@Hey I think there is something to this. Some see humor, like intentional humor, in the gospels. For instance, Jesus walking across the water, so who gets out of the boat and tries walking to him? The apostle named rock, of course. And... that gently pokes fun, respectfully, at St. Peter while avoiding even friendly irreverence toward Jesus.
Once, in a fit of sadness after being rejected by a girl, I was in tears literally asking God, "God, just give me someome to love!" I had my music playing on shuffle in the background, the very next song that started playing was "Dont pray for love" I was laughing through tears😂😂 I believe I got to briefly experience God's humor
Went to Mass today and Fr. told a joke in his homily. Jesus was walking through the streets of Heaven and He noticed people in the streets who were not supposed to be there. He went to see St. Peter at the gate. "Peter you are slacking off, letting the wrong people into Heaven." "It's not me Lord. I sent them away like you told me to, but then they go around the back way and Your Mother lets them in." (He told it to illustrate Our Lady's desire for our salvation.)
wait I heard the same joke. But like the joke also had a part where it said mother Mary let them in through the back door, and it made me feel really good, I don’t think I can ever forgot that “joke” statement.
One afternoon my electricity went off in my house. I sort of panicked because I never had it go off since I moved there. I was thinking, "I hope it goes back on before it gets dark." So, Later on I thought," OK, I think I'll read the Bible for awhile while it's still light out. So, I asked God which book in the Bible He wanted me to read. He said start in Genesis. Which I thought was sort of odd. But, I started to read it Then I got the joke, when I got to Genesis 1:3 And God said, "Let there be light."
@soundofmaggots - I apologize for my comment. I was thinking it was from another video that I had said in my comment to them that God speaks to me in my heart/spirit. Sorry about that.
I recently bought a beautiful drawing of Jesus. It is pretty large. I was trying to put it into a frame which I had used for another project. The drawing is of Jesus smiling broadly. I love it. Anyway I was struggling to hammer the nails in the frame straight. Some were okay but the last one was really giving me a problem. I said to God "I really want to put this picture of you in my room! Help me out here! YOU were a carpenter!" I smiled as I said it with much love, affection and joy. Next thing, the nail went in perfectly. The drawing is next to my bed.
God does not want you to hang a picture of some random guy that was drawn as Jesus centuries ago. You’re basically idol worshipping, that white man in the paintings are NOT Jesus. Do better as a Christian.
I think another way to make God laugh is to try to figure out His mysterious ways. It's hard enough to figure out people, let alone the one who created us.
My favorite story in this regard concerns Saint Teresa of Avila. As St. Teresa made her way to her convent during a fierce rainstorm, she slipped down an embankment and fell squarely into the mud. The irrepressible nun looked up to heaven and remarked to God, "If this is how You treat Your friends, no wonder why You have so few of them!"
Having a relationship with Him where well humourous things take place is one thing. Jokes that mock God and the things of God is something else entirely .
Yes, Amen! Hallelujah! May Absolutely Everybody be filled with The Holy Spirit, and May all Glory and Honour be to Beloved LORD, Dad Jesus, God Almighty! 😁🩶💯🙏😇
I KNOW God has a sense of humor because He'll often joke with me when I'm talking to Him. Usually I'll be in my car, just telling God my problems, and He'll often respond to me in the form of a Christian radio host talking about a certain subject, sending me a sign that relates to something I'm dealing with, or sometimes I'll just hear His still, quiet voice in the back of my mind, giving me direct counsel- sometimes He'll even completely roast me or crack a joke at my expense. One of these times I was talking to God about my own downfalls and frustrations- I don't remember the exact details- and immediately a meme popped into the back of my mind- the one of Michael Jordan saying, "Stop it. Get some help." It felt very much like God sent that vision to me and it made me laugh out loud, because in context to the conversation I was having with Him, it worked well and I didn't see it coming. I'm sure I sound crazy to some but to this day I swear God sent me that meme. x'D
One morning in the 1960s, students at Bob Jones University saw a sign on the campus fountain saying, “Please don’t walk on the water”. I actually met the student that put up that sign.
I often wake up during the night and will pray the Divine Mercy for those in most need and dying. Yesterday, our daughter sent us a text of an adorable kitten in need of a home one 2 cats recently died). I was excited and told her that if the family was able wait till we returned from vacation in a week, we would immediately connect with them. So, I began to fall back asleep and caught myself saying, “ for the sake of Your Sorrowful kitten, have mercy on us and the whole world.” I was now more awake and began to chuckle, quickly thinking, God has a great sense of humor and HE SURE KNOWS what was in the back of my mind!
God loves us so much he even gave us the great sense of humor. Not in a disrespectful way, but just another way to free our minds. Every situation is different .
I've been looking for content on this topic for a long time, since I have many non-Catholic friends who joke about God and the Church. Very well-said, Father
Jesus came upon a small crowd who had surrounded a young woman they believed to be an adulteress. They were preparing to stone her to death. To calm the situation, Jesus said: "Whoever is without sin among you, let them cast the first stone." Suddenly, an old lady at the back of the crowd picked up a huge rock and lobbed it at the young woman. "Mom, not you!"
I always found something different when Bishop Sheen made a joke about God. Strangely, it sounded very amiable. So this was why it sounded like that. Thank you Father Mike 🙂
Respect and revere God. We can see little situations around us where God is working that are like 'God winks" and you see how impossible situations can change with God's help and you just offer up a silent prayer of Thanksgiving.
Jesus Christ is the Lord and Savior and King, we bow before Him so He does not forsake us, Jesus is the Son of God who became salvation for gentiles like us. Alleilua!
Thank you Father Mike for making these videos. You have a great way of delivering a message and your videos have inspired me to share our Faith with my community by making UA-cam videos as well. Just want to say thanks for all you do!
my just friend mentioned her Aunt brought over a $1000 bottle of wine and I said “It’s that stuff Jesus made at Cana!” I struggle with being way overly scrupulous so thanks for this upload. :)
1. Great Matthew McConnaughey impression! 2. Thank you for exploring this topic. I recognize God's sense of humor almost daily. It's a two way street between us which strengthens our relationship.
I was struck by lightning when I was a teenager. Did not suffer any permanent damage. I told God he might want to turn the power down on his joy buzzer though,
Thanks for making this video Father Mike! As someone who loves comedy, it's good to know where the line is. I'm really glad you included the comparison of you and your friend vs. Family Guy, that helped me understand more of what we should and shouldn't be watching as Christians. 💚 God bless you!
A good message Fr Mike , shaking things up a bit , sometimes we as believers can look like we’ve been baptised in lemon juice , and one wonders were the fruits of the spirit have gone . Joy and laughter manifested by our carnal mind , by way of our flesh are always created at a cost to others , including those around us receiving it , our flesh tends to TAKE to receive joy . The Spirit of life SUPPLIES us with all joy through the love of Christ Jesus flowing out of us , and the laughter and happiness manifested becomes your shining light giving others the love you’ve received , to God be the glory. Galatians 5:22-23 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Know your Identity in Christ Jesus and keep your eyes on him , and you won’t sink Mathew 14 v 22 to 33.
@@jarrodchee That's amazing. The Czech Republic 🇨🇿 on the other hand is by some researchers called the most atheist country in the world. The Churches are far from full (although there is a lot of them) and mass attendants are mostly older people.
I am a proud Catholic but I find this joke funny: "Moses came back down the mountain and met his fellow jews and said 'Ive got good news and bad news. The good news is I got him down to 10, the bad news is adultery is still on there".
Thanks for answering a question I didn’t know I had. Also, my opinion is that God has the greatest sense of humor because he created humor. However... there is a line.
Thank you for this video, i really enjoy Watching your channel because you answer questions i often ask myself. Moreover you are totaly Right, in a Good and respectful relationship there is also room for jokes.
Amen god loves yall😭 lets all pray for those unsaved and less fortunate people guys who dont have our blessings and salvation and as a bonus: god helped me to worship in public 💪💪🙌
OK. That was funny. I was seriously telling an atheist here about salvation. And all of a sudden the video started and you made that funny noise. That startled me. LoL.
Matthew McConaughey impersonation... Fr. Mike has helped my life so much. I look at things in a new and different way Perfect Jesus humor is from Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys
I found a book by a stoic, Marcus Aurelius. When Jesus died on the cross and then lamented “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.” he mirrored some of that stoicism though was certainly not imperfect and, wishing not to be besmirched with their murder, he thus lamented. God must have been that stoic ten times over. It is a big leap to think that God would hold that sin against Jesus and Jesus knew it. Thank you for your teaching. I appreciate you.
I think the best God/saints/catholic/jesus jokes are ones that have a basis in the true nature of God. The joke about the boats and helicopter in the flood for example define God's work in the world. Also, jokes about Jesuits are fair game.
I always thought of that as more of an anecdote rather than a true joke. One of my favorites A very religious man was once caught in rising floodwaters. He climbed onto the roof of his house and trusted God to rescue him. A neighbour came by in a canoe and said, “The waters will soon be above your house. Hop in and we’ll paddle to safety.” “No thanks” replied the religious man. “I’ve prayed to God and I’m sure he will save me” A short time later the police came by in a boat. “The waters will soon be above your house. Hop in and we’ll take you to safety.” “No thanks” replied the religious man. “I’ve prayed to God and I’m sure he will save me” A little time later a rescue services helicopter hovered overhead, let down a rope ladder and said. “The waters will soon be above your house. Climb the ladder and we’ll fly you to safety.” “No thanks” replied the religious man. “I’ve prayed to God and I’m sure he will save me” All this time the floodwaters continued to rise, until soon they reached above the roof and the religious man drowned. When he arrived at heaven he demanded an audience with God. Ushered into God’s throne room he said, “Lord, why am I here in heaven? I prayed for you to save me, I trusted you to save me from that flood.” “Yes you did my child” replied the Lord. “And I sent you a canoe, a boat and a helicopter. But you never got in.”
Stephen Colbert did a really interesting interview that echoes a lot of the points in this video. As a Catholic, he's made jokes about Catholicism, but he said one thing he will never joke about is the Eucharist because it's the true presence of Christ. He also references C.S. Lewis's views on humor in The Screwtape Letters. Really insightful stuff.
Father, on the other side of this, I often wondered and mostly believe, that God has a sense of humor. As an example, whenever I'm having one of those crazy days when nothing can seem to go right, I look up and say or think: "Okay, God you can stop laughing." And then I begin to laugh at myself. Is that okay?
@@winnie7668 Humor is a gift from God. (Even though we don't know every little thing that makes Him laugh.) It helps so many people from being depressed too.
Nastia same when people disrespect God like that it really bothers me because I don't like hearing people take God's name in vain for making inappropriate jokes about him that aren't even funny so I get where you're coming from
I think when we get to Heaven we will be laughing with God and his Angels and saints! Everlasting Joy and laughter will be found in Heaven! 😁😇😇✝️👼 👼😁😁😂 Sarah laughed too! Gen. 18:9-15 Job 8:21 “He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting Psalm 37:13 “…but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming.” Luke 6:21 ““Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.”
When you truly try to follow His plan for you, there will be a lot of things you dont understand at first and some that are just purely insanely funny. I think He has a great humor. We also have humor so it had come from Him.
I made a joke and I don’t know about it because I was joking with my friend and I said “Jesus if your here move the table” and now it’s made me anxious and I don’t know why but after that I think I felt like I messed the joke up
Throughout my life, occasionally when I’m in deep doubt, God will speak to me in the most ironic humor. As in, once in adoration, consulting a friend about spiritual restlessness, the *exact* line from “Your Grace is Enough” (another friend had Christian contemporary playing on her phone) played as follows: “You bring rest to the sinner’s restless heart…” (paraphrased, it’s been awhile since I’ve heard the song) Or, at least, that’s the example that comes to mind when I think of God’s sense of humor. Coincidence? Maybe. God working hands-on? Most likely.
I did not allow that program you mentioned in my house, it was so cute my daughter would tell on her dad & I would say well you know what to do then. She would change the channel, or turn the TV off. 👏😀
I like this topic alot and was always wondering about it so, thank you so much for it! As someone in their mid-20's and in a world where most of my generation grew up with shows like Family Guy or TV humour that wrote really disrespectful jokes about God and Jesus I never really laughed at it and felt odd why others were. It made me doubt myself because I didn't want to be someone who ruins the party at all, but these jokes were always spoken with a layer of insult and disrespect, moreover people nowadays throw insults and mean words and get away with it by saying its a joke so many times. If its someone I am close to and we've already established a relationship then I would get it, but too often I see strangers just telling mean jokes as if I can tell whether they are joking or not on our first meet. So, thank you for this! Boundaries are always important as well as the context of the joke too. I donno if God jokes back at me but I'm pretty sure He does, there will be moments I will do things that are difficult in life and think about how God would advise me, and I feel like sometimes I keep making the same mistake and in my head all I pictured was God shaking His head and sighing, telling me how many times He had told me He loves me and will never leave me in a loving Father way that's just feeling like, 'My child, believe me. Have I ever lied? Why are you making it difficult for yourself?' It makes me laugh cause I can relate to that feeling before with people in my life xD It's weird but it pumps me up when I sort of got reminded by Him about His character and nature that is so obvious that I felt like 'How could I forgot about this?!'
When I sojourned prot-ism I felt like they seem to me that they teat Him like a buddy. While He is our friend, He is The King(Luke 1:32) He deserves such respect.
Exactly Father, certain jokes aboutt parents are disrespectful such as weight issues. God has humor but be careful that we don't pull him off his throne.
I have done a fair amount of writing about Him in some of my own literature, Father Mike- this was before the true hatred of God came out of humility on my part. The rule is simple if you are making a story with Him in it: make His portrayal consistent with His personality; beyond that, the Church's regulations are a-okay with that kind of a literary practice. It was actually minding my place in regard to Him that created so brutal a hatred of God in me; so yeah, humility *does* teach men to hate God for His greatness. Pride would teach me to try to disciple myself to Him, but that is out, so is serving Him at all, come to think of it.
I used to teach and I know that every word serves a purpose. Sometimes humor is used to lighten the mood and other times it used to diminish someone else, maybe even elevate yourself above that person. I think that's where the line is crossed. As for God, everything we have He has so if He gave us a sense of humor I have to believe He has one as well. What makes God laugh? Maybe it's watching us trip all over ourselves trying to figure Him out. Anyway, that's just my take on it.
I am convinced that God has a great sense of humor. After all, he did create us.
@Hey I think there is something to this. Some see humor, like intentional humor, in the gospels. For instance, Jesus walking across the water, so who gets out of the boat and tries walking to him? The apostle named rock, of course. And... that gently pokes fun, respectfully, at St. Peter while avoiding even friendly irreverence toward Jesus.
And the platypus 😂
Walphish Oh, yeah! And an added bonus is that the platypus never breaks his heart.
Jim Ivey god is very humorous, he makes me laugh very much because he loves to hear us laugh and he loves lifting our spirits
Angel Jordan That means a lot coming from you, as you are an angel 👼
Once, in a fit of sadness after being rejected by a girl, I was in tears literally asking God, "God, just give me someome to love!" I had my music playing on shuffle in the background, the very next song that started playing was "Dont pray for love" I was laughing through tears😂😂
I believe I got to briefly experience God's humor
Wow😂 God is a cruel jokester hahahah God bless you❤ And Blessed is our loving, just Lord w
Went to Mass today and Fr. told a joke in his homily.
Jesus was walking through the streets of Heaven and He noticed people in the streets who were not supposed to be there. He went to see St. Peter at the gate.
"Peter you are slacking off, letting the wrong people into Heaven."
"It's not me Lord. I sent them away like you told me to, but then they go around the back way and Your Mother lets them in."
(He told it to illustrate Our Lady's desire for our salvation.)
Is this in the Bible?
@@melanievictoriamontoya9682 No, I have never seen it in the Bible. Just picked it up from my parish priest.
Julia Kuehmeier that a wonderful joke. I can see the Blessed Mother doing that. She a amazing mother ❤️
wait I heard the same joke. But like the joke also had a part where it said mother Mary let them in through the back door, and it made me feel really good, I don’t think I can ever forgot that “joke” statement.
Pretty sure Padre Pio said that aswell, thats probs where the priest got it from cause I’ve heard that before
One afternoon my electricity went off in my house. I sort of panicked because I never had it go off since I moved there. I was thinking, "I hope it goes back on before it gets dark."
So, Later on I thought," OK, I think I'll read the Bible for awhile while it's still light out. So, I asked God which book in the Bible He wanted me to read. He said start in Genesis. Which I thought was sort of odd. But, I started to read it Then I got the joke, when I got to Genesis 1:3 And God said, "Let there be light."
Julie Nielsen If it is true, that’s amazing
@soundofmaggots - Did I say I hear voices in my head?????? No. You're delusional. Read it again. You need to go to an optometrist.
@@PlavitPOi90 - Yes it is true.
😂 That's really hilarious and exactly the sense of humour I imagine God has! ;)
@soundofmaggots - I apologize for my comment. I was thinking it was from another video that I had said in my comment to them that God speaks to me in my heart/spirit. Sorry about that.
I recently bought a beautiful drawing of Jesus. It is pretty large. I was trying to put it into a frame which I had used for another project. The drawing is of Jesus smiling broadly. I love it. Anyway I was struggling to hammer the nails in the frame straight. Some were okay but the last one was really giving me a problem. I said to God "I really want to put this picture of you in my room! Help me out here! YOU were a carpenter!" I smiled as I said it with much love, affection and joy. Next thing, the nail went in perfectly. The drawing is next to my bed.
Oh nice!.. I was thinking as you read Oh no nails!...
God was like “Bruh I’m tIRED OF PEOPLE PUTTING NAILS IN ME”
😆 🤣 you were a carpenter it made me laugh
Dry cool 😎
God does not want you to hang a picture of some random guy that was drawn as Jesus centuries ago. You’re basically idol worshipping, that white man in the paintings are NOT Jesus. Do better as a Christian.
Brilliant, I think, joking is certainly ok in the context of a loving and respectful relationship with our Creator.
Exactly, but if you notice yourself losing reverence at all, abstain.
If one cannot find joy and humor in themselves and their loved ones they are listening to the devil
My mother would tell us a funny joke.
“How do you get God to laugh?
By telling Him your plans.”
I think another way to make God laugh is to try to figure out His mysterious ways. It's hard enough to figure out people, let alone the one who created us.
Sooo true.
That's so good haha!
So true, i can picture God listening to ur plans and grinning at our innocence.
XD XD XD
My favorite story in this regard concerns Saint Teresa of Avila. As St. Teresa made her way to her convent during a fierce rainstorm, she slipped down an embankment and fell squarely into the mud. The irrepressible nun looked up to heaven and remarked to God, "If this is how You treat Your friends, no wonder why You have so few of them!"
Beat me to it! Had this precise thought listening to Fr. Mike....
Seems borderline blasphemous to be honest.
@George Nolan Why are you even here?
I was waiting for him to mention this!! Thanks so much for telling that story.
@George Nolan CS Lewis. And tilleul tea.
Having a relationship with Him where well humourous things take place is one thing. Jokes that mock God and the things of God is something else entirely .
Yes, Amen! Hallelujah! May Absolutely Everybody be filled with The Holy Spirit, and May all Glory and Honour be to Beloved LORD, Dad Jesus, God Almighty! 😁🩶💯🙏😇
I KNOW God has a sense of humor because He'll often joke with me when I'm talking to Him. Usually I'll be in my car, just telling God my problems, and He'll often respond to me in the form of a Christian radio host talking about a certain subject, sending me a sign that relates to something I'm dealing with, or sometimes I'll just hear His still, quiet voice in the back of my mind, giving me direct counsel- sometimes He'll even completely roast me or crack a joke at my expense. One of these times I was talking to God about my own downfalls and frustrations- I don't remember the exact details- and immediately a meme popped into the back of my mind- the one of Michael Jordan saying, "Stop it. Get some help." It felt very much like God sent that vision to me and it made me laugh out loud, because in context to the conversation I was having with Him, it worked well and I didn't see it coming. I'm sure I sound crazy to some but to this day I swear God sent me that meme. x'D
I like this one. This happens to me too
Lol god isnt real
@@CardZed God certainly is real. You should get to know him while you are still in the world.
@@wms72 ok boomer
I believe you it happens to me too sometimes.
One morning in the 1960s, students at Bob Jones University saw a sign on the campus fountain saying, “Please don’t walk on the water”. I actually met the student that put up that sign.
I like the one where one of Noah's sons asks him if they're taking termites...
Or "Lord, do we have to take them?" ... 🦟 (mosquitoes) 😏
😂😂 termites to a wooden yeahhhhhh thats a brilliant Idea
I often wake up during the night and will pray the Divine Mercy for those in most need and dying.
Yesterday, our daughter sent us a text of an adorable kitten in need of a home one 2 cats recently died).
I was excited and told her that if the family was able wait till we returned from vacation in a week, we would immediately connect with them. So, I began to fall back asleep and caught myself saying, “ for the sake of Your Sorrowful kitten, have mercy on us and the whole world.” I was now more awake and began to chuckle, quickly thinking, God has a great sense of humor and HE SURE KNOWS what was in the back of my mind!
🤭😂
HAHA 😂😂!! But aww I'm glad you took in the kitten. I would have felt it was a gift from him after that 🕊️
R.I.P your cat
Friendly banter is only possible amongst close friends. You're 100% right.
Jesus is a friend of mine. 🌞💒 I go to His house every Sunday! Much respect and honor to Him no less. ✌out!
I don’t want to joke about God, He knows my every thought. But I’m happy that He laughs.
God loves us so much he even gave us the great sense of humor. Not in a disrespectful way, but just another way to free our minds. Every situation is different .
I've been looking for content on this topic for a long time, since I have many non-Catholic friends who joke about God and the Church. Very well-said, Father
A religious Sister I talk to laughs about Christianity all the time, but never demeans it
I choose not to laugh at God but stand in his grace you have helped me through tough time father Mike just the videos alone have helped
Jesus came upon a small crowd who had surrounded a young woman they believed to be an adulteress. They were preparing to stone her to death.
To calm the situation, Jesus said: "Whoever is without sin among you, let them cast the first stone."
Suddenly, an old lady at the back of the crowd picked up a huge rock and lobbed it at the young woman.
"Mom, not you!"
I laughed much harder than I think I should have... Take your like, ya silly animal.
@@heroicaknight4735 I heard it from my priest. He told it in a homily on the Inmaculate Conception feast. He knows many 😂😂
@@giovannimartini6405 that's awesome! I screenshotted (?) it so I can remember it and show others. Hope you don't mind...
Screenshot!! 😆
@@rebeccapachuau4573 I was trying to come up with the past tense for, since the noun is screenshot. I tried 😅
I always found something different when Bishop Sheen made a joke about God. Strangely, it sounded very amiable. So this was why it sounded like that. Thank you Father Mike 🙂
Respect and revere God. We can see little situations around us where God is working that are like 'God winks" and you see how impossible situations can change with God's help and you just offer up a silent prayer of Thanksgiving.
What a wonderful explanation on humor in relation to God. Blessings upon Blessings Fr. Mike. Much love from Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪
That was a hard topic, but i think you analysed it well. It was clear that there are boundaries and it was well spoken.
Catholic meme accounts rises to 100%
r/catholicmemes
r/dankchristianmemes is the superior sub imo
/dinacomics 😍
Oh please no
@@Bent773 BEGONE PROT
Jesus Christ is the Lord and Savior and King, we bow before Him so He does not forsake us, Jesus is the Son of God who became salvation for gentiles like us. Alleilua!
Ascension presents deserves more attention for the kind of wisdom they share with others. I love watching all of your videos. God bless! 💖
Thank you Father Mike for making these videos. You have a great way of delivering a message and your videos have inspired me to share our Faith with my community by making UA-cam videos as well. Just want to say thanks for all you do!
He is definitely gifted.
Yes thanks Fr Mike
I think I am going to read the best Catholic jokes in the comments section of this video :)
my just friend mentioned her Aunt brought over a $1000 bottle of wine and I said “It’s that stuff Jesus made at Cana!” I struggle with being way overly scrupulous so thanks for this upload. :)
God Bless you Fr. Mike
God bless you Father Mike!
1. Great Matthew McConnaughey impression!
2. Thank you for exploring this topic. I recognize God's sense of humor almost daily. It's a two way street between us which strengthens our relationship.
i love watching fr. mike
:)
I was struck by lightning when I was a teenager. Did not suffer any permanent damage. I told God he might want to turn the power down on his joy buzzer though,
God is so great that he gave us humor. We nailed him to the cross and our words hurt him more. How we treat each other hurt him more.
Thanks for making this video Father Mike! As someone who loves comedy, it's good to know where the line is. I'm really glad you included the comparison of you and your friend vs. Family Guy, that helped me understand more of what we should and shouldn't be watching as Christians. 💚 God bless you!
Emily Anne Lucy G ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thanks Fr. Mike.
A good message Fr Mike , shaking things up a bit , sometimes we as believers can look like we’ve been baptised in lemon juice , and one wonders were the fruits of the spirit have gone .
Joy and laughter manifested by our carnal mind , by way of our flesh are always created at a cost to others , including those around us receiving it , our flesh tends to TAKE to receive joy .
The Spirit of life SUPPLIES us with all joy through the love of Christ Jesus flowing out of us , and the laughter and happiness manifested becomes your shining light giving others the love you’ve received , to God be the glory.
Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Know your Identity in Christ Jesus and keep your eyes on him , and you won’t sink Mathew 14 v 22 to 33.
Amen..well said!
Thank you Fr. Mike for another wonderful explanation. (From India)
His videos really travel far. Hi from the Czech Republic 🇨🇿
Fr Mike reach is far alright alright alright .. Greetings from Singapore :)
@@jarrodchee Is there a big Catholic community in Singapore?
Franz Müller don’t have the exact numbers but the masses i attend are always full :)
@@jarrodchee That's amazing.
The Czech Republic 🇨🇿 on the other hand is by some researchers called the most atheist country in the world. The Churches are far from full (although there is a lot of them) and mass attendants are mostly older people.
I am a proud Catholic but I find this joke funny: "Moses came back down the mountain and met his fellow jews and said 'Ive got good news and bad news. The good news is I got him down to 10, the bad news is adultery is still on there".
Agreed. Not funny whatsover. Offensive if anything.
😂😂🙏
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its hard to have a joke about God. you never know if he’s laughing back
So happy to see this subject come up! I've always wondered about it :)
Taking the name of the Lord you God in vane will not go unpunished.
Thanks for answering a question I didn’t know I had. Also, my opinion is that God has the greatest sense of humor because he created humor. However... there is a line.
Thank you for this video, i really enjoy Watching your channel because you answer questions i often ask myself. Moreover you are totaly Right, in a Good and respectful relationship there is also room for jokes.
He is God honor and respect for reverence to our Lord
God of the universe In Jesus Christ Amen 🙏
I needed this, thank you! I was wondering about this for a long time.
As the saying goes, "There are no sad saints," we may not have seen the face of Jesus directly, but we can imagine what His smile might be like
Thank you Fr.mike..God bless..
Thank you father Mike,
you are a blessing to me !
Psalm 2: “He that sits in the Heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall have them in derision.”
Thank you Father Mike!!
Amen god loves yall😭 lets all pray for those unsaved and less fortunate people guys who dont have our blessings and salvation and as a bonus: god helped me to worship in public 💪💪🙌
When God was giving out Chins, I thought he said Gin, so I asked for a double..🤭😉
Great Matthew McConaughey impression!😂💯
Seriously, I feel like Fr. Mike is my bff😭❤️🙌🏾
I needed this video. I was very scrupulous after going through medevial scholastics
OK. That was funny. I was seriously telling an atheist here about salvation. And all of a sudden the video started and you made that funny noise. That startled me. LoL.
Matthew McConaughey impersonation...
Fr. Mike has helped my life so much. I look at things in a new and different way
Perfect Jesus humor is from Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys
I agree with Father Mike, we cannot disrespect God or Heaven, it is forbidden to disrespect the Lrd in new testament and old testament
I found a book by a stoic, Marcus Aurelius. When Jesus died on the cross and then lamented “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.” he mirrored some of that stoicism though was certainly not imperfect and, wishing not to be besmirched with their murder, he thus lamented. God must have been that stoic ten times over. It is a big leap to think that God would hold that sin against Jesus and Jesus knew it. Thank you for your teaching. I appreciate you.
Our Lord was quoting a psalm.
Thank you and godbless 🙏 👍🏻
Thanks Father Mike 💪
All emotions come from God. Amusement certainly was made by Him for us to experience and express our surprise at ironic or unexpected situations.
If it’s meant in genuine love, and respectful humor, I feel like God will smile at it. ❤
Totally confirms what I had been thinking. Thank you!
Thank you Father Mike for clearing this up! It's good to know 🙏👍Amen
I read this question and your answer in the Catholic Spirit!
Yes.
Humor is a great way to convey a message.
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@@RezaChity-G Yeeeeees?
I enjoy going to open mics and sending up my beloved church - using humor as a way to ease the pain of betrayal
I think the best God/saints/catholic/jesus jokes are ones that have a basis in the true nature of God. The joke about the boats and helicopter in the flood for example define God's work in the world.
Also, jokes about Jesuits are fair game.
Well, I'm 90 percent sure there not catholic anymore anyway so...
idk
I always thought of that as more of an anecdote rather than a true joke.
One of my favorites
A very religious man was once caught in rising floodwaters. He climbed onto the roof of his house and trusted God to rescue him. A neighbour came by in a canoe and said, “The waters will soon be above your house. Hop in and we’ll paddle to safety.”
“No thanks” replied the religious man. “I’ve prayed to God and I’m sure he will save me”
A short time later the police came by in a boat. “The waters will soon be above your house. Hop in and we’ll take you to safety.”
“No thanks” replied the religious man. “I’ve prayed to God and I’m sure he will save me”
A little time later a rescue services helicopter hovered overhead, let down a rope ladder and said. “The waters will soon be above your house. Climb the ladder and we’ll fly you to safety.”
“No thanks” replied the religious man. “I’ve prayed to God and I’m sure he will save me”
All this time the floodwaters continued to rise, until soon they reached above the roof and the religious man drowned. When he arrived at heaven he demanded an audience with God. Ushered into God’s throne room he said, “Lord, why am I here in heaven? I prayed for you to save me, I trusted you to save me from that flood.”
“Yes you did my child” replied the Lord. “And I sent you a canoe, a boat and a helicopter. But you never got in.”
Stephen Colbert did a really interesting interview that echoes a lot of the points in this video. As a Catholic, he's made jokes about Catholicism, but he said one thing he will never joke about is the Eucharist because it's the true presence of Christ. He also references C.S. Lewis's views on humor in The Screwtape Letters. Really insightful stuff.
Thank you i needed all of these videos.
Father, on the other side of this, I often wondered and mostly believe, that God has a sense of humor. As an example, whenever I'm having one of those crazy days when nothing can seem to go right, I look up and say or think: "Okay, God you can stop laughing." And then I begin to laugh at myself. Is that okay?
Of course!
Ha-ha yes of course. Humour is a good way to cope with difficult situations.
@@winnie7668 Humor is a gift from God. (Even though we don't know every little thing that makes Him laugh.) It helps so many people from being depressed too.
I can joke about the religion I love but I cant stand mockery from outsiders that dont respect my lord and my God.
Nastia same when people disrespect God like that it really bothers me because I don't like hearing people take God's name in vain for making inappropriate jokes about him that aren't even funny so I get where you're coming from
God has a great sense of humor. S. Padre Pio was his reflection and he loved to joke around.
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I think when we get to Heaven we will be laughing with God and his Angels and saints! Everlasting Joy and laughter will be found in Heaven! 😁😇😇✝️👼 👼😁😁😂
Sarah laughed too! Gen. 18:9-15
Job 8:21 “He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting
Psalm 37:13 “…but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming.”
Luke 6:21 ““Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.”
John Mint thank you for this. And I totally agree:):):)
Thank you, Father!
When you truly try to follow His plan for you, there will be a lot of things you dont understand at first and some that are just purely insanely funny. I think He has a great humor. We also have humor so it had come from Him.
I made a joke and I don’t know about it because I was joking with my friend and I said “Jesus if your here move the table” and now it’s made me anxious and I don’t know why but after that I think I felt like I messed the joke up
Throughout my life, occasionally when I’m in deep doubt, God will speak to me in the most ironic humor. As in, once in adoration, consulting a friend about spiritual restlessness, the *exact* line from “Your Grace is Enough” (another friend had Christian contemporary playing on her phone) played as follows:
“You bring rest to the sinner’s restless heart…” (paraphrased, it’s been awhile since I’ve heard the song)
Or, at least, that’s the example that comes to mind when I think of God’s sense of humor. Coincidence? Maybe. God working hands-on? Most likely.
That Mathew McConaghuey impression was on point.
That Matthew McConaughey impression was lit
I did not allow that program you mentioned in my house, it was so cute my daughter would tell on her dad & I would say well you know what to do then. She would change the channel, or turn the TV off. 👏😀
Thanks Father!
Thank u for this information Fr., God bless u! ☺🙏
That impersonation at the beginning was perfect
I like this topic alot and was always wondering about it so, thank you so much for it! As someone in their mid-20's and in a world where most of my generation grew up with shows like Family Guy or TV humour that wrote really disrespectful jokes about God and Jesus I never really laughed at it and felt odd why others were. It made me doubt myself because I didn't want to be someone who ruins the party at all, but these jokes were always spoken with a layer of insult and disrespect, moreover people nowadays throw insults and mean words and get away with it by saying its a joke so many times. If its someone I am close to and we've already established a relationship then I would get it, but too often I see strangers just telling mean jokes as if I can tell whether they are joking or not on our first meet. So, thank you for this! Boundaries are always important as well as the context of the joke too. I donno if God jokes back at me but I'm pretty sure He does, there will be moments I will do things that are difficult in life and think about how God would advise me, and I feel like sometimes I keep making the same mistake and in my head all I pictured was God shaking His head and sighing, telling me how many times He had told me He loves me and will never leave me in a loving Father way that's just feeling like, 'My child, believe me. Have I ever lied? Why are you making it difficult for yourself?' It makes me laugh cause I can relate to that feeling before with people in my life xD It's weird but it pumps me up when I sort of got reminded by Him about His character and nature that is so obvious that I felt like 'How could I forgot about this?!'
Thank you for making this video!
I respect a man so much more if he can take a joke, the same goes for God
When I sojourned prot-ism I felt like they seem to me that they teat Him like a buddy. While He is our friend, He is The King(Luke 1:32) He deserves such respect.
Exactly Father, certain jokes aboutt parents are disrespectful such as weight issues. God has humor but be careful that we don't pull him off his throne.
The key is to keep the humor about God childlike!!
Authority respect and authority are earned.
I love your videos
I have done a fair amount of writing about Him in some of my own literature, Father Mike- this was before the true hatred of God came out of humility on my part. The rule is simple if you are making a story with Him in it: make His portrayal consistent with His personality; beyond that, the Church's regulations are a-okay with that kind of a literary practice.
It was actually minding my place in regard to Him that created so brutal a hatred of God in me; so yeah, humility *does* teach men to hate God for His greatness. Pride would teach me to try to disciple myself to Him, but that is out, so is serving Him at all, come to think of it.
I used to teach and I know that every word serves a purpose. Sometimes humor is used to lighten the mood and other times it used to diminish someone else, maybe even elevate yourself above that person. I think that's where the line is crossed. As for God, everything we have He has so if He gave us a sense of humor I have to believe He has one as well. What makes God laugh? Maybe it's watching us trip all over ourselves trying to figure Him out. Anyway, that's just my take on it.