Why Men Break Chastity - Marian Friars Minor

On Conquering the Virtue of Chastity
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[@SensusFidelium]

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[@zel948]

"If you have a catholic man who's snacking all the time, you have a man that's not disciplined" Simple, yet profound!

[@sartoriusrock]

3:35 This hit hard. I am a recent revert who struggles with sin, and have been tempted to flock to a religious vocation, as if that were the answer. God bless our priests and religious. Please pray for me that I cleave to God and His grace as I discern my calling.

[@carolynkimberly4021]

Get your spiritual life in order before even considering a religious vocation.

[@valuablesandwich]

I'm in a similar position - I just returned to mass and the sacraments two weeks ago and am seeking my vocation. I will earnestly pray for you on your journey, brother. God bless and take care.

[@maremare1655]

Rev. Fr. Oluoma has hundreds of sermons documented on KZbin regarding temptation and religious life. I have listened to many. He is a great theologian and RC Priest, teaching the undiluted truth.

[@etcwhatever]

​​@@carolynkimberly4021i second this. You are correct. Time and life experience made it clear to me. I has an experience at a monastery but i wasnt ready. I was too infantile in the faith...even now that lust isnt much of an issue...i still see the mountain of sin im fighting against. There are 7 deadly sins for a reason. Some we are blinded to. Lust and glutony are more physical and obvious but the others are serious too. I mean that God is fighting through me with my cooperation. Now i know im nothing. I was bold and a fool. Im not sure what my vocation is but im open to Gods promptings and events He puts in my way to guide me.

[@valuablesandwich]

@maremare1655 thank you!

[@thiagojaschek5280]

I prayed to St. Jude Thaddaeus in a time of great need, and he answered my prayers. I was desperate, I had no hope, but thanks to him I prevailed. If you are in a dire situation, please, consider praying to him. I'm very grateful to him.

[@opposingshore9322]

Looking at our phones and all around us all the time disrupts the interior man. Exactly right. I’ve learned that a spiritually mature man has self-awareness, lives by a code, and enforces loving discipline upon himself. He maintains focus by not allowing his attention and energy to be fragmented or hacked away at by outside forces of a hyper sexualized, materialistic, superficial, and spiritually bankrupt society.

[@mike-cc3dd]

Thank you for this

[@tinadavy3990]

Use your phones to watch really informative, doctrinally sound knowledge. Is it the phone ... or how one uses it? .

[@etcwhatever]

​@@tinadavy3990i still find the phone to be addictive. I think the criteria is sound content like you say, but also that time on the phone doesnt kill prayer and spiritual reading.

[@ThatGirlMoi]

⁠@@tinadavy3990 it’s how we use it and how frequently we use it. Addiction of any type is a slippery slope to sin and lack of temperance. I think even if we’re watching hours and hours of theological teachings, we need to avoid the addictive nature of the devices. We still need to have self control and be in prayer/communication with God.

[@user-ht9fr6eh9u]

Basically a soldier mindset

[@shilakamrani4680]

Just love this Holy Priest can’t get enough of his sermons puts you right back on track. God bless you Father we sure need you in these times. 🙏

[@edukaeshn]

Pray for me. Only through the grace of God can I break the pattern and remain chaste. God have mercy on us all.

[@georgepaladino2501]

I receive this message and thank God because he loves us and corrects us.

[@Wagnersuperior]

I eat snacks at work when I get bored to cope. I need to mortify that habit.

[@dorugoramon0518]

Sadly I struggle with that too.

[@CLW-jp7wv]

Eat better lunch|breakfast. Drink fluids, instead.

[@louis-vd3ur]

silently pray the rosary. Snacking is evil inclination.

[@CLW-jp7wv]

@@louis-vd3ur snacking is not evil inclination sin is the only evil

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

​@@CLW-jp7wvHe said inclination not snacking is evil.

[@godwin3101]

When i come across sexual temptations , sometimes i imagine child jesus holding my hand and looking at me upwards with worried face ... and it goes away

[@catnhat1117]

I'm old enough to remember when self-control and self-discipline were character traits to be aspired to, and delaying gratification was believed to be a sign of maturity. Then came the "if it feels good, do it" 1960s, and the above virtues became regarded as unnatural repression, and cultivating them tantamount to mental illness. And it's been downhill from there.

[@johnathanpandullo604]

Exodus 14:14 "The Lord will fight for you."

[@SamScott99]

I’m not disagreeing with you, but notice the context. It was directed against the Egyptians

[@shellir8989]

"Acid reflux with hot dog nuggets"... you HAVE to LOVE this Friar!!!!

[@kermierogers7876]

I listened to the whole video to hear that last part.

[@caroldoidge3044]

This is powerful stuff really The one who prays constantly, will identify when there’s sin coming but beauty and strength comes from praying constantly. Our Angels rush to help us. The Holy Spirit guides and protects us 🙏🏼

[@andy41417]

DeSales Treatise on the Love of God bk 3 chap 7 page 158 opines acknowledges ordered chastity in marriage at the service of love and life may be more difficult than complete abstinence. Like chastity anger Ps 4:4 it is harder to exercise and not sin than to never get angry at all. (Martin, Ralph The Fullfillment of All Desire, Emmaus, 2006. pages 219-220)

[@tinadavy3990]

YES....All priests, brothers, nuns should be celibate. They give themselves totally to the Church...That should be their only 'Calling'. Thus the phrase "Married to the Church" ... only. Great thoughts on why celibacy is so important. 'Thou shalt not have 2 masters' . If married, one's first thought is of one's spouse, children...thus making one's commitment to the Church secondary, which, if a Religious, creates quite the dichotomy.

[@maremare1655]

Rev. Fr. John Chinenye Oluoma in one of his sermons warned about those wolfs in sheep clothing giving formulas for praying and miracles. Thank you for this video.

[@ThatGirlMoi]

Please, What is the title of the video where he talks about this? I want to look it up but I see that he has many videos.

[@10angrytigers]

This is pure gold!!!

[@tinadavy3990]

Christ raised marriage to a Sacrament ... including "Be fruitful and multiply" so why denegrate it. YES, it's an extraordinarily difficult commitment IF taken seriously to the end of one's life.

[@CLW-jp7wv]

The spiritual life is higher level and Jesus said, let him take it, if he can take it.

[@johnwaterman8449]

Christ did not raise marriage up to the same level as Holy orders. If two things are of the same type but different, one is Dei facto, higher than the other. St. Thomas teaches us this.

[@ThatGirlMoi]

I want to gently encourage you not to get lost or focus on the “offense” in the elevation of the chaste life. This message on chastity is important for everyone- even those discerning or living in marriage.

[@zachattach850]

It ain’t easy. Gotta fight to keep it together. Prayer is your sword.

[@angelahull9064]

St. Thomas Aquinas, while extremely important in his theological contributions to the Church, was not protected with infallibility. He did make some errors. Are we to consider along with him that the earliest stages of human life cannot be said as possessing personhood? Are we to consider along with him that males get a soul sooner in gestation than women? Consider that he was still depending on the primitive science of Plato and Aristotle. We owe them much for their contributions to philosophy but we most certainly do not begin and end the Church's theology on their teachings. Let us forgive, but not forget St. Thomas Aquinas' errors as the Church does and with orthodox correction. If not then we are in danger of returning to Manichaeism. St. Augustine made errors in that direction until he accepted correction from the Councils of Carthage.

[@larrywethington5936]

Great talk. Very wise counsel. Thank you.

[@JHWImageDesigns]

I needed this

[@EMC726]

Beautiful lesson!!🙏🙏🙏

[@michaelmartinx714]

Good timing ❤

[@Karina-tw6ly]

Thank you Father 🙏

[@SharonKalenian]

Years ago,back in the 1980s,our Catholic priest said from the pulpit I quote THESE ATE THE DARK AGES ,what would he day day now Fr. Joseph V. Elmer died on 1993. Here we are 30 yrs later, we ate beyond the measure of the dark ages. 😊

[@carolynkimberly4021]

"Ate, day day, ate" please correct all the errors so we can read the message.

[@captainquint25]

Powerful, very helpful Fr. Thank you, May God continue to bless and keep you.

[@carolynkimberly4021]

Dear God, please protect the law of celibacy in the Church from evils like the Synod on Synodality.

[@carolseven3802]

Amen 🙏

[@Travis-tx7um]

I'm confused and ill informed, pleas forgive me... But what about the synod is a threat to celibacy?

[@carolynkimberly4021]

@@Travis-tx7um It was one of the things Francis and his Synod would like to change.

[@antoniodseccareccia]

@@carolynkimberly4021 That’s not true.

[@carolynkimberly4021]

@@antoniodseccareccia Yes it is true. That and women Deacons, making sodomy not sinful and all manner of other heretical topics.

[@daug1783]

Love the hot dog nugget analogy.

[@Eight-PointedStars]

Devotion to the Holy Face by the recitation of the Holy Face Chaplet causes us to make a circle around our faces to ask God's help to practice Temperance. We begin with the cheek for the sense of touch, then the ear, the eye, the nose and the mouth. These represent the five senses. With these, Jesus won our freedom from sin and its effects. He did not pamper His senses but began His life with severe penances. Is it too much for Jesus to ask us not to watch the people coming back from Holy Communion? Why would we engage our senses when we come back from Communion? At this time of so many sacrileges against the Blessed Sacrament, why aren't the holy priests telling the young men especially, to keep their heads down and their eyes closed at Communion time?

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

Interesting thoughts. I recently purchased a holy face medal that I attached to my brown scapular along with the Miraculous Medal and Sacred Heart Medal.

[@PauperPeccator]

This one’s tough.

[@padraigb580]

🌹🌹🌹

[@jimmcdonough5497]

Flagellation works. Buy too harsh. Controlling the desires with praying and fasting helps me. Also confession and the Eucharist. Cold showers help. Capturing what you see and think..

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

Praying & Fasting should always work.

[@jimmcdonough5497]

@@Requiescat_in_pace Rosary

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

@@jimmcdonough5497 15 decades daily

[@MariaSantos-ft2sf]

You need permission from the director to do those stronger penances though

[@maremare1655]

Dr Paul Saladino explains the carnivore diet and why it is good for body and soul. The poor souls brought up on SAD and are so ill now.😢😢😢🙏🙏♥️✝️💯

[@aldamachado6384]

Thank you for this awesome video! I really like this priest I’ve listened to him in other videos what is his name? God Bless ❤️

[@DeadMansCross]

Friar Anthony

[@thehussarsjacobitess85]

While I used to think that gluttonous people were less likely to engage in lust due to the distraction, what happens when the distraction stops? Impure thoughts assail me the most when I'm thinking "Don't I have a right to human companionship?" This probably arises from the "right" and necessity to eat, twisted into the right to indulge.

[@PP-ep1sn]

St. John the Apostle was the only disciple who was unmarried I believe and he ended up being the "beloved" disciple of Christ. Celibate and virgins are near and dear to God because there's no competition for love whereas a married person, due to concupiscencce and our fallen nature develop inordinate affections unless they are truly, truly spiritual like St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mother. When you're married, your attention and love are divided than giving your whole being to Christ when you remain celibate and chaste. If you can't live up to that commitment, then maybe you should rethink becoming a priest or religious

[@angelahull9064]

Careful people, Catholicism is not ancient dualistic gnosticism or Manichaeism. Yes, the eschatological witness of being a "eunuch for the Kingdom" does allow for purification towards theosis in a more intense, lofty manner, and in this way Christ says that it warrants a 100 fold reward. The reward for married life may only be 30 fold in that it takes longer to reach holiness and there is indeed the contention of the divided heart. But any Church Father and Desert Father can tell you that the celibate are not immune to a divided heart They live in a manner designed by God that better supports an undivided heart. Marriage is not to be denigrated as something tolerated with its own little Sacrament served only to produce more future celibate. It is a mirror in the natural world of the generative and unitive communion of the Holy Trinity. The Bible begins with a marriage and ends with the Wedding Feast of the Lamb for a reason. And marriage is part of the mission of the salvation of the world. Celibacy is a subset of chastity. Both the married and the celibate are to be chaste, but in different ways. The purification of sexual love between man and woman into agape love focused on bringing each other, their children, and their society into the Kingdom of God is a sign to the world just as much as the consecrated and priestly life. Let us not be like the Protestants who cannot fathom how marriage is a sacrament and that it cannot be purified from lust and disordered attachments. Let's not make this into a chicken or the egg scenario. God gave us both marriage and Holy Orders and consecrated life as ways to be called to holiness. There is no inequality in these vocations. Not one can go without the other. The whole Body of Christ merits from all Her members and each member serves the other. The hand cannot say to the foot, "I am better than you, I have no need for you." It is the task of the married person to learn to love without impurity and freedom from disordered attachments as the monk does and it is the task of the monk to muster fatherly and motherly courage to raise up souls to God along with their sacrifice of self to God. Holy celibacy as a response to God's calling rather than a hyper rational decision to avoid the burdens that come in a marriage not oriented into being Christlike, is not better than married life, but it is eschatologically higher, closer to the life of eternal beatitude. It is the sign of what we shall be like in the next life. But there is still by Marriage that we are being fashioned into Christ. We become both like the angels and Spouse of the Bridegroom. We gain our inheritance in Christ as priest, prophet, and king.

[@igorlopes7589]

​@@angelahull9064Celibacy is higher and superior in relation to Marriage. To say so isn't to denigrate Matrimony, for no one is saying marriage is bad, only that both are good while celibacy is better.

[@PP-ep1sn]

@angelahull9064 First off, I DID NO SUCH THING AS TO DENIGRADE or reduce the value of marriage - Marriage is what produces individuals who will freely give themselves to God. Simply put, unmarried people are more pleasing to God, for with their own free will, they chose to make God their spouse. Even St Paul said himself, an unmarried man or woman concerns himself/ herself with pleasing God while a married person concerns themselves with pleasing his/her spouse. Actually pleasing your spouse IS a duty - under pain of mortal sin - of the state of life married people freely chose! Unless what you are being asked is sinful. Then your obligations to God supersedes your obligations to your spouse.

[@PP-ep1sn]

@@angelahull9064 As far as "divided hearts" go, admit it or not, a married person person has a higher percentage of having a divided heart - honestly - as opposed to a person of God but that is not to say the latter will never ever have a divided heart. That's not what I'm saying. I even pointed out that even in a marriage, one can still love God with an undivided heart like Bl. Tiegen (sp) who was married if they are truly, truly spiritual.

[@PP-ep1sn]

@angelahull9064 Ultimately, to please God is to do His will and if you are truly called to the married life, then that's where you will reach the highest level of sanctity GRANTED you are faithful to the graces given to you. The same goes for religious life. If you are called to the priesthood or religious life but by your own volition, you opted instead for married life the merits (heavenly bank account) you gain and the amount of graces you receive will not be as much as that of the graces and merits you would've had, had you responded to your true "vocare". So, you see, one vocation is not superior to the other. It's more the practical aspect that you can give yourself more freely to God than be tied to responsibilities and duties that go along with married life.

[@thenicolascage4355]

I think God is fighting for us like, he‘s fighting evil, which is after us. Replace fighting with protecting, because to protect something means also to withstand or fight something off. My two cents… 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Magnificat42]

While I appreciate the call to holiness, purity effects both genders rather equally, obviously

[@cianmoriarty7345]

"The Dark Ages" 1. Was defined by historians as a lack of Latin texts. By this point in Europe Latin had overwhelming switched out of Latin for everyday usages, and increasingly for books as well 2. I'm quite sure sacred literature wasn't counted correctly either. 3. Recent historians don't use the concept.

[@cianmoriarty7345]

If people are imprudent enough to imagine fasting does not help with purity, all I can say is try a short fast and see how quickly sexual temptation drops off.

[@louis-vd3ur]

Many catholic parents these days don't properly instruct their children in modesty and suffering. Any impulse the child has is fed and considered healthy. Having my own children has turned me off from fellow catholics as they are mostly depraved in their parenting and largely neglectful when it comes to spiritual training.

[@drydizzle2954]

i liked this talk overall, but their were certainly some issues with his conception of virtue. Virtue is the mean between two extremes, not the absence of something. One can certainly avoid sinning through the removal of things that when done to excess are harmful, but that cannot be said to be virtue in the proper sense. The man who is able to drink sometimes and not to excess is greater than the man who does not drink for fear of overindulgence. The same can be said for the man who refrains from sexual intercourse for fear of sinning. It would be better for him to be fruitful and multiply as God commanded without falling into sin than to refrain entirely. If one must give up something entirely in order not to abuse it, it's better he do that than fall into sin, but it would still be better that he demonstrate greater virtue through partaking in a thing without it becoming an occasion for sin.

[@ThatGirlMoi]

Where does it say that virtue is the mean between 2 extremes? Can you elaborate or give examples? Not trying to be rude, it’s just that this messaging can be interpreted as “engage in *everything*, (even things that can lead you to sin) in ‘moderation’” which can be a worldly view. As followers of Christ, there are A LOT of things in this world that we just should not participate in. We’re not called to be natural but supernatural, by God’s grace. And those in celibate life exemplify that by not engaging in worldly passions. He expressed that it’s not just about overindulgence. Their life is rather about living*like Christ*. Are you saying that those who had intercourse while Christ was alive were “greater” than him? I think his discussion of mastering these senses also address the “moderation” aspect in an adjacent way. As these are mechanisms to cope with the temptation or what can lead to it

[@ThatGirlMoi]

Also being “fruitful and multiplying” is sinful outside of the sacrament of marriage. The Holy Bible is very clear on that. if we use “be fruitful and multiple” as an excuse for s*x, then that in itself eradicates the use of intercourse for pleasure (which most of the time, it is used for pleasure rather than procreation.) if someone is “moderately” engaging in intercourse for pleasure, they are not following the “be fruitful and multiply” rule since they are most likely avoiding the procreative aspects of interc0urse. Main point: there is *no* way to moderate s*x if you’re not married. All s*x outside of marriage is adultery. And someone can live a Holy Life completely abstaining from certain things. It is not always out of fear of overindulgence. It can be part of one’s relationship to God and the avoidance of the worldly. It can also mean to want to live like Christ (as mentioned in the video) “Everything in moderation” is not a Biblical, theological, or spiritual truth. It is a worldly lie that deceives us to tamper with sin.

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

Celibacy is a requirement to the state of perfection.

[@drydizzle2954]

@@Requiescat_in_pace I won't debate that celibacy is the greater of the two vocations (C&M). Saint Paul affirms that. Regardless, we must be careful with that sort of reasoning. It can lend itself to gnosticism. Hatred of the flesh is an error that has cropped up throughout Church history lending itself to various heresies. The primary concern with the flesh is that it is of a lower nature and God has ordained the spiritual to be greater than the physical.

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

@@drydizzle2954 What sort of reasoning? What Fra Anthony spoke about?

[@robstr12]

Does anyone know what the infallible prayer is that he mentions at 17:20 is?

[@mike-cc3dd]

Consistent prayer of mastering chasity.

[@robstr12]

@@mike-cc3ddthank you, Mike. Do you happen to know the words of that prayer?

[@mattmackinnan8557]

@@robstr12It’s not the words per se but the object of the prayer.

[@robstr12]

@@mattmackinnan8557thank you. I have found a prayer called "Prayer for Chastity by St. Thomas Aquinas". That should do it. This man's talks are very good!

[@ThatGirlMoi]

@@robstr12 I think he means just talking to God in our own words to help us master chastity. God will always hear that prayer. I think it’s because it forces us to keep our focus on Him.

[@Yo-di4fw]

What is this Friar's name?

[@PeteLubeck]

What is he reading from?

[@ianmackenzie686]

Why would angels need to learn or be taught chastity of they aren't male or female and are spiritual beings far above our mortal selves?

[@louis-vd3ur]

chasitity is perfected over the senses. Unlike the fallen angels who thought they were as good as God. They lacked chastity and now try to bait mankind into the same depraved sin.

[@ianmackenzie686]

@@louis-vd3ur Got it. I was thinking of chastity as strictly a mortal sexual thing.

[@skilo581]

​@@louis-vd3ur angels don't have senses, they're purely spiritual

[@themysteriousdomainmoviepalace]

I don't know how he can say that the feminine need for affection is trivial or sentimental when it comes from the maternal instinct. It's been proven that babies and children need physical affection or they suffer and may die. They may at least acquire personality disorders. Most of the art showing Our Lady with Baby Jesus are full of affection. It's our God-given nature to be this way.

[@crohunter100]

Did God not say to be fruitful and multiply?

[@SamScott99]

He did. What is the confusion?

[@user-mr1ny5ih8f]

ok who is this

[@user-ht9fr6eh9u]

We can do nothing. Jesus can do anything. Lust vanishes when daily Holy Rosary is prayed. Ideally 15 decades. Can we not give Just One Hour A Day to He that Gave Everything+

[@LeftenantMalachi]

I'm hearing a man who has scorn and jealousy of people who are married.

[@JPGoertz]

Very good and challenging. But somebody who has to clear their throat so often, should drink more... Not take temperance so far that it reminds me of guy I once knew who was completely lost to lust... A bit spooky.

[@zachattach850]

Protestant preacher: “Why don’t you get married?” Friar: “I’m better than you.” Low-key that’s what was said…lol

[@Solrac924]

"acid reflux with hotdog nuggets" words i never thought would be in a Catholic sermon. 😄

[@MC-ol5lx]

Fr with respect, the self control needed in marriage when using NFP or during menopause is every bit as meritorious as your chastity! Pride is the greatest sin..... Also remember Mary and Joseph, John the Baptist, all the saints, even yourself and whoever the men are you gave this talk to all had parents. Talking like you do is close to making the conjugal act a matter of shame. It is a different form of chastity to the priest's chastity but not necessarily inferior.

[@andreaboghi5820]

This is catarism.

[@SamScott99]

How so?

[@Ulfrich_Stormcock]

I don’t like the dismissive tones against marriage here.

[@WhiteChocolate74]

Ehh most marriages are bad

[@Ulfrich_Stormcock]

@@WhiteChocolate74 and why would you say that?

[@WhiteChocolate74]

​@@Ulfrich_Stormcockbecause human sexuality is the most corrupted aspect of our nature.

[@brewsker89]

Sort of agree. That caught me off guard

[@Wagnersuperior]

It is nothing personal and no doubt Father would acknowledge that marriage is necessary to be fruitful and multiply. Saint Paul and Augustine had similar sentiments.

[@majorpuggington]

I was listening with purest intention till he said jelly donut.

[@michaelallen1396]

Why does your opening TM image have a Masonic hand sign in it, are you a Mason? Masonry rejects that Catholicism is the path to God and all paths are valid- it is a mortal sin to be a Mason even if more than half our Bishops and the Pope are Masons.

[@aaronjoseph9473]

I do think you may be mistaken. The “T” you see is the cross. The two hands: one represents the risen Christ, and one represents Jesus’ outstretched hands whilst crucified. The “M” you are referring to, I believe refers to Mary or Marian. I’m guessing the two hearts are: one, the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the left, and the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary adorned in flowers on the right. So quite far from Masonic symbols. I hope this helps, and may God bless you.

[@PNWRadTrad]

It’s the honorable coat of arms of the Franciscan Order. There’s nothing “freemasonic” about it. Do your research before throwing stones.

[@vivacristorey4363]

The thing about symbols is that there are only so many of them. This means that there is always going to be overlap between different groups. A symbol from one group means something different to them than it does in the other group. That is why it is best to give the benefit of the doubt and ask. Some examples might be helpful. The pentagram has often been used by Christians to represent the five wounds of Christ but has a completely different meaning in Wicca. There is nothing inherently evil about a shape. The upside down cross is used by Catholics to represent St Peter's martyrdom while Satanists use it to mock the crucifixion. There are too many examples like this to name them all. But in principle, this is why the Catholic Church has never had issues with taking in pagan symbols from cultures and adapting them to Christian meanings - because it is easier to convert a symbol or activity rather than bulldoze everything and start from scratch. Franciscans are not free masons. God bless.

[@marvalice3455]

It's not "TM" it's a cross and an M with a bar, representing Mary and the sword which pierced her soul. It's doubling down on the cross.

[@michaelallen1396]

@@aaronjoseph9473 The left hand is the Masonic hand sign, unmistakable and unmistaken.