I was mocked in a bible studies session at my church for saying all dogs go to heaven. I feel better to know I'm not alone in this

I'm crying watching this. In prayer God told me so many of these things and I was mocked and derided by my family for these ideas (we're Catholic even), but I knew in my heart it was God. I did not know about Franciscan theology, but it seems like a perfect fit for our very personal and available God. Thank you.

I went to seminary, but I learn more by watching this man's videos. I am considering becoming a Catholic. I grew up in a conservative Christian environment. After being the military and meeting people from all walks of life, I am no longer conservative but a Christian, who loves Jesus Christ. I love how Catholics believe in science. How does one become a Catholic?

I love St Francis . St. Claire pray for us🙏🏽

I'm a big fan of Duns Scotus and Bonaventure, so thanks for making this! :D

I like how calm and simple you put on things, Father. I know that if I were any kind of preacher, I’d embody the “shout the truth from the rooftops”, and I understand that might scare some possible converts off. Pray for me Father. God bless :)

This is the best basic explanation of franciscan spirituality I have ever heard.

Those theologians have opposing ideas, but they didnt make a religion out of it

I never thought about it this way. I WANT this to be my starting point.

im an atheist but saint thomas and franciscans are really interesting and cool

As a secular Franciscan, thank you for this video.

Such a beautiful teaching. Thank You

Our youth group meets every Sunday after church and yesterday we had a talk from a Franciscan friar, what a coincidence that you'd release this video today!

The more I hear you describe what a Franciscan is Br Casey, the more I think I might like to be one.

Thank goodness you exist. I'm glad I stumbled on this channel. It's so validating

Thanks for a very informative summary of Franciscan theology -- and boy am I going to have to go off and do some reading!

Thank you for sharing this with us ! You are a blessing to us 😘

Excellent video. Both informative and well presented.

A beautiful homily, Fr, Casey! Thanks!

Well said dear brother It's not assiduous studies but along with lifes experience with what we study and reflect...

I learn a lot from you channel thank you for your knowledge you’ve share

Amazing video, Father. Thank you!

So grateful for you Fr. Casey!

Franciscan theology undoubtedly has Eastern Catholic inspiration in it

Hello Fr. Casey! Great video, I didn't know that about Franciscans. I have learned about the simple way of life by living the Gospel as St. Francis did (which is not as simple as it sounds, very challenging at times)but, I guess that is why we have different charisms in the church, we all can identify ourselves with one according to our personalities, not everyone can be a Jesuit and not all can be Franciscans. Happy St. Francis Feast day in advance! BTW, I did listen the entire podcast about Arrest and Development (didn't have a clue what you guys where talking about but, it sounded fun, now I'm curious to watch it). It reminded me of the long conversations with my best friend, we laughed so much and no one knows why we are laughing...

Stay vibrant and shine on brother!! Enjoy the Feast of our brother Frankie here in a few days too, and celebrate your life a little. 💛🧡💙

I had no idea how much my understanding of Christianity was shaped by Franciscan theological outlooks. Thank you so much!

Outstanding teachings, thank you

Another great video Father!

I learned a lot today ! Thank you Father !❤

I AM PROUD TO BE A FRANCISCAN! -PHILIPPINES!

Thank you brother, so insightful. Had no idea that our beliefs had so much in common

Excellent video Fr. Casey. Our own Fr. Joe likes to talk about the importance of hacceity: the this-ness” of each individual creature. Thanks for helping me share some of our intellectual tradition with friends, family, and those I work with.

So you could summarize : being faithful by doing😻 I love the love for God's entire creature. I am also a fan of St. Hildegard of Bingen.

My Catholic spirituality is Franciscan. It's positive and gentle. One of my favorite films is The Flowers of Saint Francis.

Best video yet !

Good chatting. Learnt a lot.😊

Once again Father Casey makes a complicated subject very understandable.

One of my uncles was once a Franciscan. When we give him money and other stuff. He will secreatly go and give it to people who needs it. Such a gentle people and humble people who love God and it's creation.

Thank you Father Casey for your concise outline and teaching of Fransican Theology! I am currently studying Bonaventure and Aquinas at St. Joseph's seminary Dunwoodie and am left truly inspired! I recall that famous meeting so many years ago when a junior professor at the University Of Paris St. Thomas Aquinas, asked a senior professor St. Bonaventure where he acquired his learning. Bonaventure then pointed to a crucifix and said, " Whoever gazes upon Christ crucified with Faith, Hope, and Love will celebrate the passion with Him". I recall another heartfelt encounter .... Aquinas, before the cross of Christ, praying before God many years later and the Lord saying to Thomas. "You have written well of me Thomas, what would you desire as a reward? At this, Thomas broke into tears as he replied, nothing Lord, I'm doing it all for you!" After pondering these two experiences of Bonaventure and Aquinas I am left with this question. "Is Franciscan Theology that exclusive to Dominican spirituality or are they more complimentary?" When we consider that God is both love and the ultimate truth, it becomes apparent that these two perspectives can enrich each other. The personal experience of love and union with God can be deepened and enriched through intellectual exploration and understanding. Likewise, intellectual assent and reason can be illuminated and given practical application through the transformative power of love. Rather than viewing these perspectives as mutually exclusive, it can be fruitful to explore their complementary aspects. By integrating the personal experience of love with intellectual assent and reason, we can cultivate a more holistic and comprehensive understanding of God and grow in our relationship with Him. Both perspectives have the potential to deepen our faith and lead us towards the perfection of love in God. I believe St. Thomas Aquinas with the spiritual direction of St. Bonaventure accomplished exactly that! Before listening to you explain the distinctions of Fransiscan Theology, I was not aware of an important revelation in the friendship between Bonaventure and Aquinas. We do know that both priests met and conversed extensively at the University of Paris. We do not know the extent of that connection. I believe their spiritual, indeed their connection as brothers was deeper then we may realize! When the younger Aquinas was learning from the older Bonaventure as he pointed to the cross and told Aquinas , "Whoever gazes upon the cross of Christ with faith, hope, and love will celebrate the passion with Him." Thomas broke out into tears because he understood the words of Bonaventure! Aquinas wrote extensively about the theological virtues of faith , hope and love. I believe he was listening ever intently to Bonaventure. Thomas was an eager ntense listener. listening to Bonaventure I believe was partly responsible for Aquinas later in life manifesting the very lesson Bonaventure was trying to teach him! They were both bonded sacramentally through Holy Orders in ways beyond human comprehension.

I am not a volunteerist, but I can absolutely agree with the rest of this. I do believe each of these paths holds a piece of understanding God's nature and this is simply because God is God and we are His creatures attempting to understand Him and we can only do so imperfectly and apparent contradictions, might just be our lack of ability to comprehend for one reason or another. Look at how the relationship with nature and the supernatural has changed, with increased scope we no longer believe illness is a curse directly or that wolves are evil just because they oppose our efforts to raise livestock. And more of late, the illusion of science being contraindicated by religion has largely fallen away on our side of the debate. And we continue to be open to growth while still holding to our Tradition, Scripture and the Magisterium and intellectual tradition of the Church. Be under no illusions, we have a long arduous fight for souls on our hands, but God is at work knitting things together in ways we can hardly even grasp. God bless you dear reader. And may we may love others and each other, as God loves us. Through Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior, now and Forever! Amen. Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God, pray for us. St.Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family, pray for us.

Great video, Frater Casey!! p & b

Thank you so much for this video! I am a professed Secular Franciscan and have been downheartened lately as the fraternity that I am in is more liberal in belief and I am more conservative. I started to feel like maybe I do not fit in with the Franciscan beliefs. I love Francis for his simplicity, love of the Church, seeing Christ in others, and joy of the Gospel. I see a lot of what appears to be garden statue loving Franciscans. Francis had the heart of a knight and that is the Francis who I feel called to follow to lead me closer to Christ. Thank you for letting me know that there is no set school of Franciscsnism and that it is alright to be who I am in my Franciscsn calling.

I love this video! It explains a Franciscan life wonderfully! I have been a Secular Franciscan since 2006 and I love God every day!❤

Father Casey, first of all congratulations on your ordination this year and thank you for making all of these incredible videos. The perspective you offer is always astounding and rational in a world of factions and polarization. There are so many different Franciscan orders, as you say in this video, each with distinct theologies. To which order do you belong, if any specifically? I’m sorry if my question seems silly, I don’t know how the different orders are organized. Thank you Father and May God bless you abundantly and St Therese pray for you in this day that she died!

Awesome video. Thanks

I recently discovered Duns Scotus. WOW! He explains our call better than anyone else. Thanks for this great summary of his ideas. AMEN!

I really enjoy this as someone who has taken Catholic vowels along time ago.

In regards to Francis of Assisi His impact was sensational, people could not get enough of him. “ amen ran, and women too ran, clerics hurried, and religious hastened that they might see and hear the holy man of God who seemed to all to be a man of another world.” Francis was won the admiration of people because he lived a Christlike life in the same world that ordinary people occupied. He invested in people……. This Book gave me great insight on this👇 -water from a deep well

I love all the religious in Christ Such intellectual pious catholic orders! Praise be to Jesus from holy infant to Christ Adult! Glory be to God! 🙏

This just confirms my love of the way of Francis of assisi

As an Anglican, I'm struck by just how similar Anglican Theology is to Franciscan Theology. Obviously it's not a 1 to 1, but from emphasis on Incarnation, Theosis and and the "personal and experiential" there are a lot of similarities.

Could you do a video about the origin of the mass. Like how our liturgy developed

This is wonderful I knew there was a reason why I have been attracted to St Francis and Franciscan monasticism.

This video is Fr Casey at his best. Maybe it’s true as he says- maybe it’s just because I’m a Franciscan myself. Bravo !

Theology is such a beautiful subject! I wish to study it in the future although there are not alot of colleges with a degree in theology but i pray that others will study it in the future!

Thank you!

To me, this is probably the best video you have made. God is in all things and that is how we should approach the world ..... truth is found in the particular ..... in the heart of an individual's prayer ...... in what one can see and hear and touch .... faith is not just an intellectual exercise for its own sake, but something that is embodied and is meant to be acted upon. Dominus vobiscum ......

I love the Franciscans!!! Why do I love it so much?! Well...the place where I was born is all about Saint Francis of Assisi ( San Francisco de Asis ) Town San Francisco, Saint of the town San Francisco de Asis, school where I went to seventh grade is San Francisco de Asis. The church where I was baptize before my fifth birthdays is Saint Francis of Assisis. God bless you all. Thank you so for the video Fr. Casey. Peace, and love to all.

Thanks be to God! ☺️🌺🕊️🙏🏽

As a Secular Franciscan I found this most helpful. Who would have thought Casey Cole was more like Dan Horan than it appears on the surface.

Blessed Duns Scotus, pray for us!

Where two Franciscans are gathered in His name, there is bound to be three or more opinions Just kidding while Thomas Aquinas is without a doubt my favorite Saint I have been discerning the OFM so much revently

This was just an amazing video. I guess there's a tendency to pain Christianity with a broad brush, I had no idea about any of these beliefs. I think your faith is truly beautiful, and I say that as a non-believer. I think what your doing is fantastic, and I wouldn't dream of ever seeing it go away.

Really great videos - I’ve always wondered about St Francis and the Franciscan order. I feel like it’s important to mention that First Nations peoples have similar concepts of equality and unity with all of creation. The tree and the ant, neither is more important than the other. They see nature as their kin. Which is why I have been interested in at Franciscan’s because in some other Christian religions there is an isolation process that occurs where we don’t always extend kindness and compassion outside of people. (A good example of this is a church that wishes to expand and by doing so destroys the fragile habitat of an endangered bird.) Yet i see the crux amidst all of this is to live as Jesus lived. Thankyou for the video !

Praise the Lord Jesus Christ 🙌🙏😇

Thanks!

St Bonaventure pray for us!

Now you should do “what is Franciscan philosophy”

You guys should go back into the quadrivium, with some more euclides and plato.

Thanks for explaining this! Before you mentioned theosis I thought how it reminded me of Eastern theology.. the orthodox also believe that the incarnation must a occur even if man didn’t fall.

Father Casey, would you ever consider doing a video about the work of Father Richard Rohr, and Progressive Christianity, the universal Christ Etc ? That would be so helpful......how to be open to new perspectives without falling into herasy...thank you

I am surprised that you have nòt commented about the Amazonian Synod. Please read Fr Mark Goring's impassioned message about keeping our Church true to it's mission.

Great video Father and well produced. Was it the broad theology of Franciscans that drew you to them? Or where there other elements?

Fr. Casey, how can i get your book here in the Philippines?

wow, this is very interesting and thought-provoking, indeed. Given the fact that over centuries Thomism has been the hegemonical school in Catholic Theology, does the Franciscan intellectual tradition adopt some elemens from that school?

May sound weird but i have a portrait of st francais next to my portrait of karl marx. Not in a worshiping way but men that have inspired me in my life

Can yo please elaborate what William of Ockham contributed to the Catholic Church ?

Are there any books I can read about this type of theology? I’ve read books on the Franciscan way, but never had any knowledge about some deeper theological concepts from the Franciscans.

Franciscan theology is my Jam! ❤️

As an Orthodox Christian I am SO happy to hear that the idea of Theosis is again creeping into the consciousness of the West!! Of all the things that keep us separate, the ability to grow closer to God through union with him directly (my definition of theosis) was in my opinion the major thing keeping us apart! If we cannot agree that salvation is union with God how could we move forward? I pray that your video here reaches many ears to hear this great news!

I was baptized in a Franciscan Parish. Guess that means I'm a Franciscan! Now it makes sense why my Catholic spiritual life is the way it is!

Nice

Where can I learn more about John Duns Scotus?

As a Roman Catholic who has spent many years studying with and practicing with the Sufis (Islamic Mystics), I cannot help but see that both traditions share the same basic approach to spirituality. For the Sufis, the Light of God (Nur al-Muhammed) is the divine logos by which all things were created. And it is through the interior presence (Batin) of this Light of God that Man God's highest creation, can come to know God with the aim of achieving deification (Haqiqat). Since the Light of God is present in the created world, it behooved man to recognize this light in the creation and treat creation as the domicile of the Lord. This is especially true for other people regardless of race or religion, animals, and other creatures of God. I am reminded of a famous passage in the Holy Quran that says, "God is nearer to you than your jugular vein." God Bless.

Got to love those Franciscans

My entire relationship with God woke up and began to become truly whole when I read only an outline of Franciscan theology. No going back!

Whilst Dominicans dwell on the idea of God through reasoning, Franciscans introduce God as someone who's personal and intimate.

This video tells me that one of the greatest theologians ever, Hans Urs von Balthasar, was very Franciscan indeed...

I have been trying to figure out if laymen attach themselves to these schools or only those who live as a religious as a profession. Like do average, normal, secularly working catholic laymen attach themselves to Franciscans, or Jesuits, etc.

I remember when I was a teenager, our white budgie, Annabelle, had died during the night. When I said I hope to see her in Heaven, my devout mom insisted that animals don't have souls so they don't go to Heaven. I went to my room and wept. I've always felt that any creature capable of affection and joy has a soul. I just can't help this. Budgies are but one example of God's beautiful creation, with all of His infinite and tender love behind it.

Yes. paz y bien.

I have a new friend, he is in hospice. He is a Franciscan. I don't understand it fully. I probably never will. But he is happy to see God soon. But, for me death from this life is scary, what if I am wrong! I promised him I will talk with him until he is gone from this world, we probably look at God differently in some aspects. I also promised him I will look up what Franciscan is. I'm gonna watch this video a few more times throughout the day and digest it. It is the least I can do for my dying friend.

thank you for posting this...i never been a big guy on legalistic theology....this video gives me hope as a catholic to realize that catholicism is more than just a bunch of angry catholics online who never havade h a person experience with God except through legalistic theology.

There can be such a confusion among the un-Churched in worshipping the created rather than the Creator. That the natural world around us displays the power and beauty of our Lord seems quite appropriate and I am grateful for it. How though can I help those who have fallen into things like wicca and paganism in sharing this wonderment without enforcing the pagan or animistic beliefs.

7:30 Study is only allowed if it does not extinguish spirit of prayer.

Curious how do Trappist Monks fit in this discussion if they fit at all?

This is so complex. Is there ever a compromise?

My parish also Assisi mount Francis

I went to a Franciscan school here in Australia. Franciscanism is Boss Baby!