*“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”* ― *Gautama Buddha*

What a journey you are on! Your videos are so inspirational and I really enjoy them. Thank you.

In my journey, being spiritual but not religious meant freedom. However, with no guidance based on a foundation, I almost ended up dead and most likely in help. So much for freedom. Now I know I want True Freedom in Christ. But it means doing it His Way, not mine.

My tendency is to fall into the religious side of the spectrum rather than being spiritually and religiously balanced. However, receiving the Eucharist as frequent as possible has been of tremendous help. Knowing that I am receiving Jesus himself in the Eucharist, through which He abides in me and I abide in Him, is the perfect reminder of the the perfect Spiritual and religious balance.

So well said! There are two sides to the Christian walk and it's not always easy. But God also says "seek and you shall find".

Thank you for having defined it... precise and honest...always good to learn and absorb and just listen from the heart ❤

This video has helped me a lot about understanding the difference between both concepts. God bless you Keith. Thank you very much

Hear in Brazil, a lot of people love say this... thank for your explanation... your testimony it’s astonishing! God bless you more and more!

I really enjoy your videos! Thank you for sharing your journey home. God bless you!

Thank you for sharing the point that we need to be both spiritual as well as religious. I used to be confused with this. You make it clear. Keep sharing such confusing things in our spiritual journey

Really enjoying your channel. You're spot on about this topic. I've found that most people want to believe in a God that agrees with them on everything. Most people don't want to be told how they should act or what they should do. It's only when we realize that God's ways will lead us to the best life possible that these "rules" seem less restrictive and more freeing. Lincoln said that freedom is not the right to do what we want but what we ought. Truer words were never spoken. God bless!!

Thank you Sir.God bless you and your family.

You have to keep on doing videos like these. You’re made for that! From Québec

That was so articulate... Our actions are our hearts... There is a false juxtaposition... We live what we believe... Thank you my friend

Well said!!! Submission is key for all relationships to work. Without submission we have pride. Submission is real freedom. Submission to God

...thanks for the words Keith...for those of "spirituality", I as a Catholic find it amazing when you have conversations with such folks, that they are for the most part, inching their way towards God without realizing it. It's our call to continue to show the way. Peace be with you brother. m

You are killing it with your content! Keep it coming brother. You are an inspiration, even to a cradle Catholic like myself. Thank you for sharing your journey.

Beautifully explained, thank you!

Today my wife told me you and your religion you are to religious and I responded it's not bad to be religious I quoted James 1:27 to her , she said where does that say in the bible I notices she was upset I said it's in there but you won't believe me you should look for it , well she went on to say I really dont care so It doesn't matter. I said right . She is anti Catholic, I went to church today and I also accompanied her to her church a presbyterian church thinking she would be happy today but no it was a tuff day with my family but I will continue on pick up my cross which I remind myself it's way lighter than Christ's ,prayers needed brothers God Bless

I hope you make more videos like these. I often find it hard how to distinguish being spiritual and religious and clearly we need both. Prayers for you Keith. 🙏🏻

Well said. Thank you 🙏 For me spirituality without religion is what they call "New Age". And this is also what let the people far from God. And put them in danger of loosing their soul. God bless you ✝️

The last time someone told me that I asked that question and the person couldn't answer me. Lol

Love your story!!!

Thank you! This is a great explanation of both. It help me.

Thank you so much for this! ❤️

What i understand group of like minded people want follow God, then certainly some common elements of word of God as base.they follow by keeping God as central point. This is not institutional but with higher goal of deeper spirituality . Its great. Thank you Br.

Wow Keith, that was also a question in my mind before but never got a chance to ask anyone, I always wonder what’s the difference. You have a great answer and I think of myself as both, religious/spiritual. Now because I’m a Sunday school reacher in my parish, could you please give me a much simpler explanation for young minds as young as 4th graders. Also, is spirit and soul the same thing? I don’t know how to explain that if one day I get the question so I have to be ready. I love your youtube talks and please pray for the children coming back this year and those might not to Sunday school in about 2 weeks or so. Time is really passing by like a twister! Good luck to your work serving the Lord and your whole family and all our journey to heaven. It’s not easy but we can ask God to assist us whatever we need and our guardian angels. They will help if we ask. God bless you.

Love it. Well said, thank you

You do good work bro. Thanks for doing your videos. You've helped me.

Hey Keith... awesome video You have a great personality in articulating and giving an impactful message. Please keep doing more such videos on the Catholic faith. Eventually many will benefit.... I am your follower from India. Thanks God Bless

Good channel! God bless you!

God bless all your efforts Sir. Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us.

God bless you Keith. You are an inspiration to Catholics and Non Catholics. Especially cradle Catholics who sometimes miss the point about how the universal church has treasures that draw us deeper in love with Christ.

Thank you. A lot of my friends say they are spiritual but not religious and it drives me insane. Most of them don't really know what it means. They just "believe" in it because everyone else is saying it.

Right on the button. Very well said!

Spirit fill, thank you praying for you to continue to speak the truth. Amen!

Most of the people I have met who declare that they are spiritual, not religious have had bad experiences with " religious" people who clobber others with their religiosity. Thank you for talking about Catholicism and your conversion in ways that invite people to learn about the Church and what it teaches.

Please keep doing videos. You are quite talented.

Thank you for this. I'm a practicing Catholic and I admit I'm one of those who feel that being spiritual is more important than being religious, partly because some "religious people" just make a mockery out of their practices. In the name of religion, they abuse powers, get involved in embezzlement of funds, create war & many are self serving. I believe Spirituality will give one the right "guidance & conscience", and will somehow do the 'right thing'. But thanks for your definition religion having stemmed from "relation". Makes sense. Good food for thought! 👍🏼👍🏼🙏 much appreciated

Keith,Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.As you yourself have stated I find my self in the same circumstance many many times.....”Spiritual” in MY way of thinking .......not disciplined but rather selfishly, my interpretation of what I think works.....OR IS OK by my rules rather than GOD’S Rule.. At other times, I am religious in following my FAIYH (Catholic Doctrine) but NOT LIVING IT as JESUS taught us. He did tell that first we must LOVE GOD ... WITH ALL OUR HEART.....but he, JESUS concluded by saying that.....WE MUST LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS AS WE LOVE OURSELVES....and to me this is where RELIGION and SPIRITUALITY and stand on common ground and enhance each other. When I falter which is often I have found that I can bring myself back too CENTER by meditating on this simple thought ........” LORD HELP ME... TO ABIDE IN YOU .......AS YOU ABIDE IN ME...” My Faith has taught me many times over (77 years) that CHRIST so LOVES US and that HE is with us and in us ALWAYS and FOREVER my prayer is that I want give Him that same TRUST BACK.....MICHAEEL Talbots sings a wonderfully inspirational hymn that tell ... we are the Hands and Eyes of GOD and if we live our lives treating others with that in mind then and only then are WE abiding in HIM as as HE UNCONDITIONALLY ABIDES ALWAYS IN US...

This video has deep personal relevance for me. For years, I was in the spiritual but not religious camp. Now I have reconnected with my Catholic faith but I still have moments where I doubt my own heart. Am I doing enough? Is going to Mass enough? All my imperfections get laid bare when I ponder this one. A large part of why I stayed away from church was because I know God knows my heart even better than I do and He would know if I was just faking it. I was convinced He would rather I stay away than live a lie. But that was Satan getting in there and putting that wedge between me and God. He wanted me for his own. Like I say, I still struggle with the question, am I dong enough, but something is better than nothing and my heart is in the right place now. I'll write off the doubts to Satan and keep walking the path with God. I have faith, and faith is enough. The rest is a work in progress, as it is for all of us. Now I have to match my actions with that faith but it's easier now because unlike before, I'm not alone.

Being truly devoutly religious means that you better be deeply spiritual, especially if you're Catholic. Funny, those that criticize us for reciting rote prayers, don't mention those Eastern religions that do the same thing. Prayer comes in many forms. They are tools for us to use to participate in a close relationship with God.

Keith, so amazing your thoughts. You are so great. Love from India

Keep it coming pastor Keith!

Keith I really need you to speak on this more again!

Thanks Keith 👍

Well said 🙏🏼😊👏🏼

Hi Keith enjoyed your video, so thanks for this. I am a little surprised you didn't say that Jesus said we must be born again. I am sure being born again is not just for Protestants. God bless you, and thanks for your messages.

The truth behind that kind of statement - spiritual but not religious - is they know that there are commitments religion expect of them like supporting the Church financially, which they do not like to do. Another thing, being involved in a religious organization takes their time, thus reducing their time for fun and pleasures - like spending more than an hour getting ready for Church and including one hour of listening to the Gospel and homilies which they find hard to agree with because they already have set their own belief. These are the selfish kind of people. They only care about themselves. They are also in denial, refusing to accept their faults and imperfections.

You nailed it!

Well said, they are actually their own god! New subscriber

Thank you.

I’ve heard a priest say that the idea that we shouldn’t be religious but we should be spiritual is wrong because even Satan is spiritual. I believe that being religious and doing things intentionally for God’s sake, keeps us connected to God. Thank you for sharing your conversion story and your thoughts publicly. I’m sure they are helpful to many and I pray they are very informative to Protestants.

I totally get it. People argue about the dogmas of religion, often to the point of war.

"They want to worship and be connected to God WITHOUT anyone telling them how to do it." and yet these people come to my country the Philippines to TELL US THAT WE SHOULDN'T DO WHAT WE DO. Well they are not spiritual. They are hypocritical.

Thanks for this explanation, Keith. Ya, a lot of people likes to use this statement and they usually do not attend religious activities that much because of it. For me personally, I fall into this trap sometimes where I concerned more about my own "ways" to live a life of faith and it can ugly at times.

God blessed you sir,...even your not a pastor anymore you can still teaching us..thank you

This is truth! Very well said.

Welcome to Our Faith.Im proud you recieved Our Mother Mary and The Sacred Heart of Jesus God bless..Peace..

Crystal clear. Amen amen and amen 🙏 You are my new INSPIRATION. I love to learn from the CONVERTS🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏

What you said @ 4:20 .. I’m catholic but I lean more towards Christianity.... so is it okay to explore and possibly switch or should I just stay catholic and enjoy the Christian church??

Thanks for your help I have a friend just like that.but what would it happened I if the apostles had same mentality no one would helped jesus to proclaime the gospel...

Thanks Keith for your teachings. Following you from Spain. Have you heard about Father Luis Toro? He is moving us to learn a lot about the Bible.

"Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom"

Thanks. I enjoy listening to your faith experiences. Two of my best friends say they are "spiritual." They chose their church based primarily on the music and the power of the preachers' presentations. They are both protestant and one is in her church's choir. When I speak about my religion, I try to differentiate Catholicism by the blessed Sacraments. I wish I could find a way to show them the power of receiving the Eucharist daily. But they do not understand and have no curiosity about Catholicism. I pray they will be saved because of their goodness and their love of Jesus and the Bible. I don't know because I believe in the catechism and authority of the Church.

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Could you do a video on the subject of "nominalism?" That's a word I never really heard of until a couple of years ago when my priest said it, but it's all I've known most of my life but didn't realize it as a "Cradle Catholic." I even went to Catholic school for eight years but looking back I see how the focus was barely on being Catholic. All of the worldly things were emphasized more like sports, popularity, fashion, being college-bound, even drinking and smoking to be "cool." My parents were both poorly formed too so there was no emphasis at home other than going to Mass on Sundays (most of the time) and that was about it. I have friends who are Protestant and who are supposedly raising their kids Protestant, but it's the same story. It barely has an influence on how they live their lives. Wondering what your experience was with this as a Protestant and if you have noticed nominal Catholics too, and how do you think this all happened? I'm part of the Gen X generation.

I have just discovered your channel and subscribed. You are doing the spiritual works of Mercy with your videos. Christ initially formed you as an evangelical. He is now using you to do the Spiritual Works of Mercy. The Spiritual Works of Mercy The seven practices of Catholic charity toward our neighbor's soul: 1. Admonishing the sinner 2. Instructing the ignorant 3. Counseling the doubtful 4. Comforting the sorrowful 5. Bearing wrongs patiently 6. Forgiving injuries 7. Praying for the living and the dead

Well said, Keith. The spirituality/religion dichotomy is a false one - instead of being “either-or”, it’s actually the overarching “both-and” that humanity should always be pursuing.

I am a convert too -- 50 years ago, and it still gives me joy. I'm so glad my wonderful husband asked me if I would consider becoming Catholic. I had been a "Heinz 57 Variety" Christian before that. My family had gone to Presbyterian, Unitarian, Church Of Christ, and Baptist churches. As a teenager I started to pray that God would show me THE way that was true, as I realized all the denominations think THEIR way is THE way. That cannot be. Not saying that they all cannot go to Heaven but it has to be easier if we choose to follow Him on the road HE designed His Church to lead us. My only difficulty is that I often feel that I wish that youthful zeal I had at 19 was back. I taste it every now and then but it is hard. Prayer helps, but more my own prayer, me just talking to God. I love the Rosary... I just don't love sitting to pray the Rosary. It is so hard for me. Is that part of being religious not spiritual? I've been working on this essentially my entire adult life, and I'm still not "there". Any suggestions? By the way, love your videos, can't wait to watch more of them. Thank you for making them!

In reality we need both! We need a road map! Our Catholic has so much to offer in terms of tools 📿🙏to get grace to be spiritual!

I feel they are both starting points that need to meet in balance as well. I’ve been on both sides of the spectrum, and they must both exist simultaneously.

Hi Keith, you’ve nailed it once again. I think that God has called you into the church to evangelize Catholics from within. Most Catholics know about Jesus but they don’t know Him. My wife and I run Alpha in our parish....yes it was developed by Anglicans but it’s sole purpose is to encounter Christ in a personal way...to come to know Him and love Him. After that we run an after alpha program where the aim is to grow in Holiness. For that we have found that there there is no better program than Consecration to Jesus through Mary. St Louis de Montfort said that Consecration to Mary was the quickest, easiest, and surest way to Holiness. He was right. Bless ya mate...as we say down here in Australia (the great south land of the Holy Spirit).

Please excuse the many many typos.....I’m on an iPad and it auto corrects spelling and typos.....I hope you can read thru them and understand my thoughts.. May God continue to BLESS YOU IN YOUR MINISTRY OF FAITH HOPE AND LOVE.🙏🏻

Greetings from Finland!

I think they both go together. I used to say I was spiritual but not religious too. For me it was an excuse to not go to church. I would also indirectly judge people that did go as just being religious and not spiritual. I'm not saying everyone does it but was just my experience.

Thank you, for explaining the difference of these two. Many of my protestant friends or family members tell me 'you are religious' because I like to go to Mass daily when I can. Pray my rosary, visits to Blessed Sacrament....so on.

Do one about spiritual vs carnel.

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Even some christians talk about them self like they are not religius but in a relationship with Christ , those peoples dont know the bible I think, God bless you brother and thanks for the great video

Hi Keith, great video! it seems I’m a finding all of these talks two years after the fact. I’m the one that just got confirmed on the 5th . I really appreciate you answering back. So I’m recovering alcoholic, and IV drug user. 22 years ago I found a 12 step program. I’m sure you can guess which one.When I came into the program I was a staunch atheist except for when I thought I was going to die,or go to jail and then I would throw out Foxhole prayers. Deep down inside I always believed in God! I just figured God hated me, and I wasn’t too thrilled about God. Anyway when I first came into the rooms people would tell me that they were spiritual not religious. They would say religion is for people that don’t want to go to hell, and spirituality is for people that have already been there! I ran with that for several years. Ironically the man that became my sponsor, also became like a father to me! He Ed gave me a talk by a man named Father Joseph Martin. Father Martin got sober in the 12 step program in 1948 and he was a circuit speaker. He did a talk called Feelings and Chalk Talk. It’s geared for alcoholics, but anybody could benefit from listening to it. It seems there have been Catholics in my life that have been pulling me towards the Church for years now. December 2000 I was in a treatment facility, and I befriended a lady in there who was a Catholic. She gave me a Saint Maximilian Medallion, and even though I claimed to be an atheist, I wore that thing religiously (pun intended) for a couple of years until it broke off my neck and I lost it. The only thing I knew about Saint Maximilian was that he was the saint of drug addicts, but I never picked up a drink or a drug the whole time I wore that medallion. Anyway that was a really good talk, and I enjoy listening to you. Thank you for all that you do. Sorry for the long comment. It’s only now that I can reflect over all these years and see connecting elements. Christ has always been there guiding and protecting me. My uncle used to tell me that God takes care of children and fools! Certainly proves so in my case. Hopefully I can pay it forward to somebody else. God bless! Sorry for the typos talk and text. If anybody’s interested you can find Father Martin’s talks on KZfaq. Chalk talk is easy the one on feelings I’ve had a harder time finding Had them on Old cassette tapes. LOL

As the song goes, “You must look at your life through Heavens eyes.”

I can't believe this is an ongoing topic yet no one knows the history of spirituality and where it came from....it boggles my mind.

Religion is freedom!!! Catholicism is the pillar of truth. Glory be to God. Ave Maria ever Virgin. Amen

I give Thanks to God for you and the Gifts he has given you. Resist.

Hello I am from Sri Lanka I want to know any institution preaching in God and Universal Power

Keith thank you. I have always thought best Catholics are converts. I been looking for bible class on youtube. I will ask God if you can do that one day. Of course i will ask God to make your way just perfect. I myself am not a good catholic but will try asking one time at least. 🙏🙏🙏

Keith, you are really cut out for this work. Keep them coming. Have you thought about doing Podcasts?

Thanks brother awesome message , having been both catholic and Protestant there were many scriptures which went against the teachings of both churches. religions mix Law and Grace and believe in faith with works for salvation and sanctification comes through works of the flesh by way of rituals / sacraments and continued forgiveness ,therefore being justified is temporal , what should we do with Hebrews 10 especially v18 or Romans 3 v 24 how does this fit in to catholic and Protestant dogma ? Catholic Faith Parish Priests page 98 sec C one of many examples You cannot be justified Monday morning and by the afternoon not . This means that Sin has dominion over your standing before God what kind of a identity is that ? Scripture gives an entirely different teaching from Romans 5 v 17, Galatians, Corinthians so on . All of us who are believers , regardless of mans teachings will stand before the Father one day alone , those that are covered by the blood of Christ are those with Holy Spirit being joined with there spirit as stated in 1 Corinthians 6 v 17 .Having been made alive in Spirit John 6 v 63 and sealed in spirit Ephesians 1 v 13 forever walking by the spirit Galatians 5 v 16 to 18 and through faith in the knowledge of 2 Corinthians 5 v 21 being my new identity in spirit and not my flesh , this is biblical faith alone and not religion True works are through walking in the Spirit and not by way of my flesh as works of the flesh are dead works , just so no one one may boast of there good works through Holy Spirit, as this is a gift of God by His Sons finished work having been sealed now producing the fruits of the Spirit within me .Ephesians 2 v 9 this is what contradicts used by the church ( a licence to sin ) Religion argues that we are still under law to be justified/sanctified and that Paul’s writings are indicating the law on parchment, basically the laws given to the Jewish people (we are not under law but under grace is true gospel yet all say it’s not the 10 commandments ) this scripture clearly shows us that we are justified by grace alone by Christ Jesus for filling the law written on stone for us as a free gift 2 Corinthians 3 v 6 to 8 verse 7 clearly shows what law . When we walk in the Spirit , Holy Spirit testifies Hebrews 10 verse 16 to my heart and guides my flesh ,infirmities of my carnal mind and not by way of sacraments and confessing sins The law is the knowledge of sin not the knowledge of holiness. Holy Spirit will renew your carnal mind this takes time as we grow in the word Romans 12 v 2 2 Corinthians v 12 to 18 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them I do respect however both Protestant and Catholic believers as we all should strive to be the body of Christ We have to question ourselves should we not be getting a fresh revelation of our Lord Jesus daily through Holy Spirit , as this is true repentance which cannot be found outside of faith and his word The Father sends his Spirit to work in us all even when we are in sin a clear example of this would be Saul who whilst persecuting and killing all believers in Christ wrote most of the New Testament by the power of Holy Spirit .the Father did not choose a man of great stature but a man Paul in the midst of evil acts of the flesh. We all have a mind /soul , body /flesh and spirit . what is going to have eternal life , John 6 v 63 only our spirit being joined together with HolySpirit .John 4 v 23 to 24

As I listened I found that I'm both religious and spiritual. All glory to God!

In my probably simplistic viewpoint, I see the way to the left and to the right and then the narrow way of faith in the middle. The way to the left is like that of the Pharisees. It's a philosophy of life that is based on rules and laws. The Christian Pharisee focuses on their salvation and has a transactional relationship with God. They give some of themselves now with the idea that they have some kind of benefit later. Their mantra is full of religious pride - "You are evil because you don't take the law as seriously as I do". To the right we have the occult and its many variations of the same philosophy of life which is - "you are your own god". The mantra of the occult is "do what you want, there are no repercussions for your actions". The middle and narrow path is the way of Jesus. That is to learn to trust in Him to the point where you give your whole heart to Him. It's that point of relationship where you can honestly say to Him: "Let your will be done". It's that point in Gethsemane where Jesus Himself wants His Father to spare Him from what He knows is coming - but still let Your will be done. There is no transactional relationship here. It's simple obedience to say and to do whatever He wants you to because His ways are best. His ways are good. His ways are perfect. As a side note, it's not the occultists that Jesus banged heads with the most. It's the Pharisees. It's the religious leaders of the day. The Pharisees rise up the ranks of the church. They bang out the law. They judge everyone and do nothing to bear the load. They are so certain of their own righteousness that they don't recognise that Christ is not even in relationship with them. Many of us Christians are so careful to avoid anything from the occult, but fail miserably to recognise the real enemy of Jesus - the miserable, heartless, hateful religious Pharisee that is right in front of us.

I feel like I'm taking in this video

Marcus Aurellius was very spiritual. His meditations are very spiritual. When reading, many could say- this man was beautiful spiritual soul. Loved perfection and inperfecton. So, jus because of love for people and society he just trew some uneducated and maybe not so clean people to lions. What is even more crazy, those people won and some leaders did the same things to others. When will we finally clear understand the message of Christ?❤️

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i'm just no religious bro. i just wanna live my life that's it

I try to live a holy life! To live for heaven and the things of heaven! Not easy, but in the day’s I accomplish this, a whole new world opens up for me! The Holy life is about abandoning my frivolous desires in this life! It's a dedication to worship and obedience to my Creator! It’s a softening of the heart towards my fellow man and fervor to base my life on spreading the word of God and helping those who suffer in this world!

There is one God and one truth. A great teacher on television 24/7 THE SHEPHERDS CHAPEL. WHEN MY SPIRIT HEARD GOD'S WORDS HE SHARED HIS WITH ME...MY HEART 💔 HAD BEEN BURSTING WITH JOY SINCE THEM AND GAVE ME GIFTS I PRAYED FOR,IT TOOK 50 YEARS.

Pray an act of perfect contrition everyday

Have you ever considered joining a 3rd order for ex: Dominicans, Carmelites, Franciscans etc. ? And plz keep me in ur prayers. I’m also a convert and am hoping to become a cloistered nun one day. It’s proving to be very hard to achieve this goal for various reasons.

You were right @ some point, but, still far from the truth, while some people denied, the fact that ones anyone mentions God, prey or do a ritual; connects with a spirit; God is a spirit & so are we, but incarnated, that would be the spiritual, based on that relation, but, that relation can be with other spirits as well, simply put, his other children or creations, now in spirits (heaven) or (hell) ; the angels, archangels, saints, spirits of light, etc,. an example of that direct spiritual relationship; the spitualist, medium or witches, read books of Allen Kardek.