Fr. Rich definitely left a huge void with his absence, as would either of the Ryans being MIA. The chemical formula that makes the Catholic Talk Show work is definitely two Ryans and a Fr. Rich. Addressing his absence would have eliminated the huge elephant in the room. I believe this show is a huge evangelizing gift from the Holy Spirit, as I saw it help my wife become interested in our faith, and pray that it continues.
No offense, but this is very simplistic. I also think it's very irresponsible to tell people that Santaria curses, hexes the Ojo(evil eye) etc... have no power. They do have power according to the Catholic Church, that's one of the reasons why we have the ministries of deliverance and exorcism i mean of course. This guy's got a lot to learn about the actual sources of much of what he discussed. This also contradicts A LOT of what Thomas Aquinas and other Church doctors write about. This is kind of like an elementary discussion you'd have with grades schoolers. I only mention this because I think it's important to speak the whole truth, not giving people unreasonable confidence that none of this can affect them. There is some truth to the left side issue and the fact that Blessed Salt DOES expel evil by the power of God. People are smart enough to understand the difference whether subtle or not. For example in the case of Holy water, yes it's not the water itself, but God that gives the water power. Wasn't it St Bridget and Thomas Aquinas who taught that there are certain gems for example that God gave the ability to heal a person by applying the gemstone somehow; the gemstone would have physical attributes like copper does as a conductor. God given physical attributes. Well I can't write more detail here to fully explain. People can understand that, you don't just say objects have no power to function spiritually or physically for example. Just tell the whole story. it's no good for people to be low information Catholics on either extreme, superstitious or non superstitious. Just tell it like it is, the facts as it were, rather than dumb it down. Thank you ☺️😉
Over the more than 50 years as a priest, one of the most painful things I experienced in the confessional was scrupulosity usually attached to superstition. It was almost unbreakable! God help those poor tortured souls!
What about the catholic healers from south louisiana; as a priest of more that 50 years you must have heard of this. They pray over a sick servant; they healed my son who was subject to being intubation; the splitting of the 2nd and 3rd rib and a tube shoved into his lungs. The catholic healers(whom are only allowed to have one specific healing; mostly women) was completely healed. I am not sure what to think about it. Your reply would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I can’t believe that you didn’t mention Father Rich’s absence. At least a few commenters seemed to know what happened. And how could you not address the bracelet you’re wearing, along with miraculous medals and scapulas as another commenter noted? The differentiation of those items from superstitions would have added depth to the presentation. Finally, how about personally responding to at least some of the comments?
My two cents: I would think that the root of superstition ultimately is fear and lack of trust in God therefore “I have to take control by means of these particular actions to achieve the desired result”. Ultimately though I would think it all boils down to fear.
Thank you! We Protestants tend to neglect all this -- all too often we dispose of superstitions exactly the way an atheist would ("there's nothing to it," "it can't work") and don't ask ourselves what kind of spiritual views or assumptions motivate a person to follow a superstition. For example, we often dismiss a Ouija board as a bogus machine rather than asking, "So what are you expecting it to do? If it worked, how would it be working, and what would you have achieved? What are you telling God?"
The hard one for me as I have converted to the church was having to get an annulment from my first marriage. It makes some sense to me if the couple was Catholic but we weren’t. The church claims to accept Eastern Orthodox as being in communion with us, but they would not have required an annulment if I had joined that church. It’s just difficult to understand. According to the Catechism, what constitutes a sin in part is knowing it is a sin and doing it anyway. In the case of non-Christians, that wouldn’t be the case. I did it and I’m grateful to be getting baptized and confirmed next weekend. But this is the one I had the hardest time with.
I am 61 & have to say it Italian & Native American & from the South & my 2 grandmothers when we were young put the fear of God in you with things. Did y’all’s ever say if you go under a yellow light, you have to lift your feet up and scratch the roof or you’ll have bad luck.Crazy huh ? Love & pray for you guys daily & your families ❤🙏 Where is Father Rich ? 😊
This show got me thinking about the dinners we have on New Year Day. Its always a pork roast and sauerkraut for good luck. Pigs cant look behind them so you want to look forward to the future. Sauerkraut is cabbage which is green and green is for money. Do I 100% believe it. No but its fun to think about.
Thank you for that comment! Christian relatives were firm believers in this and advised their R/E clients to bury a statue. Struck me as sacrilegious! Tho, oops, I did buy a sailboat and held an informal ‘renaming ceremony to ward off bad luck’ - I viewed that as a fun tradition and NOT as a real belief. Oh the crazy things we do!
Regarding the notion that the number 13 invited bad luck, I knew it stemmed from freemasonry/Jacques de Mollay etc. So growing up I actualy liked the number 13 for reasons that my goth friends would never have approved of. Privately, i always considered the Virgin Mary as the first of all Jesus' apostles, bringing the total to 13. Also, if memory serves, Marian apparitions have historically occurred on the 13th of the month, I think. Fatima was always on the thirteenth & I think the coronation eventually was on the thirteenth. Of course I believe we should revere our Mother every single day, I just figured I'd bring up an observation that's always been in the back of my head.
I am from a Central European traditionally Catholic country and there are a lot of superstitions here, many Catholics are completely ignorant of the fact that it's contrary to the faith. But the most superstitious Catholics I met were from the Philippines or from Central and South American countries when I worked at the souvenir shop at the church of the Infant of Prague. They were able to ask questions like "which color of the Infant Jesus statue will bring me financial blessing?" I was totally shocked. However it is so easy to look down on people who think like this and not notice that we often treat God in a superstitious manner too.. often with how we use sacramentals or practice certain devotions, or even the basic things of our faith. It doesn't give a good witness to the outside world and then I hear certain Protestant pastors speak about Catholicism like this: "You came out of Catholicism where you were constantly thinking how many Hail Mary's you need to pray and how often you need to go to confession so that you're good with God..." (this is probably what they think typical Catholic spiritual life is about 😥 - but why do they have the impression?)
Great points! I understand that many cultures carried a few of their eccentric traditions into Catholicism. (PS, I was in Prague years ago and visited that church.)
As an Irish 🍀🇮🇪 Canadian 🇨🇦 we luv our Clovers/Shamrocks. However for me it's just a something my family just says as part of our culture nothing more than that.
When I was ten years old and walking home from school, three black cats crossed my path. When I got home I told my mom about it! She said, “Do you know what day it is? It’s Friday the 13th!” Didn’t know that, but nothing came of it. We weren’t superstitious! Just a curious happening!🙂
As always, you enlighten our spirits. The oddest relationship I have experienced with superstitions and Catholicism is in the city of Naples in Italy. They believe in folklore and karma, yet their faith and commitment to God are unquestioned. As stated, visiting Naples was an odd acknowledgement of how superstition and religion are blended.
I remember a time my mom had a statue of the virgin Mary on her dresser. The eyes were like marble. Every time i passed the statue in her room, i noticed it would always be in a different position. It also looked like her eyes were following me too. Like it was moving by itself. I asked my mom if she was moving it and she said " no ". Scared me.
Omg the bloody groundhog!!! Apparently he came out so Winter will be shorter here in Canada 🇨🇦🍀!!! Everyone was so happy....it got warm & melted & now it's snowing again & everyone is cursing this bloody groundhog like it's his fault
Dellacrosse: “The genocide of black cats caused the black plague.” That comment just made laugh so hard for some reason 😂🤣 What a way he has with words 😂🤦🏽♀️🤣
A lot of Irish superstitions I grew up with 🍀 the best one "when a bird poops on you it's good luck"... Originally this idea comes from Russia ... I guess it just stuck
Walking under the ladder is a thing from hanging, least in the UK. No religious conitation, the same with not having the 3rd drag on a cigarette. A sniper is alerted on the first, takes aim on the 2nd and bang on the third.
BTW - I'm 1st generation Italian American and we have a lot of superstitions. One of common one is the evil eye (I think it is spelled: mallo ochio). That's basically being able to put a curse on someone. Very common in the Italian culture. I've explained that that's just a superstition to many people I know that are Catholic, but often they don't listen 😂
Black cats our my favorite 🐈⬛ & my favorite bird is the crow. I love the intelligence of crows. I feed them peanuts everyday. They recognize me & have followed me home a couple of times.
😂 the crow, I can relate. It symbolized death or something evil that was near. To this day I can't stand the crows, they always fighting the domestic birds at my water fountain in the backyard.
Just need to add the practice of burying St Joseph was started by European Nuns that would bury St Joseph medals when trying to acquire property for convents… it evolved into statues… more tradition versus pagan
The rosary definitely helped me get closer to God don’t care what anyone says about the rosary it will definitely help your walk with Christ point blank period.
I had buried a st Joseph statue for trying get or last couple of homes. We didn't bury him upside down though. I thought of it in the same sense we bury broken blessed items. Or is that another form of superstition?
I was extremely superstitious as a kid. If i saw a portrait of christ or a porcelain statue of the virgin mary or saints, i felt like God was watching me. It scared me.
Patrick used the three leafed shamrock as a way to explain the Holy Trinity! It is not an Irish thing to use four leafed clovers as amulets. It is something that developed here in the USA! Please fix what you are saying about this!
I dunno if it's an American thing but if it rains on st swithens day it'll rain for 40 days, or if it's sunny it'll be sunny. It doesn't really hold in the UK, most summer's are washouts regardless.
ok I'm coming home from the dentist one day a black cat is sitting by the. curb so I'm praying please don't run in front of me but he doesn't get the message to many cares behind me but then I'm in the doctors office about 3 wks later and one of the numbers on the test comes back 666 how am. I to take that lol true story I. am not superstitious lol just wondering
You have made fun of many cultural beliefs and practices of devout Catholics. It’s not funny and in most cases these practices not sacrilegious. To me, this “superstition” episode makes fun of and even ridicules cultures that have great faith in God. Not very Christian…
Superstition is never good regardless of culture or devoutness. Once you see why superstitions are bad you can’t unsee it and you know better than to surrender to it.
If the purpose of the 'superstition' is to ascribe supernatural power over your life to something other than God then you should call that out. That's idolatry! Pure and simple. The Catechism of the Catholic Church calls this out in clauses 2110 and 2111
Fr. Rich definitely left a huge void with his absence, as would either of the Ryans being MIA. The chemical formula that makes the Catholic Talk Show work is definitely two Ryans and a Fr. Rich. Addressing his absence would have eliminated the huge elephant in the room. I believe this show is a huge evangelizing gift from the Holy Spirit, as I saw it help my wife become interested in our faith, and pray that it continues.
He Is Resting long needed One We Respect his wishes and will pray for Him❤
God bless the father and all of you guys. Prayers to you.
🦋WHERE IS FATHER RICH TONIGHT?
He is taking a break and taking care of his mother who is sick. Please pray for her.
God bless Father Rich and family.
Prayers for Father Rich and his family. May the Lord bless them with His healing touch. Amen🙏
Prayers ❤
Sending prayer for fr. Rich and his family 🙏
No offense, but this is very simplistic. I also think it's very irresponsible to tell people that Santaria curses, hexes the Ojo(evil eye) etc... have no power. They do have power according to the Catholic Church, that's one of the reasons why we have the ministries of deliverance and exorcism i mean of course.
This guy's got a lot to learn about the actual sources of much of what he discussed. This also contradicts A LOT of what Thomas Aquinas and other Church doctors write about. This is kind of like an elementary discussion you'd have with grades schoolers. I only mention this because I think it's important to speak the whole truth, not giving people unreasonable confidence that none of this can affect them.
There is some truth to the left side issue and the fact that Blessed Salt DOES expel evil by the power of God. People are smart enough to understand the difference whether subtle or not. For example in the case of Holy water, yes it's not the water itself, but God that gives the water power. Wasn't it St Bridget and Thomas Aquinas who taught that there are certain gems for example that God gave the ability to heal a person by applying the gemstone somehow; the gemstone would have physical attributes like copper does as a conductor. God given physical attributes. Well I can't write more detail here to fully explain. People can understand that, you don't just say objects have no power to function spiritually or physically for example. Just tell the whole story. it's no good for people to be low information Catholics on either extreme, superstitious or non superstitious. Just tell it like it is, the facts as it were, rather than dumb it down. Thank you ☺️😉
Over the more than 50 years as a priest, one of the most painful things I experienced in the confessional was scrupulosity usually attached to superstition. It was almost unbreakable! God help those poor tortured souls!
What about the catholic healers from south louisiana; as a priest of more that 50 years you must have heard of this.
They pray over a sick servant; they healed my son who was subject to being intubation; the splitting of the 2nd and 3rd rib and a tube shoved into his lungs. The catholic healers(whom are only allowed to have one specific healing; mostly women) was completely healed. I am not sure what to think about it. Your reply would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I can’t believe that you didn’t mention Father Rich’s absence. At least a few commenters seemed to know what happened. And how could you not address the bracelet you’re wearing, along with miraculous medals and scapulas as another commenter noted? The differentiation of those items from superstitions would have added depth to the presentation. Finally, how about personally responding to at least some of the comments?
Ryan D. Doing some of these things are done out of desperation, pain and suffering and not knowing where to turn.
My two cents: I would think that the root of superstition ultimately is fear and lack of trust in God therefore “I have to take control by means of these particular actions to achieve the desired result”. Ultimately though I would think it all boils down to fear.
YES. Underestimation of the power or benevolence of God.
Awesome vid. Definitely miss father rich super cool to hear ryan dl talk a lot more 😁. Really cool vid 🙏
This is a great show.
Thank you! We Protestants tend to neglect all this -- all too often we dispose of superstitions exactly the way an atheist would ("there's nothing to it," "it can't work") and don't ask ourselves what kind of spiritual views or assumptions motivate a person to follow a superstition. For example, we often dismiss a Ouija board as a bogus machine rather than asking, "So what are you expecting it to do? If it worked, how would it be working, and what would you have achieved? What are you telling God?"
The hard one for me as I have converted to the church was having to get an annulment from my first marriage. It makes some sense to me if the couple was Catholic but we weren’t. The church claims to accept Eastern Orthodox as being in communion with us, but they would not have required an annulment if I had joined that church. It’s just difficult to understand. According to the Catechism, what constitutes a sin in part is knowing it is a sin and doing it anyway. In the case of non-Christians, that wouldn’t be the case.
I did it and I’m grateful to be getting baptized and confirmed next weekend. But this is the one I had the hardest time with.
Great Show Guys👍👍🙏
I am 61 & have to say it Italian & Native American & from the South & my 2 grandmothers when we were young put the fear of God in you with things. Did y’all’s ever say if you go under a yellow light, you have to lift your feet up and scratch the roof or you’ll have bad luck.Crazy huh ? Love & pray for you guys daily & your families ❤🙏 Where is Father Rich ? 😊
Love the segway into the Hallow app 🙂🙌😄 the app is amazing though
This show got me thinking about the dinners we have on New Year Day. Its always a pork roast and sauerkraut for good luck. Pigs cant look behind them so you want to look forward to the future. Sauerkraut is cabbage which is green and green is for money. Do I 100% believe it. No but its fun to think about.
I've never understood burying St Joseph upside down, always seemed Super disrespectful to me! Just pray, goodness!
Thank you for that comment! Christian relatives were firm believers in this and advised their R/E clients to bury a statue. Struck me as sacrilegious! Tho, oops, I did buy a sailboat and held an informal ‘renaming ceremony to ward off bad luck’ - I viewed that as a fun tradition and NOT as a real belief. Oh the crazy things we do!
I've never heard of this but burying any sacred item or even a picture would seem sinful to me.
Regarding the notion that the number 13 invited bad luck, I knew it stemmed from freemasonry/Jacques de Mollay etc. So growing up I actualy liked the number 13 for reasons that my goth friends would never have approved of. Privately, i always considered the Virgin Mary as the first of all Jesus' apostles, bringing the total to 13. Also, if memory serves, Marian apparitions have historically occurred on the 13th of the month, I think. Fatima was always on the thirteenth & I think the coronation eventually was on the thirteenth. Of course I believe we should revere our Mother every single day, I just figured I'd bring up an observation that's always been in the back of my head.
I am from a Central European traditionally Catholic country and there are a lot of superstitions here, many Catholics are completely ignorant of the fact that it's contrary to the faith. But the most superstitious Catholics I met were from the Philippines or from Central and South American countries when I worked at the souvenir shop at the church of the Infant of Prague. They were able to ask questions like "which color of the Infant Jesus statue will bring me financial blessing?" I was totally shocked. However it is so easy to look down on people who think like this and not notice that we often treat God in a superstitious manner too.. often with how we use sacramentals or practice certain devotions, or even the basic things of our faith. It doesn't give a good witness to the outside world and then I hear certain Protestant pastors speak about Catholicism like this: "You came out of Catholicism where you were constantly thinking how many Hail Mary's you need to pray and how often you need to go to confession so that you're good with God..." (this is probably what they think typical Catholic spiritual life is about 😥 - but why do they have the impression?)
Great points! I understand that many cultures carried a few of their eccentric traditions into Catholicism. (PS, I was in Prague years ago and visited that church.)
As an Irish 🍀🇮🇪 Canadian 🇨🇦 we luv our Clovers/Shamrocks. However for me it's just a something my family just says as part of our culture nothing more than that.
I'm not superstitious. I'm just a little bit stitious.
I’m just tious. Next…
I’m mediocre stitious 😕
Every single time someone says superstitious I hear this iconic line in my head 😂
Jobu while wearing the Cleveland hat...Nice!
Prayers on the way... No need to cross my fingers, I will be making the sign of the cross.
When I was ten years old and walking home from school, three black cats crossed my path. When I got home I told my mom about it! She said, “Do you know what day it is? It’s Friday the 13th!”
Didn’t know that, but nothing came of it. We weren’t superstitious! Just a curious happening!🙂
Yep. Bring in your black cat on Halloween too
Throwing a pinch of spilled salt over one's left shoulder = an offering to the household gods
I thought it was throwing salt in the eye of the evil one.
As always, you enlighten our spirits. The oddest relationship I have experienced with superstitions and Catholicism is in the city of Naples in Italy. They believe in folklore and karma, yet their faith and commitment to God are unquestioned. As stated, visiting Naples was an odd acknowledgement of how superstition and religion are blended.
What is their understanding of Karma? Out of interest
I remember a time my mom had a statue of the virgin Mary on her dresser. The eyes were like marble. Every time i passed the statue in her room, i noticed it would always be in a different position. It also looked like her eyes were following me too. Like it was moving by itself. I asked my mom if she was moving it and she said " no ". Scared me.
The middle finger in New York 😂😂
Omg the bloody groundhog!!! Apparently he came out so Winter will be shorter here in Canada 🇨🇦🍀!!! Everyone was so happy....it got warm & melted & now it's snowing again & everyone is cursing this bloody groundhog like it's his fault
Superstitions are often passed through generations.
Dellacrosse: “The genocide of black cats caused the black plague.” That comment just made laugh so hard for some reason 😂🤣 What a way he has with words 😂🤦🏽♀️🤣
A lot of Irish superstitions I grew up with 🍀 the best one "when a bird poops on you it's good luck"... Originally this idea comes from Russia ... I guess it just stuck
Walking under the ladder is a thing from hanging, least in the UK. No religious conitation, the same with not having the 3rd drag on a cigarette. A sniper is alerted on the first, takes aim on the 2nd and bang on the third.
Wow!
BTW - I'm 1st generation Italian American and we have a lot of superstitions. One of common one is the evil eye (I think it is spelled: mallo ochio). That's basically being able to put a curse on someone. Very common in the Italian culture. I've explained that that's just a superstition to many people I know that are Catholic, but often they don't listen 😂
Where is Fr. Rich?
How is Jen?
Black cats our my favorite 🐈⬛ & my favorite bird is the crow. I love the intelligence of crows. I feed them peanuts everyday. They recognize me & have followed me home a couple of times.
😂 the crow, I can relate. It symbolized death or something evil that was near. To this day I can't stand the crows, they always fighting the domestic birds at my water fountain in the backyard.
Opening an umbrella in a house can be physically dangerous.
What about traiteur's? Catholic healers in south Louisiana?
Just need to add the practice of burying St Joseph was started by European Nuns that would bury St Joseph medals when trying to acquire property for convents… it evolved into statues… more tradition versus pagan
Watching to see if they mention Saint Expedite
The rosary definitely helped me get closer to God don’t care what anyone says about the rosary it will definitely help your walk with Christ point blank period.
Where is Fr. Richard?
He's away taking care of his sick mother.
I had buried a st Joseph statue for trying get or last couple of homes. We didn't bury him upside down though. I thought of it in the same sense we bury broken blessed items.
Or is that another form of superstition?
Father Rich was missed
I was extremely superstitious as a kid. If i saw a portrait of christ or a porcelain statue of the virgin mary or saints, i felt like God was watching me. It scared me.
Patrick used the three leafed shamrock as a way to explain the Holy Trinity! It is not an Irish thing to use four leafed clovers as amulets. It is something that developed here in the USA! Please fix what you are saying about this!
I dunno if it's an American thing but if it rains on st swithens day it'll rain for 40 days, or if it's sunny it'll be sunny. It doesn't really hold in the UK, most summer's are washouts regardless.
As an American, this is one I’ve never heard.
Where is Father Rich?
His mother is sick and he's away taking care of her.
Deo Gratias
Hate to admit it I am guilty of the salt 🧂 suspicion thing
Why you have to call out Mexicans in the first 2 minutes of the show lol 😂
The table is missing a lot of figures.. What’s up
“Not a lot of financial capacity”….. poor word choice there champ
Who or what is Joe Boo?
Spiritual but not Religious?
How about Religious but not Superstitious? ☦️
Well, my last name through marriage is Salz. It means salt keeper.
Thats not an evil eye. It’s the eye of Horus
what about the scapular or miraculous medal
The Shamrock has 3 leaves not 4. Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Only Jesus Christ ✝️🇮🇱
ok I'm coming home from the dentist one day a black cat is sitting by the. curb so I'm praying please don't run in front of me but he doesn't get the message to many cares behind me but then I'm in the doctors office about 3 wks later and one of the numbers on the test comes back 666 how am. I to take that lol true story I. am not superstitious lol just wondering
fried chicken everyday
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You have made fun of many cultural beliefs and practices of devout Catholics. It’s not funny and in most cases these practices not sacrilegious. To me, this “superstition” episode makes fun of and even ridicules cultures that have great faith in God. Not very Christian…
Superstition is never good regardless of culture or devoutness. Once you see why superstitions are bad you can’t unsee it and you know better than to surrender to it.
If the purpose of the 'superstition' is to ascribe supernatural power over your life to something other than God then you should call that out. That's idolatry! Pure and simple. The Catechism of the Catholic Church calls this out in clauses 2110 and 2111
I don't think God is going to strike you down for being superstitious. It's just being cautious of the things around you.
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