God bless you Father! Our Lady did it for you- so blessed!
@lisaschuman14587 ай бұрын
Father, you make all of this fun … God Bless you
@gerardpower74242 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. Thank you.
@annrobinson77662 ай бұрын
That last bit about the dark forces, exactly right. See that everywhere now. Holy water before I leave the house for protection
@tomasidh2 жыл бұрын
was heavily addicted to pornography for years, all through my teens. i cannot even begin to express just how negatively it impacted every single aspect of my life. to say it is a "scourge" is an understatement even. nor can i adequately explain just how hard it was to break that habit, it becomes a coping mechanism instilled deep within the brain. just as hard (perhaps harder) to overcome than other addictions. by the grace of God i am recovering and have been lifted from the mire i dwelt in for so long, the church truly is a hospital for souls. we must oppose pornography and all other forms of degeneracy unequivocally and boldly. i struggle to fathom the damage being done to our youth, because i've been there, and barely made it out alive. God bless us and keep us. bless you father, keep speaking the truth, we need to hear it.
@thecatholicman2 жыл бұрын
We need more leadership from men to lead other men out of this. It’s horrific that we don’t have good catholic education in this area
@jjcm31352 жыл бұрын
keep warning others. thank you.
@noragorey305 Жыл бұрын
Really love this one, Brendan. Had a nice, humorous start to my day! Thanks,
@maryspencer427411 ай бұрын
It was my patron saint St Therese of Liseaux who led me here today on her Feast Day. Thank you.
@theherbalsanctuary8112 жыл бұрын
I had a stroke too! in 2007. It has been my biggest blessing in life. My affects can't be seen as it is cognitive, but it gets better everyday...We aren't broken, just rewired for a different phase of our life. I struggle at church, long story, but watching you and Mass from Our Lady of Knock is such great blessing.
@joeshortt5792 жыл бұрын
Great talk Father.
@maireglynn62952 жыл бұрын
Sr. Ruth what a wonderful lady. God Rest her gentle soul .
@carmelkelly-wright58872 жыл бұрын
Glory to god. 🙏. The author and finisher of our journey yearns for us to be real. What’s D story Lord. How he longs for an intimate relationship with us. Catholics are conditioned to rattle of reams of prayer with few novenas thrown in.. Duty bound somehow . forgetting to open all doors of our hearts, Like Paul let’s say His grace is sufficient, 🔥 I’m worthy to sit in to limousine .. God bless you Fr..🙏
@robertryan25422 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the videos Fr.
@thecatholicman2 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Mexico Father. Excellent and well prepared talk. I’ve been blogging about the Freedom from addictions, and the power of Chastity (in my state as a married man) that has transformed my life over many years. Many priests struggle to get free from many addictions . Can you do a talk directed to men about this. What are the spiritual practices you use? I found Eucharist, confession, Rosary. Central for me.
@pjhammond4941682 жыл бұрын
I've long been involved in inner-healing ministry and have seen that when it comes to helping men to be chaste, usually a whole armoury of techniques needs to be implemented, and many of those techniques need to stay in place for the very long term. Exodus 90 is a superb tool and, indeed, was developed primarily to help seminarians overcome porn and masturbation. Its all-encompassing approach of accountability, intense prayer, cold showers, rigorous exercise, no superfluous internet use, etc. over a period of 90 days (often seen by psychologists as the minimum duration to overcome a bad habit) really helps. Other tips I have are: - Wear a "monk cord" around your wrist - Holy pictures, statues and icons around the house as reminders - Convent Eyes - Daily prayers of protection, e.g. St Michael prayer, Ephesians 6, Auxlium Christianorum daily prayers - Avoiding the occasions of sin (not easy!) - Content filters - Angelic Warfare confraternity - Keep busy - Divine Mercy Chaplet - Focus on alternative sources of beauty: poetry, art, classical music, etc. - Counselling / psychotherapy Ideally, instead of repressing or putting a lid on our longings, we need to bring them to redemption. With our longings, we're either going to become a stoic, an addict or an aspiring mystic. Erotic longing is a yearning for intimate joy. Porn is a hellish mockery of a heavenly reality. Open those erotic longings, which are longings for infinite joy; open them to Infinite Joy, which is God himself. Turn the desire up. Aim those rocket engines at the stars. And grace will enable you to launch. - That last paragraph is not my own, but I forget where I copied it from.
@mjmayo9702 жыл бұрын
I needed to hear this lol! I'm going through it myself now.
@northernsoul34852 жыл бұрын
What a great talk Father, you certainly have a way with words - thank you for sharing your insights. 🙏
@victorhugo-nr6xp2 жыл бұрын
I am an addict to pornography. I no longer watch it, tho. But it took divine intervention. For the last 2 years i struggled because i didn't know where God was. Which church was His. And the catholic church was the last one i wanted to join, because of my fear of idolatry. Something happened in july 16. And for reasons i may explain later i , by God's grace, solved the logical problem stopping me from Joining the church. I will join RCIA in august. No longer slave to pornogr@phy. I have other problems, but these i feel i will need to take the stairs lol. God bless you, father, and the immaculata team. Also whoever reads this.
@reginacaelifaithandtraditi34482 жыл бұрын
Yes its true, for i can testify because i got the elevator through our most beloved Mother Mary, She brought me back from the abyss of sins against 6th and 9th commandment, to a life of prayer and chastity, i owe my salvation to Her Immaculate heart. As a guy in his 20s know my only loving Friend or perhaps I should say my Sweet love is Blessed Virgin Mary, She is my mother, my Queen, my Mistress, and my Girlfriend too. I talk to Her, Greet Her and always try to get others to love Her for i am a slave of my most beautiful, beloved Queen Mary. Pray rosary every single day😍
@michaelcallaghan30702 жыл бұрын
Thanks fr. Brendan. 👍😎
@naoimhbarbeiri52092 жыл бұрын
Powerful,once again, making it real....miracles do happen, Heaven is real, our Lady wants us to get to her son now so we can be with him in heaven forever. Thank you Fr Brendan...Sr Ruth Marie you were a legend
@MsHburnett2 жыл бұрын
Amen
@DSTH3232 жыл бұрын
Father, I have a thought. It would be wonderful if you could create a spiritual fraternity for us who listen, dedicated to prayer and good works, offering our daily prayers and sufferings for the crisis in our Church. Just a thought, or a daydream or a Hope.
@johndanielharold3633 Жыл бұрын
Fight!
@immanuelgodson71562 жыл бұрын
He smoked?.....now he has my attention.....
@BronxCat2 жыл бұрын
I 🚬 too
@MsHburnett2 жыл бұрын
Has P Francis denied the veneration of saints? Yet?