The Truth About Giving Money To The Church | The Catholic Talk Show

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Father Pagano has taken leave of absence from both his parish and The Catholic Talk Show as he takes care of his mother who has cancer, as well as taking time for some well needed personal rest and care. He is praying for all of you and asks that you pray for him.

[@chriswagnon21]

God bless you, father. Praying for your mother’s recovery and blessings for her and your entire family!

[@36000408]

Many prayers and much love from Michigan! Take whatever time you need Father Pagano. We will all be here when you get back.

[@TonyCamacho3]

🙏🏼❤️

[@ignatiusjackson235]

Father Pagano is such a good guy. My prayers are with him and his mother. She raised a truly good man. God bless them.

[@marcihf217]

Lifting up Father Pagano and his mom up in prayer.

[@Ethenamusic]

Never stop these! I watch over and over and share to everyone. I was raised a witch and am currently converting to the Catholic Church

[@richroj]

Thanks!

[@ElsaBorzoi]

Welcome again Father Tetlow. You fit right in.

[@katebrown7834]

One of the best shows ever. Prayers to Father and his mother.

[@virginiahydo3452]

Missing Fr. Richard but enjoying Fr. John. Ryan and Ryan thank you for carrying on. Money is not evil in and of itself, it’s our extreme preoccupation with it!

[@AjaxNixon]

Yes ma'am. Same with things like pleasure, how people view us, etc. Each has their place but we tend to go crazy in some way when we aren't mindful

[@GingerValdes]

Love this show!

[@sisterrebecca3222]

Wonderful Episode Father John, Ryan and Ryan. Prayers for Father Richard and his mother daily. God bless! Siser Rebecca

[@andrebenachio]

I'm watching this Catholic Podcast from Brazil. God bless you all.

[@CatholicTalkShow]

❤🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@timc5843]

Fr. John looks great, we love him.

[@claudinejones7894]

Prayers to Father Rich Pagano and his mother. God bless.

[@Jackie-ow9pt]

Wonderful seeing you on the show. I am writing from NH but I never miss tuning in to the guys. Hi Ryan and Ryan. Miss Fr. Rich.

[@pattyfusano2411]

Prayers for you Father

[@timc5843]

May God bless Fr. Richard and his mom.

[@bessiewilson1784]

Prayers for the Father & his mother

[@reillo584]

Good evening everyone

[@margaretmary1762]

You are all a blessing to the Catholic faith.

[@reginaihernandez8901]

Sending prayers to Father Pagano, his mother, his family, and you all at Catholic Talk show. Thank you for this show. It was full of information and laughs!! God's Blessings!

[@richardaguilar7746]

In some parishes in Colorado the priests want to drive around in the latest vehicles you know the 2024 models where I am a parishioner and I'm driving around in a modest car so I think we should live within means

[@CultgentlemanJack]

Hi a new car for a priest is essential necessity for them to be able to carry out there duties. In prospective a priest can not drive a bum car that breaks down on the side of the road on his way to a dying person who needs there last rights. Can you imagine a priest having to ride a bicycle across town a million miles on hour to try and reach a dying person to give them there last rights. The person would have died long before the priest arrives. Also most priest are very old and would not even be able to ride a bike in that scenario. The amount of money a local diocese would have to pay out for mechanics on a bum car that constantly brakes down or on cab fairs here there and everywhere would be astronomical and totally insane and a grate waste of money. Priest also everyday travle to anoint the sick and travel between towns and city’s to say mass because of the massive loss in people joining the priest hood. These are just some examples of why it is crucially important for a priest to drive a brand new car and they do not personally own that car in most circumstances it’s owned by the parish. You should be more outraged buy the wealth of the mormon church, Kenneth Copeland‘s ministries Joyce Myers or Joel Austine.. they have personal wealth in the millions yet every one attacks the lowly catholic priest for having a new car or the Catholic Church being some sort of bank..it’s so stupefying and infuriating to me that all these other religions and evangelical TV evangelist are literally racking in millions of personal wealth every year and getting away with it Scott free..Go educate yourself and open your eyes you will be quite surprised at the hypocrisy that’s amid at the catholic hit hutch and its clergy.

[@fc-qr1cy]

Great Show. love you guys....

[@timc5843]

Hi Ryan, Ryan, and Fr. John. It is a good show. We need to give what we can. The Parrish has to open it doors and run the heat and air. Plus many other things, help all you can.

[@joseeturner]

God bless you guys! praying for you always.

[@nizhonishiyeg9364]

🙏prayers for Father Pagano.

[@carakerr4081]

Thank you for talking about this tough subject. After I was baptized in 2012 the Holy Spirit showed me all of the tithing scriptures and I’ve tithed for 14 years now. God blessed me with a husband in 2021 and we are together entering the Catholic Church on Pentecost. I had been Protestant for 10 years and felt a lot of pressure to tithe “or else” like the church would be in danger of closing so I wasn’t too comfortable with that pressure. The Catholic Church recommends giving 5 percent to the Church and 5 percent to other ministries. We give to the homeless we meet on the street and to an agency that offers housing to men in need of sober living. We also give the 5 percent to our Parush we are very grateful for our Priests but mainly I tithe because God asks for our first fruits and we never go without. God bless you men thank you again 🙏🙏🙏

[@carlinritter6224]

🙏🙏🙏Father Rich and for your mother. She is in your loving care

[@maryannreynolds6244]

Missing you, Father Rich. Praying for you, your mom, and your family. Take care.

[@jessicaagosto3633]

God bless you all. great show

[@GingerValdes]

Looks good!

[@shelleydellacrosse3933]

Love seeing you Fr. Tetlow!!

[@richardrybicki749]

When Fr.Tetlow mentioned his chairity being STJudes School.Is he refering to ST. Judes Cathedral in St Petersburg.The School there?

[@anndeebeckerman5100]

St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital

[@richardrybicki749]

@@anndeebeckerman5100 He actually said ST.Judes School.If you go back to video it towards the end

[@Jay-s8x7f]

Amen

[@IsaacRushing-qs5vq]

I have a pickup truck. It has a bed topper. Inside I have a mattress and blankets and a very few belongings. This is my home. But I feel rich because I'm free of the worry of material things. I have shelter for my body, and a few extra things besides. And I tithe 10% of what's left after paying for that because there are those that have even less.

[@traceyhudson4188]

you look marvelous Father~ We have an 88 year old priest, Father Ray Brenner, in our parish family that runs circles around most people. God Bless~

[@AC_S007]

Does anyone else see the similarities between Fr. Pagano and Fr. Tetlow?

[@bishop169]

Father Tetlow looks more like Mickey Rooney LOL

[@catholicfemininity2126]

7:00 Oh my gosh, this is so true. It doesn't matter how many rich people you have at church. When I was lukewarm or went to a generic novus ordo I just went out of obligation and didn't tithe. But when God and the Rosary helped me convert and I went to a FSSP TLM, I was so on fire and saw how beautiful the church was that I wanted to give to support it, I also feel like this for good novus ordo churches...

[@njmattyp]

I'll be praying for Fr. Rich and his mother. I will say this, Fr. John looks & carries himself like what I perceive Fr. Rich in his later years.

[@bethmedina9200]

Big celebration on deck for Fr. John!

[@barbarawilliams67685]

When I lived in South Carolina the pastor of the Catholic church I went to had been a priest for 50 years. He was in his 80's.

[@isaiahrawlison7211]

Interesting to see that average salaries for priests are similar to that of the average recruit in the military

[@EC_ATV_Outdoors]

Something I've observed around here, the churches don't do basic upkeep. Then when it's at it's worst they start a fix it fund. And since it's so bad, we see these goals of $500k-$4m. Why don't the churches have proper maintenance plans to keep these repairs from ballooning?

[@ronaldrogers4004]

Peace be with you There was no mention of offering time and talents as a way of giving in place of money . You mentioned Mary and everyone sharing in the community . Now I would believe that would include their time and talents to make it work. One body many parts . Can we do one or the other and each bye an acceptable offering ? Offering are to come from the heart not just the pocket correct ? I believe in being a good Steward with all that God gives me . With that same attitude in mind if I can buy something at 90 percent off as apposed to giving to the church the money directly who will pay full price for the same items , and I make this my offering, that this would show good stewardship . What about an owner of a business offering to repair or build for a reduced cost or for free as that being their offering ? Can you do a continued show with this ?

[@michelledowen7292]

Father Tetlow, you look great.

[@KathyMcClernan]

Father Tetlow, you look great. You know better, then to listen to Ryan. Praying for Father Rich and his Mom.

[@yeneneshbeze2329]

So, Father Rich got older overnight! Enjoying your show though.

[@danacarpenter2635]

Father Pagano, we will be praying for you and your mother for healing and God’s comfort during this difficult time.

[@ziesha.marie11]

welcome Fr! John!

[@MerliiinWyllt]

Should deff cover bishop Mar Mari incident

[@Subvetsteve]

Howard did it!

[@josephology3290]

Mt 17:24, 27 “After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax? ... But so that we may not cause offense, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a 4-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.” IF you combine this + Exodus 30:11-16 which states, "The the LORD said to Moses.... 'All who cross over, those 20 years old or more, are to give an offering to the Lord. The rich are not to give more than a half shekel and the poor are not to give less when you make the offering to the Lord to atone for your lives. Receive the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will be a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord, making atonement for your lives.'” So now.... Does the Temple Tax disproves the elderly widower Joseph theory?!? Because, his alleged 73-year-old son James (if you do the math of Joseph allegedly being 80 and James being 40 when Christ was born) would have been well above 20 years of age and since only men 20 and older were to pay the Temple Tax (Exodus 30:14-15), YET Jesus instructed Peter to pay this tax ONLY for the 2 of them (cf. Matthew 17:24-27) even though ALL the apostles are present, including James. Thus, only Jesus and Peter were older than 20! As Dr. Deacon Mark Miravalle explains, one need not sacrifice the virginity of Joseph on the altar of apologetics in attempting to defend the virginity of Mary with these apocryphal stories of a widower Joseph. In fact, it backfires. Better to just stick with the simple Biblical truth that Joseph was a chaste virgin in the prime of his life when he married Mary. Btw, #Josephology

[@DarkHairedCurlyOne]

Blessing to his mom

[@carakerr4081]

My husband and I live in a modest apartment costing $1400 a month in Denver. It would be nice for Priests to be able to live like this. 4 million dollars for a rectory seems a bit much. Seems like a home for Priests could be built for a few hundred thousand. This is the greed that is in the Catholic Church. 🙏🙏🙏

[@Bullhead2017]

You know the rule, the smeller is the feller!

[@loubee8503]

Lying about a fart? SOMEBODY is going to confession. 😂

[@savestheday6648]

You got me dying😂😂 I hope this episode gets worked into an inquisition in a future episode.😅 Who do you think cut the cheese?

[@anndeebeckerman5100]

I see some Sean Connery in Fr. John! 👍🏼

[@catholicfemininity2126]

I saw a church was selling donated items like a thrift store.... I think churches should do that. Instead of parishioners donating to goodwill and stuff, people could donate to Catholic churches and Catholic churches can then sell things. But that's just my thoughts. I have so much stuff I want to donate to my church, but I don't think they would be interested in stuff like that.

[@CatholicTalkShow]

Saint Vincent De Paul Society does exactly that! thriftstores.ssvpusa.org

[@mfyhb]

To the comment above on just putting a fan- Have you been to Florida? Or any state where it get's really hot and/ or humid? A fan won't help. Sometimes air conditioning isn't a luxury. I don't know many people who get along just fine on $26,000 a year.

[@bethmedina9200]

Ahh…I have the “I’m not a cheapskate slips”

[@richardaguilar7746]

Did the Bible say anything about priests not being able to work?

[@ertrobjohnfortich7891]

I've recently realized that a big part of the Church is in dire need of money. I've heard that in Japan, the priests are asked to look for secular jobs to support their cost of living. Growing up in the Philippines, I'm used to seeing priests in the parishes living a fairly comfortable life since majority of the population is catholic. I once came across a priest who went back to the country for a vacation. He's a missionary abroad. He said something along the lines of "life as a priest here is way different from being a priest in another country. Here I walk around the parish parking lot and I come across someone who wants to have their vehicle blessed and I get a monetary gift that would feed me for 3 days!"

[@virginiahydo3452]

Looking good for your age Fr. John.

[@jerisharpe906]

I don't want to stand out, I'm embarrassed when the spotlight is on me. I would rather have money to quietly help people, I don't want people to know I helped them as I wouldn't want them to feel indebted to me.

[@richardaguilar7746]

Here's the thing aren't we supposed to be humble and live within means 4.5 million for rectory is a lot of money you can get a modest home for less

[@CommonSenseChrist]

They need to pay priests better though seriously

[@savestheday6648]

Hey fellas, can you please re name this episode "The truth about giving money to the Catholic church, and the mystery of who cut the cheese?😂

[@bethmedina9200]

Ryan’s Confession this weekend: Bless me Father, for I have sinned. I lied on the Catholic Talk Show. I was gassy.”

[@bethmedina9200]

@@sarahls2019 I’ll never tell…

[@lisaweber1211]

Love you guys AND the Hallow app!❤🙏🏻✝️🕊️

[@catholicconvert2119]

They need to start having the parishioners do the work. There’s no way it should cost $4.5 million for a rectory

[@Angelface1981]

The Bible says give 10% of your income?

[@KathyStrickland-nh9vx]

No, it doesn't. The 10% come from the old testament to a certain people. It never says what is required, yet Jesus and his followers were always supported by believers and it was understood.

[@rangers94ism]

So, who did the fart?

[@brianagrzybowski4734]

Maybe Howard cut the cheese. 😂

[@CatholicTalkShow]

“Maybe.”

[@chrisflanigan7908]

I think the main issue with Ananias and his wife Sapphira is that he stole from God - or withheld from his VOLUNTARY pledge. This is relevant to any vow we make to God - not just the giving of future money. I like this passage also because it equates the Holy Spirit to God. Finally, St John Chrysostom says that Peter did not “call down death” on the couple. He only “announces” the judgment of the Spirit of which he is aware...so Peter is not as badass as it may seem..😎

[@theresatraugott6970]

Dear folks, I think a lot of people are sick and tired of all the financial abuse going on. Personally I will not give anything to the Bishop, most bishops don’t support the people or stand up for the critical issues in society. I try to support the parish anyway I can but I’m a widow on social security and I live in a hundred year old house. and it makes me sick for these bishops wasting so much money and destroying our church’s , our reputation and our unity. God bless you I stand with bishop Strickland.

[@ignatiusjackson235]

> I don't support bishops > I support bishop Strickland! Make up your mind, sede.

[@billmahon1213]

God is good .....but he always needs money.

[@margueritelangton6362]

The Prosperity Gospel has very little, if anything, to do with Jeus' gospel. Jesus is simply clickbait. I don't think it's actually Christian at all

[@richardaguilar7746]

Well if they're making $26,000 a year there's some people who live with less and do fine I think priests need to learn to live within their means all you need is a modest home if you're hot and you don't have an air conditioner put a fan it's simple as that

[@ajmeier8114]

Over $4mm for a rectory? Eek