The Body + Easter Sunday (Fr. Mike's Homily)

[@EllenMarieDumer]

At 64 years of age...born into and still residing in the Catholic Church 12 years of Catholic school, 4 years of a Master's program in pastoral counseling at Loyola, how many books have I read on saints and our faith, how many Masses have I attended and homilies heard?! I have NEVER heard this before. It is a HOMILY OF HOPE, so powerful that if everyone could hear this, explained that our humanness will never disappear, only be perfected, who would not turn to Christ? I want to show this to everyone, especially those who are deeply suffering physically, fearing death, rather than seeing it as a "passing on". I am lifted up in spirit today to a new height! Thank you and may God continue to bless you in your ministry.

[@carolnartker]

I agree!!

[@KathleenBanfield]

I totally agree, which is the reason I view Father Mike's homilies every week, even though I do attend Mass at my local parish. Father Mike always speaks the truth with love!

[@gotvegan4953]

I agree and thanks for your testimony based on your history with Catholicism. At the same time I do wonder how accurate this is or if any discrepancy to what the Catholic Church teaches as far as us retaining our own bodies. Also the very fact you admit you NEVER heard this before. I've also had 6+ years of Catholic school and far as I under stood it, just as it says in the bible there won't be wife and husband so to speak we also will be more of a spirit than a body. What too of those people that really don't like their bodies or find fault even though they are mostly healthy and in decent shape?

[@donnaz6069]

Fr. Mike explains things like this really well. With all respect to you, both my husband and I knew this from elementary school Catechism. My husband is 6 years older than me and was taught the Baltimore Catechism. I am 62 and post-Vatican 2 and I specifically remember being taught this by the nuns when I was a kiddo. Fr. Mike has a true gift of explaining the mysteries of God in such a down to earth way that I think we can feel like we are hearing this for the first time. Like Kathleen said, I go to my parish Mass every week, and also listen to Fr. Mike's sermons, Bishop Barron, and Jeff Cavins' reflections. I get amazing and beautiful perspectives that deepen my faith. As Fr. Mike always says: WHAT A GIFT!

[@KB_2161]

We are all made in the Image and Likeness of God. If and when we go to heaven we won't be concerned with our looks. We will be at peace giving glory to God.

[@joyce9656]

When you think you have heard it all. Wow! Thank you Father Mike. This homily goes beyond anything I would have expected to hear and learn. Amazing! Happy Easter.

[@lefreakful]

Thank you Father Mike. I am in this process to conversion and I usually loathe my body, I am a woman in my late 30s. I now know that it's the devil who wants me to hate it, he knows it's my weakness and knows how to play games in my mind. I am 100% sure that Jesus talked to me through you in this video to understand the importance of the flesh and soul and how I need to start loving my body and helping it to follow my number one and most beloved prototype: Jesus! Thank you!

[@jerusalem7557]

❤

[@cecilianguyen6215]

Happy Easter to all. Thank you Fr Mike, please pray for me, my son, his wife and my husband , we will pray for you. God Bless you all

[@meekam7161]

I got Confirmed last night at Easter Vigil and THE JOY IS UNIMAGINABLE 🎉❤🪻💐🐑✝️ I don't have words besides Thank You Jesus, Mary I love You with all my heart! An unforgettable experience!

[@elvacantu7821]

Thank you Father Mike, I love your Homily, but I am a little confused! I did not expect it. But I truly want to believe it with all my heart. Help me -------?

[@elvacantu7821]

I have to add this, my mother passed away in 1978 . This one night in 1985, I was in bed trying to fall asleep and suddenly I saw an image of my deceased mother floating above my bed dressed in a beautiful blue gown. She looked very young and was smiling. She said to me, ' l had to come and tell you how happy I'm here.' I noticed she had both legs, and I was surprised, because she was an amputee. And again she said I'm so happy and I had to come and tell you. And then she just floated away. That was the year 1985. She never came again, I know it was not a dream.

[@forevercatholic243]

I'm speechless. This was life changing. Praise God and Blessed Easter to all.

[@jumpingjehoshaphat]

As a 73 year old lapsed Catholic, my interest got snagged first on Father Schmitz's tatoo video. His energetic speech delivery almost seemed frenetic. Then I spotted the Easter video and took a peak. Never have I heard a priest so buoyed up with belief ,enthusiasm and desire to spread the message as if there is not time enough in the world to reach everyone but die trying. Never when going to church have I ever had Christ's Resurrection explained in terms of our own body. May God grant Father Mike a long and fruitful life spreading the Gospel.

[@annalise_prieto]

Happy Easter. He is Risen. Thank you for everything Jesus! God Bless everyone❤️🙏🏼

[@sammyc9617]

He is Risen Indeed! 🙏🏻😇

[@paulwallace4408]

God bless you you too🙏🏼

[@paulwallace4408]

Hello Sammy, how are you doing over there? i read your comments, i like that.❤❤

[@TrueBagPipeRock]

Priest has great strength and energy and focus

[@happydays310]

The Saving Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ is that he died for all our sins, was buried and rose again on the 3rd day, by which we are saved, 1 Corinthians 15 1-4.

[@kimberlysmiley0033]

Happy Easter to all of my brother and sister believers, special prayers for you, Father Mike, I love you so much, thank you for all you do for us 🙏😍🙏😍🙏😍🙏😍

[@KathleenBanfield]

I wish everyone a blessed, happy Easter. HE HAS RISEN!!!!

[@sammyc9617]

He is Risen Indeed! 🙏🏻😇

[@TeresaAvila1]

this is so beautiful. beyond what I could ever imagine.

[@robynmarler1951]

Waaaaaaaaah! Am I first??? Hello everyone, God bless you all!!!!! Happy Easter!!! He is risen!!!🌄🌱🌿🌾

[@ijeomaanaka581]

Hallelujah!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Our Lord is risen❤ Happy Easter everyone 🤗

[@churchmom3936]

“…my mom’s not a heretic.” 😂😂 Happy Easter!

[@tricia4563]

Truly, He is risen. Hallelujah!!🙌✝️ Happy Easter, everyone!♥️

[@sammyc9617]

He is Risen Indeed! 🙏🏻😇

[@margietorres61]

Have a blessed Easter everyone. Jesus Christ has risen, hallelujah!❤

[@sammyc9617]

He is Risen Indeed!

[@laurascott605]

Thanks be to God for all that he has done, is doing, and will do for us! None of it is deserved and he showers us with mercy and grace and prepares a place for us. Glory and praise to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit!!!

[@moniquearseneault1460]

Happy Easter Father and everyone here .. God bless ! ❤️ 🙏🏻

[@lois2997]

It is a great day. He is risen.

[@sammyc9617]

He is Risen Indeed!

[@keithj1610]

Truly He is risen!

[@carolinetheberge4671]

Amen…Alleluia!!!

[@EliB567a]

The soul has a gender, and takes its ID from the body. Fantastic talk Fr Mike - amazing. I've never really heard such a talk.

[@christinastateham3048]

Thank you Father Mike for a wonderful Easter message. I love to think about heaven, and since I have a chronic illness with pain all the time, I look forward to being fully healthy in my body. I also love to think about being with Jesus there, and maybe even doing a particular job for him, that He has prepared me for in this life. If this is true Father Mike, then surely He has a special job for you in heaven too, that brings glory to you both! Happy Easter🌄

[@Tgerardb]

Fr. Mike, how do you do it? The Lord has certainly Graced you with many gifts! I have ADHD and usually take Adderall that I can attend to life better. I did not take it this morning as I have off work today, but who needs Adderall when your attention, your focus, your gifts pull me in. Wow! Thank you. I can almost cry.

[@Vinsue96]

Father Mike! Happy Easter! Just wanted to Thank You for Bible in a Year, it’s day 270 today for me. I can not believe that on day 268 you talked about Good Friday and it was Really Good Friday on that day. ✝️ what r the odds❤

[@theclapaolini4322]

Father Mike with all this good coming with so many of you priests and Bishops our people should look into the Christian catholic faith and join ... With all this truth will make them free in the right way Many thanks always

[@pamfitz1]

So good!! Lord, Thank YOU for the gift of my body made just for me!! And first the gift of being able to LOVE others through it!

[@wreloise1]

“and have put on the new self, which is being renewed, for knowledge, in the image of its creator.” ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭10‬ ‭

[@janierodriguez3017]

Happy Easter everyone. Another great teaching, Father Mike. Thank you very much. I always learn something from your homilies.

[@chrisnorcutt9060]

God Only Purpose To Come To Earth Was To Save Each and Everyone Of You 👍🙏

[@euliepotter566]

Thank you Father for all your efforts to help us understand about our life on earth and to help us find the best way.Thank you Jesus Christ for giving us Father Schmitz as one of your preacher’s of your Words.❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏

[@shenazwahid2863]

Fr.Mike looks like a superhero with a cape in this vestment, a superhero who works for God.

[@lindab3293]

Beautiful! Thanks be to God! Thank you Jesus!! 🥰❤️✝️🙏🏼❤️

[@BlackHermit]

Christ is risen!

[@sammyc9617]

He is Risen Indeed! 🙏🏻😇

[@patriciamclaughlin]

Happy Easter fr Mike 🙌

[@jbottsie]

Hallelujah. He is risen!! Thank you Father Mike. I believe this to be true and have faith in this because every time my loved ones who have passed come to me in a dream, they are youthful and exuberant. The are beautiful and happy and healthy. It’s very comforting.

[@Sloppy._]

Honestly Jesus is him. 💪

[@katrinaknarr1581]

Beautiful and exciting.

[@J.P.Heidenreich]

Thank-you for the gift of your ministry, my friend. May the peace, strength & wisdom of God be with you.

[@theresatony6756]

Wowwwwwwwww amazing ❤❤❤Thankyou so much for this sermon fr. Mike, Happy Easter 🎉

[@jmdsservantofgod8405]

Happy Resurrection Day! He is risen! Glory to God! It is finished! We have the victory in Christ!

[@mariaelenacaramanzana5743]

Gracias

[@paulkamani2027]

Amen..I believe

[@shaunpavery-pn5jq]

I no it must be a difficult time for you and want to say how much you are helping me .God truly love you .🌍☘️

[@rixacerna4586]

Thank you Father Mike! Happy Easter Everyone!!!!!

[@donnal.salmon998]

Fr Mike, thank you for explaining these things. I love that you don't just say things, but you back them up with facts. I found this message to be so clear and comforting, probably more that any other things I have ever heard before.

[@ellenkang2062]

Happy Easter. Jesus has risen . Alleluia ❤🙏🏻

[@ricardocastro2394]

Thanks Father. I needed that reminder indeed. Conquered death by His body…wow.

[@mommaprime4322]

Happy Easter Father Mike and Ascension. Thank you always

[@KB_2161]

Hello, Fr Mike, please keep a watchful eye out for trolls. I see there are some clever ones in the midst of it all but I would hate for a loved one to be steered in the wrong direction because of such cleverness. May God bless you, Fr Mike, in all of your endeavors for you are truly an inspiration to us all.

[@maryannchaisson6742]

Amen! 🤗❤️🙏🇨🇦

[@leoniemilburn8743]

Spent Thursday 6/4/2023 @ my grandmother's funeral, which means at least in the last few years plenty of family members, have passed over in Easter and Christmas 😢

[@lindaz2284]

Thanks!

[@angelahull9064]

And even more! We are being sanctified and purified. We imitate the kenosis of Christ in order to someday be in theosis with the Triune Communion, a participation in the divinity and eternal beatitude of God.

[@edsantillanes2666]

Thank you, Father Mike. I am encouraged at you speaking in comparisons that makes the mysteries that we accept by faith understandable to our human mind and hearts. Not sure I want to sip coffee in Vienna, though. Again, thank you for your Easter homily.

[@metildajoseph5265]

Greetings Father Mike, Thoughts :- -> Resurrection Sunday Homily reflect with, "The Truth through Lord Jesus Christ in every sense in every Aspects of Life." Key Thoughts :- (Resurrection Day) -> Simple Truth : - "God's Divine Nature through Mother's Affection in all aspects." -> Homily reflect and greatly help to Understand The Divine Existence of Holy Trinity through Holy Bible and Prayers in every Aspects. -> Seeking Lord Jesus Christ's blessings and Discernment through Prayers for New perspective, New routine, New Acquaintances, New Start in all aspects of Life. -> Thanks Father Mike, Team Ascension Press, Team Ascension Presents for the Kind efforts. With regards and Prayers for Everyone, Ranjith Joseph (R.J)

[@acardnal]

PLEASE please wear an amice dear Reverend Father.

[@sospita_]

I’m Al my years I never heard such a thing. So Heavin is a place where I am still me with the same body and the same earth and the same sky and the same people? Drinking coffee in Vienna? Of all things I believe are possible and all the mystical experiences I have had , that is actually a stretch for me.

[@carlosvillarreal6743]

Fr. Mike please pray for me, I'm a 28 year old male with same sex attraction and I'm very very tired of carrying this cross. (I'm the person who did the spanish subtitles to your love and same sex attraction talk from 2016 at Steubenville.) Sometimes I feel very tempted to go to progressive churches and just live an open active gay life. I love the Catholic Church so much but I feel very discouraged by priests, bishops and cardinals in the Church wanting to change the teaching. Please pray for me Fr. Mike, I pray for you too.

[@lawrencegatti8283]

I hear you loud and clear. We must be careful to block out the lies that surround us, sometimes hateful and sometimes well meaning. Proven sources such as Fr Mike and Courage will help you to carry your cross in faith.

[@Storyteller2078]

Praying for you! God Bless❤️

[@azCatherine]

Dear Carlos, Your love for the Church (the Eucharist!) is your anchor! God sees your struggles, is with you to give you strength, and will never abandon you!!! 💖🙏💖

[@happydays310]

The Saving Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ is that he died for all our sins, was buried and rose again on the 3rd day, by which we are saved, 1 Corinthians 15 1-4.

[@michaelhaywood8262]

It is not SSA which is sinful, it is homosexual acts which are. The Pope has ruled out changing the teaching, and he could not anyway as it is Biblical. He has called for TOLERANCE towards LGBT people. Toleration DOES NOT mean approval.

[@nathanngumi8467]

Amen. 🙏

[@b.garland1826]

Wow. Thank you for this substantive content!

[@cindyr.5521]

Amen 🙏🏼 ❤ Thank you Fr Mike

[@sirephraimgrayson202]

basically we're gonna have "superpower" in our new body

[@TheJanet4321]

I don't think death is horrible - I'm looking forward to it.

[@simonecarr-williams2257]

Alleluia Alleluia Alleluia 🎶🙌🙏 Our Lord is risen indeed Alleluia 🎶🙌🙏

[@marialaurafuentes8446]

Theology of the Body. Let's all learn about it. Happy Easter dear brother.

[@jo7871]

Happy Easter🙏🙏🙏 Spain⛪

[@juliel531]

This is a phenomenal homily!

[@patrickbarnes5063]

Glad you said this about gnosticism. When you go to grandma’s funeral and see her, you say “there’s grandma” not “there’s a corpse grandma inhabited”. Otherwise there’s no reason to take good care of bodies (“bury the dead” is an actual work of mercy!)

[@danaiafrate]

God Bless you!

[@elisanbgeladuarte6996]

Thank you Jesus Christ in Virgin Mary amen. 😊😊😊❤❤Famíly José Severo Duarte, Isabel Martins, Elisângela Cristina Duarte, Elaine Cristina Duarte, Henrique José Duarte, Bruna Patrícia Silva Penharol Noah LIMA Duarte Obrigado Brazil Bady Bassitt ❤️ SP Thank you 😊❤❤❤

[@Ellepiarr]

❤❤❤

[@chrisnorcutt9060]

God Came To Earth In Another Form and Took On The Form Of The Servant ( Jehovah ) Philippines , The Only Reason God Came To Earth Was To Save Mankind 👍

[@dawntrudeau]

Happy Easter Fr. Mike ❤

[@anish-antony]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤

[@ziesha.marie11]

happy easter father i love ur vestments!

[@abrahamrobles8047]

Thank you for the clarity of the “clarity” : )

[@anneschilling4974]

Father Mike, Thank you for this! Anyone who knows this must yearn for this to come! Will we be able to enjoy or pets in heaven?

[@michaelmicek]

We can only speculate, but Peter Kreeft thinks so, and I think Pope Francis has made indications that he thinks so, too. Part of the argument being that you'd expect the new Earth to have animals as did Eden.

[@reginaclaire4680]

why did He do it, the incarnation? to divinize our bodies in union with our minds and souls.

[@jamesdelap4085]

"What They Know About You" Asbel and Wynn (1991)

[@jameschin1786]

Hi Fr. Mike. Regarding the belief that many Christians have about being free of the body when they die, actually it's what we've been taught to believe as fact in church while growing up. The priests always said that when one dies, they will be free of their body, and their soul will either go to heaven or hell. I only learned the truth about this some 6 or 7 months ago. It's not entirely the Christians fault to have such a belief. Just wanted to point that out. Happy Easter and God bless.🙏🙏

[@cbenn93308]

Are you sure this isn't Father Ted Lasso? 😊. But seriously, a great message. Thanks Fr. Mike

[@gotvegan4953]

Fantastic Sermon Father Mike! Thank you for what you in service to the Church and faith. However I do wonder about this part of the message pertaining to the body, our bodies specifically. What about those people who are naturally not the most attractive and would love a different body? What about those trans who feel trapped in their body and believe they are another gender? What if those truly do their best to make peace with their given body and gender in this life but also wish or look forward to a different body or different gender in the next? Trans are but one example but know more than a few people who would love to be more attractive, fit, and would look forward to our bodies not being an issue in the afterlife, basically being more spirit than anything else.

[@michaelmicek]

Think what he said especially about integrity and clarity. The resurrected body will be flawless and reflect God's glory

[@M00nflowers]

Hating your body is an earthly thought - there will be no thoughts like that when you are in Heaven! You will be perfect, and finally see yourself as God always saw you! ❤

[@gotvegan4953]

@@michaelmicek I'm more inclined to agree with K B's comment above where we will be less concerned about our looks and more about the love, peace, and joy with God in the afterlife.

[@gotvegan4953]

@@M00nflowers Some do probably hate their body which you are right is more an earthly thought but what about those who just wish to be more attractive like a 10 vs. a 7? Yes, ideally everyone should love their body but there is no denying what Michael talked about above, our resurrected body will be flawless but will still be a 7 vs. a 10. For example, I'm a fairly good looking guy....eat right, take care of myself, muscled and athletic and I'm happy and fairly content with my attractiveness but there's no denying I'm no Thor or Brad Pitt. Thus in my idea, if my resurrected body was flawless and perfect it still wouldn't be as great as a flawless and perfect Brad Pitt lvl 10's his resurrected body. See what I mean? As such, I'm much more forgiving of the idea our existence in the afterlife will be more spiritual than physical.

[@michaelmicek]

@@gotvegan4953 well, I don't disagree with you really. But I actually think that Fr. Mike's description doesn't give the right impression; according to C. S. Lewis, if we saw a resurrected human being we would be tempted to fall down in worship (like it's described with angels). Furthermore, it's common to picture martyrs as they were martyred; St. Matthew carrying his skin and whatnot, and we talk about the "crown" of martyrdom; what was willingly suffered here for Christ will be seen as the ultimate treasure in Heaven (so strive to enter the narrow gate, while being satisfied with being a little flower). So I take a very expansive view of integrity and would emphasize clarity instead, but I don't want to disgust anyone, so I think that if someone wants to the use the metaphor that physically we'll all be "10s" in Heaven, that's fine.

[@jamesdelap4085]

"FAKING IT AT FATIMA" (2015)

[@pjnugent8198]

Has he got any tips for next Saturday's grand national ?

[@joanlb-ld3tw]

Fr. Mike. Something that bothers me every Easter and I’ve never heard the explanation. Why were Jesus burial cloths laid out separately? Why was his head/face burial cloth on a different side of the tomb? Anyone? TY. 🙏

[@michaelmicek]

There was an answer I heard recently, possibly here, even. Maybe more than one. What comes to mind is that a master when getting up from the table would leave the napkin on his plate if he were finished, but if he planned to return he would fold the napkin and set it aside to signal that intention to his servant.

[@SandraDurocher]

I usually love these homilies, but this one is extremely depressing to me. I have a body, but I AM a soul. I look forward to shedding this mortal coil.

[@minaparish5687]

I believe that our bodies will be not only restored but also perfected. The Bible says there will be no tears, & I'm counting on that

[@Sanaa380]

What about cremation body after resurrection?

[@rgearr1808]

He mentioned that

[@sospita_]

There are actually going to be for men on horses that come out of the sky?

[@PrairieDad]

I don’t know what to believe.

[@eduardohoover2127]

But doesn't the body become corrupted after death on the fourth day; ashes to ashes dust to dust? St Francis of Assisi called his body his donkey even though he bore the stigmata. Yes, Jesus not only saves us but even more so to share His divinity with us.

[@angelahull9064]

Is it necessary to dogmatize everything St. Francis said. Can we not accept that our saints still had flaws in reasoning that would have to purged in the process of our sanctification, including the state of purgatory?

[@katerinafar]

the destiny of the body doesn't trouble me at all. The end of a consciousness is what frightens me. It's very illogical to think that my feelings and thoughts would exist without the physical brain. The whole church doctrine is fine but eschatology.

[@sospita_]

Father Mike I’m so confused . You really lost me on this one.?

[@Positivevivesme]

Go to KZbin and watch at least thirty or forty near-death experiences from different KZbin channels. Most of these people will be telling the truth do not go to a religious specific channel. Our bodies are not us. We are spirits who all are a part of God, the Divine spirit, the Divine father., the Light. God bless you father. I know you want to spread God's word, but I think this really hurts people to say that they are their body they are not their body we are spirits.

[@Positivevivesme]

God doesn't have to use a body to save God could save without a body because he's God

[@carolinabaker2728]

“You’re a heretic mom” 😂😂

[@jccarriere3719]

Just to be correct. Jesus body turn to dust, upon his death. His soul rose to his kingdom, where he awaits for us. When we die, our body will turn to dust, and our soul will rise to Jesus, In his kingdom.

[@laurafigueroa4397]

Father Mike , in no relevance to that of Holy week , i think you're weekly masses have been losing solemnity. Despite you're humour and joy being the main reasons i choose your interpretation.

[@jason-iy7vs]

This feels way wrong ???

[@Call_Upon_YAH]

They with ears to hear, let them hear: Through the Holy Spirit, God has put it on me to preach to those lost in the devil's deceit! Hear me when I say, ye that are Catholic have been deceived and know not God. Ye worship Mary, praying to her; when God tells his to worship none other than him. It is idolatry. Catholicism has its own Bible and teachings, which are blasphemous to the word of God: the Holy Bible. As ye follow the teachings of man and not God; ye hear the pope, but not Jesus, yet ye claim to be his disciples! These are but a few things I named ye dwell within; there are many more. I tell you now to repent of your sins, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and you'll receive the gift of the Holy Spirit upon asking the Father! There are *NO* sub-divisions of Christianity. You're either a disciple of Christ or not. A Christian is someone who follows God's word, not a religion. Who obey the Father and follow his will; not man's nor their own heart's. Unless you keep Jesus' commandments, think not the Holy Spirit will dwell within you! They who heed this message and did what was stated with an open heart to God... Read the Holy Bible (KJV) daily and every time before you read, pray to the Father and ask: "Lord I ask that you give me understanding of your word, that I interpret it the way you want me to, and none of my own. I ask you in Jesus' name, amen." Revelation 22:8-9 KJV 8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. 9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. Acts 2:38 KJV 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Luke 11:13 KJV 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? John 14:21-24 KJV 21 *He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.* 22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, *If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.* 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and *the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.* 3 John 1:11 KJV 11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. *He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.* 1 John 3:6-10 KJV 6 *Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.* 7 Little children, let no man deceive you: *he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.* 8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 *Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.* 10 *In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God,* neither he that loveth not his brother.

[@johnosumba1980]

Why don’t you go learn the meaning of worship and the difference between it and pray? Then come back we can talk.

[@christiekraft226]

ONE holy catholic (universal) and apostolic Church. All other ecclesial communities are denominations (divisions). Division is of the Evil One. The Holy Catholic Church is *where* the Bible came from. The Evil One has deceived many with the lies you have believed and are using to accuse here. Beware: the Devil is the Accuser, and Pride goeth before the fall. Praying for unity among ALL Christians. May God be praised and glorified in all we do. May you be blessed abundantly in your search for the Truth. +AMDG+

[@gotvegan4953]

Friend, perhaps you should reconsider your claims. Do you really know the history of Christianity and the modern Christian churches? The modern Christianity which you know claim is different? Catholicism was long before the modern Christian movement most recently portrayed in the recent film, the Jesus Revolution. Thus compare 2000+ years to roughly over 50 years. Also the KJV is but one of many modern translations while the Catholic bible has undergone translation updates over the years it remains the same and encapsulates all of the modern itinerations of the bible, like the King James Version plus includes the original 5 or 7 books which are not included in most Christian bible translations. Catholics don't worship Mary like you claim but rather see her as our intercessor for us with God. The Pope is the head of the church but Jesus is the King and the one we worship. Thus we are no different but thanks to the framework of the Catholic Church, with the Pope, bishops, and priests, we have teachings passed down as true and pure as can be since 2000+ years. You want the fullness of Christianity? Give the Catholic Church a chance and do so with an open heart and mind. Shalomn

[@matthewsullivan8043]

Thanks!