I am a priest in the 3rd world and share in the poverty of such situation. I just happen to have access to Utube and am profiting from your program; your insights give much enlightenment. Economically I am of no help, but I pray the Lord to strengthen you apostolate. To God be the glory!
My great-uncle was a priest and was accused of sexual abuse in the 70s and was proven innocent. There are plenty who are accused and are Innocent but you never hear about them. It's sad that sexual abuse has gotten this out of control in the church because now every single priest is looked at as an abuser. Our priests need all the support and prayers that they can get.
Yeah...there's genuinely a lot of abuse still going on too though. And a lot of it is getting dismissed by the bishops in charge (especially if it happens to a woman). It's hard. I know. But it's so so so complicated. We need good priests, desperately, but they've got a hard road.
satan wants to destroy the Church and one of his methods is sowing confusion so that people don't understand who's guilty and who's innocent and lose trust in the Church altogether. He started this work about 90 years ago ua-cam.com/video/HC3mXjL1ZkE/v-deo.html
I’m a priest in Ireland and so many of my brother priests have become a social figure only, the belief in the supernatural grace from God to help us live this beautiful vocation, and because they do not believe they can live out the priesthood, they let themselves become just a social worker, and they cease wearing their collar. Sad. Thank you so much for this excellent video and prayers. God bless your work.
Father that is so hard to hear. I'm not a priest but know you are not a social worker you are a man of Christ. Sometimes a priest rocks the sinners world by saying "wake up". Satan preys on all of us. Never be afraid Father to hear God's whisper to help you be what you are, an Apostle. May God be with you, may Christ be your strength.
I can't wrap my head around how that happens... I don't understand why someone would become a priest just to be a social worker when he could just be a social worker and he could be married if he wanted to as well. Same with gay priests and least in modern times. You don't need the priesthood to live that lifestyle, why does the priesthood appeal to men who don't want to be priests? Also thank you for being a good priest, father.
Priests who vernerate the Blessed Virgin Mary are always the ones who excel in holiness. They have a greater understanding of her role and also their vocation of living the, True Catholic faith. Priests need to desire true holiness with no lacking on Church Morals to save souls. They are the physical examples needed to inspire all to virtue.
I say my rosary everyday and I do pray for the good priest and also those who are not doing their jobs . I live in Papua New Guinea a big Island in the Pacific. I listen to many of your talks on our faith .I have learnt a lot about my faith . Thank you so much for clarifying our faith . 💓🙏
I am just catching up on "The Catholic Talk Show" episodes, thank you for making me cry this morning. I pray every day for our good priests who are constantly under attack. Too many parishioners just don't grasp the depth of the attacks, worldly and not so worldly. #HailMaryrightnow #prayforpriests
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I have found this to be the most instructive and thought provoking episode so far. I think the guest pushed our 3 hosts to a higher level. Thanks guys! 👍🙏❤️🔥🤴🏻
The way that you speak about this reverent priest reminds me of one of my favorite priests of all times, father Scott Winchell in the savannah diocese. The way he raises the Eucharist is so reverential and beautiful! It is so rare to see this. Also he never separates his fingers until after distributing communion when he does the ritual washing of his fingers, etc. It is very very rare to see a priest who portrays such reverence to the holy Eucharist anymore. Oh, and he also brought back the use of Communion rails at our church. 😁
First I want to say thank you very much for this episode, I had injured myself at work today. I got my belly caught on a screw used to hold the lock on the fiber cabinet at work. It cut my belly open and it felt like it moved some stuff inside my belly that caused me to go into cold sweats and feel sick. My boss and my girlfriend where telling me I should go to immediate care to at least get it diagnosed, but I hate that type of stuff and said I will just do stretches and sit in ways that are known for helping stuff move back into place. Sitting in my poses and watching your show, when you talked about your miracle with Tommy, I said Tommy help me and immediately I felt things move back into place in my stomach and it no longer hurt. While yes you could say it is coincidental, I have way to many of these coincidentes to believe that. Tommy is a saint. God Bless you all.
So, full transparency, your show is part of my lent penance. I am hopelessly addicted to television. I knew it would be ridiculous to try to give it up totally so, what I did was if I have it on before my husband gets off work at 3:00 the content has to be catholic related. I have been successful, so far. This show is amazing! I pray for priests anytime I am in adoration and just randomly remember through out the day. Please do an update with Kevin Wells. And the legacy of Msgr. Thomas Wells.
Joseph Spiller (German?), read through Paul's epistles, Romans-Philemon, make a search for the word priest or priesthood, You won't find it! Ask Yourself, Why? Why isn't Paul informing the Gentile church about this important priesthood, on the contrary, he gives an example of the qualifications of a bishop! 1 Timothy 3:1-3 3 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; Now I ask You to pray about this! we have no priests in the Body of Christ (the new creature), Paul never refers to Christ as our high priest, only as our Head! The teaching of priesthood belongs to Covenant Israel {old and new Covenant), we, Member of his Body, are his ambassadors, and that word You will find in Paul's epistles! My prayer is, that through prayer You will recognize the spiritual landscape the body of Christ is in, where there is no priesthood! God bless You!
I have been ordained as an Old Catholic priest and found this talk encouraging and strengthening. Let not argue semantics of validity, but know that I too am validly ordained, Please keep me in your prayers as I work through the portion of Christ's vineyard that have been appointed to me as a traditional Old Catholic. I pray the liturgy of the hours, the rosary and believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
@@frogleg10 The Archangel Michael is one of Heaven' most powerful whom yes, praying to Jesus is a must, but the AA Michael will answer prayers when in dire need, and the power of a Archangel is not something evil wishes to mess with, where he headed the fight against the 1/3 of heaven who fell.
Wow what a very powerful message to us . Priests are anointed whether we like them or not. I just shared this to our Parish priest here in the UK who will always find time to listen to anyone . Thank you Kevin Wells and to the Catholic Talk Show 🙏🙏❤️❤️
What I loved most about Father Wells is his joy in just hanging out with a bunch of young lab rats. We could talk to him and he was always ready to turn any conversation into a confessions on the fly.
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What an excellent podcast. Thank you ever so much, and for mentioning the Marian Brothers of our Lady of Devine Mercy. We are in desperate need of priests like you, gentlemen. ❤
One of my dearest friends was Msgr. Felix Donnelly here in Savannah. He became a Msgr. because he helped the black population here so much with a Catholic high school and many other things. He used to stay all night at the emergency room in case anyone needed a priest. He gave away anything valuable people gave him to poor families. On Christmas eve 1998 I visited him at his nursing home and we sang carols together...he had flashes of mental clarity that could be amazing. While we were singing, he suddenly sang all the verses of "O! Tannenbaum" in German. Other priests considered him a flake and a dreamer. But he commanded respect because Paul VI gave him the title. When asked to a dying person he never asked, "Are they Catholic?" On an Immaculate Heart evening Mary came to me in a dream and said she wished she had thousands like him. The last thing the Catholic church needs is another priest just for well off people who can afford the gas to attend Latin Masses...or more arguing over Bible verses. I'm a Catholic grandmother and I approve this message!!!
This show has given me hope. I get saddened with the negativity on the shows from both sides of the isle _sorry for the pun_. I needed to hear the good things about priests. We are blessed in our parish to have such a man. He is 90 and has chosen to stay with us in his retirement. We pray for him every day. He has morning mass every day, his words keep us going. We are a very small country parish and we know that when he is gone we will probably be gone also. So there are still holy priests, yep, some even face the people. I am female and I also am a lector. For me it is an honor to use what talents God gave me to praise Him, my voice. Thanks again fellows! Keep on spreading the good news.
I taught in Catholic schools for decades. Unfortunately, my experience of priests has been with more administrator types than spiritual leaders. I think a lot of that had to do with the extreme change in formation in seminary during the years I was in close proximity to priests - midSeventies through 2016. I also perceived a difference between diocesan priests and those in a religious order.
The priests we need to save the Church? Well, quite a few men destined to help get the Church back to it's robust condition HAVE BEEN KEPT OUT OF SEMINARY. Because they won't go along with the bad behavior in dioceses and seminaries.
Yes we need to put Christ back into the Priesthood. All of Christ, like you guys said. He was All, the Priests, men & WOMEN - Need to represent ALL of Christ. All levels, all Powers, all the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Lamb, yes, those who arrive into this evil world that is against God will be attacked, victimized, targeted & sacrificed. We try to save people & the demons fight back.
Cardinal Hickey was our School’s namesake! He came and consecrated our school! And Father Dan came and taught at our school all the time and was our parish priest for a while!!! Father Dan and Father Larry are the best priests I have ever known besides my own uncle. ❤️ When you say Fr. Dan is one of those priests you are so right. He has provided me with two of the most healing confessions I’ve ever received, in great times of crisis in my life. And OMG Fr. Stack is my current parish priest. I’ve been contemplating coming back to the Catholic Church after 5 years. I only found this talk show today after a recommend from TikTok. I think God’s trying to tell me a little something somethings. I keep editing this comment the more it blows my mind.
Thank you so much for bringing this to the internet; I have missed the joyful enthusiasm of the Church, and you are bringing that here. We need healthy laughter! I always felt that Jesus would be laughing WITH us in joy (not laughing at us in derision). You are discussing serious issues, but bringing a wholeness, not just sadness. There should be joy in our faith, and you're exemplifying it here. Thank you so much!
I have just started viewing this episode and the question was asked, “Who are the priests needed to save the Catholic Church?”. My immediate response: Fr. Mike Schmitz!!! Off I go now to actually watch this episode. I recently found your show when reading on the shroud of Turin. I have been hooked since!
How are women being encouraged to enter religious life? I don't hear that being discussed on catholic channels or websites. Aren't women religious important to our lives anymore?
Very very very true Sister/Nuns have been the spiritual backbone of our Faith for easily 19 Centuries- ones who taught children, ministered to the sick and elderly, pray in cloistered convents for everyone in the world, and all the Souls in Purgatory
Christine Brand:. Lol! Like that is going to happen......I have yet to meet a male that can teach me how to be a woman! And I do NOT come from a family that sat on the religious sideline. Nuns & priest too numerous to mention. Only found one Catholic Church (in St. Louis) that was really able to go deep enough to surpass what I had experienced in my person life. Where do I find a priest to guide me????
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As a person who tries to stay connected with God is a constant battle with the enemy I cannot imagine the life of a Priest this is the hardest job of all God bless all His priests 🕊❤️🔥👏👏
I absolutely love this book "the priest we need to save the church." I also couldn't help, but feel challenged as a lay person. I've returned to Daily mass and a rosary a day. Wisdom for all Catholics! I bought six copies to give to every seminarian that I know. I enjoy this episode, but sometimes get tired of all the laughing and side comments. I think this episode is one of your best!
Amen on what you said about deacons. This is straight out of the Book of Acts. I am going to get this book for the seminary students I teach English to here in Cambodia. If you talked slower I could use your show for a listening exercise in class (I have used Fr. Mitch Pacwa and also the Venerable Fulton Sheen). Do one slow talking show for me and I will use it next fall! God bless you all!
I see in the comments, all of those with priests that are an example of what we need... PLEASE, PLEASE, PRAY FOR THEIR PROTECTION!!! It is needed now more than ever! I truly feel that we are in our end days and these priests will be tested and tempted in unimaginable ways. Us lay folks are allowed to be sinners yet we hold our priests to an incredible standard that is only maintained by the closest walk with God. If our priests make a mistake, no matter how small, how forgiving of him are we? I can’t imagine the weight of being a priest. God bless and protect you all! You’ll be kept close to my heart and in my constant prayers.
The practice of rotating priests out of a parish every two years has to stop. There is no incentive for those priests to take a failing parish in hand and work to revive it. Such is the case with the parish I am in. I am recently returned to the faith after decades away, and even I can see the decay and flagging attendance. I pray every day that our current pastor, Fr John, is allowed to stay indefinitely. He has already made some sweeping changes to bring the parish into the 21st century kicking and screaming. He is full of vitality, spirit and passion, and we need him so desperately.
Kevin Wells is a true prophet! May all priests become the priests we need, and may the rest of us pray and fast that they overcome the demons that seek to bring them down.
Father Pagano you are an amazing priest. You are Christ centered and lead so many of us to Christ. You encourage us to deepen our faith through scripture. READ THE BIBLE PEOPLE! 🙏🙏🙏 I pray for you Father. Thank you for all you do. Father you love God, his son our Lord Jesus and the Blessed Mother. This man's testimony is profound.
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That is the difference in living the vocation of priesthood 24/7 & living your priesthood as an 8:00 am to 6:00 pm as a job. We need more priests to really live their vocation.
For all of us who becomes a Priest or a Nun, it is Our Lord Jesus who chooses.He chooses us because he knows we have those qualities to succeed in Spreading the Word.Our Lord Jesus is the Way,,the Truth and the Life. This is why he choose the twelve Apostles. The Holy Spirit is in each of us and it is through the Holy Spirit we Succeed
So You saying everybody else hasn't these qualities? Paul writes this! 3 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; It is up to us to serve the Lord, so much for your Catholic Calvinistic view! Yes, everything good comes from God, but we do have a free will and make decisions! And if You have the Spirit in You as You claim, why are You still within the RCC? You would have recognized the Babylonian ceremonies, Baal worship within RCC! When did You get this Spirit? Was it during water baptism, or was it on the day of Confirmation? I tell You it is neither DAY! Ephesians 1:13 in whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Since Catholics use Paul's letter only in their SECOND readings, How in the world are they able to know the Gospel of grace, revealed to Paul! They keep themselves under the Law with a covenant leadership (12 Apostles belonging to Israel) and have no clue about the Glorious Gospel , that was hid in God, until it;s revelation to Paul! Galatians 1:12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. Now, who am i to talk like that? A Catholic of 55 years with a family steeped in Catholicism with a aunt as a nun and a uncle as a brother, and a grandmother as religious as it gets (still love her), who has been unshackled from the bondage of Catholic doctrine and have been translated into the freedom under Christ! I myself was a bush without flowers, that starts to flower and in my growth in the grace of Christ will come to a full bloom! Stan has blinded the RCC members with his satanic apparitions of Mary and so many mystics, that they have stopped looking to the word of God! God Bless You!
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Another great episode gentlemen! In particular at 46:16 when Fr. Pagano speaks about prayer needing to be heart-to-heart, was I the only one moved to listen to Starships "Nothing's gonna stop us now" ?
We need praying priests who are willing to sacrifice. Sacrifice their time to spend more than 30 mintues a week in the confessional. Sacrifice by offering the holy sacrifice of the Mass daily at a time when normal working people can make it - not at 9 AM. And priests who are not afraid to speak the truth against the lies of the culture. Lastly, priests who are willing to undo the destruction in our churches and make them beautiful once more with reverent, timeless liturgies by eliminating Eucharistic "ministers", girl "altar boys", awful music (guitars and bands). Bring back the altar rail and reverence for the Eucharist.
I really enjoyed, acknowledged and felt very deep inside me Mr Kevin Wells' words, which are nothing but a true reflection of a genuine catholic, his devotion to Virgin Mary; all these connections to the saint deeds of his uncle F. Wells... And I could go on and on... I'm a medical doctor (not a priest) living in Spain but I surely share your thoughts on the priests we need.. Where do I get your book? Bleesings in Christ and Mary to you all!
Thank you Dr. Carpio - www.amazon.com/Priests-We-Need-Save-Church/dp/1644130327/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+priest+i+need+kevin+wells&qid=1565729246&s=books&sr=1-1
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It occurs to me that many diocesan priests (excluding Fr Rich) are more political and scrambling up that ladder to get the fancy robes & hats. I went thru RCIA with the priest who later married us. A true gem.
Having attended ordination ceremonies and watched a few online, I have noted a few things which standout: (1) where bishops are good, clear, strong father figures to their flock, their priests follow (2) priests with good examples of father figures in their lives tend to be better prepared themselves (3) these men themselves have a clear sense of the mystery and experience of the Fatherhood of God within their love of Jesus. Sounds 'sexist', perhaps, but this clear idea may have been precisely what modernism and relativism has effectively diluted and wrought identity confusion within the Church and the mystery of Sacerdotal Priesthood, no?
God Bless priests and all ministers who serve God. We need you. Im grateful for your service. Im praying for all priest. Please keep your eyes on Christ NOT THE WORLD. YOUR SOUL STANDS IN THE BALANCE'S. STAND FOR GOD. Eternity will be yours with God in Glory. God is EVERYTHING.
Hey guys I find your talks super orthodox and i really love it, I was wondering if you guys could do a talk on scrupulosity it will be really awesome! Thanks guys once again great show
Always informative always good. We have some great priests old and young. I think when you meet a Priest were people who fail in the spirit who can deny gods presence in our Church. The fallen Priests are a dissapointment I am surprised when the significance of the sacrements and prayers are ignored by such people and great sin is seen as acceptable.
Guys, I'm a priest. And while I try my best to serve Christ in His Church, I would feel utterly overwhelmed if I had to "save" the Church. I know what you mean, but it sounds all wrong. No priest will save the Church but the one high priest Jesus Christ. Our whole mess is due to looking for men to fix this and those men believing it is their job to "save" the Church with no regard for the fact that it is not even "their" Church. We (and I mean the clergy in particular) are good at ruining things. The only times we "save" is when Christ does the saving through the sacraments. So while I get what you are trying to explore here, please consider rewording the title. As it stands it is theologically... well... offputting.
As a laywoman of the church, I disagree with you Father. Our priest are suppose to be sheperds..who should be willing to feed the flock! We are starving because there aren't enough good priest spreading the word of God! We need priest who aren't afraid to stand before their parish and give a good Catholic homily! When a priest is filled with the love of Jesus..I believe that love will be felt by anyone he comes into contact with! I do believe that if our priest put more trust in Jesus and allow Him to lead..they could change the church.. by one good and holy priest at a time! God bless you Father! 💕
Please read through Paul's epistles, Romans-Philemon, make a search for the word priest or priesthood, You won't find it! Ask Yourself, Why? Why isn't Paul informing the Gentile church about this important priesthood, on the contrary, he gives an example of the qualifications of a bishop! 1 Timothy 3:1-3 3 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; Now I ask You to pray about this! we have no priests in the Body of Christ (the new creature), Paul never refers to Christ as our high priest, only as our Head! The teaching of priesthood belongs to Covenant Israel {old and new Covenant), we, Member of his Body, are his ambassadors, and that word You will find in Paul's epistles! My prayer is, that through prayer You will recognize the spiritual landscape the body of Christ is in, where there is no priesthood! God bless You!
@@rlrett1 The Greek word for priest (iereus) is not applied to bishops and presbyters in NT. It applies that title to Christ (Hebrews 5:5, 10; 9:11), to all believers (1 Peter 2:5, Revelation 1:6, 5:10), to Levitical priests of Judaism (Matthew 28:11, Luke 5:14, 10:31 etc.) and to priests of Jupiter (Acts 14:13). But pls check OT as well. OT has universal priesthood of all Israelites (Exod. 19:6) that prefigures that of NT (1 Peter 2:5). It also has levitical priesthood from the tribe of Levi (priests and levites) and one of priests is chosen to be High Priest. If the High Priest of OT prefigures that of Christ in NT (Heb 5:5) then levitical priesthood must prefigure that of NT. Jer 33:18-22 prophesied that levitical priesthood will continue offering sacrifice. It cannot be fulfilled in levitical priests of Judaism as the no longer can offer any sacrifice after the destruction of their Jerusalem Temple in c. 70 AD. Another prophecy is Isaiah 66:21 says that God will take some from all nations as priests and levites or they are no longer hereditary. Prophecies of OT can be fulfilled after the last book of NT was written and that explains why the word priests is not applied to bishops and presbyters. 1 Tim 3:1-3 says that a bishop must have one wife but you forget verse 4 that mentions his children (plural). Does this mean a childless married men or those with only one child cannot be bishops?
@@justfromcatholic , check out what you said, that Greek word wasn't used in Paul's letters! Yes it wasn't because in the Body of Christ we need no priests! Priests are for covenantal Israel! Paul does not preach the same Gospel as Peter! Peter preaches the new covenant Gospel with the kingdom (heavenly on earth), while Paul preaches the Gospel of Grace (body of Christ/heaven bound)Peters Gospel was put on hold just before Paul's conversion, to be resumed in the tribulation! God bless You
@@justfromcatholicthere is no requirement for marriage, but you can have only one wife, because at the time people had multiple wifes! Actually to be married has a bonus, because you had experience in leading a family!
Great episode! I agree on so much of this. However, what about when a parish community no longer recognises a good proest when they've got one? A lot of people are very attached to things the way they are used to them.
We need traditional/conservative priests. And they need to truly believe in what Christ taught. Also they need to bring the true Traditions back to the Church and that means the Traditional Latin Mass. And cannot have any homosexual desires.
Never fear the Roman Catholic Church is the BODY of Christ so nothing will destroy it. But since The Church is made up of sinners like me and I am the most sinful and less worthy of all, we make The Church look bad. Despite all the evil people like me in the Roman Catholic Church, This Church will always triumph, and very holy people are getting ready to rise and defend This Holy Roman Catholic Church. God bless everyone.
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Great Ministry, this Show! Thanks. Is there a Spanish edition of this book by Kevin. I would like to get some and give as gifts to my priest friends. God bless you all From Central America
The church is more of a business today. I am not a big benefactor in my parish and because of it, I am more of an outsider than part of the parish. I go to church because I find comfort and peace one hour a week and feel close to God.
Comment below I think I have noticed getting to know one in particular I sometimes wonder why become a priest sad hope they find there way back to the beautiful vocation that it is we need our priest best job in the world working for God on the way to Heaven and eternal life.x
FR. MICHAEL O CONNOR, FR. DONALD CALLOWAY are two of the priests I believe can lead us to salvation. We need to be told the truth. Hell is real God is real and we need real Homilies truth with a capital T
What is the title and author of the the book you speak of at the end in section on "where to get it"? It is fine to know priests are meant to be men of prayer, but prayer is not taught in most seminaries at all. Then when the seminarians become priests and have parishes you are surprised when the start having yoga meditation in their parish hall every week. People need to be taught to pray - how to meditate. In a seminary in the UK several years ago, the seminarians were told there would not be a prayer period in the moring as everyone could find their own time to go and pray. There are several methods of prayer and they should surely all be presented to seminarians so they find the one that suits their character. Grace will take over at some point and they will go along with where the Spirit leads them: the differences in 'prayer methods' is often associated with some religious order with a particular charism but that too can have much to do with charactor to a certain extent. Seminarians for secular priesthood need to find their niche in some area that suits them by trying different methods. Such prayer leads to the love of Jesus and that is Whom they should fall in love with - not some type of intellectual ideal: the whole person needs to be developed - but how can it be if none of the methods are taught and tried out by the seminarians?
I am not trying to detract from this important topic. Yet, do we consider who are the lay people we need to save the Church? I think Laity are also in a crisis from lack thef knowledge. This of course is tied to priests. Yet laity does need to take far more responsibility to respond to Christ & the call to actively serve Christ.
When Pope Francis says “I have a dream forest and cultural practices in Amazonia must be preserved” , there are dark words hidden in the contextual comprehension: The forest preservation is the coca plantations’ preservation. The preservation of cultural practices in indigenous people of the forest is the paganism preservation against the gospel preservation. Moreover, those dreams are nightmares of stopping conversion of those souls to Christ Kindom and God’s will. In addition, those Pope’s nightmares are encouraging indigenous ones to live by the flesh instead living by the spirit, loving the creation instead of the creator.
And to send Fr Wells in like that into these dens of iniquity was asking too much of him, they put him in great danger - no body guards or anything. They sacrificed him, too much to ask of one person.
I'm not sure exactly how you guys feel about Fr. Mike, but you have dropped his name a few times now, if you throw any shade at him at all I will never watch this show again.
Our Priest can only do so much. The people have got to stop acting like the Israelites did. They need to help the priest. Quit complaining and do something to help.
Parishioners do not chit chat, have get togethers, have Bible studies, classes etc. I miss that from Evangelical days. Everyone’s in & out like a shot.
Like always, the Jesus bobblehead is a bouncing when the others remain still unless the table' bumped hard enough. I find that downright adorable and know the Lord is with thee... and.... "Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God ,cast into hell satan and all evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen."
I am a priest in the 3rd world and share in the poverty of such situation. I just happen to have access to Utube and am profiting from your program; your insights give much enlightenment. Economically I am of no help, but I pray the Lord to strengthen you apostolate. To God be the glory!
Blessed Be!
My great-uncle was a priest and was accused of sexual abuse in the 70s and was proven innocent. There are plenty who are accused and are Innocent but you never hear about them. It's sad that sexual abuse has gotten this out of control in the church because now every single priest is looked at as an abuser. Our priests need all the support and prayers that they can get.
But the priests also need to stop covering for homosexuals that infiltrated the Church. These men need to be removed from the priesthood.
Yeah...there's genuinely a lot of abuse still going on too though. And a lot of it is getting dismissed by the bishops in charge (especially if it happens to a woman).
It's hard. I know. But it's so so so complicated. We need good priests, desperately, but they've got a hard road.
satan wants to destroy the Church and one of his methods is sowing confusion so that people don't understand who's guilty and who's innocent and lose trust in the Church altogether. He started this work about 90 years ago ua-cam.com/video/HC3mXjL1ZkE/v-deo.html
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I’m a priest in Ireland and so many of my brother priests have become a social figure only, the belief in the supernatural grace from God to help us live this beautiful vocation, and because they do not believe they can live out the priesthood, they let themselves become just a social worker, and they cease wearing their collar. Sad. Thank you so much for this excellent video and prayers. God bless your work.
Fr. Please reach out to me --- kvnjwlls@gmail.com
Father that is so hard to hear. I'm not a priest but know you are not a social worker you are a man of Christ. Sometimes a priest rocks the sinners world by saying "wake up". Satan preys on all of us. Never be afraid Father to hear God's whisper to help you be what you are, an Apostle. May God be with you, may Christ be your strength.
@@MC-pl3vs Amen
instablaster.
I can't wrap my head around how that happens... I don't understand why someone would become a priest just to be a social worker when he could just be a social worker and he could be married if he wanted to as well. Same with gay priests and least in modern times. You don't need the priesthood to live that lifestyle, why does the priesthood appeal to men who don't want to be priests?
Also thank you for being a good priest, father.
Priests who vernerate the Blessed Virgin Mary are always the ones who excel in holiness. They have a greater understanding of her role and also their vocation of living the, True Catholic faith. Priests need to desire true holiness with no lacking on Church Morals to save souls. They are the physical examples needed to inspire all to virtue.
Agreed. Think about Saint John Paul II. He was very much into Mary.
Was Mary a sexually frustrated woman??
@Peter Cho no He doesn't, he loves it, that why he promotes it, that great angel of light deceiver!
@Peter Cho Me too.
HOW is veneration of the BVM liked with excelling in holiness??
I say my rosary everyday and I do pray for the good priest and also those who are not doing their jobs . I live in Papua New Guinea a big Island in the Pacific. I listen to many of your talks on our faith .I have learnt a lot about my faith . Thank you so much for clarifying our faith . 💓🙏
I am just catching up on "The Catholic Talk Show" episodes, thank you for making me cry this morning. I pray every day for our good priests who are constantly under attack. Too many parishioners just don't grasp the depth of the attacks, worldly and not so worldly. #HailMaryrightnow #prayforpriests
I pray for our Priest and The Church
The kids and I pray every morning on our way to school for all priests!!
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I have found this to be the most instructive and thought provoking episode so far. I think the guest pushed our 3 hosts to a higher level. Thanks guys! 👍🙏❤️🔥🤴🏻
The way that you speak about this reverent priest reminds me of one of my favorite priests of all times, father Scott Winchell in the savannah diocese. The way he raises the Eucharist is so reverential and beautiful! It is so rare to see this. Also he never separates his fingers until after distributing communion when he does the ritual washing of his fingers, etc. It is very very rare to see a priest who portrays such reverence to the holy Eucharist anymore. Oh, and he also brought back the use of Communion rails at our church. 😁
First I want to say thank you very much for this episode, I had injured myself at work today. I got my belly caught on a screw used to hold the lock on the fiber cabinet at work. It cut my belly open and it felt like it moved some stuff inside my belly that caused me to go into cold sweats and feel sick. My boss and my girlfriend where telling me I should go to immediate care to at least get it diagnosed, but I hate that type of stuff and said I will just do stretches and sit in ways that are known for helping stuff move back into place. Sitting in my poses and watching your show, when you talked about your miracle with Tommy, I said Tommy help me and immediately I felt things move back into place in my stomach and it no longer hurt. While yes you could say it is coincidental, I have way to many of these coincidentes to believe that. Tommy is a saint. God Bless you all.
I had the same experience with swollen Fallopian Tubes.
He will be saint one day. I pray for Goa and my family esp my mum and myself. Pls heal and help us. I'm sorry for my sins. Mary help.
So, full transparency, your show is part of my lent penance. I am hopelessly addicted to television. I knew it would be ridiculous to try to give it up totally so, what I did was if I have it on before my husband gets off work at 3:00 the content has to be catholic related. I have been successful, so far. This show is amazing! I pray for priests anytime I am in adoration and just randomly remember through out the day. Please do an update with Kevin Wells. And the legacy of Msgr. Thomas Wells.
I love this show!!!! I'm a Catholic and I'm still learning more about our church and priests! I watch you everyday!
Same, I've been binge watching all the episodes
Thank you for this. I am in my second year of seminary in Canada. God bless you and your ministry.
Joseph Spiller (German?), read through Paul's epistles, Romans-Philemon, make a search for the word priest or priesthood, You won't find it! Ask Yourself, Why? Why isn't Paul informing the Gentile church about this important priesthood, on the contrary, he gives an example of the qualifications of a bishop!
1 Timothy 3:1-3
3 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
Now I ask You to pray about this! we have no priests in the Body of Christ (the new creature), Paul never refers to Christ as our high priest, only as our Head! The teaching of priesthood belongs to Covenant Israel {old and new Covenant), we, Member of his Body, are his ambassadors, and that word You will find in Paul's epistles! My prayer is, that through prayer You will recognize the spiritual landscape the body of Christ is in, where there is no priesthood! God bless You!
Get out now while you still have a brain!
You and all seminarians are in my prayers. May God bless you on your spiritual journey.
@@tedvillalon4139 Thank you
I'm Brazilian and I want to be a priest too
I have been ordained as an Old Catholic priest and found this talk encouraging and strengthening. Let not argue semantics of validity, but know that I too am validly ordained, Please keep me in your prayers as I work through the portion of Christ's vineyard that have been appointed to me as a traditional Old Catholic. I pray the liturgy of the hours, the rosary and believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
I pray that you are reunited to the true Church of Christ.
May the Lord grant you a spirit-filled ministry.😇😇😇✝️✝️✝️🙏🙏🙏
God bless you in your work for the Lord.
One of the best episodes ever!! It brought me vocational peace/excitement. God bless you guys!
The archangel Michael prayer is so need today in the comment section...the evil spirits/trolls are prowling!
Hey, You recognized me, keep it quiet!
They have always been around and what does the prayer to St Michael do. A prayer to Christ would be more powerful- try doing that
@@frogleg10 .. To fight off the demons on this thread! He was mighty enough to throw Satan out of heaven..what makes you think he can't handle UA-cam!
posted it for ya...
@@frogleg10 The Archangel Michael is one of Heaven' most powerful whom yes, praying to Jesus is a must, but the AA Michael will answer prayers when in dire need, and the power of a Archangel is not something evil wishes to mess with, where he headed the fight against the 1/3 of heaven who fell.
Wow what a very powerful message to us . Priests are anointed whether we like them or not. I just shared this to our Parish priest here in the UK who will always find time to listen to anyone . Thank you Kevin Wells and to the Catholic Talk Show 🙏🙏❤️❤️
What I loved most about Father Wells is his joy in just hanging out with a bunch of young lab rats.
We could talk to him and he was always ready to turn any conversation into a confessions on the fly.
Praying every day for our priests
Excellent episode!
Pray for the sex abuse victims of the catholic church
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Poor little troll
I pray for our priests, it is very important.
Annette Fowler, indeed, most of them need a conversion....especially the celebrity priests...they keep talking and I keep diagnosing...
We need more priests like Father Rich! Even my kids enjoy going to mass now. ❤️
I am blessed to have a holy priest in my parish here in Lacey, Washington at Sacred Heart Catholic Church 🙏
That's good to know we have some good priests here in washington. Still trying to find one in Spokane
Can I ask You, what makes him HOLY?
What an excellent podcast. Thank you ever so much, and for mentioning the Marian Brothers of our Lady of Devine Mercy. We are in desperate need of priests like you, gentlemen. ❤
One of my dearest friends was Msgr. Felix Donnelly here in Savannah. He became a Msgr. because he helped the black population here so much with a Catholic high school and many other things. He used to stay all night at the emergency room in case anyone needed a priest. He gave away anything valuable people gave him to poor families. On Christmas eve 1998 I visited him at his nursing home and we sang carols together...he had flashes of mental clarity that could be amazing. While we were singing, he suddenly sang all the verses of "O! Tannenbaum" in German.
Other priests considered him a flake and a dreamer. But he commanded respect because Paul VI gave him the title. When asked to a dying person he never asked, "Are they Catholic?"
On an Immaculate Heart evening Mary came to me in a dream and said she wished she had thousands like him. The last thing the Catholic church needs is another priest just for well off people who can afford the gas to attend Latin Masses...or more arguing over Bible verses. I'm a Catholic grandmother and I approve this message!!!
Sooo…. The powers that be need to get their mitered heads together and put the Traditional Churches back in place.
This show has given me hope. I get saddened with the negativity on the shows from both sides of the isle _sorry for the pun_. I needed to hear the good things about priests. We are blessed in our parish to have such a man. He is 90 and has chosen to stay with us in his retirement. We pray for him every day. He has morning mass every day, his words keep us going. We are a very small country parish and we know that when he is gone we will probably be gone also. So there are still holy priests, yep, some even face the people. I am female and I also am a lector. For me it is an honor to use what talents God gave me to praise Him, my voice. Thanks again fellows! Keep on spreading the good news.
If he's 90 he probably has a morning mess every day too.
I taught in Catholic schools for decades. Unfortunately, my experience of priests has been with more administrator types than spiritual leaders. I think a lot of that had to do with the extreme change in formation in seminary during the years I was in close proximity to priests - midSeventies through 2016. I also perceived a difference between diocesan priests and those in a religious order.
The priests we need to save the Church? Well, quite a few men destined to help get the Church back to it's robust condition HAVE BEEN KEPT OUT OF SEMINARY. Because they won't go along with the bad behavior in dioceses and seminaries.
You dudes are so wonderfully inspirational! Thank you for bringing this great awakening of people’s minds to the priesthood.
Yes we need to put Christ back into the Priesthood. All of Christ, like you guys said. He was All, the Priests, men & WOMEN - Need to represent ALL of Christ. All levels, all Powers, all the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Lamb, yes, those who arrive into this evil world that is against God will be attacked, victimized, targeted & sacrificed. We try to save people & the demons fight back.
Cardinal Hickey was our School’s namesake! He came and consecrated our school! And Father Dan came and taught at our school all the time and was our parish priest for a while!!! Father Dan and Father Larry are the best priests I have ever known besides my own uncle. ❤️ When you say Fr. Dan is one of those priests you are so right. He has provided me with two of the most healing confessions I’ve ever received, in great times of crisis in my life. And OMG Fr. Stack is my current parish priest. I’ve been contemplating coming back to the Catholic Church after 5 years. I only found this talk show today after a recommend from TikTok. I think God’s trying to tell me a little something somethings. I keep editing this comment the more it blows my mind.
May each and every one of you be especially blessed .
Thank you so much for bringing this to the internet; I have missed the joyful enthusiasm of the Church, and you are bringing that here. We need healthy laughter! I always felt that Jesus would be laughing WITH us in joy (not laughing at us in derision). You are discussing serious issues, but bringing a wholeness, not just sadness. There should be joy in our faith, and you're exemplifying it here. Thank you so much!
I have just started viewing this episode and the question was asked, “Who are the priests needed to save the Catholic Church?”. My immediate response: Fr. Mike Schmitz!!! Off I go now to actually watch this episode. I recently found your show when reading on the shroud of Turin. I have been hooked since!
The best show yet. I woud love to see an episode about women religious and their role in the Church today.
How are women being encouraged to enter religious life? I don't hear that being discussed on catholic channels or websites. Aren't women religious important to our lives anymore?
Very very very true Sister/Nuns have been the spiritual backbone of our Faith for easily 19 Centuries- ones who taught children, ministered to the sick and elderly, pray in cloistered convents for everyone in the world, and all the Souls in Purgatory
Christine Brand:. Lol! Like that is going to happen......I have yet to meet a male that can teach me how to be a woman! And I do NOT come from a family that sat on the religious sideline. Nuns & priest too numerous to mention.
Only found one Catholic Church (in St. Louis) that was really able to go deep enough to surpass what I had experienced in my person life. Where do I find a priest to guide me????
Praying my rosary daily for our priests and religious. Also started praying my novena to St Joseph.🙏🙏🙏
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Such a great episode! I appreciate good priests even more. Thank you for sharing this!
We need those who can preach the kingdom of God, AND to heal the sick.
Poly, when You find one of them, send them to the children's hospitals around the country!
As a person who tries to stay connected with God is a constant battle with the enemy I cannot imagine the life of a Priest this is the hardest job of all God bless all His priests 🕊❤️🔥👏👏
I absolutely love this book "the priest we need to save the church." I also couldn't help, but feel challenged as a lay person. I've returned to Daily mass and a rosary a day. Wisdom for all Catholics! I bought six copies to give to every seminarian that I know. I enjoy this episode, but sometimes get tired of all the laughing and side comments. I think this episode is one of your best!
I think the people of the Catholic Church are not putting pressure on the priest heads for them to worry to save the Church.
We should all fast and pray for more wonderful, strong, and caring priests
Amen on what you said about deacons. This is straight out of the Book of Acts. I am going to get this book for the seminary students I teach English to here in Cambodia. If you talked slower I could use your show for a listening exercise in class (I have used Fr. Mitch Pacwa and also the Venerable Fulton Sheen). Do one slow talking show for me and I will use it next fall! God bless you all!
You can slow down speech playback with the settings gear
I see in the comments, all of those with priests that are an example of what we need... PLEASE, PLEASE, PRAY FOR THEIR PROTECTION!!! It is needed now more than ever! I truly feel that we are in our end days and these priests will be tested and tempted in unimaginable ways. Us lay folks are allowed to be sinners yet we hold our priests to an incredible standard that is only maintained by the closest walk with God. If our priests make a mistake, no matter how small, how forgiving of him are we? I can’t imagine the weight of being a priest. God bless and protect you all! You’ll be kept close to my heart and in my constant prayers.
The practice of rotating priests out of a parish every two years has to stop. There is no incentive for those priests to take a failing parish in hand and work to revive it. Such is the case with the parish I am in. I am recently returned to the faith after decades away, and even I can see the decay and flagging attendance. I pray every day that our current pastor, Fr John, is allowed to stay indefinitely. He has already made some sweeping changes to bring the parish into the 21st century kicking and screaming. He is full of vitality, spirit and passion, and we need him so desperately.
That's properly referred to as the "Rotation of Pedophiles".
@@truthbetold8610 Homosexuals. They are the same thing.
@@truthbetold8610 bull
@@lois2997Is it? How do you know that you know that?
God bless you all .
Kevin Wells is a true prophet! May all priests become the priests we need, and may the rest of us pray and fast that they overcome the demons that seek to bring them down.
Father Pagano you are an amazing priest. You are Christ centered and lead so many of us to Christ. You encourage us to deepen our faith through scripture. READ THE BIBLE PEOPLE! 🙏🙏🙏 I pray for you Father. Thank you for all you do. Father you love God, his son our Lord Jesus and the Blessed Mother. This man's testimony is profound.
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Very interesting conversation
That is the difference in living the vocation of priesthood 24/7 & living your priesthood as an 8:00 am to 6:00 pm as a job. We need more priests to really live their vocation.
For all of us who becomes a Priest or a Nun,
it is Our Lord Jesus who chooses.He chooses
us because he knows we have those qualities
to succeed in Spreading the Word.Our Lord
Jesus is the Way,,the Truth and the Life.
This is why he choose the twelve Apostles.
The Holy Spirit is in each of us and it is
through the Holy Spirit we Succeed
So You saying everybody else hasn't these qualities? Paul writes this!
3 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
It is up to us to serve the Lord, so much for your Catholic Calvinistic view! Yes, everything good comes from God, but we do have a free will and make decisions! And if You have the Spirit in You as You claim, why are You still within the RCC? You would have recognized the Babylonian ceremonies, Baal worship within RCC! When did You get this Spirit? Was it during water baptism, or was it on the day of Confirmation? I tell You it is neither DAY!
Ephesians 1:13 in whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Since Catholics use Paul's letter only in their SECOND readings, How in the world are they able to know the Gospel of grace, revealed to Paul! They keep themselves under the Law with a covenant leadership (12 Apostles belonging to Israel) and have no clue about the Glorious Gospel , that was hid in God, until it;s revelation to Paul!
Galatians 1:12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Now, who am i to talk like that? A Catholic of 55 years with a family steeped in Catholicism with a aunt as a nun and a uncle as a brother, and a grandmother as religious as it gets (still love her), who has been unshackled from the bondage of Catholic doctrine and have been translated into the freedom under Christ! I myself was a bush without flowers, that starts to flower and in my growth in the grace of Christ will come to a full bloom! Stan has blinded the RCC members with his satanic apparitions of Mary and so many mystics, that they have stopped looking to the word of God! God Bless You!
Well said! I’m publishing a weekly UA-cam video on episodes from the life of Don Bosco, entitled ST JOHN BOSCO by JOE ZAMMIT. In this series I’m narrating events and miracles from the splendid life of Don Bosco. St John Bosco used to perform a miracle almost every day, through the intercession of Mary Help of Christians. From the lives of saints we can learn how to love God more and draw closer to him. Thank you..
Thanks be to God 🙏✝️❤️🕊️
Another great episode gentlemen!
In particular at 46:16 when Fr. Pagano speaks about prayer needing to be heart-to-heart, was I the only one moved to listen to Starships "Nothing's gonna stop us now" ?
Thanks for the heads up on the Msgr. Esseff/ Padre Pio story. Oh my, how amazing 😯
WHOOOAAAA! Yes we need good priests. But we the laymen and laywomen must pray for, support love, care for and defend our priests
Leading Lectio: Peter right now
People were healed by his shadow
Priests should be carriers of Christ Jesus Presence
We need praying priests who are willing to sacrifice. Sacrifice their time to spend more than 30 mintues a week in the confessional. Sacrifice by offering the holy sacrifice of the Mass daily at a time when normal working people can make it - not at 9 AM. And priests who are not afraid to speak the truth against the lies of the culture. Lastly, priests who are willing to undo the destruction in our churches and make them beautiful once more with reverent, timeless liturgies by eliminating Eucharistic "ministers", girl "altar boys", awful music (guitars and bands). Bring back the altar rail and reverence for the Eucharist.
I really enjoyed, acknowledged and felt very deep inside me Mr Kevin Wells' words, which are nothing but a true reflection of a genuine catholic, his devotion to Virgin Mary; all these connections to the saint deeds of his uncle F. Wells... And I could go on and on... I'm a medical doctor (not a priest) living in Spain but I surely share your thoughts on the priests we need.. Where do I get your book? Bleesings in Christ and Mary to you all!
Thank you Dr. Carpio - www.amazon.com/Priests-We-Need-Save-Church/dp/1644130327/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+priest+i+need+kevin+wells&qid=1565729246&s=books&sr=1-1
You can order it on Amazon..I did!
Well said! I’m publishing a weekly UA-cam video on episodes from the life of Don Bosco, entitled ST JOHN BOSCO by JOE ZAMMIT. In this series I’m narrating events and miracles from the splendid life of Don Bosco. St John Bosco used to perform a miracle almost every day, through the intercession of Mary Help of Christians. From the lives of saints we can learn how to love God more and draw closer to him. Thank you..
This was such a great episode and thank you for your awesome guest!
I love that our Bishop Pohlmeiers episcopal motto is seek God first…. Right order… when we do that then everything else will fall into place.
This is such a great talk. Thank you guys
By far, my favorite so far, still have so much to catch up with.
It occurs to me that many diocesan priests (excluding Fr Rich) are more political and scrambling up that ladder to get the fancy robes & hats. I went thru RCIA with the priest who later married us. A true gem.
WOW...What a fantastic episode...Thank You!
Having attended ordination ceremonies and watched a few online, I have noted a few things which standout: (1) where bishops are good, clear, strong father figures to their flock, their priests follow (2) priests with good examples of father figures in their lives tend to be better prepared themselves (3) these men themselves have a clear sense of the mystery and experience of the Fatherhood of God within their love of Jesus. Sounds 'sexist', perhaps, but this clear idea may have been precisely what modernism and relativism has effectively diluted and wrought identity confusion within the Church and the mystery of Sacerdotal Priesthood, no?
Deacons aren’t laity
They are part of holy orders.
Parish councils are supposed to aid the priests in the day to day work of management of the parish
God Bless priests and all ministers who serve God. We need you. Im grateful for your service. Im praying for all priest. Please keep your eyes on Christ NOT THE WORLD. YOUR SOUL STANDS IN THE BALANCE'S. STAND FOR GOD. Eternity will be yours with God in Glory. God is EVERYTHING.
Great show as always!!
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G SHOW!!!!
Get rid of all the pedophiles first
We have one at Nativity Catholic Church in Longwood, Florida , Father David Scothie!
Hey guys I find your talks super orthodox and i really love it, I was wondering if you guys could do a talk on scrupulosity it will be really awesome! Thanks guys once again great show
Always informative always good. We have some great priests old and young. I think when you meet a Priest were people who fail in the spirit who can deny gods presence in our Church. The fallen Priests are a dissapointment I am surprised when the significance of the sacrements and prayers are ignored by such people and great sin is seen as acceptable.
Guys, I'm a priest. And while I try my best to serve Christ in His Church, I would feel utterly overwhelmed if I had to "save" the Church. I know what you mean, but it sounds all wrong. No priest will save the Church but the one high priest Jesus Christ. Our whole mess is due to looking for men to fix this and those men believing it is their job to "save" the Church with no regard for the fact that it is not even "their" Church. We (and I mean the clergy in particular) are good at ruining things. The only times we "save" is when Christ does the saving through the sacraments. So while I get what you are trying to explore here, please consider rewording the title. As it stands it is theologically... well... offputting.
As a laywoman of the church, I disagree with you Father. Our priest are suppose to be sheperds..who should be willing to feed the flock! We are starving because there aren't enough good priest spreading the word of God! We need priest who aren't afraid to stand before their parish and give a good Catholic homily! When a priest is filled with the love of Jesus..I believe that love will be felt by anyone he comes into contact with! I do believe that if our priest put more trust in Jesus and allow Him to lead..they could change the church.. by one good and holy priest at a time! God bless you Father! 💕
Please read through Paul's epistles, Romans-Philemon, make a search for the word priest or priesthood, You won't find it! Ask Yourself, Why? Why isn't Paul informing the Gentile church about this important priesthood, on the contrary, he gives an example of the qualifications of a bishop!
1 Timothy 3:1-3
3 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
Now I ask You to pray about this! we have no priests in the Body of Christ (the new creature), Paul never refers to Christ as our high priest, only as our Head! The teaching of priesthood belongs to Covenant Israel {old and new Covenant), we, Member of his Body, are his ambassadors, and that word You will find in Paul's epistles! My prayer is, that through prayer You will recognize the spiritual landscape the body of Christ is in, where there is no priesthood! God bless You!
@@rlrett1 The Greek word for priest (iereus) is not applied to bishops and presbyters in NT. It applies that title to Christ (Hebrews 5:5, 10; 9:11), to all believers (1 Peter 2:5, Revelation 1:6, 5:10), to Levitical priests of Judaism (Matthew 28:11, Luke 5:14, 10:31 etc.) and to priests of Jupiter (Acts 14:13). But pls check OT as well.
OT has universal priesthood of all Israelites (Exod. 19:6) that prefigures that of NT (1 Peter 2:5). It also has levitical priesthood from the tribe of Levi (priests and levites) and one of priests is chosen to be High Priest. If the High Priest of OT prefigures that of Christ in NT (Heb 5:5) then levitical priesthood must prefigure that of NT. Jer 33:18-22 prophesied that levitical priesthood will continue offering sacrifice. It cannot be fulfilled in levitical priests of Judaism as the no longer can offer any sacrifice after the destruction of their Jerusalem Temple in c. 70 AD. Another prophecy is Isaiah 66:21 says that God will take some from all nations as priests and levites or they are no longer hereditary. Prophecies of OT can be fulfilled after the last book of NT was written and that explains why the word priests is not applied to bishops and presbyters.
1 Tim 3:1-3 says that a bishop must have one wife but you forget verse 4 that mentions his children (plural). Does this mean a childless married men or those with only one child cannot be bishops?
@@justfromcatholic , check out what you said, that Greek word wasn't used in Paul's letters! Yes it wasn't because in the Body of Christ we need no priests! Priests are for covenantal Israel! Paul does not preach the same Gospel as Peter! Peter preaches the new covenant Gospel with the kingdom (heavenly on earth), while Paul preaches the Gospel of Grace (body of Christ/heaven bound)Peters Gospel was put on hold just before Paul's conversion, to be resumed in the tribulation! God bless You
@@justfromcatholicthere is no requirement for marriage, but you can have only one wife, because at the time people had multiple wifes! Actually to be married has a bonus, because you had experience in leading a family!
Powerful podcast. Thank you.
Great episode! I agree on so much of this. However, what about when a parish community no longer recognises a good proest when they've got one? A lot of people are very attached to things the way they are used to them.
We need traditional/conservative priests. And they need to truly believe in what Christ taught. Also they need to bring the true Traditions back to the Church and that means the Traditional Latin Mass. And cannot have any homosexual desires.
This was an nspiring conversation. It gave me much to ponder regarding my own ministry.
Never fear the Roman Catholic Church is the BODY of Christ so nothing will destroy it. But since The Church is made up of sinners like me and I am the most sinful and less worthy of all, we make The Church look bad. Despite all the evil people like me in the Roman Catholic Church, This Church will always triumph, and very holy people are getting ready to rise and defend This Holy Roman Catholic Church. God bless everyone.
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Great Ministry, this Show! Thanks. Is there a Spanish edition of this book by Kevin. I would like to get some and give as gifts to my priest friends. God bless you all From Central America
The church is more of a business today. I am not a big benefactor in my parish and because of it, I am more of an outsider than part of the parish. I go to church because I find comfort and peace one hour a week and feel close to God.
Comment below I think I have noticed getting to know one in particular I sometimes wonder why become a priest sad hope they find there way back to the beautiful vocation that it is we need our priest best job in the world working for God on the way to Heaven and eternal life.x
FR. MICHAEL O CONNOR, FR. DONALD CALLOWAY are two of the priests I believe can lead us to salvation. We need to be told the truth. Hell is real God is real and we need real Homilies truth with a capital T
What is the title and author of the the book you speak of at the end in section on "where to get it"? It is fine to know priests are meant to be men of prayer, but prayer is not taught in most seminaries at all. Then when the seminarians become priests and have parishes you are surprised when the start having yoga meditation in their parish hall every week. People need to be taught to pray - how to meditate. In a seminary in the UK several years ago, the seminarians were told there would not be a prayer period in the moring as everyone could find their own time to go and pray. There are several methods of prayer and they should surely all be presented to seminarians so they find the one that suits their character. Grace will take over at some point and they will go along with where the Spirit leads them: the differences in 'prayer methods' is often associated with some religious order with a particular charism but that too can have much to do with charactor to a certain extent. Seminarians for secular priesthood need to find their niche in some area that suits them by trying different methods. Such prayer leads to the love of Jesus and that is Whom they should fall in love with - not some type of intellectual ideal: the whole person needs to be developed - but how can it be if none of the methods are taught and tried out by the seminarians?
The black African priests. They have the mindset and skills to battle the enemy. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I am not trying to detract from this important topic. Yet, do we consider who are the lay people we need to save the Church? I think Laity are also in a crisis from lack thef knowledge. This of course is tied to priests. Yet laity does need to take far more responsibility to respond to Christ & the call to actively serve Christ.
I think if our Priests are allowed to be Priests vs administrators we would find more engagement, really excitement, among the faithful.
Please pray for our Pope and Priests as they are our bridge into Heaven.
When Pope Francis says “I have a dream forest and cultural practices in Amazonia must be preserved”
, there are dark words hidden in the contextual comprehension: The forest preservation is the coca plantations’ preservation.
The preservation of cultural practices in indigenous people of the forest is the paganism preservation against the gospel preservation. Moreover, those dreams are nightmares of stopping conversion of those souls to Christ Kindom and God’s will. In addition, those Pope’s nightmares are encouraging indigenous ones to live by the flesh instead living by the spirit, loving the creation instead of the creator.
Don't freak out as a priest n expect the faithful to pray for you
And to send Fr Wells in like that into these dens of iniquity was asking too much of him, they put him in great danger - no body guards or anything. They sacrificed him, too much to ask of one person.
I'm not sure exactly how you guys feel about Fr. Mike, but you have dropped his name a few times now, if you throw any shade at him at all I will never watch this show again.
Nick, isn't it sad to realize that any religious would ever throw shade on another. But it happens. So much for "if we must die to ourselves"....
This is really valuable. It gives us much food for thought - well done. Bravo.🥰😜😇😁😄😻💖💝💘💚💜❤🔥
Our Priest can only do so much. The people have got to stop acting like the Israelites did. They need to help the priest. Quit complaining and do something to help.
Only the Holy Spirit can save a true Christian church.
Parishioners do not chit chat, have get togethers, have Bible studies, classes etc.
I miss that from Evangelical days.
Everyone’s in & out like a shot.
Because most of them don't actually believe. Even the clergy. It's just a social club to them.
Like always, the Jesus bobblehead is a bouncing when the others remain still unless the table' bumped hard enough. I find that downright adorable and know the Lord is with thee... and....
"Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God ,cast into hell satan and all evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen."
Yup
This aged well so far.
What about the600 + priests plus bishops cardinal charged with up to 30 yrs of child molestation in Maryland