Fr. Brendan Kilcoynes gently nudges the hierarchy.

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  • @tomkiely7274
    @tomkiely7274 11 годин тому

    More power to your elbow, Robert! Fearless, truthful comment and ENCOURAGEMENT. Thanks.

  • @DeliaGibbons
    @DeliaGibbons 2 дні тому +23

    Fr Brendan is a breath of fresh air

  • @Laj-t9k
    @Laj-t9k 2 дні тому +13

    I love Fr. Kilcoyne. He's a brilliant and saintly soul.

  • @maisymcdarbystanovich8913
    @maisymcdarbystanovich8913 2 дні тому +21

    Thank you Robert. I once heard a priest say "it is my job to make a sermon uncomfortable, to shake people, to challenge people, to the truth of Christ. I am not a social worker, I am a Priest!" I never forgot that. God Bless your work.

    • @patrickmelling8404
      @patrickmelling8404 2 дні тому +1

      That's very boring though, in the context of the lamentably cuddly NO, it's a faith killer.

    • @thecatholicman
      @thecatholicman  День тому

      Amen

    • @thomasbroderick767
      @thomasbroderick767 13 годин тому

      i know where a priest helping out in a parish because he mentioned 'hell' a bit too often in his homilies was moved on,people complaiined, the P P that moved him on is now a bishop and a fairly recent appointment at that,fr kilcoyne used write in the sunday independent years ago,

  • @attract1234
    @attract1234 2 дні тому +28

    Fair play to Fr Brendan, we need more like him.

  • @josephoceallaigh3844
    @josephoceallaigh3844 2 дні тому +20

    There will be a gathering in support of Enoch Burke outside Wilson's Hospital School next Monday 6th January at 1pm, (the Feast of the Epiphany). All are welcome. Thank you Robert. This is the time for the laiety to put their shoulders to the wheel and push for the survival of our Irish faith.

  • @wrassmussen
    @wrassmussen 2 дні тому +6

    Well said, sir. Not a wasted word in this podcast. May God bless you always.

  • @stuartgibson3006
    @stuartgibson3006 2 дні тому +21

    It's the Beautiful Marian USA Priests that Tell the Truth Such as Father Donald Calloway Father Chris Alar Father Dan Reehill Father Michael Lightner look these Fantastic Priests up they are Teaching the Truth of the Catholic faith 🙏🦌🙏✨✨✨✨✨✨Thanks be to God 🙏

  • @seamusweber8298
    @seamusweber8298 День тому +4

    Thanks Robert. I fully agree with you and what you're saying here.
    We need to be more emboldened and we need to be prepared to stand up and be accounted for.

  • @angelacornell8660
    @angelacornell8660 2 дні тому +10

    Thank God our parents led us in the Rosary,straight after dinner each night. I am 70 now and living in Australia, came back to the Rosary after seeing a UA-cam (July )headline to pray a novena, so I decided I would give it a shot,as I was heading off on a trip with my husband to Japan and didn’t expect to be able to attend Mass. well I found a Catholic parish Church in walking distance.❤🙏. The first time in 25 visits. I am keeping it up .
    Robert you said God can make anyone a saint . In fear and trepidation I am putting my hand 🖐️ up.
    Prayer
    Fasting.
    Holy Communion
    Confession
    Pray for me and I for you

    • @alisterrebelo9013
      @alisterrebelo9013 2 дні тому +1

      I've found Catholic Churches even in the suburbs of Japan. God is truly good, and we ought to pray for the Korean, Philippine and Thai migrants whose presence makes worship possible in such locations.

  • @LambofGodKnock
    @LambofGodKnock 2 дні тому +20

    Enoch Burke and the Burke family are National heroes and the bishops and clergy could learn from them.

  • @December5baby
    @December5baby 2 дні тому +18

    Robert. Bishops are not afraid to keep us from kneeling to receive Blessed Eucharist.

  • @Nora-ky5bt
    @Nora-ky5bt 2 дні тому +11

    “Give us Christ!” That’s exactly what the Bishops need to give us. Well said Robert!

  • @navy7633
    @navy7633 2 дні тому +22

    Robert, thank you for this podcast. It is much appreciated by me. I live in the States, and my ancestry is Italian. However, my six children are a good part of Irish in their ancestry. May Our Lord bless you and Our Lady keep you!

  • @carolturner2303
    @carolturner2303 2 дні тому +10

    Great video Robert. You covered so much. A message for all including engaged couples is to return to tradition. Tradition, tradition, tradition. It's beautiful. Yes, souls are thirsty for sure. We have to start at ground level, reaching out to the poor and needy.. The power of the Rosary... beginning now this weekend with the first Friday and Saturday devotions. God bless you Robert. Ave Maria! 🙏

  • @michellemcdermott2026
    @michellemcdermott2026 2 дні тому +5

    Thank you Fr Kilcoyne

  • @charlieskehan520
    @charlieskehan520 2 дні тому +14

    I love to hear yourself and Fr Brendan speak up and I know it's not easy but we the people not just in Ireland but the world need people like yourself and Fr Brendan to speak because you give us light. Please can others like yourself stand. Lots of love and thank u x

  • @stpatrick614
    @stpatrick614 2 дні тому +15

    As my brothers wife mentioned to my sister when she invited her to my niece's first holy communion, " ah don't bother going to the church if you don't want to, it's not important." Her biggest concern was where she was going to have the afters. Very sad.

  • @collettebligh9071
    @collettebligh9071 2 дні тому +6

    Very well said Robert.
    Well done Enoch for standing up for the church. 🙏🙏🙏

  • @christendom2774
    @christendom2774 2 дні тому +16

    Amen Robert. God Bless your work.

  • @margaretmcgowan7192
    @margaretmcgowan7192 2 дні тому +7

    Thank You Robert, for speaking out .God Bless You.

  • @388Caroline
    @388Caroline 2 дні тому +13

    Thank you, Robert. Many blessings to you and family for 2025.

  • @lilywhelan9960
    @lilywhelan9960 День тому +1

    I agree 100%with u god bless ur courage and keep at it also Fr Brendan Kilcoyne

  • @fieldsofomagh
    @fieldsofomagh 2 дні тому +4

    Thanks Robert for your frank insights into the condition of the Irish church. Jesus is in the process of clearing out the traders to make his church a house of prayer, once again. After all that has surfaced, its not easy for bishops to preach the message that they failed to follow. Keep up the good work and keep us posted.

  • @domedweller4202
    @domedweller4202 2 дні тому +12

    Well said Robert. ❤️

  • @PPONYOU82
    @PPONYOU82 2 дні тому +9

    Enoch Burke is absolutely correct he has the courage of his Christian convictions .hopefully 2025 bishops will find a bit of backbones and simply speak the truth , lacking courage iis Cowardly the total opposite of our savour and redeemer Jesus christ ,pray for holy mother church.

  • @Niamh-pj1kt
    @Niamh-pj1kt 2 дні тому +16

    Father Nijad in Letterkenny Co. Donegal is not afraid to speak what must be said

    • @jaqian
      @jaqian День тому +1

      Is he on UA-cam?

  • @MichaelLawrence-t8y
    @MichaelLawrence-t8y 2 дні тому +7

    Well said Robert we all need to stand up 🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏

  • @jameshogan6142
    @jameshogan6142 День тому +4

    Frank Duff once said that Prudence is a cardinal virtue but it must be the brake rather than the engine, Church leaders have become so prudent that they are almost afraid to preach the Gospel. Christ was not a philosopher given to expressing his opinions in carefully qualified statements. He called people blind guides and hypocrites and drove them out of the Temple for dishonouring his Father's house. Perhaps in 2025 fortitude rather than prudence might become the watchword of the Irish Church.

  • @joanhooper95
    @joanhooper95 2 дні тому +7

    God bless you robert fot truth blessing to you and family for new year 🙏 ❤️

  • @peterbarry3812
    @peterbarry3812 2 дні тому +4

    Fr Brendan is great and I think the Church should allow Catholic Voice to be sold in our Churches again also, they had some good articles and topics that were a little controversial but that’s a good thing I think thanks Robert.

    • @thecatholicman
      @thecatholicman  2 дні тому +2

      Catholic voice is sold in Knock Shrine

    • @imeldatobin7243
      @imeldatobin7243 2 дні тому +1

      @@thecatholicman And in lots of churches

    • @peterbarry3812
      @peterbarry3812 13 годин тому

      My apologies Robert I was under the impression that due to some differences between the publisher and the Church that they could no longer sell it in Churches but thank you for your response.

  • @jeannechristopher5932
    @jeannechristopher5932 2 дні тому +1

    The laity needs to rise up as the Body of Christ and demand the changes needed to spread and teach the Faith! As my Irish mother would say, “They’ve got my Irish up”!! Come on Ireland, Get your Irish Up!!

  • @stuartgibson3006
    @stuartgibson3006 2 дні тому +8

    The Bishops should be using their Amazing Gifts of Healing to Help the people, what a WASTE them Hiding away when they could do Such Great Healing and Help a lot of People 🙏✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨And Rebuild the Faith, send them to KNOCK ☘️the Priests Bishops Cardinal to Our Beautiful Blessed Mother 🌹 where She had said She will Restore them🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️Rita England ☘️🙏✨

  • @margeaupanforte
    @margeaupanforte 2 дні тому +3

    Love your channel and your commentaries - so spot on every time. Sorry to hear you had to take that 'particular' video down due to the amount of polemics etc. Personally, to hear your point of view was so refreshing. Keep up what you'e doing and HAPPY 2025.

  • @VictorMaxol
    @VictorMaxol 2 дні тому +8

    If a teenager presented themselves as having being born with too many legs and cried tears to get a leg off so they could use crutches for life, would a doctor remove it?
    That's pretty much one of the elements in the E.B. case.

  • @arlenesigurdson6347
    @arlenesigurdson6347 2 дні тому +6

    Canadian bishops are the same. Do not disturb 😢

  • @faysmith8013
    @faysmith8013 2 дні тому +6

    Fear of offending by speaking the truth,but not afraid of starving God's children daily with weak homilies and pointing out God's commandments,which never change.

  • @Ian-c5s8z
    @Ian-c5s8z 2 дні тому +4

    God bless you Robert you speak the truth from the heart it is time for the church to formally decouple from the state in all ways especially any monetary dependence .The state and its organs hate Christianity and especially the Catholic Church this would be a brave move but it won’t happen renewal will come from the laity? Am I deluded ?

  • @seansheehy6725
    @seansheehy6725 2 дні тому +5

    The Church is suffering from the scourge of absent fathers who have abandon her as their spouse leaving the children abandoned and are being led by the false promises of the world to their detriment and disillusionment.

  • @stuartgibson3006
    @stuartgibson3006 2 дні тому +7

    We need Prayer Groups ✨

  • @angelacornell8660
    @angelacornell8660 2 дні тому +3

    I was in school in Dublin in a variety of Catholic schools in the 60s , very hap hazard religious teaching.

    • @Morningstar-xz5bl
      @Morningstar-xz5bl 2 дні тому +1

      They certainly didn't ram it down your throat, but we knew the basics, and we were all Catholìs together. That's when we were so called poor country but we had no homelessness and everyone had a roof.

  • @michellestansberry9101
    @michellestansberry9101 2 дні тому +5

    I think Jesus would turning tables in the Vatican right now.

  • @martinmartin1363
    @martinmartin1363 2 дні тому +7

    In war the generals enter the battlefield and the officers lead the army into battle if the generals desert the battlefield and the officers refuse to attack the enemy then the army will desert the ranks and return home and killed for desertion or captured and tortured by the enemy and converting to the enemy
    And we are seeing this in the Catholic Church no generals and no officers and the king is a coward and surrenders to the opposition

    • @seamusweber8298
      @seamusweber8298 2 дні тому +5

      I'm glad that at least one other person here is aware that we are in a war, a spiritual war. We have an enemy without, but we also have an enemy within our ranks too.
      The enemy within is as lethal as our external enemy. And I fear that the episcopacy too contains enemy elements. I take no pleasure saying this.

    • @twoonthewall
      @twoonthewall 2 дні тому +1

      I will use another war image. Think of a large but poorly trained and poorly motivated and poorly equipped army of conscripts. Join the army or face prison. A rabble of useless men. Dissent in the ranks, theft common place in the barracks, cowardly when in a tight spot, prone to desertion.
      That was the church in Ireland from the 2nd half of the 19thC up untill maybe the 1990's
      Every one was seen to be a regular devout Catholic especially when being watched.
      Compare the conscripted army to an army of volunteers, an army of highly motivated professional soldiers, disciplined,highly trained. Stand their ground and fight for their brother soldiers around them against all odds. But! This new army is a smaller army and society doesn't understand why you would want to volunteer! Maybe even has contempt for the soldiers.
      This is the future of the Irish church .
      Watch the talk by Fr kilcoyne --behind enemy lines, the rise of the Catholic resistance.

  • @OisinMcGrath1916
    @OisinMcGrath1916 2 дні тому

    Great video Robert, really enjoyed it

  • @mickogavin5417
    @mickogavin5417 2 дні тому +3

    The Bishops are failing in their duty. Those who prefer a quiet life rather than standing up for Christ should step down from their positions and hopefully, those who truly believe in the mission of faith can step forward if they actully exist in the church.

  • @CJJPstepintotheblue
    @CJJPstepintotheblue 2 дні тому +2

    I feel our Church will be damned if they do and damned if they dont.
    I see those that find our Faith uncomfortable or have turned their back on it would use this to open old wounds.
    That said what comes of it is out of our hands and the Truth is so very important.
    They need to be brave.
    They also need us to back them up. The sooner its out the faster we heal.

  • @noelmckervey9895
    @noelmckervey9895 День тому +1

    Dominos vobiscum Robert. Deeply hurtful and extremely disappointing that Abp. Martin (and other bishops) refused to confirm catholic teaching on male/female creation. Many will interpret their positions as having abandoned/rejected a core Catholic belief. Blessings

  • @stuartgibson3006
    @stuartgibson3006 2 дні тому +3

    Do more trips to Medjugorje Jesus will call Men to be Holy Priests🕊️🕯️🙏

  • @Fiat.Voluntas.Tua22
    @Fiat.Voluntas.Tua22 2 дні тому +8

    I am from America and we have a school in my county that had to install special facilities with litter boxes for students identifying as cats. Goodness.

    • @tonychow5845
      @tonychow5845 2 дні тому +2

      I identify myself as the President of the US of A, the US government better take note and start sending me the President's paycheck from now on.

    • @petermasterson8276
      @petermasterson8276 2 дні тому +4

      Did they feed them cat food,too !!

    • @helenmccann9084
      @helenmccann9084 2 дні тому +2

      Sick society

    • @DeliaGibbons
      @DeliaGibbons 2 дні тому +1

      Do they go to the vet when sick?

    • @Divinemercytx
      @Divinemercytx 2 дні тому

      Sick...administration is sick too

  • @NaoimhBeirne
    @NaoimhBeirne 2 дні тому

    I agree totally, a really great video. I know of a request sent to the Primate of all Ireland to re-consecrate the country of Ireland to Our Lady, who is the Pearl of The Holy Family and the Queen of Ireland; As of yet there has not been as much as an acknowledgement of receiving the correspondence, let alone a vigour to do it! So that is very very sad, for us as a people and for our descendants
    'Do not weep for me but for yourselves and your children' - Jesus
    Our clergy could take a leaf from our Christian friends in the way they have bible school, sing praise hymns (music is a great way to help younglings remember!), gather and pray as a community when someone in their community is in need of it. But then again, we the lay people, could also do with that same leaf! The Chosen People had it all, but they crucified The Messiah, so the faith was taken from them and given to us to use and safeguard and spread to all. If our hirearchy don't do this, then it will be also taken and given to those who are alive in Jesus
    Please do keep up the great work, it's so refreshing to have an Irish man speak as you do. God Bless

  • @LuNiRag
    @LuNiRag 2 дні тому +1

    My comment that is a fact was removed. This says a lot for the hard working tax payer!

  • @VictorMaxol
    @VictorMaxol 2 дні тому +3

    By the way, I notice most people don't recognise the name Michael Ledwith.
    I think he's more culpable than most for the decline of the Irish Church.
    You can see some of his later "lectures" on UA-cam, if you don't need to get any potatoes washed.

    • @thomasbroderick767
      @thomasbroderick767 13 годин тому +1

      correct,the maryvale institute in the u k is more or less finished up now,the bishop wanted the teachings watered down,then the lecturers guided by their conscience upped and left ,

  • @MarjorieBurns-gu9tf
    @MarjorieBurns-gu9tf 2 дні тому +1

    Things falling apart in the Church reminds me of the Tower of Babel in the Old Testament. Try building something without the guidance on God, it falls apart in the end. God’s Church will stand, but the false teachings will be crumbling left and right, eventually. The synodal tower will collapse. The pillar of Truth will remain standing.

  • @rosemarieloncaric-spataro2861
    @rosemarieloncaric-spataro2861 2 дні тому +1

    For argument sake how many students of Catholic faith would pass a basic Catholic examine?……

  • @andreweppink4498
    @andreweppink4498 День тому +1

    What does Decrevi mean Bob?

  • @declanfinan8842
    @declanfinan8842 2 дні тому +3

    Thanks Robert,
    Great presentation with too many positives to comment on.
    One wonders though, when one sees the onslaught Fr Sheehy endured - that sole courageous priest who had the guts to exorcise his priestly duty to the people in the Tralee Parish- at the hands of some of the Mass attendees and the input from the local Bishop afterwards, what hope is there that the Bishops even have the will to step in, never mind the wit to do so?
    I do also commend Fr Brendan for his earlier blog which I found quite powerful, but settling the Fr Sheehy matter is far more important as the failure of the Bishops in this instance is far more concerning, urgent and acute.
    This failure is also indicative of the many failures by the bishops which you picked up on here, especially the lack of any real Catechises in schools and parishes.

  • @patpst6816
    @patpst6816 2 дні тому +5

    Hi there Robert,
    I find that that they don't mind saying uncomfortable things to people who would like the Latin Mass. Go figure!

    • @thecatholicman
      @thecatholicman  2 дні тому +2

      To be fair Irish Bishops don’t mind the Latin mass.

  • @marybeth6750
    @marybeth6750 2 дні тому

    Is there no ccd, catechism within the parish?

  • @danielbyrnes5446
    @danielbyrnes5446 2 дні тому

    If you were to make a penny catechesis addressed to the sons and daughters of Ireland aimed at drawing people back to the faith, what 10 questions would be most relevant?
    Not sure it would work though. Many people these days have all of the answers and none of the questions.

  • @GerAllen-q6d
    @GerAllen-q6d День тому

    the are aiding there own demise

  • @marcboulanger-g5r
    @marcboulanger-g5r 2 дні тому

    Ireland needs an apparition or two .. 🙏

  • @toneyh1
    @toneyh1 2 дні тому +1

    Click bait negativity is always ok as long as you are speaking the truth, take care x the x is the love of Christ who suffered through the pain of rejection for his truth.

  • @stuartgibson3006
    @stuartgibson3006 2 дні тому +1

    Robert how did your Trip go to Medjugorje what Experiences did you have?🕯️🙏☘️

  • @cooloftheevening
    @cooloftheevening 2 дні тому

    Does anyone know where this room is in the video image?

  • @martinmartin1363
    @martinmartin1363 2 дні тому +3

    The problem with the Burkes is they attack the Catholic Church while leaving the Protestant denominations alone clearly this has nothing to do with his prison internment and more about the hatred of the Catholic Church and clearly when he leaves mountjoy prison he’ll form his own church the church of Burke and it will be full of Burkes literally
    That said his point of view is correct his attack on the Catholic Church is despicable
    I like father Brendan but he’s using this issue for click bait to generate money and more power to him 👍

    • @domedweller4202
      @domedweller4202 2 дні тому +4

      @@martinmartin1363 The Burke family also questioned the Church of Ireland. There are videos showing this.

    • @helenmccann9084
      @helenmccann9084 2 дні тому +6

      Fr Brendan is not using this issue he is sticking his neck out. Thank you Fr Kilcoyne.

    • @martinmartin1363
      @martinmartin1363 2 дні тому +1

      @@helenmccann9084
      Of course it’s click bait he said so himself he did it to generate views and so get money for the channel and l say good on him more power to his elbow 🥰clearly nobody was clicking on his other posts which l feel were better quality but people want a fight and it generates money
      The media outlets promote war and violence so we can live our lives vicariously through the media outlets and we are not happy till the blood flows and feel content in the fact it’s happening somewhere else and we can join in picking sides
      The global village promotes it’s propaganda and we must support the propaganda or else and that goes for governments and religion and the people
      The global village promotes hatred of the Catholic Church and of the will of God

    • @martinmartin1363
      @martinmartin1363 День тому +2

      @@helenmccann9084
      Correct he is sticking his neck out for the clicks and he may have it chopped off 😟that said good on him more power to his elbow and may it build his channel 👍

  • @gedflynn
    @gedflynn День тому

    Kilcoyne is not accountable and irresponsible. Few clerics are. He never replies to criticism.

    • @edmundcoyle364
      @edmundcoyle364 День тому

      I recall someone, second year, secondary school, provincial Ireland, the 70s, a history class and a teacher making reference to 'atheism'. I did NOT KNOW what he was talking about.

    • @edmundcoyle364
      @edmundcoyle364 День тому

      Brendan, the current crop of bishops: inoffensive, dont tread on anyones toes, they must see themselves as 'irrelevant'.