIGHT. beautiful! Angelic Warfare Confraternity wasn't difficult, my parish priest requested permission to enroll me and permission was given and so I enrolled. Very good. I'm so glad Fr Heilman recommended it.

[@barborazajacova7633]

Thank you, this was very helpful 😊

[@dizzyDElKnobberChokker]

I wish i would have had a resource like this before i turned adult, it was not spoken of in the house, sex, our community at the time was very anti catholic, my parents though also catholic did not make the holiest of choices so I figured that if they were ok, it was ok, has i known the dark deep hole of sexual promiscuity and sexual desires, ruled by it. Im now 40 and just now discovering these views and faith affirming community online, through His call, im in tears of gratitude and shame as i go through the process of re training my heart and mind, err rather having the truth implanted in me by His love and mercy. Thank you for these posts and all other religious (Roman Catholic) videos and bible studies, a thousand thanks.

[@therese_paula]

Blessed Cord of Chastity... Wish we can have devotion to that too.

[@markvachon7131]

Thanks father for your for your guidance you don't have to eat a cookie to know its sweet

[@pauljordan4452]

Father Gregory: I say the Rosary in afternoon and evening. We do desire emotional initimacy and as a lay celibate and caregiver I rarely receive it.

[@bruposa]

Thank you, Fr. Gregory...I would like to know if that fraternity exists too on Latin America?, or if they have like virtual meetings or something like that. Thanks! #pintswithaquinas

[@pauljordan4452]

I have been chaste 23 years. That is lay celibate. Very difficult for my married friends to see me.

[@theauthoritarianregime]

That thumbnail tho

[@MrPW339]

All this channel does is orbit around one agenda driven subject.

[@electrical_cord]

Catholicism? Yessir!

[@rushthezeppelin]

What, the agenda of the salvation of souls? That should be the primary focus of our life.

[@kbedini5738]

Catholic channel talks about...catholicism???

[@mraemartinez]

Maybe...but I wish it would ACTUALLY deliver interesting context...he made a very interesting topic BORING and it took over 12 minutes to get to the point...I will be giving up on him soon.

[@MrPW339]

Some people are so blinkered…..

[@MrPW339]

This channel …. Chastity chastity … lust bad…. Naked bad… opposite sex attraction bad…. Maybe… just maybe… talk about OTHER subjects?!

[@youkokun]

So you don't want to hear it and don't think you need it. Ok. In a deluge of sin this month and generally year-round i am grateful that this channel, which i consider weak on many subjects, is promoting virtue. If you don't think you need help in pursuit of chastity, consider praying in reparations to the Sacred Heart and to God our Creator on behalf of victims to the Enemy's agenda.

[@therese_paula]

​@@youkokun Amen

[@MrPW339]

What I’m sayin, because I think you’ve completely missed the point, is that this channel constantly berates about the same subject video after video… I’d like to hear some other content from them with ALL the other problems in the world currently.

[@lindseyclark9307]

I think the clue was in the title of the episode Everything from A-Z is discussed in episodes with Fr Pine and Pints with Aquinas, but obviously with a Catholic perspective as the names of the shows would suggest I once had the same attitude as you Corey so I get where you're coming from. I also don't think it's by chance that you've ended up watching video. Peace be with you

[@Rafael27254]

There is no such thing as talking too much about a virtue, especially when its so undervaluated. Are you struggling in this field? You are supposed to. But Chastity entails a more fervent love and keep us young (in the best sense of youth) and free.