Politics vs. Principles
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- Опубліковано 30 кві 2024
- Is there any hope for unity in the United States of America? Fr. Mike gives a resounding "yes". But not over politics or policies-but the principles that our country was founded on.
What's the difference between politics/policies and principles? Fr. Mike has a take that might make you think.
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Pray for the conversion of our nation!
ONE NATION UNDER GOD!
when you find out the "under god" on the dollar bill is refering to the god of egypt never GOD The Father , The Holy Spirit, nor Jesus Christ...
@@MarvelousMi False. The american dollar didn't exist at the time. The symbol of illuminati appeared on the dollar bill after US currency was changed to federal reserve currency.
Amen.
Crusade Prayer (85) To Save the United States of America from the Hand of the deceiver
O dear Jesus, cover our nation with Your most precious protection. Forgive us our sins against God's Commandments. Help the American people to turn back to God. Open their minds to the True Path of the Lord.
Unlock their hardened hearts, so that they will welcome Your Hand of Mercy. Help this nation to stand up against the blasphemies, which may be inflicted upon us to force us to deny Your Presence.
We beseech you, Jesus, to save us, protect us from all harm and embrace our people in Your Sacred Heart.
Amen.
To be upfront and honest with you, I haven’t left the United States, the United States left me….. many years ago.
Yes, I have my political beliefs but my political beliefs must align with God First, Family Second and then Everything Else 📿📿📿
"😊The world will not know peace until it trusts in My Mercy." - Jesus to St. Faustina
I live in a culturally Catholic country and it pains me to see so many young people claiming to revert to the faith, when in fact they are just using Our Lord as a tool for their political position, and then using His name only to spread anti-Christian behavior (of various kinds). Our Lord is to be worshipped and He is an end, not a means toward elections or anything. He is present in the Eucharist, not in politics! No left, no right, "Up, up, to God!"
Amen.
Which country?
@@microsoftpain Portugal
Certíssimo. Só não podemos nos esquecer o que cada lado prega. Além disso, a busca pela verdade deve ser a meta do cristão católico. Não relativizar posições e a verdade absoluta que é Cristo faz parte do cristianismo. Grande abraço, Deus lhe abençoe.
@@octaviobca sem dúvida, eu concordo que há um lado que tende a ser mais amigo da Igreja e que vai mais de encontro ao que defende a Igreja. No entanto, não me deixo alinhar por aquilo que esses partidos defendem. Se a Igreja defender algo contrário a esses, eu não terei problemas em dizê-lo. Infelizmente muitos caem nesse ero hoje em dia.
The issue is that we no longer agree on the principles.
That’s true. We need to get back to the principles Fr. Mike mentioned in the video.
this is true, and the word principle is pretty vague in that other religions may not believe Man is made in God's image. But we should focus on universal Principles like the GOLDEN RULE!
Thank you this guy and Bible in a year are big in me coming back into the faith
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God bless everyone plz keep me in your prayers
God bless you! Please pray for me, too.
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Prayers
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GOD Bless You ☝️💯💯
What’s happening is so much bigger than we are
But
Our God is so much bigger than what’s happening 🙏
As always, thank you Father Mike 😊
Its a shame that he can't run for office! FR. Mike, You are Awesome! keep up the great work!!!!
You are fabulous! My husband is finishing up confirmation, at 53, and he came home so excited. He said ‘Father Schmitz was in the DVD I was watching!’! I’m going with him next week! Blessings to you Father, in Christ’s name and to all watching. Those not watching as well.
He is absolutely Awesome. I love listening to him ❤️🙏
I finished confirmation at 51. The first time I tried was 31, and I wasn't spiritually ready. The 2nd time I was 50 and other factors interfered. I had to finish getting my house in order and that took a little more time. Now, I'm proudly confirmed. While I wish I had accomplished it the first time or sooner, I understand that God chooses the time and place. The only thing I have to do is keep trying to achieve the goal I know He has set for me. Congratulations to you and your husband for finding the peace that comes with confirmation and our faith in general..
Fr. Mike for president!
Absolutely 🙏❤️
Exactly. I'm done with the hate, fighting and division. I choose peace even if that means I don't get "my way." I agree that the dignity of the human person is the most important regardless of their politics. Great video Father Mike and Ascension team.
Thank you Fr Mike for tackling such a hard issue. Please keep talking about things that are hard and not being addressed by others
I wish every person could hear this. Thank you, Father.
Thank you, Fr. Mike for lighting the candle in a dark room. God bless you always! 🙏❤🔥
Thank you for your talk about principles Fr. Mike. You’re an incredible voice of reason and truth in a world slowly losing its sense of faith in God.
So true Father Mike, but there are those who do not care about these principles!!
First of all. Thank you for your words of encouragement for hope. Sadly and unfortunately I see these days people who claim to be Christians (of any denomination, including Catholics) who are full of hatred and divisiveness incited by someone who behaves and claims to be the chosen one. How is it possible that there are people who fall in the trap of this false prophet? How can a Christian put a human above God, and think is doing right? These people have been blinded by...
I pray for them to realize what they are doing.
I pray and hope for them to return to the path of Christ. To return to the fundamentals of Christianity. 🙏✝️
Once again thank you Father Mike. God bless.
well said! It's called "Maga nationalism" whose who literally put Trump ahead of Party AND Country. They see Democrats and the left as pure evil and are blinded by their hate.
⭐️🙏🏼 Thank you Fr. Mike 🙏🏼🕊️💙 GOD BLESS YOU 🪴 What a gift you are ~ to our Beautiful world 🌎 and especially our United States 🇺🇸 and to all God’s children…every precious soul…
wherever we are, wherever we live. We are so grateful to God for the incredible opportunity to learn from you and witness the Holy Spirit working through you. You are and will remain, in our unceasing prayer🙏🏼
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Thank you Fr. Mike for your insight during this tumultuous time in our country, God bless.🙏
Praise to you God and Jesus Christ😇🙏❤
More wise words from Father Mike
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Thank you, Fr. Mike. Hope is always on the table, and this is what I remind my middle school students. We are the U.S.A.
3:47 "If we unite on the principle...we're still one." (John 17: 20-23)
Love father Mike. Keep teaching and keep preaching
Ty
God bless you Fr. Mike!
We love you!
Thank you always for your service to us.
You are such a wonderful teacher. I am so glad I found you.
Thank you Father Mike for your wise words.🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thanks Fr. Mike. I actually emailed Catholic Answers a similar question yesterday.
In short, I think part of the problem is people are confusing Caesar and God, which is inflaming hatred in others across the aisle. It is a problem akin to the Israelites' at the beginning of 1 Samuel - a reaction to the years of lawlessness and disarray during the time of the judges.
Gracias Father Mike, GOD Bless You and All Listening ☝️💯💯✌️💯
words of reason and a pathway for healing. Thank you, Father Mike!
Thank you for bringing these thoughts before us to re-consider. God Bless. Claire.
Thank you Father
Thank you father Mike . God bless you and keep you.
The only way to have Unity is to have Love in our Hearts. It starts with our self..
Thank you Father Mike. I really needed to hear this today, especially coming from you. I am praying for our country, our world, the people who seem to think that violence is the solution to everything. Please, Jesus, help us and give us more priests like Father Mike. What an inspiration he is!
Unity doesn't have to mean unanimity. Unity is the willingness to stick together, despite incongruent beliefs, as long as some core principles are agreed upon. Our political discourse has become so polarized, and so bifurcated into Left vs Right, that any discussion regarding common ground is seen as a betrayal or affront to one side or the other. I hope we can mature past this tribalism. The best way to do this is to restore historical literacy in the classrooms. Without a common narrative, an agreement on core principles will be hard to achieve.
well said. Life is too short for fussing and fighting my friend.
Father Mike for president.
I think if he ran for president, he would be laicized. Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe clergy are forbidden from running for political office.
Besides, in my opinion, politics corrupts an individual. Fr. Mike is better where he is.
Haha that would be interesting
I thought the same thing!
But he would move the capitol to Duluth so he could stay in his ministry. It won’t work.
Deluth sounds like a nice change of venue. Less swamp than DC I hope
The only way to have Unity and Peace, we need Love in our Hearts.
Father, this is very well said. I and we appreciate your talk. Peace.
Hey father Mike, hope you're doing well. You're on point. And all I can say is you're completely right about the difference of opinion it is sad that it can divide so much. Completely on point.
You're awesome father Mike, take it easy. God bless.
As ALWAYS Father Mike, WELL SAID! You r The best!! 🙏🫶🏼
This is such a beautiful message! BUT how do we do this when we live in a world (and country) where Christianity is labeled “domestic terrorism” and many would like to eradicate? How do we do this when many are calling for the annihilation of the Jewish state of Israel? I do understand that our faith requires we love our neighbor as the Lord loves us but very challenging some days. God bless the world and God bless you for keeping us focused on the Lord!
lol what? True Christianity resembles nothing even close to domestic terrorism. Christian Nationalism(AKA the MAGA crowd) are pretty far from the teachings of Jesus.
Thank you father Mike for this message.
YES!!! 💙💙💙 Thank you, Father Mike!!!
Unfortunately many people have forgotten this. " We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal." good and evil are still at it.
Read the entire preamble to the Constitution to understand where the founding fathers were coming from. At the end it talks about overthrowing a government that becomes unbearable for just, not light, cause. The document seems to understand that there may be some rocky spots in our government.
Yes, it speaks of not only overthrowing an unjust government, but also to provide a new form of government. So this cannot be just an angry reaction, but a sober minded, well thought out action for the good of the people in the spirit of our original declaration. And I don't believe we are dealing with despotism yet. My 4rth grade teach talked often about how the separation of church and state saves both, and I believe her.
@@julieCA58 We also need the separation of the 3 branches of the government. Right now the Supreme Court’s a little shaky.
"You know... the thing..."
@@1vswatts Why?
Good job, preach. 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you FATHER Mike, world pray day, I hope you made video ❤✝️🙏💯
Time to get back to respect and assuming good faith until proven otherwise. Social media has led us to disagree with our likely misinterpretation of others amd fail to seek understanding an emissors intention. Good faith amd dignity...I'm woth you Father
Empires have come and gone but the Catholic Church ⛪️ is still here 2,000 years later 📿📿📿
Thank you, Father Mike, for speaking this truth. So many times I have thought, why would people choose the word "Diversity" to focus on as a "positive," rather than "Unity"? And sadly that DEI fosters more "Division, Exclusion (along with some Envy) and Indoctrination" than anything else. Apart from the very real, intentional indoctrination of our youth/society to think negatively and cause division, my only conclusion is that this indoctrination appeals to mainly selfish motives - what can I get? Rather than, what can I give? With those attitudes, it's hard to get people to recognize our founding Principles as good. They seem to only see the holes, not the doughnuts, embodied in those Principles and our Founding Fathers (if they are even educated about them at all).
There are those who come from the most oppressed circumstances, who choose to focus on using their God-given gifts to improve the lives of their families and their community, rather than just what they can get. What makes a person focus on himself / herself, rather than the group or community, and embrace a victimhood mentality? Usually the root of this is spoiling and/or neglect, or frankly, an innately selfish character. Their hearts must be changed, in order for people to recognize our founding principles as good so we can agree on those uniting beliefs. How is that changed? Religious/spiritual training from a young age and a nurturing upbringing from a father and mother who emphasize the right values would help some, and the rest we can only pray for, hoping God will inspire them to express more sincere and giving hearts. At least those are my thoughts.
Agreed
Amen to that!
Very insightful.
Just Trust God!!!
Weigh in! Please! Validation and clarification would be helpful here, Father.
Thank you Fr Mike. All people are endowed with unalienable rights…life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. As much as people want to “help” pregnant women who do not want to mother this human life growing inside, abortion is ending a valuable human life. Abortion It is thereby unconstitutional. Is it mostly the “right” to abortion that is dividing our country? Which is nothing more than placing one human life’s value above the value of another human life.
With all due respect, it’s not that simple. There are women who have a dead fetus inside & cannot get an abortion. There are many reasons for an abortion. The fetus stops growing & is not viable, the mother’s health is at risk & even the late term abortions happen for reasons such as those, but our politicians are being disingenuous & suggesting that women just want to kill their babies. By that time people have the crib & all the paraphernalia for the baby. Having to make such a gut wrenching decision does not come easy. Being forced to birth a child that is dead inside you with no brain activity & in addition, endangering the life of the mother who may have other children that need her, is not an easy thing. There are many reasons for abortions & not just the most obvious ones. Just something to consider. Gbu.
@@madeline795 well said but you can't argue with the alt right maga base who refuse to even consider abortion or any kind of birth control even in rape incest or life of the mother.
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Amen.
The foundation of our belief..."endowed by our Creator!"
I've noticed Father usually avoids political comment! Pretty wise! It keeps his videos timeless, and prevents alienating opinionated people.
I think a good first step for unity is to hope. Hope is one of the theological virtues for a reason. So many wise Catholics deep in life forget to hope. I’ve actually had to remind priests to hope. To live a life void of hope is not realism. It’s pessimism.
“Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” - John Adams
"Grab them by their ****** - Donald Trump"
Correct. And it's why it's failing because we aren't a moral and religious people.
I KNOW we all agree on fundamental truths like “the desire to improve the country” “to look out for the safety of our children” and stuff but we are going at it in opposing directions. Then one side looks at the other side like they’re immoral when in reality… most of us have very similar morals because God gave it to us. All of us of any religion.
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The Declaration is "triggering" to many people just by having the Creator acknowledged... So are we united?
One of the problems with the current church is that it either does not addressed political issues or it confuses them.
Morales are morales.
Ethics are ethics.
Right is right.
Keep Church and State separate please.
Greetings Father Mike,
Key Thoughts :-
-> Message reflect with, "Lord Jesus Christ's Greatest Commandment of Love within Our Life in every aspects."
-> Message highlights,"The Holy Church's views on Politically Apolitical for Common Good around the World in all aspects."
-> Clear Insightful Words Father.
With regards,
Ranjith Joseph (R.J)
Prayers for Israel, America, and the West.
And Palestine and Russia and Ukraine and China
The principles of American Freedom is that every individual has the unalienable right to Life, Liberty, and the Persuit of Happiness!! 🥰
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I wish the common principles were more common.
Some seminarians used to tell me that, while we may have been “created” equal, we were not “made” equal. Seems to me our Gov’t is too intrusive, too arbitrary in making laws to force something unnatural, sub-natural if you will.
David Wemhoff "John Courtney Murray". Read it and you'll understand.
Politics is pointless without religion. If we aren't pursuing the truth together and governing in accordance with truth, we might as well have anarchy.
My question is the fact that priests wear traditional clothing and nuns don't always wear the long habits. I live in Oregon and on Mt Angel Benedictine Sisters (see website lol), all look like ordinary old ladies. No habits. I find personally that I like the nuns to look like nuns. I respect the long, modest habits! Is that wrong of me?
I agree with you
There are those that, if they realize that is a Christian idea, they will immediately turn against it. I pray for Father Mike’s vision, and for his faith to express it.
06:24 - here’s the key point
This might be a bit of a stretch Father. Evil is certainly on the move in our country.
Can this video apply to Christian denominations?
Like a Catholic and a Baptist can still unite because we worship the same God, yet we still have our differences in practicing our faiths
Yes it can.
Worship is defined totally differently between the Church and denominations.
PS Please do a pilgrimage to MEDJUGORJE! I would love to go on it and experience it with your insight and wisdom🙏🙏 any chance of this happening???
It shouldn’t be about the “left” vs. the “right”; It should be about right vs. wrong. That line between “conservatives” and “liberals” has become so incredibly blurred and caused so much confusion, especially during the past six months.
Dear Fr. Mike, I'm doing this 54 day Novena but I'm having a doubt whether il receive my petition or not... how can I have my faith back? The trust I had for my God is like no more... but iv not given up... I'm praying my holy Rosary daily and trying to trust him...what can I do Fr.? 😢
Fr Mike you’re assuming that the candidates and the voters believe in the common principles. This upcoming election may just throw out the principles that this country has held for the past 200 yrs. The fundamental principle of democracy is at stake.
This country is not, and never has been, a democracy. A democracy is majority rule without the rights of the individual. This country is a constitutional republic. It guarantees the rights of the individual.
@1vswatts:Sorry, but ignorant statements like that are what's wrong with the US. We are a Republic !! Read a history book !
I have been hearing "This upcoming election may just throw out the principles that this country has held" for every single election of my lifetime. Every election is suddenly the "most important" of our lifetime. Enough fearmongering.
@@jimgrant4348It’s a democratic republic governed by a constitution where its citizens have the right to vote.
@@robertfischer1041 Read the Federalist Papers, and more. We are NOT a democratic republic. We are a constitutional republic.
Great message Fr Mike. Get some rest, you look a little tired. I often think you work too hard!
I think he does work too hard
Hi Father Mike can you talk about Taylor Swift’s new album and whether Catholics agree with the other Christian denominations that her new music is not just secular but anti-Christian? I love her music but have held off on listening to the new album just in case
not anti Christian it's just music, don't believe all conspiracy theories please
I grew up in the 80’s where majority of pop/rock artists were accused of being satanic music or their albums played backwards had satanic messages. It was nonsense. Now all these conspiracy people are going after Christian artists like Lauren Daigle. Taylor is a woman now with mature outlooks and she is no longer the 15 year old teenager.
The HEAD of my Church is CHRIST (not a pope/priest) and represented on earth by HIS HOLY SPIRIT dwelling within each true believer forever making us Kings and Priests of the true Church.
The Pope is the Vicar of Christ
@@christophermanley3602 No, they do not. If so, they would realize that they don't need a priest mediating between themselves and GOD since their sins are forgiven by the free gift of grace through faith and not of any sacramental or other works because their mediator is CHRIST alone Who has paid the penalty for sin which is death.
If you died right now where would you go. If you do not know then you deny that CHRIST died for your sins once for all and that the Holy Spirit dwells in you forever like I said. Forever means everlasting.
Please Father Mike pray that if my Grandaughter does not change her mind and gives her baby away please pray that it gets a wonderGod filled life.
"Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."-John Adams. We are fast-tracking away from being a moral and religious people, with a push to do so by our current leaders for the very reason of transforming away from the idea of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Many of our unalienable rights are being trampled on now by a government that has become more powerful than the people. Take away God and something will always replace him. We are not united in principles and we are seeing the results.
Can u do a video on RFK
He's a woke leftist extremist.
@@themonsterunderyourbed9408 nah he's a maga anti vax conspiracy theorist much like yourself it seems
What about Roman Catholicism uniting of pagan religions under Vatican?
That’s the problem Father Mike, many people these days could care less about principles.
Father , i really need to know that are angle numbers from god ir satan like 111, 222,333,444,555,777,77,888? 😐
Thank you Fr. for the message, however, I feel there's a bit of danger in saying there's no ethnicity or race in America's founding? This country was founded for, in the words of the 1790 naturalization act, "free White persons of good character". I feel omitting this is dangerous because we're being force-flooded with strangers and being opposed to globalization is not evil, in fact, I believe it's a necessary way of honoring one's mother and father, to make sure your progeny can enjoy a country of their own just as was passed down to our great grandparents by their great grandparents, etc. Thank you for the vid., and God bless
There is Caesar’s law and this world. Then there is our Almighty Father’s law. I do not love this world or care for its politics. Though I admit, like everything else, it is hard to not be sucked into it.
Father the problem I have is with how you started....(paraphrasing) The US was founded on this principle that we hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal. While in the same breath the founders made excuses as to why black slaves were indeed not equal and they justified it using bible quotes. That is why I waiver in my hope (although I do put my trust in Christ that God will illuminate falsehoods) because I see lots of Christians today professing their love of God quoting with conviction how good the Gospel is and then their actions completly betray the message. I have heated discussions with "conservative" Catholics about how one cnadidate that never goes to service, cheats on his wife, is dishonest in buisness, lies all the time, has NO love for his enemis, is always causing division is God's chosen while the one cnadidate that goes to Mass every Sunday and has a track record of living the Gospel to the best of his abilities is in league with the devil. ANd I have heard lots of priest quitely preacing the same. Can you go-over how can we hope when our religious leaders themselves don't live what they preach. Thanks for your always lifting words.
Are you saying Joe Biden is more Christian than Trump? Because he most certainly isn't.
Everything you accuse Trump of doing, Biden does and worse. Biden is a career politcian that's been lying since day one. Not to mention he's pro abortion. They just passed a bill that literally makes the Bible illegal and you think Trump is the problem? please get your head checked. There's only one person who upholds the constitution and thats Trump. The democrats have been trampling all over 1st amendment rights for decades. CIA has been colluding with social media everywhere to censor any criticism of the democrat party.
WAKE UP.
Yes the framers were flawed men, many held slaves and black people were not afforded that dignity spoken about in the Declaration. It's always been a struggle to form a more perfect union.
@@themonsterunderyourbed9408 nah, Trump is exponentially worse. a selfish LIAR narcissist who only cares about himself. Sad.
@@Murph_gaming I feel that is a copeout response in the context of the message Father Mike was saying about using the Founding precepts as a unifying element when that wa snot the case in Revolutionary times. Moreso historically lets not forget those same framers were VERY anti-catholic and had a special distrus/dislike of the Pope. So I wouldn't use the framers in this context. On another point for example Jeffreson who wrote the first draft of those words "men are created equal" was a slaver himself and father children with slaves. Catholics were not very welcomed durig the foundation of this country so hence my uneasiness with the argument. I do belive we are better united but just prefer to be honest with history before using it as a point of argument. Blessing!
More priests need to inform Catholics that abortion is NOT an option for voting for someone. Its directly against the teachings of the Catholic Church. Clarity is needed.
Then we tax the church.
God bless🙏🏼❤️⛪
Being a Pro-Lifer and watching what it cost when Roe v Wade was overturned I’m wondering if this was a “carrot” dangled under our noses by Satan to see what it would take for us to sell our souls for abortion to stop. Now the pendulum has swung so far in the opposite direction that it’s placing women and families in danger. As I see it, the only way to be pro-life is for Christ to change hearts, not necessarily legislate it.
You are a lost soul who's in far worse shape of me a murderer! I'll pray for both of us!!@@marycarlson6084
Is it right to abandon ALL of one’s values to vote on abortion only? There are plenty of other issues that one political candidate or another supports that’s also against the Church’s teachings. Not just abortion. And if there is a candidate who is anti-abortion but also in support of other policies which will hurt people.. is it just to vote for them solely because of their stance on abortion?
If the other candidate is “pro”-abortion but is in favor of other policies which are meant to help people in need.. do we cast them aside solely because of that?
I have an internal battle going on about "A;; men are created in God's image and likeness" there are some evil people that are out there, and that I also come into contact with...
All men are made in the image and likeness of God. Whether a person chooses to reflect Him or empty themselves of Him is their decision. Even if there are outside factors and influence, there are still decisions and attitudes we are responsible for. The hand of God and His mercy are extended to all; some just refuse to take His hand or even bat it away.
Hi
I just dont understand how our own Catholic president can be pro-choice. It goes against everything we believe. I pray for a turn of heart.
Yes, politicians try to push people, God and servant leaders do not.
Trust me those in power ALL try to push and influence people.
Christ himself said he came to diviv3