@@veronicaacosta-godinez4727 I know, everyone free to do what they think best. Personally I like the Rosary. When you pray the Rosary like OL said, that is the 15 decades, you just add the intention for Fr to your Rosary.
I've learned more about myself in this lecture than I have in decades. Father Ripperger, where have you been all of my life? Found you about 3 months ago and life hasn't been the same. I see (think) my demons are disappearing, but the most difficult part is keeping them away... the default appetites are so powerful that I, for the firstime in my life, realized what was causing me to be so dumb and stupid. These habitual appetites becomes addictions, almost impossible to shake. Father, you are great and you're helping so many. Thank you for taking us to the threshold of the eye of the needle. FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA 🙏✝️🙏
Father Ripperger and other Catholic exorcist priests have helped me so much with my lifelong depression and laziness and procastination. They have really opened up my eyes. Our leftist communist society enables alot of these bad behaviors as well as taking self responsibility.
Such an invaluable lecture for me. I've struggled with laziness (which I did confuse with the term sloth) in many aspects my whole life. I only converted 5 years ago at 33 and tackling this so late in life has been incredibly arduous. Please pray for me, I'm trying hard to get married right now and I want to raise my children (if I have any) to avoid these maladies.
@@_Plutonyan praying to St Joseph for diligence and I'm staying off basically all social media for lent (today is Sunday so I jumped on for a little bit). My ADHD also makes it a struggle. Honestly though I've been making some progress lately now that I'm dating a woman and things are quite promising. Nothing like a woman in your life to motivate you to be better. If things don't work out though I need to be wary of falling back into old habits.
@@rushthezeppelin It seems we have similar struggles. We are the same age and I have had to deal with attention deficit for a long time. Having a woman motivates me a lot as well. Prayers please.
Father please pray for me to be a better house keeper. I used to keep my house so beautiful but now i just don't know where to start. Pray for me please.
What taught me to be a better housekeeper is following the "Fly lady" system! Her book is called "Sink Reflections" I can't say learning how to keep house was easy but I finely got it! Good luck!
What helped me was Dana K White’s decluttering system. It helps people take back their houses one baby step at a time. It is great for those who get easily overwhelmed. First step: look for trash, throw it away. Second step: if you see something that belongs somewhere else in the house, take it there NOW. Third step: if you see anything that is obviously a donation (shoes that don’t fit, yarn that you know you’ll never use, etc.) put it in a “donate-able” donate box. When the box gets full, or just periodically, put the box in the car and take it ASAP to the donation center. Don’t let it linger. Finally, she says “better is good”. So even if all you can do is pick up one piece of trash, that’s good! Because it made your house better. I hope this helps you. It helped me go from a hoarder’s house to almost minimalist. God bless you!
I have to say I am lazy but but I also come home quite tired and it's just too tiring in the evening to accomplish things. Sometimes my work also carries into the evening. I admit I'm one of those people who has a yard that doesn't look great. I discovered I was not a gardener. And now I've got some knee and hip issues and it just exacerbates things. Lot of times I feel like it's an excuse. One thing I am finding helpful for at least cleaning my house and tidying is putting on some headphones and listening to podcasts. And when I'm feeling particularly down, I throw on Father Jim Blount. I always smile listening to his homilies and talks.
@@kathymalloy9686 She’s extremely Protestant, BUT her methods WORK. YOU just have to Catholicize it. I think it’s better to read SINK REFLECTIONS by Marla Cillie (FlyLady) first, before doing the videos and website. Just my experience. My house is MUCH cleaner now, and I’m not embarrassed for someone to visit anymore.
If you are a man looking to marry and be a father make sure you become… God Fearing, Strong, important, wealthy, healthy, competent, charismatic, funny, and a feared opponent in realms of endevour.
@@Dossou2625 So true, Latin mass if my favorite mass form of the two (when it's available, I drive more than an hour to a church that has it, even though the church that only has Ordo is just 5 minutes away).
You expired Jesus, but the source of Life gushed forth for souls, and an ocean of Mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy envelop the whole world and empty out Yourself out upon us. O Blood and Water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a Fount of Mercy for us. I trust in Thee. O Blood and Water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a Fount of Mercy for us. I trust in Thee. O Blood and Water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a Fount of Mercy for us. I trust in Thee. Eternal God, in whom mercy is boundless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustable, look kindly upon us and increase Your Mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair, nor becone despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your Holy Will, which is Love and Mercy itself. For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and the whole world. For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and the whole world. For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and the whole world. For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and the whole world. For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and the whole world. For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and the whole world. For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and the whole world. For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and the whole world. Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and the whole world. Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and the whole world. Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and the whole world. Amen🕊️📿🌹🔥🇿🇦 Kyrie Eleison 🕊️ Christe Eleison 🕊️ Kyrie Eleison 🕊️ Christe Eleison 🕊️ Kyrie Eleison 🕊️ Christe Eleison 🕊️ Prayer to the Saint in Whose Honor the Mass is Celebrated O Holy Saint Polycarp., behold I, a wretched sinner, relying on thy merits, now offer for thy honor and glory the most holy Sacrament of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Humbly and devoutly do I beg thee to intercede for me this day, and to plead that I may have the grace to offer this great Sacrifice in a worthy and acceptable fashion and to be able to sing His praises eternally with thee and with all His elect in heaven. Who lives and reigns forever. Amen🕊️📿🌹🔥🇿🇦
Thank you Fr. as a woman, I've fallen prey to both sloth and workaholicism. Actually my grandfather and father were both workaholics so I see a pattern of working extremely long hours daily and not letting go of a task until it's completed. It's so good to hear that this is not healthy and what the balance should be in its place. It's difficult to let go no matter how long a task takes even if it should be a short period of time. You're so much of an inspiration. Thank you and may God bless you and your ministry
Sometimes working long hours is unavoidable - especially with kids and one income household, unfortunately it's cut into my our church attendance with my second job working every weekend also.
Thank you very much! As a daughter of a workaholic and having had a burn out that I just recovered from and finally doing more or less only one thing at a time and not three, I am very joyful! Yet I now struggle finding the right balance between working and relaxing in the way that I realize I am physically not yet able to work as much as I used to do before the burn out and I often get a bad conscience. But I also get a bad conscience if I rest too much. So I now try to adapt more slowly into working a certain amount of time daily and get used to it before maybe increasing it. What really helps me is the morning meditation and rosary and the spiritual reading and praying before going to bed. And my spiritual leader helps me to moderate my conscience.
This exactly what i plan as my focus of this upcoming Lent. Not that I'm lazy at work, i coming to the end of 42 year career. It's the tasks around the home and the consistency in prayer. An hour of work and a holy hour.
I am 61 year old woman. Duties at home I would like to get done it's hard. I have bad left foot, bad right shoulder, rumatory arthritis, fibromyalgia, and osteoarthritis. I used to be very desaplend now the pain takes over. I do pray , the rosary, reading city of God, bible in year, conversations with God. I so what to go to heaven. How ever I think I have grown lazy 😢help
What you describe is not laziness, but disability. You would be active if your body would let you, right? I’m in the same position; I wish that I was able to do all that I once did, but am prevented from doing so by intractable pain and exhaustion. Meanwhile, my lazy spouse has become ever more lazy in direct proportion to my worsening disability; his life is consumed by television viewing, which has become a god of sorts.
May God bless and heal you! Remember to accept your troubles when God gives them to you to bring you especially close to Jesus on the Cross. And offer up your sufferings in reparation for sin and for the conversion of sinners! Your suffering becomes extremely valuable when joined with the suffering of Our Lord! Take care. With love from a sister in Christ.
I'm lazy and aimless right now in life. I have skills, I have potential, but I look at the world and where we are going as a people and society and I just feel like why bother? The thought of starting a family is terrifying to me, and contributing to a society that is going where we seem to be heading just seems pointless. I wish I was a better more hopeful person. Praying for some direction and hope right now.
God is hope. The devil wants us to feel like you feel. Fight, I'm a hypocrite in this too however. I'm sitting in my car listening to this on a Saturday night instead of doing something. God is truth
So my ex is instilling 90% this in our kid! I’ve been not backing down on goals and due dates but I feel like I’m loosing the battle as my home life is in shambles. While it feels relieving to hear it identified; I’m beside myself as to how to get this kid to stop fighting basic discipline and structure.
as someone who is that kid, idk your situation but for me the biggest contributor was my parents trying to do everything for me & refusing to let me fail and so develop independence and discipline. Another big issue was that my education and interests weren't challenging enough for me to be forced to try hard consistently at anything until I was already in highschool, where I just cheated until graduation instead of learning how to put effort into things that I didn't want to do. hope this helps a bit.
@@rx0102 I am a kid in this zone as well. Have been a lazy hypocrite in high school in spite of having consistently high grades in early elementary. Everything from dishwashing to working out needed some kind of extra-ordinary motivation that always seemed unusual and out-of-nowhere, and still even with all that work being done for me I was flunking until I got to Seniors. I haven't reached my mid-20s yet but I'm getting very close, and on my end it is very difficult to get every mindset I've had in my life up until now to have a complete overhaul quick enough before every problem becomes irreversable. I've been looking towards getting into things I would normally not have wished to do years ago, such as (believe it or not), learning how to ride a bike. I've found it helps to give kids like us more opportunities to fail on our own than usual, such as falling from bikes, so that eventually we learn to find joy in the ride. Hope that helps. God Bless.
I tend to sit and doom scroll YT and dissociate, so I started going to Adoration. I’m so blessed to have a Catholic Church within a 3 minute drive. It’s 24/7 also. I started going and just being able to sit in silence, it was calming. Then I started the rosary and venerating to Mary. I’ll be starting RCIA in August as well. It’s only been about a month of going to Adoration. But now I have a permanent Guardian position weekly and I sub for other guardians as well. It’s been so fulfilling. I minimized things even more, made a simple alter in my room (just last night). Now I’ve been praying for more discipline and I’m not joking, but I made the dedicated space and I was awake (on my own) at 4:15am and I lit the candles first thing, got my Hallow app rosary routine and prayed first thing. Before I would make coffee, scroll YT then maybe pray. After a month of prayer and adoration I can see the changes happening. I’m even here, listening to Fr Ripperger instead of watching something dull and meaningless. Praise Jesus ❤
People are being hit with weapons while they sleep at night too and sometimes even given huge migraine headaches so they cannot do things it's not that they don't want to but they're getting worn down.
Thankyou Chad for the comments on workaholism and how demons can mess with that.....I suffer from this, and demons say "it's good at least you're not lazy" whilst you're burning yourself out unnecessarily and getting resentful. Prayer to St Joseph didn't know this, thankyou
Fr Ripperger is talking about my husband! Looked after him and 6 children for years I’m now exhausted and taking this Lent to rest and pray. Fortunately we weren’t married in the Catholic Church and I can go to confession, repent, pray and move on!
The wisdom of this God given to us priest never fails to depart a piece of very needed advice in my life. Thank you, Fr Ripperger! Praise be always to God.
This talk has helped me in many ways to understand things going on in my family life and in regards to my interactions with other people in my life. Thank you very much for sharing it. God bless you. 💚
This video is a trigger for me because I feel lazy every time I fail on something when I cannot overcome my body. I work a lot a lot at home with kids and outside of the house and that doesn't take stress every month to pay bills because I still don't make enough for just basics!I feel constant pressure from family and others that I don't do enough that I need work more and more. I spend hours under shower hiding and crying that I can't do it like I was in 20s. Many times I'm forced to choose work time over prayer, which makes me only weaker in all. That's the times we live now in, no time for laziness but slavery of working and working for pennies. After so many prayers I tell myself that it is God's will to live that kind of lifestyle.
@joannathatcares, Maybe ask for the intercession of St. Jude, the patron saint of the impossible. 🙏 Here's a prayer you can use: PRAYER TO ST. JUDE Most holy apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honors and invokes you universally as the patron of hope. Please intercede on my behalf. Make use of that particular privilege given to you to bring hope, comfort, and help where they are needed most. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven as I work with my challenges, particularly for the grace of faith, hope, courage and wisdom. I praise God with you and all the saints forever. I promise, blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor, to always honor you as my special and powerful patron and to gratefully encourage devotion to you. Amen. 1 Our Father … 1 Hail Mary … 1 Glory be ….
God bless whoever puts together the images for these talks. Most the time I’m not even watching, yet sometimes I happen to glance, and when I do, I always see something that’s just spot on. (And the funny ones are A+ too!)
Best talk yet, Father. You helped me understand so much about what I'm contending with at home as I struggle to keep my butt kicked into gear . I've lived with people who are these ways, was raised so, was repeatedly publicly dressed down for appearing so , and now I have the words to understand these sins in a larger context. Why a few new words and descriptors can make such a difference, i don't know. But. Thank you...
Laziness in Latin root is idleness. An unwillingness to work or use energy; wanting to avoid exertion. Primarily a physical thing but has a concommitance with the will to avoid expending energy. Seeks comfort and take delight in the doing of nothing. An avoidance of the pain of exertion. Laziness contrary to virtue of diligence and magnificence, doing a great thing withing your capacity. People who are lazy will never develop a greatness of soul.Laziness is a sign of a lack of disciple, a virtue if the will, where there is a constant application to do actions necessary to get something done.Will has mastery or control over things that are difficult; lower faculties have to be willing to suffer to get things done.Consistent application of doing what is necessary. Laziness is a venial sin unless there is a grave matter or consequences. Lazy people are negligent, put stuff off, causing consequences to others. Others have to pick up slack. Laziness is a lack of charity ie leave mess for others . Can cause squalor for themselves or others. Lazy children become entitled, you owe me something without merit. Become indignant, envious or hateful at other's accomplishments . To overcome laziness, application of hard work. Engage in hard work, be praised for it and learn value of hard work. Have to set goals not just for money, even in things materially ordered. Engage in charity and zeal. Do this discipline when young; hard to change later in life. Find motivations for hard work.
this has always been a sore point / weakness in my life. Having had the (biological) father i did, i was always told, "You're just like your father. He was just as lazy." Or, my favorite, "You are your father's daughter. So Lazy..." sigh... It's hard. To be disciplined and to have your identity be based on a character weakness of your parent. I guess, cant i prove them otherwise? it always got on my nerves. And in moments of weakness, i have succumbed too. and in moments of anger, i fought back against the tide of laziness and became obssessed. Cant balance be had?
Dear Father, I tend to describe this phenomenon more like the attack of starving rats(starving rat syndrome) . It's war, but with virtue and faith comes joy. Continue in prayer. I really liked your talk.
I would like to see a preist/religious share a video on this topic. I have a few friends who have more serious forms of lack of attention to the point where they need to be medicated, and I see their stuggle, so it is hard for me to give advice when they talk about having discipline issues or focusing on something. Some foucs too much on one thing, or everything. The only thing I say is to pray that God helps them overcome their struggle. At the same time, I do know that if they could just put their minds to it with the help of God they can. Because people with ADHD can still funtion and do what they enjoy and so on. I'm going on and on, but I too am confused about how someone diagnosed with ADHD or even ADD would tackle laziness and sloth.
It’s our Cross, and we deal with it the best way we know how, beyond that we are not culpable. Love God, don’t worry. If you can, stimulants are the best course of treatment and check out Dr Russell Barkley, he’s been a watershed for me. Pomodoro timer with body doubling (guy on YT called Aurelius has a “work with me” titled video that is very helpful for me, small, short term goals that offer small rewards, etc.). Try to find a therapist who specializes in adhd. I just got one 4 weeks ago and he’s been so helpful!
We pray today, Father, that our children and grandchildren would have a strong motivation to work. May they understand that idleness and laziness lead to hunger, want and poverty. Yes, you are their source and provider, but help them understand that you are the source and provider of their work opportunities. You do not specialize in giving free handouts to those who choose to stay home, sleep and watch TV. Work is normal. Work is expected. You called us to be fruitful Thank you, Father, that our children and grandchildren responsibily respond to your call that we be fruitful in our work. And as they work, fill them with your Holy Spirit. May they not rely upon their own strength alone, but may you be the strength of their lives. In Jesus’ precious Name, Amen!
A cold shower first thing in the morning is a great foundation for the discipline of the day. Not only that, but it has health benefits as well. It's a great way to set the tone of each day.
I didn't have hot water in my apt for one year. After a few months, I really looked forward to my morning cold shower because it changed me, physically or mentally, so that my body temp would automatically warm-up at the surface level of my skin and when the goosebumps went away after the first few weeks, my skin would just be red all-over afterwards and felt like it was glowing. Joe DeSena of Spartan swears by cold-showers
Yes, it's supposed to help your circadian rhythm. I always take a cold shower in the morning and usually a hot one right before bed. For Lent, I gave up hot showers completely, that was hard!
Re: the achiever he mentions at 22:57. I'm pretty lazy myself, but if I was at that social gathering of Millennials that go-getter could talk to me the whole evening. I'd be all ears and then ask a lot of questions. It's great when someone of that caliber gives more than the time of day to the rest of us.
Do we go to the same doctor’s office? To get my prescription took a week, about three hours on the phone, and a completely wasted 45 mile trip and back to a hospital pharmacy. They sent me back to the local pharmacy which was closed by the time I got there. I missed Mass the next day because the medication is something I cannot do without. I had my sister drive me there because after a four days, I was not functioning well. To add insult to injury, the hospital pharmacist noted on my record, “Patient exhibits drug seeking behavior.” 😮
Thanks again for letting me know about this one kind of message from your podcast. And yes he is a very much better person Fr. Chad Ripperger and yes I am very interested in this kind of message.😮
Maybe father Ripperger has done a video on this before, but I’d like to know how one form of a effeminacy feeds off of another, also, how do we go about slowing reversing this epidemic of the mind
A lot of people have needs and entitlement, and define their desires as needs. I do not want to deal with someone who feels like they deserve something. When you want no part in their problems, they instead revile you for being insensitive to their self-inflicted wounds and complacency. Problems they created for lacking self-control. I cannot sympathize with people who make their own lives hard, when I try to be accountable and responsible for my life.
i got two degrees then i became a plumber and a brick layer but i'm still lazy. became an undereater instructor at 56 but i had to drag my lazy guts through the surf. st Agitour pray for me.
Great lecture, Father, you always provide excellent coaching and teachings that helps the individual better themselves I have tendinitis, among other places, in both wrists, this in part (not whole) is a result of decades of manual labor. Thanks to UA-cam I've gained some other insights into probable causes (e.g. an excessive focus on muscular development and little to none on isometrics of tendon development, resulting in an inbalance between the 2). However, and although your lecture is great for the micro, the smallest circle called the individual, observationally and experientially, I have to intellectually conclude hard work in manual labor does not necessarily follow with an anti-poverty wage. Aside from the fact I have labored physically hard for small pay that today few undocumented immigrants in the USA would work for (their ethnic networks are now too robust inside the USA), there are the other dilemmas at the macro level of political-economics. #1. Mexicans are second to none in hard work in manual labor. Those guys are incredible and especially on the slates residential roofs of shingles. Now that is labor I damn near tremble at doing albeit I have in some novice capacity. And yet... hard working Mexicans flood to the USA to work. Why? The dollar will exchange for a lot more pesos. #2. E. Michael Jones lectures that our problem in the USA in terms of finance and economics is usury. Whether or not Dr. Jones is correct best I can deduce it seems to be correct that J_ws and Brits convinced the political leaders of the USA decades ago to shift from a "productive economy" to a "debt based" and "service based" economy. The British aristocracy from what I understand, not the British working class, were masters at say... making the Indians of the colony of India into indebted serfs, thereby enriching themselves through laziness and driving the hard working Hindu Indian into poverty via the vehicle of usury or excessive interests on loans. #3. Current day USA has an inversion of the morals you espouse. Laziness is the virtue and hard manual labor is the vice. This is the prevailing view among modern Democrats. They believe we need to import Mexicans for manual labor as slave ships once imported black slaves, and that the person born several generations in the USA is only a good guy if he is metaphorically relaxing on his plantation porch, sipping tea or a cocktail, while his Mexican serfs cuts his lawn or comes running to the ring of his bell 🔔, so long as the plantation master is benevolent. #4. It is possible the libertarians are right that the nature of money, sound or hard vs non-sound or non-hard money, fuels either morality or immorality. Say fiat dollars vs bitcoin or gold. Possibly. I agree with E. Michael jones that neither bitcoin nor gold make for good currency, savable money liquidatable for currency yes, but as national currency to be used with high velocity no. Nonetheless, excessive money printing, a bizarre concept that 1 country ought produce a World Reserve Currency, fuels say... laziness as a virtue in the USA, Mexican Cartels trying to accumulate more U.S. dollars than the Mexican Government, and the United States being flooded by impoverished Mexicans and Central Americans etc. And such mass flooding (abundance vs scarcity of workers) ADVERSILY effects/affects the possibilities and demand for manual labor of the "native" born United Statesian. The system itself is morally corrupted and incentivises the inversion of all Christian morality, I would argue.
What if I use my free time to rest and listen to sound Catholic teachings? I find that when I’m not working, I’m resting in bed reading or listening to all things Catholic. I feel lazy because prior to C-19, I’ve was a workaholic for most of my 20s and 30s. Plus, in present day, I’m not 100% when it comes to my health. I’m not making an excuse, but instead providing some context. The good news is that your sermon convicted me to work a bit harder. Thank you, father.
I do value brother Ripperger's perspectives. I am grateful to have seen a couple of dozen or more. Now I haven't heard this whole video, forgive me, but there was a clear declaration early on that laziness is only physical. I find that laziness, and other characteristics good n bad, can also be intellectual and or spiritual. It may extend to all aspects of a man, such as his emotional aspect, I think, but my thoughts on this are incomplete. Also his/your implication is that this is a new trend, as if laziness is a new invention. The latter criticism seems to forever be levelled against a younger generation. If it wasn't said directly it was implied. Please correct me if I misunderstood.
"It seems to me, my daughter that everything passes so quickly that we should be thinking more how to die, than how to live" ST. TERESA OF AVILA'S WISDOM , yes we must live well!
One thing I didn’t hear Father address was the paralysis of indecision that comes from truly not knowing where to start. For example he repeats almost every conference to “get yourself a good spiritual advisor” but as far as I know has never once said how they can be done. The same paralysis occurs in regular daily work. If I don’t know HOW to lay a floor in my she-shed, how do I go about doing that? Is this possibly demonic interference?
Sometimes I feel we don’t know where to start because we have too much stuff. Start with removing one object a day that you don’t need, that’s clutter, per day. That equals to 365 objects removed from your home in one year.
I don’t have Lyme disease, but I have excruciating back pain and I’m just tired all the time. I wake up tired. And I’ve been very lazy because of the pain. I pray that I can get get better.
@@963janet The tests are made deliberately bad. So up to 70% of people don't get diagnosed. I only know igenx gives good tests and they are desperately trying to shut them down
Noticed how compared to his other talks the effort from the audience to ask lots of questions simply wasn't there😂 aaand Fr.R did not ask them to kneel either😂, as he usually does to receive his blessing ...just saying... ha! -loved the message and will share it with the young adult in the family!
The Golden Bull of 1356 (is this mentioned in Sensus Fidelium as of yet?) I was wondering if there has been a deep dive into the Authorities of the Holy Roman Empire throughout history. I'm only commenting here because this is the most current video. Just curious and am researching at this time. Thanks (Edit: Please also when considering this type of video in the future speak of De Romano Pontifice and St. Robert Bellarmine. I am going to go watch the videos relating to him and his work now. )
Im this person and i hate myself for it. Im almost 30. Even if i fix it now ive already wasted the most productive years of my life. I hate myself so much
First of all, thank you, Father, for your insights. While I can appreciate some of your views, others are a bit much. I'm not sure you have an understanding of the workforce for "common" people. It's a struggle just to put food on the table and a roof over your head. Family life is near non existant because moms and dads both work 50-60 hours a week just to provide the basics. So no, the lawn doesn't always get mowed weekly.Almost like telling the Israelites they were lazy, and if they just worked harder, they could've had a good life in Egypt.
Having gotten to video portion on sloth (not finished) I wonder 🤔 if my greater problem is spiritual sloth or effeminacy? Perhaps both but in different degrees to one another. I am excessively attached to pleasures. I don't fast, but do excessive drinking, drugs, sexual pleasures.
My back & my feet hurt. I'm not lazy I miss working & I feel negative & parasitic entities . Energy vampires. I been asking everyone for help & it's easy to make a movie saying we help then it's all non existent I know GOD is real I've died & come back I just find this world to be unclean & demonic o can't wait to go home this is horrible I spent 10yrs in court & making phone calls & writing letters trying to figure out government failures & I lost my mind doing it. I used to be a workaholic wherever I could now I'm drained all the time.
How do I, as a wife married to my hedonistic husband for 36 years, not be upset about his behaviors? He converted, but he doesn't "Get it." I hate that I dwell on him, but, it is hard for me to ignore it. I've prayed for him, sacrificed for him... I feel it's pointless 😢
Sometimes striving for achievement is a Godly thing. I don't think communtarianism is the answer to every spiritual problem - there can be a sense of emptiness in it for some. God has a plan for each person's life and that plan is many and varied, as is God's creation. In Chariots of Fire the main character, an aspiring athlete, says "I feel God's pleasure when I run". I think that is beautiful.
I can’t imagine spending my Friday doing anything else than listening to the wisdom and knowledge of Fr. Ripperger.
Sounds lazy.
@@The_lastmanFRIDAY! sounds like ur spiritual life is not just lazy but 0.0!
@@The_lastman😂
He's working on his spiritual growth while enjoying. Keep it up!
I know
Fr Riperger is just phenomenal.
Am i the only one that rewatches those conferences over and over cause there is just so much wisdom?
Me! Listening to this rn while lifting at the gym😂
I am always rewatching 😊
Nope. I do as well. He is a fascinating speaker, giving us info our parish priests should be departing on us!
NOPE
Have rewatched several times
3 Hail Mary's for Fr. Ripperger. ✝️🕊️
just three Hail Mary is lazy
He asks to fulfill one of the PenanceWare requirements.
A decade or rosary for his intentions for example, or donate $1 which he uses for the poor.
@@veronicaacosta-godinez4727 I know, everyone free to do what they think best. Personally I like the Rosary. When you pray the Rosary like OL said, that is the 15 decades, you just add the intention for Fr to your Rosary.
@ElishaD-rb8pv 😂. Yes.
@@ElishaD-rb8pvnow, yours sounds like the way to me.👍🏻ty
I've learned more about myself in this lecture than I have in decades. Father Ripperger, where have you been all of my life? Found you about 3 months ago and life hasn't been the same. I see (think) my demons are disappearing, but the most difficult part is keeping them away... the default appetites are so powerful that I, for the firstime in my life, realized what was causing me to be so dumb and stupid. These habitual appetites becomes addictions, almost impossible to shake. Father, you are great and you're helping so many. Thank you for taking us to the threshold of the eye of the needle. FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA 🙏✝️🙏
I feel exactly the same.
Father Ripperger and other Catholic exorcist priests have helped me so much with my lifelong depression and laziness and procastination.
They have really opened up my eyes.
Our leftist communist society enables alot of these bad behaviors as well as taking self responsibility.
Any tips on overcoming these bad habits??
me too
Such an invaluable lecture for me. I've struggled with laziness (which I did confuse with the term sloth) in many aspects my whole life. I only converted 5 years ago at 33 and tackling this so late in life has been incredibly arduous. Please pray for me, I'm trying hard to get married right now and I want to raise my children (if I have any) to avoid these maladies.
Ill pray for you but, if I may ask, what are some of the things you're employing to fight against laziness?
@@_Plutonyan praying to St Joseph for diligence and I'm staying off basically all social media for lent (today is Sunday so I jumped on for a little bit). My ADHD also makes it a struggle. Honestly though I've been making some progress lately now that I'm dating a woman and things are quite promising. Nothing like a woman in your life to motivate you to be better. If things don't work out though I need to be wary of falling back into old habits.
@@rushthezeppelin It seems we have similar struggles. We are the same age and I have had to deal with attention deficit for a long time. Having a woman motivates me a lot as well. Prayers please.
@@_Plutonyan definitely will pray for you
@@rushthezeppelinis she Catholic. Remember Jesus is your first love. Count on him first.
Father please pray for me to be a better house keeper. I used to keep my house so beautiful but now i just don't know where to start. Pray for me please.
I'm right there also I will pray for you will you pray for me God Bless you
What taught me to be a better housekeeper is following the "Fly lady" system! Her book is called "Sink Reflections" I can't say learning how to keep house was easy but I finely got it!
Good luck!
What helped me was Dana K White’s decluttering system. It helps people take back their houses one baby step at a time. It is great for those who get easily overwhelmed. First step: look for trash, throw it away. Second step: if you see something that belongs somewhere else in the house, take it there NOW. Third step: if you see anything that is obviously a donation (shoes that don’t fit, yarn that you know you’ll never use, etc.) put it in a “donate-able” donate box. When the box gets full, or just periodically, put the box in the car and take it ASAP to the donation center. Don’t let it linger. Finally, she says “better is good”. So even if all you can do is pick up one piece of trash, that’s good! Because it made your house better. I hope this helps you. It helped me go from a hoarder’s house to almost minimalist. God bless you!
I have to say I am lazy but but I also come home quite tired and it's just too tiring in the evening to accomplish things. Sometimes my work also carries into the evening. I admit I'm one of those people who has a yard that doesn't look great. I discovered I was not a gardener. And now I've got some knee and hip issues and it just exacerbates things. Lot of times I feel like it's an excuse. One thing I am finding helpful for at least cleaning my house and tidying is putting on some headphones and listening to podcasts. And when I'm feeling particularly down, I throw on Father Jim Blount. I always smile listening to his homilies and talks.
@@kathymalloy9686 She’s extremely Protestant, BUT her methods WORK. YOU just have to Catholicize it. I think it’s better to read SINK REFLECTIONS by Marla Cillie (FlyLady) first, before doing the videos and website. Just my experience. My house is MUCH cleaner now, and I’m not embarrassed for someone to visit anymore.
Wow the timing of this video is perfect right now. Thank You Fr Ripperger
Deeply pray and fast, sloth is my main vice.
God bless.
Remember you sow what you reap Go to Latin Mass.
If you are a man looking to marry and be a father make sure you become… God Fearing, Strong, important, wealthy, healthy, competent, charismatic, funny, and a feared opponent in realms of endevour.
@@Dossou2625 So true, Latin mass if my favorite mass form of the two (when it's available, I drive more than an hour to a church that has it, even though the church that only has Ordo is just 5 minutes away).
I love Fr. Ripperger! He is amazing!❤ God bless him!
This spoke to me and I’m here repenting as I’m watching 🙏🏽help me Lord to get me away from laziness and slothfulness
This is almost certainly gonna be another 100k view Fr. Ripperger talk in a little while
This channel is a treasure trove of knowledge.
You expired Jesus, but the source of Life gushed forth for souls, and an ocean of Mercy opened up for the whole world.
O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy envelop the whole world and empty out Yourself out upon us.
O Blood and Water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a Fount of Mercy for us. I trust in Thee.
O Blood and Water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a Fount of Mercy for us. I trust in Thee. O Blood and Water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a Fount of Mercy for us. I trust in Thee.
Eternal God, in whom mercy is boundless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustable, look kindly upon us and increase Your Mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair, nor becone despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your Holy Will, which is Love and Mercy itself.
For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and the whole world.
For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and the whole world.
For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and the whole world.
For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and the whole world.
For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and the whole world.
For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and the whole world.
For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and the whole world.
For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and the whole world.
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and the whole world.
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and the whole world.
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and the whole world. Amen🕊️📿🌹🔥🇿🇦
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Christe Eleison 🕊️
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Prayer to the Saint in Whose Honor the Mass is Celebrated
O Holy Saint Polycarp., behold I, a wretched sinner, relying on thy merits, now offer for thy honor and glory the most holy Sacrament of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Humbly and devoutly do I beg thee to intercede for me this day, and to plead that I may have the grace to offer this great Sacrifice in a worthy and acceptable fashion and to be able to sing His praises eternally with thee and with all His elect in heaven.
Who lives and reigns forever. Amen🕊️📿🌹🔥🇿🇦
Thank you Fr. as a woman, I've fallen prey to both sloth and workaholicism. Actually my grandfather and father were both workaholics so I see a pattern of working extremely long hours daily and not letting go of a task until it's completed. It's so good to hear that this is not healthy and what the balance should be in its place. It's difficult to let go no matter how long a task takes even if it should be a short period of time. You're so much of an inspiration. Thank you and may God bless you and your ministry
Sometimes working long hours is unavoidable - especially with kids and one income household, unfortunately it's cut into my our church attendance with my second job working every weekend also.
Thank you very much! As a daughter of a workaholic and having had a burn out that I just recovered from and finally doing more or less only one thing at a time and not three, I am very joyful! Yet I now struggle finding the right balance between working and relaxing in the way that I realize I am physically not yet able to work as much as I used to do before the burn out and I often get a bad conscience. But I also get a bad conscience if I rest too much. So I now try to adapt more slowly into working a certain amount of time daily and get used to it before maybe increasing it.
What really helps me is the morning meditation and rosary and the spiritual reading and praying before going to bed.
And my spiritual leader helps me to moderate my conscience.
This exactly what i plan as my focus of this upcoming Lent. Not that I'm lazy at work, i coming to the end of 42 year career. It's the tasks around the home and the consistency in prayer. An hour of work and a holy hour.
I am 61 year old woman. Duties at home I would like to get done it's hard. I have bad left foot, bad right shoulder, rumatory arthritis, fibromyalgia, and osteoarthritis. I used to be very desaplend now the pain takes over. I do pray , the rosary, reading city of God, bible in year, conversations with God.
I so what to go to heaven. How ever I think I have grown lazy 😢help
Just have to accept reality that body parts deteriorate as we age, dont compare ourselves when we were at our peak @ 25 yrs old.
@@gogogolyra1340 thank you and God Bless!
What you describe is not laziness, but disability. You would be active if your body would let you, right? I’m in the same position; I wish that I was able to do all that I once did, but am prevented from doing so by intractable pain and exhaustion. Meanwhile, my lazy spouse has become ever more lazy in direct proportion to my worsening disability; his life is consumed by television viewing, which has become a god of sorts.
@@jmj5388 my husband has become a hallmark junkie and others. I relate. Prayers
May God bless and heal you! Remember to accept your troubles when God gives them to you to bring you especially close to Jesus on the Cross. And offer up your sufferings in reparation for sin and for the conversion of sinners! Your suffering becomes extremely valuable when joined with the suffering of Our Lord! Take care. With love from a sister in Christ.
I'm lazy and aimless right now in life. I have skills, I have potential, but I look at the world and where we are going as a people and society and I just feel like why bother? The thought of starting a family is terrifying to me, and contributing to a society that is going where we seem to be heading just seems pointless. I wish I was a better more hopeful person. Praying for some direction and hope right now.
Prayers brother.
God is hope. The devil wants us to feel like you feel. Fight, I'm a hypocrite in this too however. I'm sitting in my car listening to this on a Saturday night instead of doing something. God is truth
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on Mike.
getting married and having family is the greatest adventure. Children get out of yourself and looking to God and helping others.
wanna forget about the world? Look into monasteries! I recommend Our Lady of Guadalupe in NM and Clear Creek Abbey in OK.
So my ex is instilling 90% this in our kid!
I’ve been not backing down on goals and due dates but I feel like I’m loosing the battle as my home life is in shambles. While it feels relieving to hear it identified; I’m beside myself as to how to get this kid to stop fighting basic discipline and structure.
as someone who is that kid, idk your situation but for me the biggest contributor was my parents trying to do everything for me & refusing to let me fail and so develop independence and discipline. Another big issue was that my education and interests weren't challenging enough for me to be forced to try hard consistently at anything until I was already in highschool, where I just cheated until graduation instead of learning how to put effort into things that I didn't want to do. hope this helps a bit.
@@rx0102 I am a kid in this zone as well. Have been a lazy hypocrite in high school in spite of having consistently high grades in early elementary. Everything from dishwashing to working out needed some kind of extra-ordinary motivation that always seemed unusual and out-of-nowhere, and still even with all that work being done for me I was flunking until I got to Seniors. I haven't reached my mid-20s yet but I'm getting very close, and on my end it is very difficult to get every mindset I've had in my life up until now to have a complete overhaul quick enough before every problem becomes irreversable.
I've been looking towards getting into things I would normally not have wished to do years ago, such as (believe it or not), learning how to ride a bike. I've found it helps to give kids like us more opportunities to fail on our own than usual, such as falling from bikes, so that eventually we learn to find joy in the ride. Hope that helps. God Bless.
Oh Lord, heal my brain from antidepressant damage, so I can feel, not live in fear, find another job in the future, and love better. Amen.
I tend to sit and doom scroll YT and dissociate, so I started going to Adoration. I’m so blessed to have a Catholic Church within a 3 minute drive. It’s 24/7 also.
I started going and just being able to sit in silence, it was calming. Then I started the rosary and venerating to Mary. I’ll be starting RCIA in August as well.
It’s only been about a month of going to Adoration. But now I have a permanent Guardian position weekly and I sub for other guardians as well.
It’s been so fulfilling. I minimized things even more, made a simple alter in my room (just last night).
Now I’ve been praying for more discipline and I’m not joking, but I made the dedicated space and I was awake (on my own) at 4:15am and I lit the candles first thing, got my Hallow app rosary routine and prayed first thing.
Before I would make coffee, scroll YT then maybe pray.
After a month of prayer and adoration I can see the changes happening.
I’m even here, listening to Fr Ripperger instead of watching something dull and meaningless.
Praise Jesus ❤
I wish I'd found Fr Ripperger before going to college. I used to watch Jordan Peterson for sure but Fr Ripperger is on another level
Great speech. Agree on the 5 min task taking hours to complete
As a gen z I am extremely lazy, ever since covid and being cooped up inside all day. Hoping to get better this lent
This is so incredibly helpful, I literally started to sort out my laundry and now getting started on my ironing
I listened to this while scrubbing my bathroom and planning my homework for tomorrow 😂
That’s perfect too. Really proves youre not lazy lol
I find that toiling whilst listening to anything other than music detracts from my peace of doing a task
People are being hit with weapons while they sleep at night too and sometimes even given huge migraine headaches so they cannot do things it's not that they don't want to but they're getting worn down.
Thank you for this talk, Fr Ripperger. This is an area that I fall in and have been since I was a child. Please pray for me, brethren.
Thankyou Chad for the comments on workaholism and how demons can mess with that.....I suffer from this, and demons say "it's good at least you're not lazy" whilst you're burning yourself out unnecessarily and getting resentful. Prayer to St Joseph didn't know this, thankyou
Thank you Father. Truly uplifting for the soul and mind.
Thank you Fr. Ripperger and SF.
Thankyou. Mahalo. This talk is very helpful to me. I am the suffering slothful etc. "they" you speak of.
Thank you for talking about workaholics.
Thank you, God be praised.
Fr Ripperger is talking about my husband! Looked after him and 6 children for years I’m now exhausted and taking this Lent to rest and pray. Fortunately we weren’t married in the Catholic Church and I can go to confession, repent, pray and move on!
Are you still married?
@@bluskyes524 Why are you looking for a slave - LOL!
Does he not work?
I love Fr R. May God continue to bless him bc we need his wisdom and knowledge!! Love you Fr R youre in my prayers!!
Wow, I needed this so bad. Thank you, Fr.
Me too brother
these have honestly been my refuge when i go to the gym. commenting to save it for then
The wisdom of this God given to us priest never fails to depart a piece of very needed advice in my life. Thank you, Fr Ripperger! Praise be always to God.
This talk has helped me in many ways to understand things going on in my family life and in regards to my interactions with other people in my life. Thank you very much for sharing it. God bless you. 💚
Our work culture today, discipline forms habits, think outside the box
48:56 strategy
Thank you!!
So revealing. I find myself looking inwards...
This video is a trigger for me because I feel lazy every time I fail on something when I cannot overcome my body. I work a lot a lot at home with kids and outside of the house and that doesn't take stress every month to pay bills because I still don't make enough for just basics!I feel constant pressure from family and others that I don't do enough that I need work more and more. I spend hours under shower hiding and crying that I can't do it like I was in 20s. Many times I'm forced to choose work time over prayer, which makes me only weaker in all. That's the times we live now in, no time for laziness but slavery of working and working for pennies. After so many prayers I tell myself that it is God's will to live that kind of lifestyle.
@joannathatcares, Maybe ask for the intercession of St. Jude, the patron saint of the impossible. 🙏
Here's a prayer you can use:
PRAYER TO ST. JUDE
Most holy apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honors and invokes you universally as the patron of hope. Please intercede on my behalf. Make use of that particular privilege given to you to bring hope, comfort, and help where they are needed most. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven as I work with my challenges, particularly for the grace of faith, hope, courage and wisdom. I praise God with you and all the saints forever. I promise, blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor, to always honor you as my special and powerful patron and to gratefully encourage devotion to you. Amen.
1 Our Father …
1 Hail Mary …
1 Glory be ….
God bless whoever puts together the images for these talks. Most the time I’m not even watching, yet sometimes I happen to glance, and when I do, I always see something that’s just spot on. (And the funny ones are A+ too!)
Best talk yet, Father. You helped me understand so much about what I'm contending with at home as I struggle to keep my butt kicked into gear . I've lived with people who are these ways, was raised so, was repeatedly publicly dressed down for appearing so , and now I have the words to understand these sins in a larger context. Why a few new words and descriptors can make such a difference, i don't know. But. Thank you...
Laziness in Latin root is idleness. An unwillingness to work or use energy; wanting to avoid exertion. Primarily a physical thing but has a concommitance with the will to avoid expending energy. Seeks comfort and take delight in the doing of nothing. An avoidance of the pain of exertion. Laziness contrary to virtue of diligence and magnificence, doing a great thing withing your capacity. People who are lazy will never develop a greatness of soul.Laziness is a sign of a lack of disciple, a virtue if the will, where there is a constant application to do actions necessary to get something done.Will has mastery or control over things that are difficult; lower faculties have to be willing to suffer to get things done.Consistent application of doing what is necessary. Laziness is a venial sin unless there is a grave matter or consequences.
Lazy people are negligent, put stuff off, causing consequences to others. Others have to pick up slack. Laziness is a lack of charity ie leave mess for others . Can cause squalor for themselves or others.
Lazy children become entitled, you owe me something without merit. Become indignant, envious or hateful at other's accomplishments .
To overcome laziness, application of hard work. Engage in hard work, be praised for it and learn value of hard work. Have to set goals not just for money, even in things materially ordered. Engage in charity and zeal. Do this discipline when young; hard to change later in life. Find motivations for hard work.
Thank you, Father! Now I know what I’m doing wrong and why.
Thank you. I needed this.
Wow... Hard to listen to... Very much needed
this has always been a sore point / weakness in my life. Having had the (biological) father i did, i was always told, "You're just like your father. He was just as lazy." Or, my favorite, "You are your father's daughter. So Lazy..."
sigh... It's hard. To be disciplined and to have your identity be based on a character weakness of your parent. I guess, cant i prove them otherwise? it always got on my nerves. And in moments of weakness, i have succumbed too. and in moments of anger, i fought back against the tide of laziness and became obssessed. Cant balance be had?
Listening to this, is time well spent!
Dear Father, I tend to describe this phenomenon more like the attack of starving rats(starving rat syndrome) . It's war, but with virtue and faith comes joy. Continue in prayer. I really liked your talk.
Wow Thanks Fr. Ripegger, God Bless
How does ADHD (dopamine clean-up enzyme clears away dopamine before dopamine can reward the brain for action) come into play with laziness and sloth?
Yes I have this problem too lol
Me too I feel like it's a nightmare on one side I get beat up for being lazy and on the other side I get beat up because I can't start tasks
I would like to see a preist/religious share a video on this topic. I have a few friends who have more serious forms of lack of attention to the point where they need to be medicated, and I see their stuggle, so it is hard for me to give advice when they talk about having discipline issues or focusing on something. Some foucs too much on one thing, or everything. The only thing I say is to pray that God helps them overcome their struggle. At the same time, I do know that if they could just put their minds to it with the help of God they can. Because people with ADHD can still funtion and do what they enjoy and so on. I'm going on and on, but I too am confused about how someone diagnosed with ADHD or even ADD would tackle laziness and sloth.
It’s our Cross, and we deal with it the best way we know how, beyond that we are not culpable. Love God, don’t worry. If you can, stimulants are the best course of treatment and check out Dr Russell Barkley, he’s been a watershed for me. Pomodoro timer with body doubling (guy on YT called Aurelius has a “work with me” titled video that is very helpful for me, small, short term goals that offer small rewards, etc.). Try to find a therapist who specializes in adhd. I just got one 4 weeks ago and he’s been so helpful!
Great question!
We pray today, Father, that our children and grandchildren would have a strong motivation to work. May they understand that idleness and laziness lead to hunger, want and poverty. Yes, you are their source and provider, but help them understand that you are the source and provider of their work opportunities. You do not specialize in giving free handouts to those who choose to stay home, sleep and watch TV. Work is normal. Work is expected. You called us to be fruitful
Thank you, Father, that our children and grandchildren responsibily respond to your call that we be fruitful in our work. And as they work, fill them with your Holy Spirit. May they not rely upon their own strength alone, but may you be the strength of their lives. In Jesus’ precious Name, Amen!
A cold shower first thing in the morning is a great foundation for the discipline of the day. Not only that, but it has health benefits as well. It's a great way to set the tone of each day.
Been wanting to do the ice plunge since forever
I didn't have hot water in my apt for one year. After a few months, I really looked forward to my morning cold shower because it changed me, physically or mentally, so that my body temp would automatically warm-up at the surface level of my skin and when the goosebumps went away after the first few weeks, my skin would just be red all-over afterwards and felt like it was glowing. Joe DeSena of Spartan swears by cold-showers
Yes, it's supposed to help your circadian rhythm. I always take a cold shower in the morning and usually a hot one right before bed.
For Lent, I gave up hot showers completely, that was hard!
Brr! No thanks, i'll stick with my warm shower 😂
I lay in bed on my phone
Monasticism has always been the model of work-life balance.
Work.
Pray.
Couldn't get any simpler.
Great pump up for a workout.
Thank you 🙏
Re: the achiever he mentions at 22:57. I'm pretty lazy myself, but if I was at that social gathering of Millennials that go-getter could talk to me the whole evening. I'd be all ears and then ask a lot of questions. It's great when someone of that caliber gives more than the time of day to the rest of us.
Thanks!
SUCH a good lesson today.
Do we go to the same doctor’s office? To get my prescription took a week, about three hours on the phone, and a completely wasted 45 mile trip and back to a hospital pharmacy. They sent me back to the local pharmacy which was closed by the time I got there. I missed Mass the next day because the medication is something I cannot do without. I had my sister drive me there because after a four days, I was not functioning well. To add insult to injury, the hospital pharmacist noted on my record, “Patient exhibits drug seeking behavior.” 😮
Thanks again for letting me know about this one kind of message from your podcast. And yes he is a very much better person Fr. Chad Ripperger and yes I am very interested in this kind of message.😮
Wow, this sounds real interesting. I'll watch it tomorrow.
JK, I'm already watching this.
Maybe father Ripperger has done a video on this before, but I’d like to know how one form of a effeminacy feeds off of another, also, how do we go about slowing reversing this epidemic of the mind
I was once hopelessly addicted to workahol.
Are you now clean and unemplober?
A lot of people have needs and entitlement, and define their desires as needs. I do not want to deal with someone who feels like they deserve something. When you want no part in their problems, they instead revile you for being insensitive to their self-inflicted wounds and complacency. Problems they created for lacking self-control. I cannot sympathize with people who make their own lives hard, when I try to be accountable and responsible for my life.
i got two degrees then i became a plumber and a brick layer but i'm still lazy.
became an undereater instructor at 56 but i had to drag my lazy guts through the surf.
st Agitour pray for me.
Great lecture, Father, you always provide excellent coaching and teachings that helps the individual better themselves
I have tendinitis, among other places, in both wrists, this in part (not whole) is a result of decades of manual labor. Thanks to UA-cam I've gained some other insights into probable causes (e.g. an excessive focus on muscular development and little to none on isometrics of tendon development, resulting in an inbalance between the 2).
However, and although your lecture is great for the micro, the smallest circle called the individual, observationally and experientially, I have to intellectually conclude hard work in manual labor does not necessarily follow with an anti-poverty wage. Aside from the fact I have labored physically hard for small pay that today few undocumented immigrants in the USA would work for (their ethnic networks are now too robust inside the USA), there are the other dilemmas at the macro level of political-economics.
#1. Mexicans are second to none in hard work in manual labor. Those guys are incredible and especially on the slates residential roofs of shingles. Now that is labor I damn near tremble at doing albeit I have in some novice capacity.
And yet... hard working Mexicans flood to the USA to work. Why? The dollar will exchange for a lot more pesos.
#2. E. Michael Jones lectures that our problem in the USA in terms of finance and economics is usury. Whether or not Dr. Jones is correct best I can deduce it seems to be correct that J_ws and Brits convinced the political leaders of the USA decades ago to shift from a "productive economy" to a "debt based" and "service based" economy. The British aristocracy from what I understand, not the British working class, were masters at say... making the Indians of the colony of India into indebted serfs, thereby enriching themselves through laziness and driving the hard working Hindu Indian into poverty via the vehicle of usury or excessive interests on loans.
#3. Current day USA has an inversion of the morals you espouse. Laziness is the virtue and hard manual labor is the vice. This is the prevailing view among modern Democrats. They believe we need to import Mexicans for manual labor as slave ships once imported black slaves, and that the person born several generations in the USA is only a good guy if he is metaphorically relaxing on his plantation porch, sipping tea or a cocktail, while his Mexican serfs cuts his lawn or comes running to the ring of his bell 🔔, so long as the plantation master is benevolent.
#4. It is possible the libertarians are right that the nature of money, sound or hard vs non-sound or non-hard money, fuels either morality or immorality. Say fiat dollars vs bitcoin or gold. Possibly. I agree with E. Michael jones that neither bitcoin nor gold make for good currency, savable money liquidatable for currency yes, but as national currency to be used with high velocity no. Nonetheless, excessive money printing, a bizarre concept that 1 country ought produce a World Reserve Currency, fuels say... laziness as a virtue in the USA, Mexican Cartels trying to accumulate more U.S. dollars than the Mexican Government, and the United States being flooded by impoverished Mexicans and Central Americans etc. And such mass flooding (abundance vs scarcity of workers) ADVERSILY effects/affects the possibilities and demand for manual labor of the "native" born United Statesian.
The system itself is morally corrupted and incentivises the inversion of all Christian morality, I would argue.
*slanted, not "slates."
Blessed Mother Mary and Holy Saint Joseph, pray for me. I suffer from this. I am a poor sinner.
I love work. I can watch it all day long.
How does the laziness or slothfulness explained when one has ADHD
What if I use my free time to rest and listen to sound Catholic teachings? I find that when I’m not working, I’m resting in bed reading or listening to all things Catholic. I feel lazy because prior to C-19, I’ve was a workaholic for most of my 20s and 30s. Plus, in present day, I’m not 100% when it comes to my health. I’m not making an excuse, but instead providing some context. The good news is that your sermon convicted me to work a bit harder. Thank you, father.
i need to start walking again. i confessed lazyness last confession.
1000% on point.
I do value brother Ripperger's perspectives. I am grateful to have seen a couple of dozen or more. Now I haven't heard this whole video, forgive me, but there was a clear declaration early on that laziness is only physical. I find that laziness, and other characteristics good n bad, can also be intellectual and or spiritual. It may extend to all aspects of a man, such as his emotional aspect, I think, but my thoughts on this are incomplete. Also his/your implication is that this is a new trend, as if laziness is a new invention. The latter criticism seems to forever be levelled against a younger generation. If it wasn't said directly it was implied. Please correct me if I misunderstood.
"It seems to me, my daughter that everything passes so quickly that we should be thinking more how to die, than how to live"
ST. TERESA OF AVILA'S WISDOM , yes we must live well!
One thing I didn’t hear Father address was the paralysis of indecision that comes from truly not knowing where to start. For example he repeats almost every conference to “get yourself a good spiritual advisor” but as far as I know has never once said how they can be done. The same paralysis occurs in regular daily work. If I don’t know HOW to lay a floor in my she-shed, how do I go about doing that? Is this possibly demonic interference?
Sometimes I feel we don’t know where to start because we have too much stuff. Start with removing one object a day that you don’t need, that’s clutter, per day. That equals to 365 objects removed from your home in one year.
What do you do when you have Lyme Disease, and other ailments that make it a struggle just to do the basic things?
the best you can
I don’t have Lyme disease, but I have excruciating back pain and I’m just tired all the time. I wake up tired. And I’ve been very lazy because of the pain. I pray that I can get get better.
@@963janet The tests are made deliberately bad. So up to 70% of people don't get diagnosed.
I only know igenx gives good tests and they are desperately trying to shut them down
@@963janet sorry
@@963janetthere are ways to get rid of Lyme . Look into zeolite and other natural ways..
im 30 and laziness is destroying me slowly
Noticed how compared to his other talks the effort from the audience to ask lots of questions simply wasn't there😂 aaand Fr.R did not ask them to kneel either😂, as he usually does to receive his blessing ...just saying... ha! -loved the message and will share it with the young adult in the family!
Father? In the first story, was that laziness or just absent-mindedness; never disciplined to attend to detail?
The Golden Bull of 1356 (is this mentioned in Sensus Fidelium as of yet?) I was wondering if there has been a deep dive into the Authorities of the Holy Roman Empire throughout history. I'm only commenting here because this is the most current video. Just curious and am researching at this time. Thanks (Edit: Please also when considering this type of video in the future speak of De Romano Pontifice and St. Robert Bellarmine. I am going to go watch the videos relating to him and his work now. )
Thankyou
Lazy = unwillingness to work or exert energy
Can you be both, lazy and workaholic? For example, not doing anything for a couple hours and then spending the next couple hours just busy on a task?
Living with my lazy brother. 🤷♂️ My way of penance I guess. But I pray everyday I have the financial ability to move out of my parents home.
We wrestle not against flesh and blood...
Thanks for the video Steve. Do you happen to know the name of the magazine that Fr.Ripperger mentioned by his millenial friend??
Im this person and i hate myself for it. Im almost 30. Even if i fix it now ive already wasted the most productive years of my life. I hate myself so much
Don't forget God allows rest.
That's not what he's talking about!
@@kathymalloy9686 Seems like he's guilting those who work hard. The Catholic Church runs off guilt.
@@zacharypotvin6579one day out of seven
First of all, thank you, Father, for your insights.
While I can appreciate some of your views, others are a bit much. I'm not sure you have an understanding of the workforce for "common" people. It's a struggle just to put food on the table and a roof over your head. Family life is near non existant because moms and dads both work 50-60 hours a week just to provide the basics. So no, the lawn doesn't always get mowed weekly.Almost like telling the Israelites they were lazy, and if they just worked harder, they could've had a good life in Egypt.
Having gotten to video portion on sloth (not finished) I wonder 🤔 if my greater problem is spiritual sloth or effeminacy? Perhaps both but in different degrees to one another. I am excessively attached to pleasures. I don't fast, but do excessive drinking, drugs, sexual pleasures.
I always put JMJ on my sheets that i create to accomplish for the day. Like Bishop Fulton Sheen
My back & my feet hurt.
I'm not lazy I miss working & I feel negative & parasitic entities .
Energy vampires.
I been asking everyone for help & it's easy to make a movie saying we help then it's all non existent
I know GOD is real I've died & come back I just find this world to be unclean & demonic o can't wait to go home this is horrible
I spent 10yrs in court & making phone calls & writing letters trying to figure out government failures & I lost my mind doing it.
I used to be a workaholic wherever I could now I'm drained all the time.
How do I, as a wife married to my hedonistic husband for 36 years, not be upset about his behaviors? He converted, but he doesn't "Get it." I hate that I dwell on him, but, it is hard for me to ignore it. I've prayed for him, sacrificed for him... I feel it's pointless 😢
Sometimes striving for achievement is a Godly thing. I don't think communtarianism is the answer to every spiritual problem - there can be a sense of emptiness in it for some. God has a plan for each person's life and that plan is many and varied, as is God's creation. In Chariots of Fire the main character, an aspiring athlete, says "I feel God's pleasure when I run". I think that is beautiful.
Some excellent docs have the laziest, nastiest staff.
Does going to daily mass a form of self denial? Also daily holy hours?
No. Prayer is not self denial. Although it is a struggle against the evil one who wants to keep us from communion with God. More like discipline.