After 52 years of my being a Catholic I came out of it when I realized the truth.. How can you enjoy Catholicism? If or when it is based on the Word of God, you will start to enjoy it. With it lies you will never.
@@nimalperera5454 I was pretty sure I was talking about enjoying Brother Casey's videos and learning about Catholicism, not necessarily Catholicism itself.
@@robar1138I am not concerned about your enjoying soomeone's video. That is your right. Pls continue to enjoy. But all what I want to say is that in what you enjoy there is no truth. Jesus said in John 8:32 "You will know the truth and the truth will set you free". You cannot be free by enjoying his deception, but you cannot have the freedom of Christ with his videos. If you belong to a Bible based church, what can you enjoy listening to a man who is part of that deception? Pls think. If you wanto know the truth of God, pls listen to a good and Godly Pastor in a Bible based church. I challenge you, ask this brother to prove to you that mary went to heaven showing you evidence from the Bible. He will not and he cannot.
@@anikathomasthaliath9718 In the The letter to Romans, St Paul tells us that "Faith comes by the Word of God and by hearing the Word of God. How do you CAtholics have faith? By listening to the lies of Catholic priests?
I passed the Franciscan Seminary examination and interview. We will start on August 05! Thank you fr. Casey for inspiring and teaching me about the Franciscan. More powers to you and your channel. God bless us all❤️ Am asking for all of your prayers, i really need it. Thank you. -Bro. Jewel Ysmile from the Philippines 🇵🇭
God bless you for your brave and noble trust in His plan for your life, brother! Through our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, Who is our High Priest and Eternal King. Amen.
God bless and keep you! It’s ok to be nervous. That proves that you have thought about the full ramifications of becoming a priest. If you weren’t a little nervous, that would mean you were not taking your vocation seriously. You know in your heart that you can do it. We are all rooting for you! 🙏🏻✝️❤️
Do you want to hear a real disaster at a funeral? I Live in a catholic country but had an uncle that was jehovah's witnesses. All of our cemeteries are Roman catholic, so my uncle's funeral was in a catholic cemitery but with a "brother" of his religion preforming the ceremony. Almost at the end, someone shout out "their Bible is the same as ours"..and it was absolute silence until that person finally left...
I'm a Pallottine priest working in India... I also just completed a year being a priest... You are s dynamic priest an inspiration for me to be dynamic priest. Praying for you and your ministry... Pray for me too
Fr. Pravith Alphonsa SAC ... congratulations on your first year of priesthood. Its always a joy to read greetings from priests and nuns from around the world.
Congrats Fr. Casey on your 1st Year Anniversary. May your priestly journey lead you and those you shepherd to sainthood. As a 63 year old man, I hope you begin to embrace the Rosary - Our Lady of Lourdes and Fatima - and so many other places, speak to us directly on how important it is in our lives.
I wish there was a nun with a channel to talk to us like you do. Im seriously think about becomin a nun.. I only feel happiness when I help others and feel like thats my goal
Jesus Christ is the King in the line of King David in the tribe of Judah which makes His Mother Queen Mother Gebirah and Nuns His Brides. All the Kings in the line of King David in the tribe of Judah had many concubines but only 1 Queen.
We feel blessed that your first year was spent with us at the Catholic Center. We are indeed heartbroken by our loss of the Franciscans, especially you and Fr. Frank. We wish you every blessing and joy as you move into new ministries and hope you will visit us if you are able!
Just found your channel yesterday and I have over 10 videos in 24 hours. They are so educative. I am a Kenyan and a religious Sister. Blessings in your priesthood and ministry!
Congratulations on the anniversary of your priesthood, you have touched my life in so many positive ways, helping me develop a greater understanding of my faith (Catholicism), also a greater understanding of the love and mercy Of God and my vocation to live out my life as a child of God, seeing Christ in all people and reflecting Christ to those in meet. you have given me strength to accept God's invitation to celibacy seeing it as gift not burden (as a Gay Man), thankyou and may the God who Called you never allow you loss your way , bless your ministry with joy and peace, grant you the support of good friends and Brothers. Fr Casey you are truly proof that Gods love me and hears my prayers.
@@@Grahamrobinsonvt802. Surely there's no need to be so stiff about Paul Ryan calling him brother, he was doing no harm, just being friendly. You should be ashamed. God bless.
When I grew up in the Catholic church , that celibacy thing kept me from being a priest. I love your videos brother. Mom told me "when you walk with God , you won't walk alone ". I always took that to heart.
Dont think catholic priests are only priests. That us wrong. If you are a born again Christ follower you are a priest of. God. Read 1 Peter 2:9 and Revelation 1:6. Do not follow these lies.
When you said, "....questions actually make us stronger...", "....struggling with what bishops say....", and "....who cares about grades? Focus on the mission of Christ....", I was delighted and relieved. I recognize I've been carrying emotional burdens that I wasn't called to bear. Thank you. This helps me a LOT!
Rosary is not a prayer to God. You cannot prat to any human being dead or alive. Mary was a human being. She is or was not God. Prayer is our worship to God. How can worship Mary? Worship only your God. That is the 1st commandment. Why should you pray to Mary? She is still among the dead. No dead can listen to you. Can your great great grandmother listen to you? So us Mary. Mary has not yet risen frim thw dead. This is how the saten is misleading you. All the satan needs is to take the worship away from God and divert it to him. So he has shown you mary ro pray and divert the worship due to God elsewhere. Pla understand this. Pray only to God.
@@nimalp100 Prayer is not worshiping God. Prayer means simply to ask. So when we pray, we are not worshiping Mary. We are simply asking her to help us pray to God, just like asking someone to pray for you if you are sick.
@@TeacherRobert -that is the long way round, when we are invited to pray to God directly, because God has to reveal to the saints especially OUR LADY in asking her to pray for someone to God, and God already knows what the prayer is all about, before the saint even knows what to pray about.We can cut out the middle man or woman and go directly to God who always hears a prayer from a sincere heart.
@Zachary Trent True indeed , praying for others is recommended and praiseworthy and heavenly saints praise God without ceasing and there is no reason to suggest that they don't pray for us in the name of Christ but no one in the apostolic era is ever recorded as praying to the Heavenly saints. Pray like this is the lord's invitation " our Father as recorded in Matthew 6 verses 6 onwards.
I was thinking about you the other day. I remember this is your anniversary because it is on the same day as my birthday! Congrats on your anniversary. You share the message well and I always enjoy your videos. God bless ❤️
Regarding the Rosary, I pray you feel closer to it. Here in Brazil, we grow up with this devotion. It's such an amazing experience :) God bless you, Fr. Casey!
I'm a deacon of 16+ years and a couple of answers really stood out. First, presiding at Baptism is the best! Second was about concentrating on grades. I was in my first year of formation and was worried about what grade I would get in a given course. One of the other men in formation told me, "When the Bishop places his hands on your head at Ordination, he will not ask what you got for a grade in Old Testament I." Things went much better after that. Thank you Fr. Casey for answering these questions and congratulations on your 1 year Ordination anniversary. Ad Multos Annos!
Congratulations on your first year anniversary Fr.Casey! God bless you! I also wanted to apologize if during our disagreement on your one video I had offended you. I am sorry. Our discussion did make me deeply consider and investigate something I likely would have just glossed over and not bothered to really understand. Thank you again for that. I know I have spoken of that before, but I also know it is not an easy job being a priest of our Blessed Lord right now. So I want you to know that you were not wasting your time and you did get through my thick skull.
A great friend from college entered seminary right after college and was assigned to my parish upon ordination. There are a few of us from our college student ministry friend group at my parish/in our ministries (theater, young adult, etc.). We’ve come to somewhat of a neutral ground- we call him Father at the parish and when mentioning him in church situations (like when I’m answering a CCD question with my fourth graders that somehow involves our parish priests), but we revert to his first name when we’re hanging out as friends. It’s been neat being on the friend side of a priest and seeing him up there giving homilies and saying Mass and everything, but have distinct memories of being goofy teenagers (and very young 20s) being silly in and out of classes together.
Father, you are so frank in answering the questions. I thank God for your calling to be a Franciscan priest. I wish to relate a true story regarding the Rosary. A friend named Ruby visited Medjugorje with her sick son. A Franciscan nun accompanied them. Ruby realised that she had lost her Rosary and she was very sad. She asked the Sister to pray that she will find it. Only Sister climbed the hill where the Cross and Mother Mary's statue were. When Sister was praying near the Cross with her Rosary underneath her palm, she heard a voice saying " give this Rosary to Ruby". When she opened her eyes she saw that there was another beautiful white Rosary underneath her Rosary. When I heard this story, I visited her home and saw with my own eyes the gift from Mother Mary. Ruby at the moment is suffering from cancer. When I called her yesterday she was hospitalised and said that she is receiving blood transfusions. She said that she is offering all her pains to Jesus for the conversion of sinners. She is so calm and relaxed and is ready to meet the Lord. Praise be to Jesus.
Greetings Rainbow from me in southern California, USA. I've recently become enamored with South Korea having just completed a romantic-comedy screenplay based in Seoul. Blessings on you! I hope you are well and enjoying religious life in Australia.
Great video. Thank you for taking the time to share more of your life with us. I'm celebrating 2 years clean and sober after being in active addiction since age 15 (I'm 42 now). I've always felt like I was running from God's plan, even trying to hide or be such a mess that God wouldn't wantme. I'm not 100% sure what my calling is but I'm not afraid of it anymore. I'm excited about God and his love for us. I do find inspiration, education and peace from your experiences and wisdom. Thank you for what you do.
Just want to mention 2 things. St Padre Pio was Franciscan and was obedient to the continual requests from Our Lady. At Fatima and elsewhere she asked us to pray the Rosary more than anything else. Baptism is ultimately important but the GREATEST Sacrament is the Eucharist in the Mass.
Father Casey, we were truly blessed to be able to share with you, your first year of ministry... and as you said yesterday, you will never forget this year and all it taught you and we, as a community at the UGA Catholic Center, will never forget you as well. I’m so glad we still have the chance to see you through this channel!! We pray for your new paths to be blessed and we are sure you are taken to a place where you will make wonders with everyone crossing your path. We will miss you dearly!!! Juan and Melina Bustamante
Congrats Fr Casey on the anniversary of your priesthood. My family and I are truly inspired by your teachings through this channel. I wish you many happy years ahead in this vocation 🙏🏾
Congrats Father Casey, your journey has been amazing and inspiring and you are coming into the ministry during an interesting time in all our lives. God bless you Father.
Brother Casey, I'm a devout Catholic man in far west Texas. I enjoy watching your videos very much. I was taught by Franciscan Nuns in Kansas City. I would like to say thank you for your commitment to our faith and will pray for you to keep you safe from the evil one. Keep up God's work and spreading the word as St Francis did.
I discovered Fr. Casey Cole about a month ago on You Tube, and with more time on my hands due to the shelter in place, I watch him often, and have subscribed to his channel. I have purchased his books (one in book form, and the other through Audible). I love his youthful and candid outlook--so refreshing! I am a lifelong Catholic. Thank-you Father.
Congratulations Fr. Cassey on your ordination anniversary. I'm working in a seminary as dean. Your videos are inspiring n enriching. God bless you and your ministry of inspiring people all over the world.
Congratulation Father Casey! I think You are doing a great job for us catholics and Christians . I enjoy watching your videos and I have always asked myself how I could help my community to get closer to god. I think you are doing it in a great way with a humble and human perspective. God bless You and I think us, your followers on You Tube, we are happy to hear your message.
Congratulations, Fr. Casey on your 1 yr anniversary; how fast the time has gone. I really enjoyed this Q&A session; some very enlightening ques/answers; Thanks for the honesty. My thoughts and prayers to you and your fellow priests and religious! Y'all Be Safe!
You are just a wonderful breath of fresh air. I’m inspired by your confidence, knowledge, and the ability to communicate. A great roll model for people of all ages. God’s speed in you priestly venture.
If the saints needed the rosary for their own holiness and growth you need the rosary too. Will pray for you to realise the treasure hidden in the rosary
Please father Casey try to introduce the rosary in your prayer time, our mother is the best at getting us to focus on her son. You are a blessing. All glory to God.
Congrats on your anniversary! Would you make a video about the concept of "Catholic Guilt" sometime? It's something I dont really understand why it exists as a thing in popular culture.
Praying for you🙏 I would call you father even if you were my little brother! Because you were ordained to be my spiritual father, no matter how weird it is, is just me acknowledging the power God has given you to turn bread into his body❤️
Casey, I admire your confidence and strength of faith, most of all your honesty and being so down to earth. It's refreshing to see and hear that you are human just like any other. As a cradle Catholic, I used to see priests as somebody that weren't people who were common people. Perhaps that was just my upbringing. Inspiring.
Thank you Fr. Casey for your online ministry. It really opened my eyes to the teachings and practices of the church. My favourite video was in fact the "What does it mean to be Catholic and not protestant" video. Thank you very much.
Thank you for making this video Fr.! ... I was relieved to hear that even as a Priest, you don’t necessarily have a practice of doing the rosary all the time/or at all. As a former Protestant, this is one of the practices of Catholicism I struggled the most to accept. I don’t disagree with any of the Mariam dogmas of the Church, however I still don’t feel as comfortable praying the Rosary. I rather do Lectio Divina or personal prayer.
I’ve always been Catholic, and I’ve never warmed up to the rosary either. I appreciate the idea of meditating on the mysteries, but for me the rosary is really tedious. I like reading scripture for prayer, and I have Protestant friends from college to thank for that.
A cradle Catholic here. I pray the Rosary, but only on times of spiritual dryness (and always on my own, so I can focus on God and not on answering avemarias out loud). I can see why it's so popular and I find it useful, but no one is less a Catholic for not praying it or doing it less than daily. Rosary fans who try to almost impose it are always awkward to me.
The Lord does many wonders through the rosary, it’s my favorite form of prayer behind just speaking to the Lord from my heart. It helps me stay sanctified and in Christ, and I dwell in his presence whenever I pray the rosary❤️❤️
Congratulations Fr.Casey ! During the lockdown, I read your first book, 'Called'. Certainly was thought provoking and helpful. Unfortunately I keep running into the same problems, crisis of faith and yes, those existential thoughts.
I appreciate your genuineness in accepting that you are not reciting rosary. i am just a six years senior to you in priesthood. Though my family was (is) very faithful to rosary, this prayer did not attract me much! Soon after my ordination to priesthood, due to a circumstance, i started reciting rosary, desperately seeking Mary's help for a grace from the Lord. I did receive it! since then, i have experienced her powerful interventions in my personal life and ministry. i still recite and encourage others to recite rosary.
You just made my day! Your enthusiasm for the people is wonderful. Some days your doubts may become a bit troubling. All the greatest saints had those moments too. But “ keep your eyes on the prize”, and that is Jesus Himself and you will be just fine. Again, thanks, from this 47 year ordained guy!
Happy1st presbyterial anniversary, Fr Casey. May you always be guided by the Holy Spirit and fill you with joy and peace as you work in the vineyard God has called you to minister to. Although, your first year as a priest was filled with turmoil, hopefully, it just made you even more zealous and resolute in your ministry.
Happy First anniversary of your priestly ordination Fr.Casey. Glad to note your enjoying your priestly ministry and Religious life. May the Lord bless you with good health, happiness, and wisdom to work in HIS veniyard.
I am very impressed with your approach. I've found that the great Priests have marks of humility, deep and prolonged prayer life and a deep love of the Mass.
Dear Fr. Casey wishing you a happy anniversary of your ordination. Happy to note your are enjoying your priesthood and religious life. May the Lord bless you with good health, happiness, and wisdom in. HIS VINEYARD.
Casey, first off, this is the first time that I have ever left a comment on anyone's youtube channel. I left the OFMs (John the Baptist Province) in 1972 during my novitiate year after eight months precisely for the reason that you articulated in your answer to the last question. I could not in good conscience become a priest ( that was my path) and have to deal with the issues that those I would be ministering to without having experienced those issues myself (in whatever form). I've never regretted my three years as a Franciscan nor have I regretted my leaving. It did shape my life. I admire your dedication. Pax et Bonum!
Grazie per la tua testimonianza fra Casey . San Francesco d'Assisi sarà contento dei suoi frati Minori . È bello sapere che utilizzate i media per portare Dio e la sua tenerezza nel mondo. Auguri per il tuo aniversario. Prego per te.
That's a good advice there about the grades. I'm finishing my theological formation and the difficult thing is the worry of getting through the exams without failing one.
Just as the person before me in the comments, I was not born a Catholic. My mother was an atheist, my father from a crazy Adventist family. I became a Christian in Viet Nam and was baptized in a non-denominational Christian church. Having been in a hospital sponsored by the Catholic church (several times) and having had many disappointments with the people and clergy of the Protestant churches I attended. I come to have a great respect for the Catholic church, I am watching your videos, working my way through the catechism, and learning more about the Mother Church. I will soon be going to speak to the Father at the local Catholic Church. I enjoy your videos, your positive outlook, and your quiet way of explaining things! God Bless you Father!
Love your Chanel. Keep spreading the faith and I hope what you do encourages more to join the priesthood and others to be stronger in their faith. May God continue to bless you and use you to spread His Word.
12:03 Sounds like something a candidate to the episcopate would say! (As you know, there is an ancient tradition wherein a priest, when asked to become a bishop, must refuse three times by saying "nolo episcopari" [I do not want to be a bishop] before accepting the office.)
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I am not even Catholic, however, I enjoy your videos and learning about Catholicism in general. I appreciate your calling.
Amen.
After 52 years of my being a Catholic I came out of it when I realized the truth.. How can you enjoy Catholicism? If or when it is based on the Word of God, you will start to enjoy it. With it lies you will never.
@@nimalperera5454 I was pretty sure I was talking about enjoying Brother Casey's videos and learning about Catholicism, not necessarily Catholicism itself.
@@robar1138I am not concerned about your enjoying soomeone's video. That is your right. Pls continue to enjoy. But all what I want to say is that in what you enjoy there is no truth. Jesus said in John 8:32 "You will know the truth and the truth will set you free". You cannot be free by enjoying his deception, but you cannot have the freedom of Christ with his videos. If you belong to a Bible based church, what can you enjoy listening to a man who is part of that deception? Pls think. If you wanto know the truth of God, pls listen to a good and Godly Pastor in a Bible based church. I challenge you, ask this brother to prove to you that mary went to heaven showing you evidence from the Bible. He will not and he cannot.
@@anikathomasthaliath9718 In the The letter to Romans, St Paul tells us that "Faith comes by the Word of God and by hearing the Word of God. How do you CAtholics have faith? By listening to the lies of Catholic priests?
I passed the Franciscan Seminary examination and interview. We will start on August 05! Thank you fr. Casey for inspiring and teaching me about the Franciscan. More powers to you and your channel. God bless us all❤️
Am asking for all of your prayers, i really need it. Thank you.
-Bro. Jewel Ysmile from the Philippines 🇵🇭
Jewel Ysmile De Leon I’ll pray for your vocation..🙏
Congrats! May St Joseph personally guard your vocation 🙏🏽
Congratulations, may your vocation be a fulfilling one!!
I pray every day for the vocations in the Catholic Church. You. Will be in my thoughts from now on brother. 🙏
Congrats!
Entering the seminary on August 16 and I am a bit nervous. Thank you for the tip Fr. Casey
God bless bro!
God bless you for your brave and noble trust in His plan for your life, brother! Through our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, Who is our High Priest and Eternal King. Amen.
God bless you!!!! Am so proud of you!!!! You can do it!!
🙏🙏🙏 4 U.
God bless and keep you! It’s ok to be nervous. That proves that you have thought about the full ramifications of becoming a priest. If you weren’t a little nervous, that would mean you were not taking your vocation seriously. You know in your heart that you can do it. We are all rooting for you! 🙏🏻✝️❤️
Hello father. Always I got lots of thing from you. I'm Korean and I prepare being Catholic priest. Please pray for me^^.
From humble son Anselmo.
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화이팅 ! 할 수 있어요! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻✝️
Will pray for you brother. God bless you on this journey 😄
응원합니다 안셀모 형제님!
I'm not a catholic but this guy makes me want to change to catholic.
We'd welcome you with open arms
All are welcome
You are much welcome❤️❤️❤️
What is stopping you?
It isn't he but the HOLY SPIRIT. God bless u
Congratulations father, thanks for your “yes” to our Lord Jesus
That disaster of a funeral story was still the most entertaining thing ever
I was about to say that earlier, Yes someone remembered!
HAHAHAHA The reading that went opps was the worst😂
Absolutely...
Certain moments I find myself giggling over it ....too funny!
Do you want to hear a real disaster at a funeral? I Live in a catholic country but had an uncle that was jehovah's witnesses. All of our cemeteries are Roman catholic, so my uncle's funeral was in a catholic cemitery but with a "brother" of his religion preforming the ceremony. Almost at the end, someone shout out "their Bible is the same as ours"..and it was absolute silence until that person finally left...
@@LadyNikitaShark 🤣🤣🤣
I'm a Pallottine priest working in India... I also just completed a year being a priest... You are s dynamic priest an inspiration for me to be dynamic priest. Praying for you and your ministry... Pray for me too
Fr. Pravith Alphonsa SAC ... congratulations on your first year of priesthood. Its always a joy to read greetings from priests and nuns from around the world.
Congrats Fr. Casey on your 1st Year Anniversary. May your priestly journey lead you and those you shepherd to sainthood. As a 63 year old man, I hope you begin to embrace the Rosary - Our Lady of Lourdes and Fatima - and so many other places, speak to us directly on how important it is in our lives.
I wish there was a nun with a channel to talk to us like you do. Im seriously think about becomin a nun.. I only feel happiness when I help others and feel like thats my goal
GOD BLESS YOU
Jesus Christ is the King in the line of King David in the tribe of Judah which makes His Mother Queen Mother Gebirah and Nuns His Brides. All the Kings in the line of King David in the tribe of Judah had many concubines but only 1 Queen.
Ooooh ¡hablas español! Yo conozco a Xiskya Valladares y a sor Marta. ¡Búscalas! ¡Espero que te ayuden!
Become a nurse, there are more possibilities
I feel the same! I am thinking of becoming an Anglican nun. I will pray for you
We feel blessed that your first year was spent with us at the Catholic Center. We are indeed heartbroken by our loss of the Franciscans, especially you and Fr. Frank. We wish you every blessing and joy as you move into new ministries and hope you will visit us if you are able!
Who are going to replace the Franciscans? Diocesan priests?
We will be getting Diocesan priests.
Just found your channel yesterday and I have over 10 videos in 24 hours. They are so educative. I am a Kenyan and a religious Sister. Blessings in your priesthood and ministry!
Congratulations on the anniversary of your priesthood, you have touched my life in so many positive ways, helping me develop a greater understanding of my faith (Catholicism), also a greater understanding of the love and mercy Of God and my vocation to live out my life as a child of God, seeing Christ in all people and reflecting Christ to those in meet. you have given me strength to accept God's invitation to celibacy seeing it as gift not burden (as a Gay Man), thankyou and may the God who Called you never allow you loss your way , bless your ministry with joy and peace, grant you the support of good friends and Brothers. Fr Casey you are truly proof that Gods love me and hears my prayers.
That was beautiful brother. God bless you.
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Thank You Bro.Casey im joining as Diocesan Soon
PAULRYAN father Casey to you
@@@Grahamrobinsonvt802. Surely there's no need to be so stiff about Paul Ryan calling him brother, he was doing no harm, just being friendly. You should be ashamed. God bless.
@Paul Ryan. May God be with you Paul. Good luck.
When I grew up in the Catholic church , that celibacy thing kept me from being a priest. I love your videos brother. Mom told me "when you walk with God , you won't walk alone ". I always took that to heart.
Bill Huber I love that!
Dont think catholic priests are only priests. That us wrong. If you are a born again Christ follower you are a priest of. God. Read 1 Peter 2:9 and Revelation 1:6. Do not follow these lies.
When you said, "....questions actually make us stronger...", "....struggling with what bishops say....", and "....who cares about grades? Focus on the mission of Christ....", I was delighted and relieved. I recognize I've been carrying emotional burdens that I wasn't called to bear. Thank you. This helps me a LOT!
I have to say thank God for the Rosary . Brought me back to the church. The devotion for sinners. 🙏 Needs some practice.
Rosary is not a prayer to God. You cannot prat to any human being dead or alive. Mary was a human being. She is or was not God. Prayer is our worship to God. How can worship Mary? Worship only your God. That is the 1st commandment. Why should you pray to Mary? She is still among the dead. No dead can listen to you. Can your great great grandmother listen to you? So us Mary. Mary has not yet risen frim thw dead. This is how the saten is misleading you. All the satan needs is to take the worship away from God and divert it to him. So he has shown you mary ro pray and divert the worship due to God elsewhere. Pla understand this. Pray only to God.
@@nimalp100 Prayer is not worshiping God. Prayer means simply to ask. So when we pray, we are not worshiping Mary. We are simply asking her to help us pray to God, just like asking someone to pray for you if you are sick.
@@TeacherRobert -that is the long way round, when we are invited to pray to God directly, because God has to reveal to the saints especially OUR LADY in asking her to pray for someone to God, and God already knows what the prayer is all about, before the saint even knows what to pray about.We can cut out the middle man or woman and go directly to God who always hears a prayer from a sincere heart.
@Zachary Trent True indeed , praying for others is recommended and praiseworthy and heavenly saints praise God without ceasing and there is no reason to suggest that they don't pray for us in the name of Christ but no one in the apostolic era is ever recorded as praying to the Heavenly saints.
Pray like this is the lord's invitation " our Father as recorded in Matthew 6 verses 6 onwards.
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God bless you Fr. Casey✨
Pray for me I discern the Holy Priesthood
Christian Mark .. May God bless you.. 3 Hail Mary’s... ... .... Amen..
🙏🙏🙏 4 U!
@@puusuppalerg3279 Amen🙏🙏
Congratulations Casey!!! On your first year of becoming a priest. May Our God inspire alot of people through you.
I was thinking about you the other day. I remember this is your anniversary because it is on the same day as my birthday! Congrats on your anniversary. You share the message well and I always enjoy your videos. God bless ❤️
Happy Birthday all the way from Phillipines, God Bless you
Happy Birthday!
A very happy birthday to you!
Great answers ,
Awww, you all seriously made me smile so much ❤️ thank you so, so much for the birthday wishes! God bless you all
That’s like asking what a parent’s. Favorite child is and that’s unfair.... it’s baptism hands-down it’s baptism
Such a funny fake out, he completely got us.
Regarding the Rosary, I pray you feel closer to it. Here in Brazil, we grow up with this devotion. It's such an amazing experience :) God bless you, Fr. Casey!
I'm a deacon of 16+ years and a couple of answers really stood out. First, presiding at Baptism is the best! Second was about concentrating on grades. I was in my first year of formation and was worried about what grade I would get in a given course. One of the other men in formation told me, "When the Bishop places his hands on your head at Ordination, he will not ask what you got for a grade in Old Testament I." Things went much better after that. Thank you Fr. Casey for answering these questions and congratulations on your 1 year Ordination anniversary. Ad Multos Annos!
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You are truly called and chosen and true👍May the Virgin Mary accompany you in this Noble Mission.Amen🙏🏽
If only he prayed her Rosary.....
Amen🙏🙏
Thank you, Fr. Casey. These are actually among my motivations why I enter the seminary. I am now a seminarian. More power to your ministry!
Congratulations on your first year anniversary Fr.Casey! God bless you!
I also wanted to apologize if during our disagreement on your one video I had offended you. I am sorry.
Our discussion did make me deeply consider and investigate something I likely would have just glossed over and not bothered to really understand. Thank you again for that. I know I have spoken of that before, but I also know it is not an easy job being a priest of our Blessed Lord right now. So I want you to know that you were not wasting your time and you did get through my thick skull.
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A great friend from college entered seminary right after college and was assigned to my parish upon ordination. There are a few of us from our college student ministry friend group at my parish/in our ministries (theater, young adult, etc.). We’ve come to somewhat of a neutral ground- we call him Father at the parish and when mentioning him in church situations (like when I’m answering a CCD question with my fourth graders that somehow involves our parish priests), but we revert to his first name when we’re hanging out as friends. It’s been neat being on the friend side of a priest and seeing him up there giving homilies and saying Mass and everything, but have distinct memories of being goofy teenagers (and very young 20s) being silly in and out of classes together.
Father, you are so frank in answering the questions. I thank God for your calling to be a Franciscan priest.
I wish to relate a true story regarding the Rosary. A friend named Ruby visited Medjugorje with her sick son. A Franciscan nun accompanied them. Ruby realised that she had lost her Rosary and she was very sad. She asked the Sister to pray that she will find it.
Only Sister climbed the hill where the Cross and Mother Mary's statue were. When Sister was praying near the Cross with her Rosary underneath her palm, she heard a voice saying " give this Rosary to Ruby". When she opened her eyes she saw that there was another beautiful white Rosary underneath her Rosary.
When I heard this story, I visited her home and saw with my own eyes the gift from Mother Mary. Ruby at the moment is suffering from cancer. When I called her yesterday she was hospitalised and said that she is receiving blood transfusions. She said that she is offering all her pains to Jesus for the conversion of sinners. She is so calm and relaxed and is ready to meet the Lord. Praise be to Jesus.
I am following your chanel from Tanzania here in East Africa. You are amazing Fr. Casey. I hope to learn more from your channel.
Rahael Ami ... blessings on you and all the good people of Tanzania!!!!!
I just met your channel. I'm really enjoying it. Greetings from a Roman Catholic from Brazil!
you are amazing! I am a missionary Priest in Australia from South Korea
Then you must know Fr. Rob
Greetings Rainbow from me in southern California, USA. I've recently become enamored with South Korea having just completed a romantic-comedy screenplay based in Seoul.
Blessings on you! I hope you are well and enjoying religious life in Australia.
Great video. Thank you for taking the time to share more of your life with us. I'm celebrating 2 years clean and sober after being in active addiction since age 15 (I'm 42 now). I've always felt like I was running from God's plan, even trying to hide or be such a mess that God wouldn't wantme. I'm not 100% sure what my calling is but I'm not afraid of it anymore. I'm excited about God and his love for us. I do find inspiration, education and peace from your experiences and wisdom. Thank you for what you do.
Thank you for everything you do, Fr. Casey. May you keep going and keep growing. We're rooting for you. Congrats on your Anniversary! 💙
Bless your heart fr Casey.. u bring joy to many pple
Congratulation Father Casey from a brother in Gatineau Canada! I wish you Peace and Joy throughout your ministry in the coming years ! JC, OFS.
Congratulations on your first anniversary. May there be many more with God's grace :)
Just want to mention 2 things. St Padre Pio was Franciscan and was obedient to the continual requests from Our Lady. At Fatima and elsewhere she asked us to pray the Rosary more than anything else.
Baptism is ultimately important but the GREATEST Sacrament is the Eucharist in the Mass.
Father Casey, we were truly blessed to be able to share with you, your first year of ministry... and as you said yesterday, you will never forget this year and all it taught you and we, as a community at the UGA Catholic Center, will never forget you as well. I’m so glad we still have the chance to see you through this channel!! We pray for your new paths to be blessed and we are sure you are taken to a place where you will make wonders with everyone crossing your path. We will miss you dearly!!!
Juan and Melina Bustamante
Where are you going? 27 years a priest. I learn from you. Hope you are as happy as I have always been.
You almost made me cry. You are such a beautiful person, so human ... Go on like this !!! - One of the best videos you've ever made.
Father Casey! Hey congrats on 1 year! Many more to come! I'll get you a beer anytime...come out to Long Island!!
God Bless!
Congratulations on your first anniversary. May God continue to bless you as you minister to us. Thank you for all the teachings
Congrats Fr Casey on the anniversary of your priesthood. My family and I are truly inspired by your teachings through this channel. I wish you many happy years ahead in this vocation 🙏🏾
Congrats Father Casey, your journey has been amazing and inspiring and you are coming into the ministry during an interesting time in all our lives. God bless you Father.
Brother Casey, I'm a devout Catholic man in far west Texas. I enjoy watching your videos very much. I was taught by Franciscan Nuns in Kansas City. I would like to say thank you for your commitment to our faith and will pray for you to keep you safe from the evil one. Keep up God's work and spreading the word as St Francis did.
I discovered Fr. Casey Cole about a month ago on You Tube, and with more time on my hands due to the shelter in place, I watch him often, and have subscribed to his channel. I have purchased his books (one in book form, and the other through Audible). I love his youthful and candid outlook--so refreshing! I am a lifelong Catholic. Thank-you Father.
Happy anniversary, Father Casey! Your channel is SO inspiring and hearing you always makes me feel better. God bless you!!
Congratulations Fr. Cassey on your ordination anniversary. I'm working in a seminary as dean. Your videos are inspiring n enriching. God bless you and your ministry of inspiring people all over the world.
Can't stop loving the fun you put to your simple and truthful answers. Thank you man
Congratulation Father Casey! I think You are doing a great job for us catholics and Christians . I enjoy watching your videos and I have always asked myself how I could help my community to get closer to god. I think you are doing it in a great way with a humble and human perspective. God bless You and I think us, your followers on You Tube, we are happy to hear your message.
Congratulations, Fr. Casey on your 1 yr anniversary; how fast the time has gone. I really enjoyed this Q&A session; some very enlightening ques/answers; Thanks for the honesty. My thoughts and prayers to you and your fellow priests and religious!
Y'all Be Safe!
It's quite interesting to know the questions and your answers.
You are just a wonderful breath of fresh air. I’m inspired by your confidence, knowledge, and the ability to communicate. A great roll model for people of all ages. God’s speed in you priestly venture.
Congratulations Father, may the Virgin Mary protect you every day! I really enjoy your videos!
If the saints needed the rosary for their own holiness and growth you need the rosary too. Will pray for you to realise the treasure hidden in the rosary
Amen! Praying the same thing too. We need to be children of Mary 🙏 The complete Rosary given to St. Dominic = 15 decades of the Rosary
@@crose7974 absolutely. It's so beautiful and will change your life.
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Rosary is the weapon.
St. Padre Pio
He says 36 Rosary a day
@@anishsavio You can join the Rosary with Fr. Pillari at 12:00 noon EST in Regina Angelorum Press
This is so refreshing and great to hear. Thank you Fr Casey
Happy 1st Anniversary Fr. Casey. Thank you for your excellent talks. I've loved every single one I've watched ❤ God bless you
Please father Casey try to introduce the rosary in your prayer time, our mother is the best at getting us to focus on her son. You are a blessing. All glory to God.
Congrats on your anniversary! Would you make a video about the concept of "Catholic Guilt" sometime? It's something I dont really understand why it exists as a thing in popular culture.
Praying for you🙏 I would call you father even if you were my little brother! Because you were ordained to be my spiritual father, no matter how weird it is, is just me acknowledging the power God has given you to turn bread into his body❤️
I love listening to you Fr. Casey. May you be blessed more!
Casey, I admire your confidence and strength of faith, most of all your honesty and being so down to earth. It's refreshing to see and hear that you are human just like any other. As a cradle Catholic, I used to see priests as somebody that weren't people who were common people. Perhaps that was just my upbringing. Inspiring.
Thank you Fr. Casey for your online ministry. It really opened my eyes to the teachings and practices of the church. My favourite video was in fact the "What does it mean to be Catholic and not protestant" video. Thank you very much.
Thank you for making this video Fr.! ... I was relieved to hear that even as a Priest, you don’t necessarily have a practice of doing the rosary all the time/or at all. As a former Protestant, this is one of the practices of Catholicism I struggled the most to accept. I don’t disagree with any of the Mariam dogmas of the Church, however I still don’t feel as comfortable praying the Rosary. I rather do Lectio Divina or personal prayer.
I’ve always been Catholic, and I’ve never warmed up to the rosary either. I appreciate the idea of meditating on the mysteries, but for me the rosary is really tedious. I like reading scripture for prayer, and I have Protestant friends from college to thank for that.
A cradle Catholic here. I pray the Rosary, but only on times of spiritual dryness (and always on my own, so I can focus on God and not on answering avemarias out loud). I can see why it's so popular and I find it useful, but no one is less a Catholic for not praying it or doing it less than daily. Rosary fans who try to almost impose it are always awkward to me.
The Lord does many wonders through the rosary, it’s my favorite form of prayer behind just speaking to the Lord from my heart. It helps me stay sanctified and in Christ, and I dwell in his presence whenever I pray the rosary❤️❤️
Congratulations Fr.Casey ! During the lockdown, I read your first book, 'Called'. Certainly was thought provoking and helpful. Unfortunately I keep running into the same problems, crisis of faith and yes, those existential thoughts.
I'm glad that you are sharing your story with other young men and women. They need an alternative to the secular world. God bless your ministry.
I appreciate your genuineness in accepting that you are not reciting rosary. i am just a six years senior to you in priesthood. Though my family was (is) very faithful to rosary, this prayer did not attract me much! Soon after my ordination to priesthood, due to a circumstance, i started reciting rosary, desperately seeking Mary's help for a grace from the Lord. I did receive it! since then, i have experienced her powerful interventions in my personal life and ministry. i still recite and encourage others to recite rosary.
You just made my day! Your enthusiasm for the people is wonderful. Some days your doubts may become a bit troubling. All the greatest saints had those moments too. But “ keep your eyes on the prize”, and that is Jesus Himself and you will be just fine. Again, thanks, from this 47 year ordained guy!
Awesome! You truly have a gift for communication/speech! Also, it was refreshing to get to know about your choosing to become a priest.
Happy1st presbyterial anniversary, Fr Casey. May you always be guided by the Holy Spirit and fill you with joy and peace as you work in the vineyard God has called you to minister to. Although, your first year as a priest was filled with turmoil, hopefully, it just made you even more zealous and resolute in your ministry.
Congratulations fr. Casey. God's loves you always. Mama mary will pray for you too as always.
Many congratulations on you anniversary - keep up the great work. Many blessings, and peace and love.
God bless you Father Casey and congratulations on your first year of priesthood.
Happy First anniversary of your priestly ordination Fr.Casey. Glad to note your enjoying your priestly ministry and Religious life. May the Lord bless you with good health, happiness, and wisdom to work in HIS veniyard.
Thank you Fr. your words inspire many lives, especially young religious that relates so much with your daily experiences and reflections.
Am so proud of you!!!! Please don't stop! GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE THE BEST!
Congratulations on your first year. Best wishes for the future.
I am very impressed with your approach. I've found that the great Priests have marks of humility, deep and prolonged prayer life and a deep love of the Mass.
Happy Anniversary Fr. Casey. I always look forward to your videos. Laughed so much about "the funeral Mass".
Dear Fr. Casey wishing you a happy anniversary of your ordination. Happy to note your are enjoying your priesthood and religious life. May the Lord bless you with good health, happiness, and wisdom in. HIS VINEYARD.
Many Thanks! Your wisdom and advice far exceeds the time you have spent as a priest. Keep the Faith!
Happy first anniversary of your Ordination. May God continue blessing your ministry.
Casey, first off, this is the first time that I have ever left a comment on anyone's youtube channel. I left the OFMs (John the Baptist Province) in 1972 during my novitiate year after eight months precisely for the reason that you articulated in your answer to the last question. I could not in good conscience become a priest ( that was my path) and have to deal with the issues that those I would be ministering to without having experienced those issues myself (in whatever form). I've never regretted my three years as a Franciscan nor have I regretted my leaving. It did shape my life. I admire your dedication. Pax et Bonum!
Grazie per la tua testimonianza fra Casey . San Francesco d'Assisi sarà contento dei suoi frati Minori . È bello sapere che utilizzate i media per portare Dio e la sua tenerezza nel mondo. Auguri per il tuo aniversario. Prego per te.
Chce bello di leggere qui qualcosa in Italiano. 👋👋👋
That's a good advice there about the grades. I'm finishing my theological formation and the difficult thing is the worry of getting through the exams without failing one.
Congratulations on you 1 year anniversary. Thank you for all your videos too, I learn a lot from them. Cheers to many wonderful years as a priest 🙂
good video ,happy anniversary
You are so honest! That is what I really appreciate. Thank you!
Hello, Fr Casey congratulations , you are amazing great priest God gave us ...
Just as the person before me in the comments, I was not born a Catholic. My mother was an atheist, my father from a crazy Adventist family. I became a Christian in Viet Nam and was baptized in a non-denominational Christian church. Having been in a hospital sponsored by the Catholic church (several times) and having had many disappointments with the people and clergy of the Protestant churches I attended. I come to have a great respect for the Catholic church, I am watching your videos, working my way through the catechism, and learning more about the Mother Church. I will soon be going to speak to the Father at the local Catholic Church. I enjoy your videos, your positive outlook, and your quiet way of explaining things! God Bless you Father!
Love your Chanel. Keep spreading the faith and I hope what you do encourages more to join the priesthood and others to be stronger in their faith. May God continue to bless you and use you to spread His Word.
Iam a religious sr from India and l was so much love in your preaching and video God bless you abundantly in your mission
I can't wait to become a nun(franciscan). This video is sooo good, God bless you
I like your approach...we share the same priestly ministry. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for your candor, and sense of humor. I agree this past Easter, the Passion it was so upsetting. You are in my prayers.
I 've always Loved Saint Francisco of Assisi deeply,I got just a special place in my heart for the Franciscans Capuchin.May God bless you🙏🏽
Congrats on your first year! I am sure you will have many many more happy years!
12:03 Sounds like something a candidate to the episcopate would say! (As you know, there is an ancient tradition wherein a priest, when asked to become a bishop, must refuse three times by saying "nolo episcopari" [I do not want to be a bishop] before accepting the office.)
Thank you Father! You are a breath of fresh air! God bless you!
Happy Ist Sacerdotal Anniversary Fr. Casey!