Yes. I prefer using practicing Catholic(follows all Church teaching handed down from Christ to/through His Apostles) Then there's the "But" Catholica who follow but only what they want to believe.
Hey guys, I recently saw a talk on youtube by Michael Knowles where he beautifully gave advice to a person who was experiencing a faith crisis. It was a political talk at a College campus and when they question came up, he gave a really Catholic faith-filled answer including encouraging the person to recite the prayer of St. Michael the Archangel. Credit to you Mike Knowles....I first saw him here on the Catholic Talk Show!!! Awesome connection!!!
I like to think that God gave us every seed bearing plant to USE. Not abuse. Everything in nature has its place. It's on us, and our free will, to exercise restraint and moderation. This coming from a chain smoking, pothead that REALLY needed to see this podcast today.
Dexter O'methorphen likewise brother. Recently dropped the weed and have been trying to figure out if it’s truly sinful. But there was so much gray area around it. Moderation for some, and abstinence for others seems to be the clearest way for me to see it. Hopefully im not wrong in that notion🙏
@@izaya_253 I totally get it. Totally. I think that if you know that your intentions are good, then God knows that as well. It wouldn't be here, if it weren't supposed to be :)
I love you guys! You are filling a much needed niche! As a practicing Roman Catholic it hard to listen to Joe Rogan knowing he does not speak the truth about Christ. After a few months of Dr. Taylor Marshall, I can’t take the negativity..
I love the turn that the show took at around the 34 minute mark. I felt like there was some growth content there for me. Good presentation and a little less on the clowning around (though some clowning is definitely in order).
Fr. Ripperger who quotes the Cannon, says that smoking is NOT a sin, alcohol, not a sin, and CAN be if you refuse it based on the health benefits of say, a little red wine, etc.. Also as an exorcist, he said he likes to unwind with scotch and cigars. Obviously it's an external so it's corresponding virtue is Modesty and moderation (just as langauge is, Aquinas says language should aim at the truth). And why? Because he refuses to let demons rob him of normal life. The great thing bout being Catholic is we are not gnostics and take part of the gods creation. Italians will smoke, not going to stop them. If you don't stop because it's effects other more important. Love the show guys.
My husband drinks and swears and used to smoke and do “light” drugs. Although I wish he would ditch alcohol and swearing, he has holy qualities that don’t come naturally to me and visa versa. I don’t drink, smoke, have never done drugs and I refrain from swearing I don’t even drink coffee and very little soda. These things are easy for me not to do. It doesn’t necessarily make me holier. Honestly, my husband is probably more saintly then me and he doesn’t even practice Catholicism as much as I do, and I love Catholic content. I think Jesus would appreciate a joyful man who’s a little rough around the edges. It’s almost like I’m his wife to help refine his obedIence towards Christ. And visa versa. Very humbling
Thank you for this show! I love the fact that you guys aren't sitting there , acting like you are holier then thou. We all have a story, and we are all running the race. Jesus knew we couldn't do it alone...that's why He left us with confession! I also love that he gave us Divine Mercy Sunday...which is like a new baptism, which is beautiful mercy from our loving God! I love that you have topics, that you don't find anywhere else! God bless!
The most cringe-worthy abomination is the ease and frequency that folks use the Lord's name in vain. I have always been offended by it, especially when said by "good Catholics."
I found your podcast on spotify. The history, conversation, interesting facts about Catholicism and especially the humor and laughter is so awesome! So excited to listen to all your segments here and the upcoming ones as well!
As a Latin American who immigrated to the USA as a child, we were always given a sip of wine on special occasions. The term "drinking" rings very bad in English-speaking countries. Do you drink? conjures up ideas of being a drunk, an alcoholic. Do I drink what? It's obvious that that first question has another dimension in America and the English countries. Perhaps a better way of asking would be "Do you abuse alcohol." That would be better understood.
I know i am a sinner, but i smoke sometimes weed and i can read much more concentrated and praying also is more intense. I know that it is bad and i am gonna work on that, but it also helped me a lot with studying reading and praying and never created distance between me and God, my faith is stronger than it ever was. But i know that is not a excuses.
It's not bad if you don't overdo it. Paul says that drunkards will be cast out with the sodomites, but Jesus' first miracle was turning water into wine! That is not a contradiction, as the heathens will claim. The clear distinction between the two is this: moderation. God bless!
I’m Irish Catholic (from the west coast of Ireland, very religious and rural) and we smoked, drank and swore like sailors. And we were all good Catholics. Everyone was Catholic, everyone went to mass, the religious ran our schools and our hospitals. So, Catholics can do as they please, outside of the basilica
Thank you for sharing your history of drug use. I used a lot of different things and it is good to see that there are some other Catholic guys who have been down that road and can share how their faith helped them.
I moderate cannabis edibles for PTSD and anxiety; I have to be honest and say that it helps my severe anxiety to the point that I can play at the park with my kids again and other public events. I’m not out of my mind, and the only altercation to my mind is that it cuts out the fight or fight and whirlwind of anxiety when I’m in public. I could blast my brain with 500mg’s but that’s not what I use it for. That’s the temperance I use anyway. Love you guys!!! Prayers and love!!
I quit edibles yesterday, and i can confirm it makes you duller, heavier, sleepier Truth is i thought they helped. I quit and fell back once. Not anymore i want that behind me, all i wanna do is improve myself now Last edit: i was taught young to swear similarly to spongebob haha wish i still did
So, I'm confused. Are any of them allowed? They just seemed to make jokes about them and move on to the next one without saying whether or not some things were allowed.
Is it ok to drink alone as long as you're not getting drunk? And not everyone drinks alone because they are wallowing in some kind of misery. Some drink just because it's relaxing and being alone can be restorative, with just time to reflect and "chill" out (again, as long as you don't get mindlessly drunk).
That used to be my struggle I used to drink alone I will do it from sun up to sundown on a Friday night And that was a sin for me Because the way I was doing . Why was able to control it and not get drunk there's nothing wrong with . So the best thing for me Go to a movie the offers Wine I can just take one glass and no more and that will be fine .
Each one of these "vices" including the musical choices, must be approached from various cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic stand points. Rap and metal (although the later is not my preference) can also be as intricate and complex as Brahams just as some classical music is well not. The same thing goes for weed, there haven't really been as many studies on it but it's illegal status actually has a racially charged history. Similarly, language is ever evolving, and there was some mention of this, the meaning behind the usage of the is more important than the word.
Great show! Really enjoyed the discourse on this episode. It was definitely clarifying for someone like me, who enjoys a drink on occasion, appreciates the natural incense of tobacco smoke, and is perhaps a little too fond of crass language. I think it's important to emphasize that moderation rules the day in all things, and as long as we have an eye to giving thanks for the gifts of alcohol and tobacco used rightly, we should find it difficult to stray too far down the path to perdition.
In New Orleans we have a lot of Catholic parishes. My school had a monseigneur, who had a reputation among the students for being strict. BUT, that was in contrast to the other priest, who was from Ireland, thick accent, always happy and fun. We'd see him outside the corner store drinking and smoking with other guys and he'd excitedly tell us "hello". Both great men, but one was considerably more extroverted.
You guys should do a whole episode on "nicely" translated Bible versus. This example is one and I can't remember where (Isaiah?) when mocking pagan gods it says "where is your God now, taking a dump?"
Just watched this epi. So much inspiration I needed! One suggestion: any Protestant/Puritan discussion could use the same topics: smoking and drinking? I’d like you to delve into more controversial topics that make us BAD Catholics. So, for your homework, how about something like: Remarried catholics, catholics that practice occult, some meatier topics! Just saying. Love the show!
@@RetRo0._.jebE06 I’ve driven home after a few drinks but when I know I can’t drive I won’t drive. A state trooper friend told me if I want to lower my blood alcohol level he just said to eat a greasy burger
@Jack T now all I do is just drink a few beers and dance the night away to sweat the alcohol out and afterwords I just get a greasy burger to absorb the alcohol I’ve drank
That's very true after on friday nights after work I used to drink from sun up sundown . A year before a minute my wife I quit drinking Haven't touched a drop since.
I thought that smoking, swearing, doing drugs and getting drunk are all sins. Or am I wrong, because all of the above are bad. Anyone have any thoughts. Thanks.
@Paula Diroshea Fernando Yes I thought as much. However would the classification of strong drink depend upon the individual drinking, and how much one could drink before getting drunk compared to another for example?
I used to smoke all the time. But I don't smoke anymore it's been more than 20 years . Sometimes I get the urge to smoke but I don't do it because of my kids.
With respect: I am a gym rat and health nut; but on occasion, I will indulge in a cigar, or some vanilla tobacco in my cherrywood pipe. Then the next day: I don't. Perhaps I'm the weirdo; but it doesn't rule me. 🤷♂️
Enjoyed the show and humor there are Catholics and Protestants that don't drink,smoke,use drugs or faul language.It depends on the home environment who one is associated with.Growing up MOM allowed none of that in our home environment.I never smoked till my 40's and that was briefly.Drugs I never wanted apart of I saw it destroy to many lives. Two of our classmates was murdered before our senior year of high school over a drug situation gone wrong.Both were girls.Our public high school was filled with drug use in the 1970's and it was actually a dangerous situation because drug deals was going on around s person daily.I never wanted a part of it.
Just like he said, you can have a small amount of marijuana without going too crazy. I always show up to work and am active in my parish while being someone who uses edibles in small dosages for medicinal reasons.
Am I in the younger days when I was a high school, everyone Cuss . But I did not become Catholic until three years after graduation from high school . After I was invited to a wedding, to my classmates, I was impressed, so that's the time I joined the Catholic church. 45 years I have been a Catholic. . I left the capture church for a while, and I came back. i've been back 8 weeks, going to Mass every sunday .I really enjoy mass I always can't hardly wait until Sunday mass and holy week mass .I am still trying to learn .I did all my confessions take holy communion .
I just started thinking about the old fashioned swearing. In Romeo and Juliet Mercuric shouts “A plague on both your houses!” He is cursing the Capulets and the Montagues. There is also G.B.Shaw’s play Pygmalion. Professor Higgins has used Eliza, his student, to win a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering. Despite the odds he made the poor Cockney flower seller into a beautifully dressed, proper lady who speaks upper class English. As per his cold nature he casually talks about wanting to discard her because he has no use for her. Eliza is worried about her future. She can’t go back to standing on the curb selling violets. She becomes enraged and hurls Higgins’ bedroom slippers at him. She shouts “There are your slippers. And there. Take your slippers; and may you never have a day’s luck with them!” There is no crassness or profanity in these examples. Imagine if people walked around saying thing like that now.
I used to smoke in high school Marble cigarettes.. They're not used to smoke cigars then after that pipes. I like the pipes bet better. I love the Roma on the smelling of it.
okay okay! I don't wanna be a bad catholic so I'm dropping a comment now! lol God Bless ya guys! This is the sort of thing we need now in the church to let the kids know that our fiath is not so un-cool... :)
Perhaps we need to ask, "SHOULD Catholics smoke?", rather than "CAN Catholics smoke?". I am having a difficult time understanding how a percentage of Catholics can justify tobacco smoking (i.e., cigarettes and cigars) when these substances are harmful to bodily health. There's a strong difference between partaking in an action and condoning an action. There are people who partake in tobacco smoking, but simultaneously would never condone, promote or encourage tobacco smoking. I think that's why we should approach this topic compassionately and critically rather than resorting to stances that either condemn or condone.
I used to have a drinking problem. And I started going to AA, so now I hadn't had a drink for 17. I've been told some priest have gone to a a. I'm not sure if that's true or not but that's what I heard.
Hi there. I would like to make two short comments. First I that God made man in his image and that we are to take care of ourselves the best way we can. The second is your show reminds me of group of guys in basement man cave. This takes me back to the 60s in our apartment when I was ten years old and my father would have his buddies over for a penny anny poker game around the dining room table. They would have a couple of smokes, drinks, and laughs. I would ask you guys to invite a few women on occasion to your show BUT I fear it would spoil the atmosphere. Thanks for all your information especially on the saints. Take care and God bless.
Amen, we r all not perfect"we have fallen short of God's Glory" so it's best to understand our sin n pray about it St Paul said Lord ur graise is sufficient, so if we pray we will find a way out but only through repentance. In the end of the day we should judge other wether bad Catholic or not if we know anyone's weakness be it Tabaco, drugs, abusing, alcohol, porn or lust we should just talk to them n intercede on their behalf for graises.
What is holiness? this is what we are called to, we need to ask God to help us with our vices, drinking too much, swearing, drugs hurts not only our body, but also our spiritual well being. The Pope is infallible on morals and church teachings. He can be wrong on other things. But not on church teachings, Not very happy with this episode.
Yes, Catholics are “allowed” to smoke, drink, swear. Total prohibitions against the first two are Protestant. Catholics are NOT permitted to smoke if it’s against doctor’s orders or against charity. It’s not encouraged. As for drink, it must be in moderation, never to intoxication. Alcoholics are not permitted to drink except a priest may drink the liturgical wine as part of Mass. Taking God’s name in vain or misusing the names of holy persons or things, are mortal sins and forbidden. Swearing a false oath is a mortal sin. Use of profanity, vulgarity, crude language would be considered venial sins. As for use of drugs, doctor’s prescriptions are allowed, sometimes required. The last time I checked, cannabis use is forbidden unless by doctor’s orders. The fact that it’s legal in some localities has nothing to do with its morality. Use of street drugs causes people to lose control of the judgment and will, so it’s forbidden on that account.
I'm a catholic I don't do those things anymore I used to smoke marijuana . And also been to confession Told everything didn't leave anything out . And I used to go to AA
Maybe the question isn't if you're a good Catholic but are these actions morally good or bad. Also, what about the health effects of smoking. Evidence shows it is bad for your health which is a fundamental moral good we need to promote and protect. My take-away is that the four you condone tobacco use given the list of holy people using it. Your treatment of the moral use of marijuana is fuzzy at best. Impaired moral judgement is the strongest position you take and rightly so. The joking atmosphere of the discussion could be mistaking for approval. I do like Ryan's distinctions on crass/vulgar language, swearing and cursing but I seemed to miss any reference to the 2nd Commandment.
I think the distinction could have been made that those Holy people who used tobacco weren't aware of the health effects of tobacco, and if they had been, would have treated it differently. With the changing legality and uses of Marijuana, I think its use falls under the same grounds of alcohol, that in moderation, in could be tolerated if it doesn't affect the capacity for right moral judgment and faculties. As far as the Second Commandment, we were in agreement, as Father Rich said, when people say "G-D" Damn it, they deserve a roundhouse kick.
On the other hand, the Canadian bishops released a document condemning the legalization of marijuana here, and clarifying that it is still immoral (see www.cccb.ca/site/images/stories/pdf/CCCB_statement_on_Cannabis_with_endorsement__-en-__29_June_2018.pdf). They also quote Pope Francis' condemnation of the legalization of "soft drugs."
@@CatholicTalkShow How does cursing, drinking, smoking make you a bad catholic. Rubbish, come to Ireland and get a culture shock, cursing is second nature to Irish people. So does that mean that all people that are Catholics in Ireland are bad.
@@CatholicTalkShow I agree. Alcohol or weed in moderation. I don't drink but I do smoke because it helps me with health problems. I can never take anyone seriously who thinks alcohol is ok and weed isn't. Seeing as alcohol kills thousands of people every year.
ive been praying to Saint Maximillian Kolbe, and have over 2 years clean!! for the greater Glory of God
@Kade Daivis addiction! That saint is the saint of addictions
Well done, very proud of you and praying for your continued sobriety. Good Bless and Protect you. 💕🙏🙏
My daddy told me that if you could only express yourself with cuss words, your vocabulary was poor.
@@FidelisDeiFiliusAugustinus God gave us a mouth to praise Him not to profane His creation.
I agree, but sometimes nothing else expresses accurately what you're trying to express.
Think about trying to ACCURATELY describe war.
@@KethenGoesHam I agree when it's rare. When it's every third word out of someone's mouth, then it's bad.
@pin, I'm in twubble! It's a bad habit to break! What about 'hell's bells'?
Research shows the opposite
"Every Saint has a past. Every sinner has a future". Oscar Wilde.
There is no such thing as a "Good Catholic." A Good Catholic is not what you are. A Good Catholic is what you strive to be.
Yes. I prefer using practicing Catholic(follows all Church teaching handed down from Christ to/through His Apostles) Then there's the "But" Catholica who follow but only what they want to believe.
Yep.
@@OracionesDelRosario I do not see how that is relevant to what I said.
I will pray for you
Amen
These guys are brilliant. Thank God for this. This is some of the real talk that's missing in the Catholic community these days.
Hey guys, I recently saw a talk on youtube by Michael Knowles where he beautifully gave advice to a person who was experiencing a faith crisis. It was a political talk at a College campus and when they question came up, he gave a really Catholic faith-filled answer including encouraging the person to recite the prayer of St. Michael the Archangel. Credit to you Mike Knowles....I first saw him here on the Catholic Talk Show!!! Awesome connection!!!
I like to think that God gave us every seed bearing plant to USE. Not abuse. Everything in nature has its place. It's on us, and our free will, to exercise restraint and moderation.
This coming from a chain smoking, pothead that REALLY needed to see this podcast today.
Dexter O'methorphen likewise brother. Recently dropped the weed and have been trying to figure out if it’s truly sinful. But there was so much gray area around it. Moderation for some, and abstinence for others seems to be the clearest way for me to see it. Hopefully im not wrong in that notion🙏
@@izaya_253 I totally get it. Totally.
I think that if you know that your intentions are good, then God knows that as well. It wouldn't be here, if it weren't supposed to be :)
I love you guys! You are filling a much needed niche! As a practicing Roman Catholic it hard to listen to Joe Rogan knowing he does not speak the truth about Christ. After a few months of Dr. Taylor Marshall, I can’t take the negativity..
I completely agree... 👍👍
I love the turn that the show took at around the 34 minute mark. I felt like there was some growth content there for me. Good presentation and a little less on the clowning around (though some clowning is definitely in order).
agreed
I agree! Less clowning around!
Fr. Ripperger who quotes the Cannon, says that smoking is NOT a sin, alcohol, not a sin, and CAN be if you refuse it based on the health benefits of say, a little red wine, etc..
Also as an exorcist, he said he likes to unwind with scotch and cigars. Obviously it's an external so it's corresponding virtue is Modesty and moderation (just as langauge is, Aquinas says language should aim at the truth). And why? Because he refuses to let demons rob him of normal life.
The great thing bout being Catholic is we are not gnostics and take part of the gods creation. Italians will smoke, not going to stop them. If you don't stop because it's effects other more important. Love the show guys.
Brandon Young what about weed and cocaine lol
How else are we going to cope with the threat of the Eternal torture chamber and the holier-than-thou married types?
Red wine doesn’t have health benefits. The cancer alcohol causes has been found to outweigh the heart stuff proponents bring up.
My husband drinks and swears and used to smoke and do “light” drugs. Although I wish he would ditch alcohol and swearing, he has holy qualities that don’t come naturally to me and visa versa. I don’t drink, smoke, have never done drugs and I refrain from swearing I don’t even drink coffee and very little soda. These things are easy for me not to do. It doesn’t necessarily make me holier. Honestly, my husband is probably more saintly then me and he doesn’t even practice Catholicism as much as I do, and I love Catholic content. I think Jesus would appreciate a joyful man who’s a little rough around the edges. It’s almost like I’m his wife to help refine his obedIence towards Christ. And visa versa. Very humbling
Everyone needs a good wife like you what a wonderful world this would be!
Thank you for this show! I love the fact that you guys aren't sitting there , acting like you are holier then thou. We all have a story, and we are all running the race. Jesus knew we couldn't do it alone...that's why He left us with confession! I also love that he gave us Divine Mercy Sunday...which is like a new baptism, which is beautiful mercy from our loving God! I love that you have topics, that you don't find anywhere else! God bless!
The most cringe-worthy abomination is the ease and frequency that folks use the Lord's name in vain. I have always been offended by it, especially when said by "good Catholics."
I found your podcast on spotify. The history, conversation, interesting facts about Catholicism and especially the humor and laughter is so awesome! So excited to listen to all your segments here and the upcoming ones as well!
As a Latin American who immigrated to the USA as a child, we were always given a sip of wine on special occasions. The term "drinking" rings very bad in English-speaking countries. Do you drink? conjures up ideas of being a drunk, an alcoholic. Do I drink what? It's obvious that that first question has another dimension in America and the English countries. Perhaps a better way of asking would be "Do you abuse alcohol." That would be better understood.
The more protestant puritans in america are like that not all.
@@Vision-uf5mm --Americans go from one extreme to the other: abstain from alcohol because it is sinful or have at it.
Holy cow! This was awesome. Two channels I recently came to be a big fan of. Michael Knowles + The Catholic Talk Show.
Pray for me to overcome all willful sin in my life
Being Irish, I'm fine with the Patron Saint of Alcoholics being Irish.
Who is the patron saint of alcoholics?
Never forget the lake of beer, for Jesus.
@@Kitiwake Blessed Matt Talbot of Ireland
I know i am a sinner, but i smoke sometimes weed and i can read much more concentrated and praying also is more intense.
I know that it is bad and i am gonna work on that, but it also helped me a lot with studying reading and praying and never created distance between me and God, my faith is stronger than it ever was. But i know that is not a excuses.
You're not alone
It's not bad if you don't overdo it. Paul says that drunkards will be cast out with the sodomites, but Jesus' first miracle was turning water into wine! That is not a contradiction, as the heathens will claim. The clear distinction between the two is this: moderation. God bless!
I’m Irish Catholic (from the west coast of Ireland, very religious and rural) and we smoked, drank and swore like sailors. And we were all good Catholics. Everyone was Catholic, everyone went to mass, the religious ran our schools and our hospitals. So, Catholics can do as they please, outside of the basilica
St John Chystosom taught that it was blasphemy to regard wine, beer, tabaco as evil ... an addiction to these things is evil.. moderate use is not ..
Bingo! A thousand times yes. Isn't he the one who said wine is given to us for cheerfulness, not drunkenness?
What an awesome "find" !!!! Thanks, guy. Love being a Catholic.
Yooooo what a collaboration! You guys need to have Michael on again!
Love your show. You’re all very funny but actually good Catholics
Thank you for sharing your history of drug use. I used a lot of different things and it is good to see that there are some other Catholic guys who have been down that road and can share how their faith helped them.
I moderate cannabis edibles for PTSD and anxiety; I have to be honest and say that it helps my severe anxiety to the point that I can play at the park with my kids again and other public events. I’m not out of my mind, and the only altercation to my mind is that it cuts out the fight or fight and whirlwind of anxiety when I’m in public. I could blast my brain with 500mg’s but that’s not what I use it for. That’s the temperance I use anyway. Love you guys!!! Prayers and love!!
Also suffering from PTSD due to combat. I use canabis (medically),Its a game changer. I pray that God gives you comfort brother!
I know a few combat veterans who have had great relief from ptsd with ketamine treatments.
@@RahzeeAlibabaSame, I feel God made it for a reason, I hope God wouldn't throw me in hell for regulation of my trauma by one of his created works
If smoking weed is a sin then tobacco should be too. It takes your freedom the same as weed
Every time a priest sneezes now, I won't be able to not think about them possibly snuffing.
Great episode guys. Reminded me a bit of old times with old friends.
I haven't watched all of your videos, but this is, by far, the funniest! Great show!
That’s was so enlightening & fun thank you all for your insight
I quit edibles yesterday, and i can confirm it makes you duller, heavier, sleepier
Truth is i thought they helped. I quit and fell back once. Not anymore i want that behind me, all i wanna do is improve myself now
Last edit: i was taught young to swear similarly to spongebob haha wish i still did
I remember by grandfather using snuff and every now and then I would get to try it. Loved it.
I wonder what Fulton Sheen would have said about the Passover meal where 4 cups of wine are partaken.
This was a great podcast/show 🤓👍
So, I'm confused. Are any of them allowed? They just seemed to make jokes about them and move on to the next one without saying whether or not some things were allowed.
Best episode ever 😅
Dellacrosse, I'm an Irish-American and loved your joke 🤣
These guys break my bones with laughter
Made me think of the saying, better to save drinking until after the guns are cleaned and racked.
Is it ok to drink alone as long as you're not getting drunk? And not everyone drinks alone because they are wallowing in some kind of misery. Some drink just because it's relaxing and being alone can be restorative, with just time to reflect and "chill" out (again, as long as you don't get mindlessly drunk).
That used to be my struggle I used to drink alone I will do it from sun up to sundown on a Friday night And that was a sin for me Because the way I was doing . Why was able to control it and not get drunk there's nothing wrong with . So the best thing for me Go to a movie the offers Wine I can just take one glass and no more and that will be fine .
I agree
Each one of these "vices" including the musical choices, must be approached from various cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic stand points. Rap and metal (although the later is not my preference) can also be as intricate and complex as Brahams just as some classical music is well not. The same thing goes for weed, there haven't really been as many studies on it but it's illegal status actually has a racially charged history. Similarly, language is ever evolving, and there was some mention of this, the meaning behind the usage of the is more important than the word.
Everything needs discernment.. prob the point of clear state of reason that they were at times alluding to.
DragonForce is one of the most uplifting and talented metal bands ever. Never have I heard harmonious guitar players like them.
Great show! Really enjoyed the discourse on this episode. It was definitely clarifying for someone like me, who enjoys a drink on occasion, appreciates the natural incense of tobacco smoke, and is perhaps a little too fond of crass language. I think it's important to emphasize that moderation rules the day in all things, and as long as we have an eye to giving thanks for the gifts of alcohol and tobacco used rightly, we should find it difficult to stray too far down the path to perdition.
Love learning from you guys. Thank you!
In New Orleans we have a lot of Catholic parishes. My school had a monseigneur, who had a reputation among the students for being strict. BUT, that was in contrast to the other priest, who was from Ireland, thick accent, always happy and fun. We'd see him outside the corner store drinking and smoking with other guys and he'd excitedly tell us "hello". Both great men, but one was considerably more extroverted.
You guys should do a whole episode on "nicely" translated Bible versus. This example is one and I can't remember where (Isaiah?) when mocking pagan gods it says "where is your God now, taking a dump?"
Bloody hell, I won't drink today and I'll give up the grass. Thank you guys, I'll do my best.
Just watched this epi. So much inspiration I needed! One suggestion: any Protestant/Puritan discussion could use the same topics: smoking and drinking? I’d like you to delve into more controversial topics that make us BAD Catholics. So, for your homework, how about something like: Remarried catholics, catholics that practice occult, some meatier topics! Just saying. Love the show!
I’ve gotten Drunk to the point where I could t drive, but I made the decision to stay at a friends house to not drive drunk.
That’s good of you
@@RetRo0._.jebE06 I’ve driven home after a few drinks but when I know I can’t drive I won’t drive. A state trooper friend told me if I want to lower my blood alcohol level he just said to eat a greasy burger
@Jack T now all I do is just drink a few beers and dance the night away to sweat the alcohol out and afterwords I just get a greasy burger to absorb the alcohol I’ve drank
Love this program...
You get your message across in an amazing way ... thank you
That's very true after on friday nights after work I used to drink from sun up sundown . A year before a minute my wife I quit drinking Haven't touched a drop since.
Thank you again guys. I'll be as sober as possible.
Chewing tobacco at 13. It was Wyoming, what can I say?
My vice is shopping! Where can I get those bobbleheads?
40:30 Excellent articulation. This is one of my failings.
The picture for this video looks like the album cover for Black Sabbath's "Heaven and Hell!"
My thoughts exactly!!!!!😀👍👍
Awesome show guys!
I thought that smoking, swearing, doing drugs and getting drunk are all sins.
Or am I wrong, because all of the above are bad.
Anyone have any thoughts.
Thanks.
@Paula Diroshea Fernando
Yes I thought as much.
However would the classification of strong drink depend upon the individual drinking, and how much one could drink before getting drunk compared to another for example?
@Paula Diroshea Fernando
Thank you.
And don't worry, I won't.
God bless you, my sister in Christ.
It is….these men are not holy
I hate that i smoke. I hate that i cuss.
I've a memory in the old days. You can be in a restaurant smoke. But now they've changed the law where you know not allow to.
Great show! ❤
I used to smoke all the time. But I don't smoke anymore it's been more than 20 years . Sometimes I get the urge to smoke but I don't do it because of my kids.
With respect: I am a gym rat and health nut; but on occasion, I will indulge in a cigar, or some vanilla tobacco in my cherrywood pipe.
Then the next day: I don't.
Perhaps I'm the weirdo; but it doesn't rule me. 🤷♂️
Good for you💗
Enjoyed the show and humor there are Catholics and Protestants that don't drink,smoke,use drugs or faul language.It depends on the home environment who one is associated with.Growing up MOM allowed none of that in our home environment.I never smoked till my 40's and that was briefly.Drugs I never wanted apart of I saw it destroy to many lives. Two of our classmates was murdered before our senior year of high school over a drug situation gone wrong.Both were girls.Our public high school was filled with drug use in the 1970's and it was actually a dangerous situation because drug deals was going on around s person daily.I never wanted a part of it.
I like the stories of Saints addicted to something and limited and out of kilter...there's Hope for everybody
My grandfather when he started smoking he didn't know was bad for him because he was born in 19 0 6 back. Then there was no warnings on cigarettes..
It bothers me when someone smokes around me I have asthma.
What a funny episode!!!!😂
Just like he said, you can have a small amount of marijuana without going too crazy. I always show up to work and am active in my parish while being someone who uses edibles in small dosages for medicinal reasons.
Still a very funny episode 😂😊
Am I in the younger days when I was a high school, everyone Cuss . But I did not become Catholic until three years after graduation from high school . After I was invited to a wedding, to my classmates, I was impressed, so that's the time I joined the Catholic church. 45 years I have been a Catholic. . I left the capture church for a while, and I came back. i've been back 8 weeks, going to Mass every sunday .I really enjoy mass I always can't hardly wait until Sunday mass and holy week mass .I am still trying to learn .I did all my confessions take holy communion .
I just started thinking about the old fashioned swearing. In Romeo and Juliet Mercuric shouts “A plague on both your houses!” He is cursing the Capulets and the Montagues.
There is also G.B.Shaw’s play Pygmalion. Professor Higgins has used Eliza, his student, to win a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering. Despite the odds he made the poor Cockney flower seller into a beautifully dressed, proper lady who speaks upper class English. As per his cold nature he casually talks about wanting to discard her because he has no use for her. Eliza is worried about her future. She can’t go back to standing on the curb selling violets. She becomes enraged and hurls Higgins’ bedroom slippers at him. She shouts “There are your slippers. And there. Take your slippers; and may you never have a day’s luck with them!”
There is no crassness or profanity in these examples. Imagine if people walked around saying thing like that now.
I remember in the old days you can go to a restaurant inside and smoke but nowadays we not allowed to.
I used to use Street drugs I overcame it Forty years I asked for God's help and he helped me . Because I was hooked
When my uncle got married the preist was intoxicated when he precided over the wedding
I always refer to G.K. Chesterton on this issue
Okay, okay you guys, I subbed and liked the video! Take a chill pill!
I used to smoke in high school Marble cigarettes.. They're not used to smoke cigars then after that pipes. I like the pipes bet better. I love the Roma on the smelling of it.
The tongue is a small member but it can cause horrible damage
Super Shows 😊
This was... AWESOME!
okay okay! I don't wanna be a bad catholic so I'm dropping a comment now! lol God Bless ya guys! This is the sort of thing we need now in the church to let the kids know that our fiath is not so un-cool... :)
Perhaps we need to ask, "SHOULD Catholics smoke?", rather than "CAN Catholics smoke?". I am having a difficult time understanding how a percentage of Catholics can justify tobacco smoking (i.e., cigarettes and cigars) when these substances are harmful to bodily health. There's a strong difference between partaking in an action and condoning an action. There are people who partake in tobacco smoking, but simultaneously would never condone, promote or encourage tobacco smoking. I think that's why we should approach this topic compassionately and critically rather than resorting to stances that either condemn or condone.
I don't like being around someone that smokes cause I have asthma makes me cough.
I used to have a drinking problem. And I started going to AA, so now I hadn't had a drink for 17. I've been told some priest have gone to a a. I'm not sure if that's true or not but that's what I heard.
Hi there. I would like to make two short comments. First I that God made man in his image and that we are to take care of ourselves the best way we can. The second is your show reminds me of group of guys in basement man cave. This takes me back to the 60s in our apartment when I was ten years old and my father would have his buddies over for a penny anny poker game around the dining room table. They would have a couple of smokes, drinks, and laughs. I would ask you guys to invite a few women on occasion to your show BUT I fear it would spoil the atmosphere. Thanks for all your information especially on the saints. Take care and God bless.
Great show, Mr. Knowles is very good at articulating, is he in politics? 🎙🤔😅 Gracias por la platica Católica!
Amen, we r all not perfect"we have fallen short of God's Glory" so it's best to understand our sin n pray about it St Paul said Lord ur graise is sufficient, so if we pray we will find a way out but only through repentance. In the end of the day we should judge other wether bad Catholic or not if we know anyone's weakness be it Tabaco, drugs, abusing, alcohol, porn or lust we should just talk to them n intercede on their behalf for graises.
What is holiness? this is what we are called to, we need to ask God to help us with our vices, drinking too much, swearing, drugs hurts not only our body, but also our spiritual well being. The Pope is infallible on morals and church teachings. He can be wrong on other things. But not on church teachings, Not very happy with this episode.
Susan Fowler, the pope is infallible when he passes on the dogmas of faith that was handed down from the Popes. Does this Pope do that?
Always fun
I think Padre Pío had a box of ceder Woody shavings😊
Aspirine the wunder drug...use as prescribed, limited daily (monthly) use
Bad joke: I don’t smoke drink or swear but Oh sh** I left my cigarettes in the bar.
The difference between pot and alcohol is that alcohol is more addictive and less medicinally useful.
Yes, Catholics are “allowed” to smoke, drink, swear. Total prohibitions against the first two are Protestant. Catholics are NOT permitted to smoke if it’s against doctor’s orders or against charity. It’s not encouraged. As for drink, it must be in moderation, never to intoxication. Alcoholics are not permitted to drink except a priest may drink the liturgical wine as part of Mass. Taking God’s name in vain or misusing the names of holy persons or things, are mortal sins and forbidden. Swearing a false oath is a mortal sin. Use of profanity, vulgarity, crude language would be considered venial sins. As for use of drugs, doctor’s prescriptions are allowed, sometimes required. The last time I checked, cannabis use is forbidden unless by doctor’s orders. The fact that it’s legal in some localities has nothing to do with its morality. Use of street drugs causes people to lose control of the judgment and will, so it’s forbidden on that account.
I'm a catholic I don't do those things anymore I used to smoke marijuana . And also been to confession Told everything didn't leave anything out . And I used to go to AA
Don’t just wash the outside of the cup!
I would love to hear Ryan's conversion
Regarding opium and China please read Pearl Bucks book “The Good Earth”.
Maybe the question isn't if you're a good Catholic but are these actions morally good or bad. Also, what about the health effects of smoking. Evidence shows it is bad for your health which is a fundamental moral good we need to promote and protect. My take-away is that the four you condone tobacco use given the list of holy people using it. Your treatment of the moral use of marijuana is fuzzy at best. Impaired moral judgement is the strongest position you take and rightly so. The joking atmosphere of the discussion could be mistaking for approval. I do like Ryan's distinctions on crass/vulgar language, swearing and cursing but I seemed to miss any reference to the 2nd Commandment.
I think the distinction could have been made that those Holy people who used tobacco weren't aware of the health effects of tobacco, and if they had been, would have treated it differently. With the changing legality and uses of Marijuana, I think its use falls under the same grounds of alcohol, that in moderation, in could be tolerated if it doesn't affect the capacity for right moral judgment and faculties. As far as the Second Commandment, we were in agreement, as Father Rich said, when people say "G-D" Damn it, they deserve a roundhouse kick.
On the other hand, the Canadian bishops released a document condemning the legalization of marijuana here, and clarifying that it is still immoral (see www.cccb.ca/site/images/stories/pdf/CCCB_statement_on_Cannabis_with_endorsement__-en-__29_June_2018.pdf). They also quote Pope Francis' condemnation of the legalization of "soft drugs."
@@CatholicTalkShow How does cursing, drinking, smoking make you a bad catholic. Rubbish, come to Ireland and get a culture shock, cursing is second nature to Irish people. So does that mean that all people that are Catholics in Ireland are bad.
@@CatholicTalkShow I agree. Alcohol or weed in moderation. I don't drink but I do smoke because it helps me with health problems. I can never take anyone seriously who thinks alcohol is ok and weed isn't. Seeing as alcohol kills thousands of people every year.