I started drinking alcohol since my teenage, spent my whole life fighting alcohol addiction. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. This is something that really need to be use globally to help people with similar health challenges.
YES very sure of Dr.medshrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
Yes very sure of Dr.medshrooms. I'm really happy for you that your wife decided to help you...I hear about alot of family members or so called friends shutting an addict out of their life, which since most addicts do it to mask emotions to me is the worse thing someone can do to an addict.
Yes he's Dr.medshrooms. Shrooms to me is a natrual healer. I know a guy who has used mushrooms in the same way and they have really helped him. mah dudes have safe trips all.
I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.
I was horrifically depressed since childhood. It was relentless. I assumed it would ultimately end me somehow. About twelve years ago I randomly accepted the offer from a friend of a few doses of mushrooms. I did them two consecutive nights alone. First night was pretty mild. The second night? Wow. I saw my depression from every angle, realized much. Next day: depression totally gone. Never came back, never coming back. It's like it's a forest far away I can remember, and could probably find again with enough effort, but it has zero impact on anything in my life or mind. They honestly saved my life and improved it immensely. I never did them again, either. I wish there was a good, organized way to administer them to people who would benefit from them.
many of us fell into the trap of abusing some of these gifts, therefore abstaining or strictly controlling their use, is the way to treat the gift. The same can be said about food, sex, and others. I am glad you have been graced with the strength to know yourself, to the point that saying "NO" for you is necessary.
Alexander Smith but what would you say to "Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do." - Ecclesiastes 9:7? I think Proverbs 20:1 applies to people like me (emotional addict) who have a past of consuming too much alcohol at once. All things are possible through Christ who strengthens me and I believe I will be able to control my addictions through Christ my Lord.
Smoking a bit of Kenna Bos in a pipe would it be regarded as sinful...? It relaxes my body after a long day at work and I have to admit that I am also able to pray and feel good with it (not feelings of guilt or conviction in my heart in regards to its use/effects ) I think Our Father doesn’t mind as long as it is kept as a therapeutic use.... what is the church stand on this...?
Alexander Smith so why did Jesus turn water into wine...and then give it to a bunch of people who were already drunk? I respect you if you choose to abstain from alcohol, but please also respect us who choose to drink (in moderation of course.) The Church does not teach that alcohol is bad and drinking is a sin (as Fr Schmitz explains well in this video) Remember Matthew 15:11 where Jesus said that it's not what goes in your mouth that defiles, but it's what comes out that defiles. Let's work together to fight the evil in the world instead of having silly arguments with each other.
Loved it! Just a small personal point to make on behalf of those like myself who suffer from Alcoholism! As an alcoholic I can not drink alcohol safely (meaning without getting drunk)! So God has made it very clear to me that I must abstain from all alcohol consumption because for me drinking alcohol leads to sin!! GOD BLESS ALL!!
@@MegaCadette55 Check out Alan Carr “The Easy Way to Control Alcohol”. It has some really great insights. It is not a catholic book but the information is extremely beneficial to really just about anyone.
There are several genes that, put together, control production of enzymes that process alcohol in the body. If you've lost the genetic slot machine, you can't drink without becoming addicted. My parents drank in moderation- like, one beer each on Saturday night. Bottles of very good liquor received as gifts were only brought out for company. But, go back another generation, my family looks like Angela's Ashes. My dad explained the risks to me when I was very young. I also knew that women process alcohol less efficiently than men do, get organ damage at much lower levels of consumption, and body mass affects how much you can drink. Well, I'm female, tiny, under 100 pounds dripping wet. Two sips is my limit. So I just decided the risks aren't worth it, I can still have fun with friends with a "virgin" cocktail or a glass of ginger ale. I don't make a big song and dance about it so it's never been an issue.
I know a man who joined his wife in giving up alcohol while they were expectant, to encourage her. I thought that was pretty awesome, and gave alcohol its proper placement in the hierarchy of goods :)
hey guys pray for my application into the seminary! I hope to get in to see if God is calling me so just throw up a prayer for me! Also for the popes intentions! :) God bless!
I JUST TURNED 21 TODAY!! Thank you Fr. Mike; your videos are always very much enjoyable and educational. Thank you for giving your time and mind to UA-cam. If not for this I wouldn't have known true Catholicism. I attended mass for the first time this past Sunday and I can't wait to go again. Thank you so much. God Bless you and all who read this. ~Amen~
LightOwl I too believe this; however it may have to do with my dad being a drinker. I've always had a deep feeling against it. I feel almost as if God had warned me to stay from it. Some may be able to enjoy it as it is supposed to be, I will continue to stay away. I may drink wine on occasion (not sure yet) but I won't become a "drinker"
Sebastian_69 well, addiction runs in families so if someone in your family has issues with it there is a greater possibility that you could too. Addiction is a gradual thing (slippery slope). Find other ways to relax...prayer, art, exercise, reading, skydiving :).
I’m 12 yrs sober. I’m so thankful I found you Father. My dad passed away 3yrs ago and I’ve been struggling with my faith and wondering around for a long time. I’m very happy I have found a priest I can relate to and who makes sense to me. Thank You. I am still sober and have stayed committed to that.
Awesome, Button had a drink for 17 years. I have gone to AA, and I'm a practicing Catholic . I quit drinking a year before I met my wife 2006 We got married.
I am a devout Catholic and I work in the liquor industry as a brand rep; I'm really grateful you made this video, because I've been struggling with the morality of my line of work and whether or not the idea of having a few drinks bringing people together as a good thing was a valid way to look at it. I was working in the industry before I came back to the Church, and since coming back, I thought alcohol could definitely be a gift in some ways, but I just really wasn't sure whether I needed to find a new line of work. I had struggled with drinking to excess in my last job, and I really wanted that to stop if I was going to continue in the industry. But I really wasn't 100% sure if God wanted me to work in that industry at all, but I kept getting interviews and such from other liquor suppliers. I wasn't sure if I was equivocating by participating, if that makes sense. Anyway, thanks for clarifying this! Always love watching your videos.
I personally don't drink alcohol and hate the peer pressure that arises when my friends and I go out for a meal. I wish we lived in a culture where not drinking alcohol at all was seen as just as ok as drinking it. But I do agree with Father Mike and can apply it to food. Sometimes when we go out, we go and eat at all-you-can-eat buffets and here it's important to remember to enjoy the food and the company of our friends and live in the moment, not going overboard. Moderation here definitely makes a big impact and learning to have some self-control can contribute to whether you have a great night out with your friends or not. Going overboard here makes you feel worse about yourself on so many levels, not only physically but emotionally, mentally and even spiritually too!
The Sinnoh Firefly I agree. Personally, I do drink (always in moderation of course, and always to enjoy the drink, never to get drunk) but my best friend does not drink and we still go out and have a great time! He doesn't pressure me to not drink and I don't pressure him to drink.
Jeffrey Halsall and that's the way it should be. We're all adults, we're all capable of deciding whether we want to drink or not, we should know by now if it gives us pleasure or not. I'm just really glad you and your best friend can go out and this not even be an issue for either of you, no pressure either way, that shows mutual respect and true friendship in my eyes. Your friendship is exemplary!
If you think there is pressure to drink here, go to europe. In part today but in the past the water quality was such that they had to drink ale whiskey and wine because of the distillation process which made it safe to drink. Add in that centuries of this makes it really engrained in the culture. Here our forefathers brought that culture with them but the United States itself has never had to drink alcohol for saftey. The difference is that while Europeans drink a lot they for the most part handle it better. Americans can drink yes but our behaviour when drunk is frowned upon severely by Europeans and our sober friends here.
@Anton Babani As a college student I agree. I'm working on a useful degree in Mortuary Science. Funeral Directors are needed. Most colleges churn out SJWs, but many of us aren't.
@@catsandalcohol99 sounds interesting. Wow I didn't realize u needed a degree in that. Pardon my ignorance. I might go do some googling about that. Thanks for the insight.
My experience is as a whole, 21 year olds don’t have the maturity of restraint. They don’t treat having a good time the same way. It might give them the idea of, yes we can drink. Also better for college students to abstain since they would only be of age to drink in their senior year. I asked my 16 year old grandson to consider not drinking alcohol since you can have a good time without it and few are that drink moderately. We talked on the phone a year later and he told me he wasn’t going to drink. Why take the chance. This was his decision at 17.
I can attest to this, as a recovering alcoholic, I unfortunately am powerless over alcohol. The best times were sitting and bonding over drinks with friends…in the beginning. Before I knew it, I was drinking a bottle of whiskey a day. I needed it to get out of bed, on my way to work, during work, on my way home from work, when I got home until I passed out and repeat. I’ve been sober 3 years now and I just started my journey in RCIA and my heart is fluttering with this new found love and excitement. A warning to my fellows, especially those in their early twenties. Be very careful, if you cannot enjoy a couple drinks and call it a day or you find yourself drinking EVERY day, you’re in store for a horrible journey. I used to need whiskey to live, now, all I need is Jesus. Bless you all
Great video Father Mike! Im not irish but it really bothers me how the world has twisted the feast of St Patrick into a simply a drinking holiday instead of honoring the Saint for what he did for Ireland. Here in the states, its a big deal and its sad to see how young adults get so wasted drunk on that day. It bothers me that even non-believers and non-Catholics “celebrate” St Patrick’s day by drinking. I think its disrespectful to him. Just my opinion
22Vanilla Latte Yes, I do feel the same. I belong to St Patrick's Church, Kolkata India....and whenever I search on the net for resources to talk about our Saint on it's Feast day ..it will always be linked to booze and 🍺 . Sad tragedy. 😞
you can usually tell the different in St. Patrick's day celebrations. If it' "St. Patty's Day" you definitely know it's nothing to do with the Saint or Ireland because we would say St. Paddy. I know for the Irish anyway there is usually a vigil or mass on the day which is then followed by celebrations, most usually involving Irish culture (dancing, trad music and of course alcohol). It's the people who don't know what its about and take it too far is the problem
My grandpa (rip) is 91 pass away and he is always drink cooler wine 2 glass daily. He’s a great heart and wonderful Catholic family. Grandpa/ma are always going to mass and pray daily and thank God to have wonderful big family!
God please keep blessing Father Mike in all that you charge him with. Keep using him to touch lives and bring us closer to you Lord. In Jesus holy name. Amen
Interestingly enough, this same message can work with relationships too. Enjoy the time with each other, take it slow, don't overdo it, live in the moment and be sure that while in that moment with a group of friends or special someone to live in that moment in a way to that would make God smile.
I too think the same way . God has told us to love each other . But loving someone more than God becomes a sin . So loving itself isn't a sin but can become one when we overdo, just like drinking . When you dont know when to stop that turns into a sin.
This is a great topic. Thanks for the insight, Father Mike! I personally drink very rarely, and when I do is a cup of red wine with my parents and super close friends and that's it, and as the father said, I enjoy it. I enjoy being with my friends/family and the wine is a complement. I also don't drink at large parties because you never know if someone adds anything. But I enjoy water or fresh juice lol. Alcohol is dehydrating, but once in a while is good.
The law of diminishing returns goes for most good things. The more we have, the less we can enjoy it. All good things in moderation :) Thank you, Father Mike! Good video!
I find moderation to be difficult in a lot of things in life; it is hard to actually know what moderation even means when it comes to alcohol. I am going to just avoid it altogether.
This is what im,trying to introduce my siblings and cousins..... i come from a traditional Mexican catholic family and we love to drink but for a while now im trying to explain to my family how were suppose to drink. This is a perfect video to send to each and everyone of my family members..... were alot like 50+ between ages of 21 to 50.
Hi unrelated to this but I’m young and I have recently found gods love in my heart , I would like to go to church but my family are strict atheists and I don’t know what to do ...😭
I grew up a Sikh and entire my family is Sikh. I am 20 years old right now and know more about Christianity than my own religion. I’ve read the Bible before but it was as a summer school project. I am really conflicted right now on whether I should put all my devotion into Christianity because this is the religion to me that makes the most sense. At the same time I don’t know how my family would react to this as they take their religion very seriously and want me too as well. It’s frustrating.
Believe in Jesus, and put that to practice... "Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven (...) I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother (...) a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household. Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me (...) Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it." Mt 10:32-39
As a Catholic I’m really happy that you like Christianity and find it the most reasonable religion. I can understand why your parents would be sad if you converted to a religion they don’t share, but I also believe that as an adult you have the right to search and ask yourself what you truly want to believe. You could also try to pray to God that if He wants you to be Catholic, He gives you strength and clarity. (I’m sorry about the mistakes, I’m Italian).
Hi Flood Empire! It is really so beautiful to read how Jesus has been revealing Himself to you. Truly, those who seek Him WILL find Him and that is exactly what is happening in your life. I am from India too so I understand your situation to an extent. I would say, do what the Spirit inspires you. Life is really short and we have this one life to show our love and devotion to Christ. If you are convinced that this is the truth, I would say, seek out a local Catholic parish and speak to a priest about your situation. Having spiritual guidance during a time of such intense conflicts can really be enlightening. Pray to God to lead you to the right person to talk about this. If that seems daunting, seek out someone you know who is a practising Christian and talk to them about it. Maybe they could then lead you to a priest. Don't be afraid of the love that Christ is pouring in your heart and the possibility of having to turn away from what you've known all along to something relatively new and different. In fact, that's what Jesus asks of us when He says 'Leave your nets behind and follow Me.' Although your parents and family might not take the news too easily, you will reap much more and feel real Christian joy knowing that you were willing to surrender everything just to have Jesus close to you. Moreover, who knows, Jesus might use you as a witness to many other people in your area. Many in India are seeking God and the Truth, just like the ancient Greeks were. But they don't know where to turn to. Surely one of the ways in which they too will find Christ is by seeing someone who has travelled that road - someone like you. Do check out testimonies on UA-cam where many Hindus and Muslims in India turn to Christ. That might give you some hope :) It won't necessarily be an easy journey, but surely will be a saintly one if you really respond to His Grace. May the Spirit grant you all courage and peace in making this decision in your life. If daily prayer and Bible reading are a part of your life, there's surely no turning around. The Spirit will leave you restless until you accept Christ fully. And that's a good restlessness because Christ is calling you higher, closer to His Heart - His wounded Heart. The thing with our Lord Jesus is that once we get to see and experience Him for the beauty that He is, it really is difficult to look elsewhere. Don't let this worry you or scare you excessively. It is God who has brought about this beautiful enlightenment to your heart and it is He who will bring it to completion. All you have to do is say YES to His promptings! God has promised us time and again in the Bible ', I am with you. Be not afraid. Don't let your hearts be troubled. My peace I give to you. Even though you should walk through the darkest valley, fear no evil.' Our God is a good God. He will hold you in His arms and take care of you :') Praying for you :) And may the Lord bless you and your family.
Greetings 🫖☕ good morning first of all 🌞🐓🙋 so many topics to cover over a year📝 I have to go back and listen again to refresh my spiritual side 🧘 it's a wild, wild, west over here a bunch of bullies 🤺
As a catholic when I drink alcohol with my friends in a pub leads to temptation to drugs and lust which is very damaging so I have to be careful with alcohol so I don’t pursue those sins
Never thought of it that way I knew it was condemned in the Bible for drinking ... moderation good thing in alcohol like anything we do. Thanks Father Mike great video.
You crushed this video! I've been grappling with how to discuss this topic with my kids when they get older and you just gave me everything I needed and more!
I used to struggle with alcohol as a non denominational Christian, practically barely functional. I was a functional alcoholic and ventured into the Baptist church. I was doing okay, but I wasn’t happy. I’m going into RCIA now, and a life of moderation after a long time of deep reflection and sobriety. Please pray for me.
It's an amazing gift you have father in how thorough you are at explaining everything. Have seen several of your videos and I've learned a tremendous amount and for that I thank you. I look forward to watching all content on your channel. Vivat Jesus!
I have been the designated driver, my whole life until my eyesight made it not safe for me to drive. It only took two times early in college of course for me to find out that alcohol and I were a bad fit. I have found that I can have wonderful conversations Here heartbreaking stories, offer, Counsel, receive Counsel, and laugh, and have a good time with my friends and I do not need alcohol to do it. It isn’t even some thing I think about, but how nice that your parents got to go to someplace that they knew what touch your heart. God bless you good father.❤️🙏
Well Stated Father Mike! This pretty much is how I feel and I am glad you presented this topic with ease of understanding and the conclusion of why it just makes sense. I will share with my family and friends. I enjoy my glass of wine, a margarita, refreshing tropical spirit with coconut rum. But I know not to go beyond the reasonable limit. It is easy for alcohol to impair our judgement and put us in a grey area. My father drank a lot and because of it. He died at age 59 of cirrhosis of the liver. I have seen friends pass the moderation line and become silly or arrogant or destructive when they drink too much. So... THANKS again for this Simple Truth! God Bless.. Peace & Love
Please pray for my friend, Dat, who has an alcohol problem. When he isn’t drinking, he is abusing Xanax and sometimes I’m afraid he mixes them. Please pray for him.
This is a good explanation on alcohol and drunkenness. Coming from a priest, many catholics should watch this. Let me share it to as many Vatholics as I can.
I've lived the life of drunkenness, and it wasn't pretty. In fact, it was horrible! After reading the entire Bible, I realized that my drunkenness was absolutely wrong...:( God bless you, Father Mike!
Father, this is a great lesson. I have a friend that is struggling with limiting his alcohol consumption and for sure, this video is going to help lots. We're off to have a beer after Mass tonight because its watermelon flavoured and we want to give it a go. Taste it and enjoy the flavor and the company. That's what it's all about! God bless Father!
Waiting on a Livestream of the Holy Mass from campus so we can get the next level from his homily podcast. I always understand better if I can see body language.
Brilliant explanation Fr. Mike.. This topic helps me a lot as I'm planning to open this topic to my co-workers while having some drinks. God is really amazing. God bless you more Fr. Mike. You'll always be in my prayers. Glory be to God as always!
I live in Oxford and have been in that Pub. Very interesting to see the table that the INKLINGS got together. I only drink once in a blue moon. Pubs in Oxford and in England is not only for drinking, but they offer meals, tea and coffee and desserts.
Great Video Father Mike, was wondering if you would also make a video regarding drug use (specifically marijuana) within the catholic church, and also how it's referenced in the old testament, Moses and whatnot, Thanks Father!
Until Fr. Mike makes it, there is a nice video on that very topic on Brian Holdsworth channel. You ought to check him out, his a Catholic convert who talks really well about everyday topics.
Here are my comments/questions; I welcome anyone's thoughts: I have seen so much evil come from the abuse of alcohol. I understand everything Fr. Mike says and I agree with the presented interpretation of scripture. But personally, I want nothing to do with alcohol. I try not to be judgmental of others who are drinking, but even moderate/responsible drinkers seem to lift alcohol up on a pedestal and idolize it in some ways (not that I don't commit the same sin for other things). So I'm really at a loss of what to make of alcohol. My morals are informed by my Catholic faith -- i.e., it's not a bad thing as long as it's used responsibly. But my intuition and experience tell me that it is at best a social crutch for those who have trouble connecting otherwise and at worst a means of becoming an entirely different person with no self-control who is all but guaranteed to be a disturbance to others. I am happy to receive the Eucharist in the wine, but otherwise I want nothing to do with it. Is this an unjustifiably radical viewpoint? Am I sinning by having such a harsh judgement of the action/thing (again, I try not judge the person) that is apparently considered a joy-bringing gift from God?
Not at all, so long as you are not judging the person. As a moderate/controlled drinker, I completely respect your decision and think there is some merit to it as well. Alcohol is not meant for everybody, that is for sure
It's not so much what you believe as how you act on it. Many radical viewpoints are unjustified, or at least questionable. It's how we in the U.S. ended up with Prohibition, which turned out to be both a moral and legal failure. It's (Prohibition) what happens when we try to equate moral precepts with what makes for reasonable legislation. The two don't always correlate.
@@anthonykaiser974 Prohibition reduced alcohol consumption a lot. Alcohol rates even today are lower than they were before prohibiton. This whole "prohibition was a failure" meme is misrepresenting it.
@@OldSchopenhauer Prohibition was a failure for other reasons. It created conditions for a criminal element to take it over. Alcohol consumption after repeal was lower because of controls put in place that didn't exist before Prohibition. Besides, the fact that it was repealed after such a relatively short period is itself a failure. The law was a failure because people weren't going to tolerate being told they couldn't drink.
As a non-denominational Christian who was baptized into the Catholic church as an infant, I used to think drinking alcohol was almost a sin and something I really looked down on. My biological father's side of the family are all Irish and strict Roman Catholic. They would get drunk pretty frequently and do some terrible things like beat their wives or cuss out anyone near them. It really painted a bad picture of Catholicism in my mind as a teenager and turned my mother off so much that she'd never let me step inside a Catholic church again. I saw my father get drunk on Saturday night, threaten to kill me, and then go to mass the next day and act like a holy man. He would beat my mother and say he was the priest of the house and she was not a submissive wife. Fast forward a couple of years and my father loses his parental rights for refusing anger management classes and now my teenage brother is a full blown alcoholic who runs away from home, gets 2 DUIs in a row, and ends up on house arrest. I now understand that these experiences have given me a biased opinion not only towards alcohol, but Catholicism as a whole. So understand that many Christians who despise alcohol consumption don't always do so out of legalism, but out of trauma.
My friend drank heavily and felt if she confessed weekly she was forgiven. And.... She started over every Monday. She really believed this. Too many of our Catholics in our small town believe this.
I really liked the way you spoke about this. Every person no matter their background can get something from this. I have family members who were alcoholics and this really helps draw the line. There are times where I have been drunk with my sister at my house, it was a birthday, but still there was a element of togetherness and we laughed and enjoyed life. It could become a quick turn if I was with the wrong people, but with us together it was pure joy and love. Stress-free and fun.
Is wine and alcohol same? Coz St Paul told Timothy to have wine for his stomach sounds more for a medicinal purposes. And if he had to advice him it probably means that Timothy wasn’t even having wine.
Dear Father Mike could you do a video about Adoption? Weather its a married couple or a single parent trying to adopt or a person whose thinking or is going through the hard steps trying to adopt.
Thank you! This made sense to me! I can enjoy every sip of my fruity cider and still be with my lads for the glory of god. I understand that god loves me being joyful, he loves to see me happy and enjoying life without worrying about a thing... Yes i do sometimes get tipsy BUT! All thats important is that i shall not do or commit evil. Thank you Fr. Mike, God Bless!
@D C just a quick note, I think it'll hinge on what you mean by tipsy. Because while it's important not to commit additional evil while drunk--it's also important not to get drunk. If we're physically affected (stumbling, loss of balance) or mentally affected (cloudy thinking, memory affected) then we may actually be drunk, which is in itself a bad thing since it reduces our God-given capacities (whether or not we do additional bad things in that state). But yes, one sipped cider certainly seems like it's not going to tip most people into cloudy thinking or loss of coordination! So enjoy with your friends!
The spirituality of the wine, as found in the Bible is what makes wine different from the other substances. Jesus turned water into wine and at the last supper He established the foundation of the Catholic chuch and comunion. The wine is transubstanciated into His blood at the moment of consacration. We get closer to Him at that moment. With substances like tobaco and marijuana, it is the oposite. Your free will gets weak, it can even hapen that your soul leaves the body allowing demons to take over. This is why these substances were used in ocult rituals. So if you smoke ... think about the spirituality behind it and ask God to set you free.
I struggle with social anxiety really bad and noticed that when I have one drink before a social gathering I am much more talkative and am able to enjoy my time a lot more because I'm not focused so much on my own anxiety. I even had a discussion with a Protestant brother at my old church about Catholicism that I probably wouldn't have had if I hadn't had a drink. It was great
My question. #AskFrMike is about the sin of scandal regarding this. If a friend who is a recovering alcoholic sees me drink in public, then he would potentially think "Christopher is a good Catholic Christian, I guess I can drink too"... And it enables him to be alcoholic again. Does this apply? I'd hate to inadvertently lead someone to alcoholism if I offer to share or am seen drinking.
Mezmerizer The Bible does say that we shouldn't do anything that would make a weaker brother (or sister) sin. So yes if you're in a situation like that it would be best to abstain.
I hope i can help a little bit. I wouldnt say you shouldnt drink at all, but in youre situation it could be helpful for youre friend that you dont drink in front of him or in Public. We have the Freedom and the right to drink alcohol, but we shouldnt put our rights above someone elses Well beeing. Ive you think that it would help youre friend if you dont drink than dont it.
Shouldn't we be of sober mind though? Also, what about people who struggle with alcoholism? Shouldn't we be mindful that our alcohol consumption (especially at church events) could cause a brother to stumble?
What is weird is I was just watching 10 minutes ago the story of C.S. Lewis. It showed him and his buddies in that bar going over each others writings. Great video and so true about drinking.
I will agree that alcohol is not a distorted natural good; in other words it's not intrinsically evil. However, culturally, it is playing with fire. So while it's not bad, I would say I cannot recommend that it will enrich anyone's life. My risk/reward analysis says leave it alone.
I found that as I reached my mid-twenties, drinking to the point of drunkenness kind of lost its appeal anyway. For one thing, I no longer want to deal with the physical consequences such as vomiting and hangovers. Additionally, as an adult with responsibilities, getting drunk on a regular basis is really not an option.
There is objective truth and then there our subjective opinions. One goal of life is to shape personal subjective opinion in such a way that it conforms with objective truth as much as possible. But you are correct - this is subjective. So is faith. One person may think he believes, but another person looks at the first person's actions and might think, yeah, not really. And both of those views are subjective.
You when you can’t remember what happened the night before if it happens on a regular basis then best to not drink until you are in a better state of mind to know the difference
@M1and5M For the purpose of self-regulation, the truth is that we all know (unless we're lying to ourselves/others) when we're drunken. As Fr. Mike explains, the problem with drunkenness is that is involves saying "no" to the goodness God wants for our bodies/intellects, and exacerbating the effects of the fall. And we all know when those effects start to happen: when we start to lose our human dignity of physical self-control (our coordination and balance worsens) and we start to lose our human dignity of intellectual rationality (our judgement and memory and mental sharpness weakens, not to mention our impulse control reduces)... we've been affected negatively. We all know when we've lessened our bodies/minds, even if it's a temporary effect. And choosing to lessen ourselves that way (for some mere chemical hypoxia 'high') is a "saying No" to God, who calls us to physical health and mental vigour, not uncoordinated stumbling and cloudy thinking.
Another awesome video father! You are the reason I've converted to catholicism. I've never been happier, thank you father you've changed my life!
Brigadier Beefcake that's great! Welcome home 😊
Beautiful, Brigadier!!! Praise God!! Sending love and prayers!
Welcome home
WELCOME HOME!!!!! Thank you for your yes to the fullness of Church & the fullness of life on Earth!!!!
Same!
I started drinking alcohol since my teenage, spent my whole life fighting alcohol addiction. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. This is something that really need to be use globally to help people with similar health challenges.
YES very sure of Dr.medshrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
Yes very sure of Dr.medshrooms. I'm really happy for you that your wife decided to help you...I hear about alot of family members or so called friends shutting an addict out of their life, which since most addicts do it to mask emotions to me is the worse thing someone can do to an addict.
Yes he's Dr.medshrooms. Shrooms to me is a natrual healer. I know a guy who has used mushrooms in the same way and they have really helped him. mah dudes have safe trips all.
I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.
I was horrifically depressed since childhood. It was relentless. I assumed it would ultimately end me somehow. About twelve years ago I randomly accepted the offer from a friend of a few doses of mushrooms. I did them two consecutive nights alone. First night was pretty mild. The second night? Wow. I saw my depression from every angle, realized much. Next day: depression totally gone. Never came back, never coming back. It's like it's a forest far away I can remember, and could probably find again with enough effort, but it has zero impact on anything in my life or mind. They honestly saved my life and improved it immensely. I never did them again, either. I wish there was a good, organized way to administer them to people who would benefit from them.
I’ve been sober for 31 years now and my Faith couldn’t be stronger. Praise the Lord!
Robert Sparkes Whatever makes you a stronger in walk with God is what you should do.
That's impressive
many of us fell into the trap of abusing some of these gifts, therefore abstaining or strictly controlling their use, is the way to treat the gift. The same can be said about food, sex, and others. I am glad you have been graced with the strength to know yourself, to the point that saying "NO" for you is necessary.
Good for you! Keep your faith in God because He will always love you. Praying for you. 😇 🙏
Hey Doberman, way to slug it
"with your mouth" LOL HE'S SUCH A DAD
Ana Maldonado that's why they call him father 😉😂 #dadjokesforthewin
Whoever thinks priests aren't real dads are dead wrong.
Wyd
Father actually lol
Father jokes.
In Catholicism, the pipe, the pint, and the cross can all fit together.
Chesterton for the win!
Ascension Presents- or perhaps Hilaire Belloc?
Alexander Smith but what would you say to "Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do." - Ecclesiastes 9:7?
I think Proverbs 20:1 applies to people like me (emotional addict) who have a past of consuming too much alcohol at once.
All things are possible through Christ who strengthens me and I believe I will be able to control my addictions through Christ my Lord.
Smoking a bit of Kenna Bos in a pipe would it be regarded as sinful...? It relaxes my body after a long day at work and I have to admit that I am also able to pray and feel good with it (not feelings of guilt or conviction in my heart in regards to its use/effects )
I think Our Father doesn’t mind as long as it is kept as a therapeutic use.... what is the church stand on this...?
Alexander Smith so why did Jesus turn water into wine...and then give it to a bunch of people who were already drunk? I respect you if you choose to abstain from alcohol, but please also respect us who choose to drink (in moderation of course.) The Church does not teach that alcohol is bad and drinking is a sin (as Fr Schmitz explains well in this video) Remember Matthew 15:11 where Jesus said that it's not what goes in your mouth that defiles, but it's what comes out that defiles. Let's work together to fight the evil in the world instead of having silly arguments with each other.
Loved it! Just a small personal point to make on behalf of those like myself who suffer from Alcoholism! As an alcoholic I can not drink alcohol safely (meaning without getting drunk)! So God has made it very clear to me that I must abstain from all alcohol consumption because for me drinking alcohol leads to sin!! GOD BLESS ALL!!
So u don't drink anymore at all? How did u get to that point? I think i am battling alcoholism
Rosa Mystica there’s only one way to stay sober and that’s consciously choosing not to drink lol
Well put. I enjoyed your brief statement more than the video.
@@MegaCadette55 Check out Alan Carr “The Easy Way to Control Alcohol”. It has some really great insights. It is not a catholic book but the information is extremely beneficial to really just about anyone.
There are several genes that, put together, control production of enzymes that process alcohol in the body. If you've lost the genetic slot machine, you can't drink without becoming addicted. My parents drank in moderation- like, one beer each on Saturday night. Bottles of very good liquor received as gifts were only brought out for company. But, go back another generation, my family looks like Angela's Ashes. My dad explained the risks to me when I was very young. I also knew that women process alcohol less efficiently than men do, get organ damage at much lower levels of consumption, and body mass affects how much you can drink. Well, I'm female, tiny, under 100 pounds dripping wet. Two sips is my limit. So I just decided the risks aren't worth it, I can still have fun with friends with a "virgin" cocktail or a glass of ginger ale. I don't make a big song and dance about it so it's never been an issue.
I know a man who joined his wife in giving up alcohol while they were expectant, to encourage her. I thought that was pretty awesome, and gave alcohol its proper placement in the hierarchy of goods :)
Aww, that's lovely!
hey guys pray for my application into the seminary! I hope to get in to see if God is calling me so just throw up a prayer for me! Also for the popes intentions! :) God bless!
I want to go to the seminary too
Have you received a response to your application??
I just saw this. I pray for Gods will for you. Amen
God bless you, brother! What's the word?
Praying for you Ivan💜
Strangest thing how Father Mike posts a video about the question I have been dwelling on lately. Best Priest ever!
"Eat not to gluttony, Drink not to drunkenness."
--Benjamin Franklin, from his autobiography, paraphrased
"Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation." -Saint Augustine
I JUST TURNED 21 TODAY!! Thank you Fr. Mike; your videos are always very much enjoyable and educational. Thank you for giving your time and mind to UA-cam. If not for this I wouldn't have known true Catholicism. I attended mass for the first time this past Sunday and I can't wait to go again. Thank you so much. God Bless you and all who read this. ~Amen~
Welcome, and please do come back!
Happy Birthday! 🎂 may God bless you!
Happy Birthday!! Don't start drinking, it adds no value to your life and is merely a crutch for too many people.
LightOwl I too believe this; however it may have to do with my dad being a drinker. I've always had a deep feeling against it. I feel almost as if God had warned me to stay from it. Some may be able to enjoy it as it is supposed to be, I will continue to stay away. I may drink wine on occasion (not sure yet) but I won't become a "drinker"
Sebastian_69 well, addiction runs in families so if someone in your family has issues with it there is a greater possibility that you could too. Addiction is a gradual thing (slippery slope). Find other ways to relax...prayer, art, exercise, reading, skydiving :).
I’m 12 yrs sober. I’m so thankful I found you Father. My dad passed away 3yrs ago and I’ve been struggling with my faith and wondering around for a long time. I’m very happy I have found a priest I can relate to and who makes sense to me. Thank You. I am still sober and have stayed committed to that.
Awesome, Button had a drink for 17 years. I have gone to AA, and I'm a practicing Catholic . I quit drinking a year before I met my wife 2006 We got married.
I am a devout Catholic and I work in the liquor industry as a brand rep; I'm really grateful you made this video, because I've been struggling with the morality of my line of work and whether or not the idea of having a few drinks bringing people together as a good thing was a valid way to look at it. I was working in the industry before I came back to the Church, and since coming back, I thought alcohol could definitely be a gift in some ways, but I just really wasn't sure whether I needed to find a new line of work. I had struggled with drinking to excess in my last job, and I really wanted that to stop if I was going to continue in the industry. But I really wasn't 100% sure if God wanted me to work in that industry at all, but I kept getting interviews and such from other liquor suppliers. I wasn't sure if I was equivocating by participating, if that makes sense. Anyway, thanks for clarifying this! Always love watching your videos.
I personally don't drink alcohol and hate the peer pressure that arises when my friends and I go out for a meal. I wish we lived in a culture where not drinking alcohol at all was seen as just as ok as drinking it. But I do agree with Father Mike and can apply it to food. Sometimes when we go out, we go and eat at all-you-can-eat buffets and here it's important to remember to enjoy the food and the company of our friends and live in the moment, not going overboard. Moderation here definitely makes a big impact and learning to have some self-control can contribute to whether you have a great night out with your friends or not. Going overboard here makes you feel worse about yourself on so many levels, not only physically but emotionally, mentally and even spiritually too!
The Sinnoh Firefly I agree. Personally, I do drink (always in moderation of course, and always to enjoy the drink, never to get drunk) but my best friend does not drink and we still go out and have a great time! He doesn't pressure me to not drink and I don't pressure him to drink.
Jeffrey Halsall and that's the way it should be. We're all adults, we're all capable of deciding whether we want to drink or not, we should know by now if it gives us pleasure or not. I'm just really glad you and your best friend can go out and this not even be an issue for either of you, no pressure either way, that shows mutual respect and true friendship in my eyes. Your friendship is exemplary!
I don't drink alcohol either and completely understand this! People can get weird about it. Bizarre.
If you think there is pressure to drink here, go to europe. In part today but in the past the water quality was such that they had to drink ale whiskey and wine because of the distillation process which made it safe to drink. Add in that centuries of this makes it really engrained in the culture. Here our forefathers brought that culture with them but the United States itself has never had to drink alcohol for saftey. The difference is that while Europeans drink a lot they for the most part handle it better. Americans can drink yes but our behaviour when drunk is frowned upon severely by Europeans and our sober friends here.
Real friends don't use peer pressure and will respect your values.
Every college student should watch this
@Anton Babani As a college student I agree. I'm working on a useful degree in Mortuary Science. Funeral Directors are needed. Most colleges churn out SJWs, but many of us aren't.
@@catsandalcohol99 Good luck! Sounds like a very interesting career!!
@@catsandalcohol99 sounds interesting. Wow I didn't realize u needed a degree in that. Pardon my ignorance. I might go do some googling about that. Thanks for the insight.
so true
My experience is as a whole, 21 year olds don’t have the maturity of restraint. They don’t treat having a good time the same way. It might give them the idea of, yes we can drink. Also better for college students to abstain since they would only be of age to drink in their senior year. I asked my 16 year old grandson to consider not drinking alcohol since you can have a good time without it and few are that drink moderately. We talked on the phone a year later and he told me he wasn’t going to drink. Why take the chance. This was his decision at 17.
I can attest to this, as a recovering alcoholic, I unfortunately am powerless over alcohol. The best times were sitting and bonding over drinks with friends…in the beginning. Before I knew it, I was drinking a bottle of whiskey a day. I needed it to get out of bed, on my way to work, during work, on my way home from work, when I got home until I passed out and repeat. I’ve been sober 3 years now and I just started my journey in RCIA and my heart is fluttering with this new found love and excitement. A warning to my fellows, especially those in their early twenties. Be very careful, if you cannot enjoy a couple drinks and call it a day or you find yourself drinking EVERY day, you’re in store for a horrible journey. I used to need whiskey to live, now, all I need is Jesus. Bless you all
God bless you ❤
"We can thank God for beer and wine by not drinking to much of it". G.K.Chesterson.
Great video Father Mike! Im not irish but it really bothers me how the world has twisted the feast of St Patrick into a simply a drinking holiday instead of honoring the Saint for what he did for Ireland. Here in the states, its a big deal and its sad to see how young adults get so wasted drunk on that day. It bothers me that even non-believers and non-Catholics “celebrate” St Patrick’s day by drinking. I think its disrespectful to him. Just my opinion
22Vanilla Latte
Yes, I do feel the same. I belong to St Patrick's Church, Kolkata India....and whenever I search on the net for resources to talk about our Saint on it's Feast day ..it will always be linked to booze and 🍺 . Sad tragedy. 😞
22Vanilla Latte that's how I feel with Cinco de Mayo
Derek Handson same, I think cinco de mayo is offensive to the hispanic community, especially towards the mexicans
22Vanilla Latte yeah. I mean, its a legit holiday in Mexico because Pueblo defeated some,American or,Spanish soldiers but here its ridiculous.
you can usually tell the different in St. Patrick's day celebrations. If it' "St. Patty's Day" you definitely know it's nothing to do with the Saint or Ireland because we would say St. Paddy. I know for the Irish anyway there is usually a vigil or mass on the day which is then followed by celebrations, most usually involving Irish culture (dancing, trad music and of course alcohol). It's the people who don't know what its about and take it too far is the problem
My grandpa (rip) is 91 pass away and he is always drink cooler wine 2 glass daily. He’s a great heart and wonderful Catholic family. Grandpa/ma are always going to mass and pray daily and thank God to have wonderful big family!
God please keep blessing Father Mike in all that you charge him with. Keep using him to touch lives and bring us closer to you Lord. In Jesus holy name. Amen
I just turned 21 and this question has been on my mind! Thank you so much! God answers everything..Amen =D
Valerie Velasco same!!!
"Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation." -Saint Augustine
Stay pure,sober,listen for the inspirations of the Holy Spirit and you won’t go wrong.
I don't want to take any minute kind of risk related with this. I won't drink ever.
Thanks father for the video.
Father Mike. You just taught me how to enjoy Red Wine. Enjoy each sip moderately.
Interestingly enough, this same message can work with relationships too. Enjoy the time with each other, take it slow, don't overdo it, live in the moment and be sure that while in that moment with a group of friends or special someone to live in that moment in a way to that would make God smile.
I too think the same way . God has told us to love each other . But loving someone more than God becomes a sin . So loving itself isn't a sin but can become one when we overdo, just like drinking . When you dont know when to stop that turns into a sin.
This is a great topic. Thanks for the insight, Father Mike!
I personally drink very rarely, and when I do is a cup of red wine with my parents and super close friends and that's it, and as the father said, I enjoy it. I enjoy being with my friends/family and the wine is a complement.
I also don't drink at large parties because you never know if someone adds anything.
But I enjoy water or fresh juice lol. Alcohol is dehydrating, but once in a while is good.
Father Mike, thank you for You and your gift. You have helped me tremendously in my Catholicism faith journey. You are a gift!
The law of diminishing returns goes for most good things. The more we have, the less we can enjoy it. All good things in moderation :) Thank you, Father Mike! Good video!
I find moderation to be difficult in a lot of things in life; it is hard to actually know what moderation even means when it comes to alcohol. I am going to just avoid it altogether.
I can listen to father Mike talk all day👏👐
Great Talk!!! YOU Nailed It! God Bless You & May he Protect you with his Precious Blood 🩸✝️🙏
Great video Father. Please pray for my husband he chose the bottle over his family and marriage of 34 years.
So glad I'm done drinking and so are the other people in my life.
This is what im,trying to introduce my siblings and cousins..... i come from a traditional Mexican catholic family and we love to drink but for a while now im trying to explain to my family how were suppose to drink. This is a perfect video to send to each and everyone of my family members..... were alot like 50+ between ages of 21 to 50.
Hi unrelated to this but I’m young and I have recently found gods love in my heart , I would like to go to church but my family are strict atheists and I don’t know what to do ...😭
Praying for you 🙏 God’s will, will prevail!
Alexander Smith hi there is a Salvation Army close by and thank you x
22Vanilla Latte thank you 😊
Bill Charly yes please x
dittoprankline ok I’m a bit shy so I don’t think I can do it on my own but I’m just going to pray and read the word of god until I go when I’m older x
I grew up a Sikh and entire my family is Sikh. I am 20 years old right now and know more about Christianity than my own religion. I’ve read the Bible before but it was as a summer school project. I am really conflicted right now on whether I should put all my devotion into Christianity because this is the religion to me that makes the most sense. At the same time I don’t know how my family would react to this as they take their religion very seriously and want me too as well. It’s frustrating.
Matt Blaise I see what you mean. Thanks!
Believe in Jesus, and put that to practice...
"Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven (...) I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother (...) a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household. Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me (...) Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it." Mt 10:32-39
As a Catholic I’m really happy that you like Christianity and find it the most reasonable religion.
I can understand why your parents would be sad if you converted to a religion they don’t share, but I also believe that as an adult you have the right to search and ask yourself what you truly want to believe.
You could also try to pray to God that if He wants you to be Catholic, He gives you strength and clarity.
(I’m sorry about the mistakes, I’m Italian).
Hi Flood Empire! It is really so beautiful to read how Jesus has been revealing Himself to you. Truly, those who seek Him WILL find Him and that is exactly what is happening in your life. I am from India too so I understand your situation to an extent. I would say, do what the Spirit inspires you. Life is really short and we have this one life to show our love and devotion to Christ. If you are convinced that this is the truth, I would say, seek out a local Catholic parish and speak to a priest about your situation. Having spiritual guidance during a time of such intense conflicts can really be enlightening. Pray to God to lead you to the right person to talk about this. If that seems daunting, seek out someone you know who is a practising Christian and talk to them about it. Maybe they could then lead you to a priest.
Don't be afraid of the love that Christ is pouring in your heart and the possibility of having to turn away from what you've known all along to something relatively new and different. In fact, that's what Jesus asks of us when He says 'Leave your nets behind and follow Me.' Although your parents and family might not take the news too easily, you will reap much more and feel real Christian joy knowing that you were willing to surrender everything just to have Jesus close to you. Moreover, who knows, Jesus might use you as a witness to many other people in your area. Many in India are seeking God and the Truth, just like the ancient Greeks were. But they don't know where to turn to. Surely one of the ways in which they too will find Christ is by seeing someone who has travelled that road - someone like you. Do check out testimonies on UA-cam where many Hindus and Muslims in India turn to Christ. That might give you some hope :)
It won't necessarily be an easy journey, but surely will be a saintly one if you really respond to His Grace. May the Spirit grant you all courage and peace in making this decision in your life. If daily prayer and Bible reading are a part of your life, there's surely no turning around. The Spirit will leave you restless until you accept Christ fully. And that's a good restlessness because Christ is calling you higher, closer to His Heart - His wounded Heart. The thing with our Lord Jesus is that once we get to see and experience Him for the beauty that He is, it really is difficult to look elsewhere.
Don't let this worry you or scare you excessively. It is God who has brought about this beautiful enlightenment to your heart and it is He who will bring it to completion. All you have to do is say YES to His promptings! God has promised us time and again in the Bible ', I am with you. Be not afraid. Don't let your hearts be troubled. My peace I give to you. Even though you should walk through the darkest valley, fear no evil.' Our God is a good God. He will hold you in His arms and take care of you :')
Praying for you :) And may the Lord bless you and your family.
Follow Christ, you were "chosen before the foundations of the earth"
Greetings 🫖☕ good morning first of all 🌞🐓🙋 so many topics to cover over a year📝 I have to go back and listen again to refresh my spiritual side 🧘 it's a wild, wild, west over here a bunch of bullies 🤺
As a catholic when I drink alcohol with my friends in a pub leads to temptation to drugs and lust which is very damaging so I have to be careful with alcohol so I don’t pursue those sins
Never thought of it that way I knew it was condemned in the Bible for drinking ... moderation good thing in alcohol like anything we do. Thanks Father Mike great video.
You crushed this video! I've been grappling with how to discuss this topic with my kids when they get older and you just gave me everything I needed and more!
He has given us a sound mind and of self-control to know when its enough!
I used to struggle with alcohol as a non denominational Christian, practically barely functional. I was a functional alcoholic and ventured into the Baptist church. I was doing okay, but I wasn’t happy. I’m going into RCIA now, and a life of moderation after a long time of deep reflection and sobriety. Please pray for me.
One of your best ever! It really hit home with me that we really should savor EVERYTHING to be good children of GOD. Thank you.
Awesome message, Fr. Mike. Best message I have heard on this topic of drinking alcohol. Basically, honor God in all you do....
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Absolutely mind blown by the way Father Schmidt explained this!
I loved this! It puts drinking in perspective. Thank you Fr. Mike!
i will never get bored with Fr.mike
It's an amazing gift you have father in how thorough you are at explaining everything. Have seen several of your videos and I've learned a tremendous amount and for that I thank you. I look forward to watching all content on your channel.
Vivat Jesus!
I have been the designated driver, my whole life until my eyesight made it not safe for me to drive. It only took two times early in college of course for me to find out that alcohol and I were a bad fit. I have found that I can have wonderful conversations Here heartbreaking stories, offer, Counsel, receive Counsel, and laugh, and have a good time with my friends and I do not need alcohol to do it. It isn’t even some thing I think about, but how nice that your parents got to go to someplace that they knew what touch your heart. God bless you good father.❤️🙏
Well Stated Father Mike! This pretty much is how I feel and I am glad you presented this topic with ease of understanding and the conclusion of why it just makes sense. I will share with my family and friends. I enjoy my glass of wine, a margarita, refreshing tropical spirit with coconut rum. But I know not to go beyond the reasonable limit. It is easy for alcohol to impair our judgement and put us in a grey area. My father drank a lot and because of it. He died at age 59 of cirrhosis of the liver. I have seen friends pass the moderation line and become silly or arrogant or destructive when they drink too much. So... THANKS again for this Simple Truth!
God Bless.. Peace & Love
Good topic Father Mike. Always appreciate your videos
Please pray for my friend, Dat, who has an alcohol problem. When he isn’t drinking, he is abusing Xanax and sometimes I’m afraid he mixes them. Please pray for him.
Thank you, my own understanding was "By getting drunk you would miss Jesus walking by"
This is a good explanation on alcohol and drunkenness. Coming from a priest, many catholics should watch this. Let me share it to as many Vatholics as I can.
I've lived the life of drunkenness, and it wasn't pretty. In fact, it was horrible! After reading the entire Bible, I realized that my drunkenness was absolutely wrong...:(
God bless you, Father Mike!
God Bless you Father....You are helping me so much as a new Catholic....
"Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable." -G.K. Chesterton
This video pairs perfectly with today’s Bible in a year reading plan Day 204 by father, Mike Schmitz
Ah, beer. The cause of and the solution to all of life’s problems...
Lovely reference
Father, this is a great lesson. I have a friend that is struggling with limiting his alcohol consumption and for sure, this video is going to help lots. We're off to have a beer after Mass tonight because its watermelon flavoured and we want to give it a go. Taste it and enjoy the flavor and the company. That's what it's all about!
God bless Father!
Fr Mike, make longer videos! 👌 God bless you!
Alvina Rayne Keto Lifestyle & Vlogs I second that motion
Waiting on a Livestream of the Holy Mass from campus so we can get the next level from his homily podcast. I always understand better if I can see body language.
I actually like the length they're at. They're just right😊
Hannah Murphy I like both
Hannah Murphy I agree. I can share them and say it is 5-7 mins long-and really gets the point across! Thanks so much Fr Mike. What a blessing u are.
Brilliant explanation Fr. Mike.. This topic helps me a lot as I'm planning to open this topic to my co-workers while having some drinks. God is really amazing. God bless you more Fr. Mike. You'll always be in my prayers. Glory be to God as always!
I live in Oxford and have been in that Pub. Very interesting to see the table that the INKLINGS got together. I only drink once in a blue moon. Pubs in Oxford and in England is not only for drinking, but they offer meals, tea and coffee and desserts.
Hello Father Mike! I’m from Guatemala 🇬🇹. Thank you so much for your videos, I’ve learned soooo much in such a friendly way!
May God bless you so much and Mama Mary protects you with her mantle, Thank you Father Mike.
Great Video Father Mike, was wondering if you would also make a video regarding drug use (specifically marijuana) within the catholic church, and also how it's referenced in the old testament, Moses and whatnot, Thanks Father!
Until Fr. Mike makes it, there is a nice video on that very topic on Brian Holdsworth channel. You ought to check him out, his a Catholic convert who talks really well about everyday topics.
God gave us every herb
Michał Marczyński I love Brian's channel!!
That would be great for Canadian!
god gave us alcohol too, but too much, or for the wrong uses, it's sinful. @luke garrett
Think you so much father for what you teach
I found that after drinking I'm a lot more inclined to pray. It's great. I can pray with a joyous heart for God's gifts and what he's done for me.
great video! I used to struggle with binge drinking, and its absolutely true that it ruins the great gift and pleasure that is alcoholic beverages
Here are my comments/questions; I welcome anyone's thoughts:
I have seen so much evil come from the abuse of alcohol. I understand everything Fr. Mike says and I agree with the presented interpretation of scripture. But personally, I want nothing to do with alcohol. I try not to be judgmental of others who are drinking, but even moderate/responsible drinkers seem to lift alcohol up on a pedestal and idolize it in some ways (not that I don't commit the same sin for other things). So I'm really at a loss of what to make of alcohol. My morals are informed by my Catholic faith -- i.e., it's not a bad thing as long as it's used responsibly. But my intuition and experience tell me that it is at best a social crutch for those who have trouble connecting otherwise and at worst a means of becoming an entirely different person with no self-control who is all but guaranteed to be a disturbance to others. I am happy to receive the Eucharist in the wine, but otherwise I want nothing to do with it. Is this an unjustifiably radical viewpoint? Am I sinning by having such a harsh judgement of the action/thing (again, I try not judge the person) that is apparently considered a joy-bringing gift from God?
Daniel Gallagher This was so on point. I agree completely
Not at all, so long as you are not judging the person. As a moderate/controlled drinker, I completely respect your decision and think there is some merit to it as well. Alcohol is not meant for everybody, that is for sure
It's not so much what you believe as how you act on it. Many radical viewpoints are unjustified, or at least questionable. It's how we in the U.S. ended up with Prohibition, which turned out to be both a moral and legal failure. It's (Prohibition) what happens when we try to equate moral precepts with what makes for reasonable legislation. The two don't always correlate.
@@anthonykaiser974 Prohibition reduced alcohol consumption a lot. Alcohol rates even today are lower than they were before prohibiton. This whole "prohibition was a failure" meme is misrepresenting it.
@@OldSchopenhauer Prohibition was a failure for other reasons. It created conditions for a criminal element to take it over. Alcohol consumption after repeal was lower because of controls put in place that didn't exist before Prohibition. Besides, the fact that it was repealed after such a relatively short period is itself a failure. The law was a failure because people weren't going to tolerate being told they couldn't drink.
We are blessed with the free gift of temperance! Thank you father for this video.
Padre Pio would sip beer through the day.
Well, he was never an Alcoholic in the first place so it was never going to be an issue for him.
Firehawk I read Padre Pio drank one quart of beer everyday day in the evening.
Fr. Mike you are the best! This was the perfect talk at the prefect time. God bless you! 🙏
Fr Mike! You're the man! Thanks for explaining this so beautifully!!! Not feeling guilty anymore about enjoying my occasional wine! 💓
Dear Father, you are so healthy. And joyous. Please pray for me. Thank you.
As a non-denominational Christian who was baptized into the Catholic church as an infant, I used to think drinking alcohol was almost a sin and something I really looked down on.
My biological father's side of the family are all Irish and strict Roman Catholic. They would get drunk pretty frequently and do some terrible things like beat their wives or cuss out anyone near them. It really painted a bad picture of Catholicism in my mind as a teenager and turned my mother off so much that she'd never let me step inside a Catholic church again.
I saw my father get drunk on Saturday night, threaten to kill me, and then go to mass the next day and act like a holy man. He would beat my mother and say he was the priest of the house and she was not a submissive wife.
Fast forward a couple of years and my father loses his parental rights for refusing anger management classes and now my teenage brother is a full blown alcoholic who runs away from home, gets 2 DUIs in a row, and ends up on house arrest.
I now understand that these experiences have given me a biased opinion not only towards alcohol, but Catholicism as a whole. So understand that many Christians who despise alcohol consumption don't always do so out of legalism, but out of trauma.
I'm sorry that you had to endure that. Your father was not a good example of how any Christian should be. (((Hugs))) 🙏🙏🙏
Not a Catholic myself but some of the best Christian teaching on the subject I've seen.
My friend drank heavily and felt if she confessed weekly she was forgiven. And.... She started over every Monday. She really believed this. Too many of our Catholics in our small town believe this.
7:24 in my country, is over 18, but I made a promise for Our Lady, for reach something that i really want
Wow. This couldn't have been said any clearer . . .
Thank You Father Mike.
I really liked the way you spoke about this. Every person no matter their background can get something from this.
I have family members who were alcoholics and this really helps draw the line.
There are times where I have been drunk with my sister at my house, it was a birthday, but still there was a element of togetherness and we laughed and enjoyed life. It could become a quick turn if I was with the wrong people, but with us together it was pure joy and love. Stress-free and fun.
Is wine and alcohol same?
Coz St Paul told Timothy to have wine for his stomach sounds more for a medicinal purposes.
And if he had to advice him it probably means that Timothy wasn’t even having wine.
You are funny father Mike, love to hear the word of God through you.
Dear Father Mike could you do a video about Adoption? Weather its a married couple or a single parent trying to adopt or a person whose thinking or is going through the hard steps trying to adopt.
Thank you! This made sense to me! I can enjoy every sip of my fruity cider and still be with my lads for the glory of god. I understand that god loves me being joyful, he loves to see me happy and enjoying life without worrying about a thing...
Yes i do sometimes get tipsy BUT! All thats important is that i shall not do or commit evil.
Thank you Fr. Mike, God Bless!
@D C just a quick note, I think it'll hinge on what you mean by tipsy. Because while it's important not to commit additional evil while drunk--it's also important not to get drunk. If we're physically affected (stumbling, loss of balance) or mentally affected (cloudy thinking, memory affected) then we may actually be drunk, which is in itself a bad thing since it reduces our God-given capacities (whether or not we do additional bad things in that state). But yes, one sipped cider certainly seems like it's not going to tip most people into cloudy thinking or loss of coordination! So enjoy with your friends!
Moderation brothers and sisters, moderation.
Can you make a video like this but about marijuana? Thank you, father. God bless you always.
Over indulging in any gift devalues the gift. The gift of the Spirit of God is the only gift we can never over indulge in
Can you talk why other drugs are not the same as alcohol? Like marijuana and cigarettes? Really curious :)
The spirituality of the wine, as found in the Bible is what makes wine different from the other substances. Jesus turned water into wine and at the last supper He established the foundation of the Catholic chuch and comunion. The wine is transubstanciated into His blood at the moment of consacration. We get closer to Him at that moment.
With substances like tobaco and marijuana, it is the oposite. Your free will gets weak, it can even hapen that your soul leaves the body allowing demons to take over. This is why these substances were used in ocult rituals.
So if you smoke ... think about the spirituality behind it and ask God to set you free.
I struggle with social anxiety really bad and noticed that when I have one drink before a social gathering I am much more talkative and am able to enjoy my time a lot more because I'm not focused so much on my own anxiety.
I even had a discussion with a Protestant brother at my old church about Catholicism that I probably wouldn't have had if I hadn't had a drink. It was great
BEST EXPLANATION EVER about this topic. Thanks! God bless!!
For God’s glory!
My question. #AskFrMike is about the sin of scandal regarding this. If a friend who is a recovering alcoholic sees me drink in public, then he would potentially think "Christopher is a good Catholic Christian, I guess I can drink too"... And it enables him to be alcoholic again. Does this apply? I'd hate to inadvertently lead someone to alcoholism if I offer to share or am seen drinking.
Mezmerizer The Bible does say that we shouldn't do anything that would make a weaker brother (or sister) sin. So yes if you're in a situation like that it would be best to abstain.
I hope i can help a little bit. I wouldnt say you shouldnt drink at all, but in youre situation it could be helpful for youre friend that you dont drink in front of him or in Public. We have the Freedom and the right to drink alcohol, but we shouldnt put our rights above someone elses Well beeing. Ive you think that it would help youre friend if you dont drink than dont it.
Thank you Jesus 🙏
Shouldn't we be of sober mind though? Also, what about people who struggle with alcoholism? Shouldn't we be mindful that our alcohol consumption (especially at church events) could cause a brother to stumble?
What is weird is I was just watching 10 minutes ago the story of C.S. Lewis. It showed him and his buddies in that bar going over each others writings. Great video and so true about drinking.
I will agree that alcohol is not a distorted natural good; in other words it's not intrinsically evil. However, culturally, it is playing with fire. So while it's not bad, I would say I cannot recommend that it will enrich anyone's life. My risk/reward analysis says leave it alone.
Thank you Father
I found that as I reached my mid-twenties, drinking to the point of drunkenness kind of lost its appeal anyway. For one thing, I no longer want to deal with the physical consequences such as vomiting and hangovers. Additionally, as an adult with responsibilities, getting drunk on a regular basis is really not an option.
That was the nicest view I've ever heard about drinking. I try to keep it in my mind.
Who decides when you're drunken?
I know where my Limits are, but what i was saying is, that you can Interpret drunkeness how you want.
There is objective truth and then there our subjective opinions. One goal of life is to shape personal subjective opinion in such a way that it conforms with objective truth as much as possible. But you are correct - this is subjective. So is faith. One person may think he believes, but another person looks at the first person's actions and might think, yeah, not really. And both of those views are subjective.
You when you can’t remember what happened the night before if it happens on a regular basis then best to not drink until you are in a better state of mind to know the difference
@M1and5M For the purpose of self-regulation, the truth is that we all know (unless we're lying to ourselves/others) when we're drunken. As Fr. Mike explains, the problem with drunkenness is that is involves saying "no" to the goodness God wants for our bodies/intellects, and exacerbating the effects of the fall. And we all know when those effects start to happen: when we start to lose our human dignity of physical self-control (our coordination and balance worsens) and we start to lose our human dignity of intellectual rationality (our judgement and memory and mental sharpness weakens, not to mention our impulse control reduces)... we've been affected negatively.
We all know when we've lessened our bodies/minds, even if it's a temporary effect. And choosing to lessen ourselves that way (for some mere chemical hypoxia 'high') is a "saying No" to God, who calls us to physical health and mental vigour, not uncoordinated stumbling and cloudy thinking.