As an 88 year old woman, can I put in another view. In the distant past, women had less choices….either marriage or the veil. Now there are so many careers open to them. Also a woman’s maternal instinct is much stronger than that of men, and most want to leave open the possibility of having a child, which they can do these days whether married or not. I am an OCDS who tried the enclosed Carmel for a year but became ill and was told the enclosure was not for me! I suggest asking young women why they don’t wish to offer themselves for religious life. + I will ask Mother Alfred’s prayers.
40 000 dollars in the early 1880s is about 1.3 million today-legitimately that was just the cost of getting the first facilities built. Incredible corporal works from Mother Alfred.
Highly inspiring. May the Lord bless us with more women in religious orders. In our hometown in Cobh, Ireland there are cloistered and other nuns that are some of the most incredible and intelligent women one can know. They have been a massive contribution and gift to the community.
I want to give up but God won’t let me because I’m walking with Jesus. So I will continue to trust in him even though I’m struggling, I will never lose hope. Jesus is the only light in this world. As a single mother things are difficult on me. My husband passed years ago I’m alone. I’m overwhelmed at times because both of my children are autistic. I’m struggling trying to support them and myself because like so many others. I lost my job as a social worker at Forsyth hospital because I declined the vaccine. I declined because of my pre existing health condition lupus and heart disease. I was denied my medical/religious exemption. I wish I could go back to the hospital but the mandate is still in place for hospitals that participate in Medicare and Medicaid. I’m waitressing and I’m so thankful to be working again, but I’m not making nearly enough to make ends meet. I get harassed and called names for simply asking for prayers,but prayers are all we need. I have faith God will provide. WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE! Please pray for me and my children.
Thank you for this Bishop Barron.Mother Alfred's story is a great one. Her vision has helped so many people, and will undoubtedly help even more people in the future.
I have to agree about the dwindling number of nuns. When I was going to school in a rural part of Ohio, in the 60's, there were approximately 20 Notre Dame Sisters at the parish convent. A couple of years ago there were NONE. I have a couple of older nun cousins , but they are in their 80s. For awhile, I thought that God was wanting me to become a priest, but after a year in seminary, it was apparent that God had other plans for my life. My prayers for all. Merry Christmas 🙏
I know several young women who have entered religious life. Praise God! The conservative orders are growing. Those offering Reiki and the Labyrinth are dying or have closed. Lesson to learn there.
May you share the story of Mother Alfred to our nurses working in hospitals clinics in your State and all over the country... God bless and Mabuhay Bishop Barron...
women religious are awesome. I am so happy to have seen in the past 10 years more nuns. But they don't visit my parish most of the time. I love the Sisters of Life and the Dominican Sisters of Eucharist. Those are two main ones I know of.
The main issue of our times is the delay. Women are discerning marriage and religious life later in life. Many don't hear the call to religious until their 30s or 40s and by that point there's aging family members to think about. Most religious communities have a hard 30-35 age cap and other communities the youngest nun is 60 years old. There's not a great deal of options right now.
I strongly believe and feel, both for what I have experienced , heard and read, that a huge factor might be men in the church . Whether, Bishops, priests , deacons an other , they tend to feel intimidated and at times, quash female vocations. We as a whole church need to have a major examination. Our ethnic priests, while they are a wondrous gift to our church, their cultural perspectives reg women, might need to be transformed. They are not the only ones. If we could only stop quashing the Christ that is in us and allowed that Christ to see, perceive and love others w His eyes and His heart. Our prejudices, jealousy are the mud that cover His Countenance and Eyes in Our Hearts. It prevents us to see and Love the Christ in Others. We need to allow Veronica to Wipe them. We need The Holy Spirit to pierce our hearts , so His Love be poured into the world. We are plugging that channel of love with our control, fear, prejudice and jealousy. Strong women are God’s creation and part of His Plan, as much as, men are. We all are only his instruments. It’s His Plan and Mission, not ours. Let God be
A woman placed in life at the perfect time . Wonderful and very interesting how time works us around. God bless her life , and God bless you B.B. , you’ve got a way , a way of always getting through to me. Thank you. Timing , timing , entered my life at exactly the right time. Interesting.
Thanks for including us women in educational things. We all need that kind of help. Bishop Barron, it's fair warning to teach our fellow women religious folks that when working with homeless people, we are put in front of several sticky situations. Self Defense, keeping up with Mass even if it's only online, praying our rosary, the comfort of our Bible, liturgy of the hours, Divine Mercy Chaplet, preparing oneself for those times when you need to get out of those precarious moments, those are all good tools.
As someone who is freshly divorced I gotta say, the idea of marrying a Man Who is all-good, all-loving, gentle, reliable, forgiving, etc, has a very strong appeal.
That was truly incredible. I thoroughly enjoyed the video presentation my brother in christ. I have heard about this woman but not to the extent that you presented it. Thank you so much my brother. Hope to see you one day at a Cubs baseball game in chicago. Yours in Christ. Minister Timothy Michael. Oak Forest
I pray for a return to more vocations to the religious life for many young men and women. I came into the Catholic Church late in life and due to age restrictions, will not be able to discern a call to religious life.
@@brendamyc3057 Whereas most Diocesan deaconate programs only *begin* at 35 for male *sacramental* candidates not as _"they consider a person_ _too old to give enough years of service"_ (citing comment below) but rather anthropologically-speaking only then can one have established a stable career or economic self-sustaining status in parish life. Such discrepancies are IMHO examples of clerical kyriarchy where male patterns of leadership (kyrios, leader or lord) serve leadership in a male pattern (-archy = rule, government”). Since one may not enter religious life with debt, how's an average American young lady to get an education worthy of her equal dignity, adequate to the complexities of modern life *and pay off those debts* before she's 35? Why do so many parents seem more keen to invest in their daughters' pursuit of parity in intersectional elite roles in the public square eg Vice-President, Supreme Court Justice, Dean of Medical College, Hedge Fund CEO, UN Ambassador? Perhaps because they know that the Church has no women religious in similar intersectional elite curial roles (nb Pope Francis has begun appointing women in Vatican City State and the curia)? When monarchy was abandoned, women lost their natural God-given place in hierarchical political power structures, yet American-style "democracy" failed to provide an equitable replacement. It structured its market economy with no view to social responsibilities: the 'labor theory of value' assigned zero value to the vital labor of birth and raising the next generation of worker/consumers and social / healthcare of dependants (unlike the United Kingdom, with national healthcare and Catholic schools paid from public purse or Germany where generous Catholic social care is paid by tithes collected via tax authorities). So long as the Church continues to operate as a Monarchy, the pitiable results Bishop Barron decries will continue to disappoint the clerical caste.
From the book " To Save a Thousand of Souls " by fr Brett Brannen # I believe one of the problems in the Church today is that many people are in the wrong vocation. Many people have grown up unaware that they have a vocation, much less that they should be asking God to reveal it to them. And there are many unhappy, unfulfilled, dissatisfied people. As a general rule, people flourish in their correct vocation! Flourishing does not just mean they are happy. It means they are steadily growing in holiness, they are fulfilled, and they are becoming the person God wants them to be. Fr. Brian Bashista, vocation director of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, underscores that vocation is less about personal choice and more about discovery.
As the Bible teaches, aim for the narrow gate. Too many take the wide gate with the easy road. I pray for all who are living and pursuing religious life.
Mayo Clinic has film _A Leap of Faith: The Founding of Saint Marys Hosptial._ It is a two actor play of an imagined conversation between Mother Alfred and Dr. William Worrall Mayo. Dr. Mayo is looking forward to retirement, but Mother Alfred wants him to be the chief physician at a hospital she believes will be built in Rochester, Minnesota.
Hospital patients and others with access to Mayo Clinic's cable TV can see it on the Mayo History Channel. It is now available online, but TH-cam won't let me include a URL in comments.
Joy is not the same as pleasure or happiness. A wicked and evil man may have pleasure, while any ordinary mortal is capable of being happy. Pleasure generally comes from things, and always through the senses; happiness comes from humans through fellowship. Joy comes from loving God and neighbor. Pleasure is quick and violent, like a flash of lightning. Joy is steady and abiding, like a fixed star. Pleasure depends on external circumstances, such as money, food, travel, etc. Joy is independent of them, for it comes from a good conscience and love of God. Fulton J. Sheen
It is amazing the amount of money religious were able to collect for Church projects a century ago. Saint Patrick's Cathedral in NYC was built with nickels and dimes.
Bishop Barron, might I suggest you look up the amazing woman, Saint Marie Rivier who was just canonized in May 2022. Like Mother Alfred, she was the fiery foundress of our religious family, The Sisters of the Presentation of Mary! I think you would like her spunk!
“Tell me, oh! Tell me, Master, You teach people to live heroically. What must I do to rear this child so that we may be both in Your kingdom? Which words, what acts shall I teach her?” “No special acts or words are required. Be perfect, so that she may reflect your perfection.” “Yes, I do. It is justice. Master, I leave You. Bless a poor woman.” “Go and do not worry. God does not leave without help those who seek Him.” # from "The Poem of the Man-God" by Books Valtorta, Maria . #
Fr Brett Brannen # The Vocational Pre-Determination by God When I was a vocation director, I would visit the Catholic schools in my diocese to teach the children about vocations. I explained to them that before God had even created the world, he knew them and he loved them. He already knew your name, he knew every thought you would ever think, he knew how many hairs were on your head, he knew your sins, he knew your good deeds, and he even saw the moment of your death and your entrance into heaven. And God had already decided your vocation before he had even made the world! Or at least, he had already planned to which vocation you would be called. When it finally became time for you to be born, God created your soul to go inside your tiny body, and it was created specifically for that pre-determined vocation. I call this concept the vocational pre-determination by God, or vocational pre-destination. If God is calling you to marriage, then he prepared your soul and gave you the gifts of body and soul to live out the vocation of marriage. If God is calling you to priesthood, then your soul and body were made with that vocation in mind. This will be an important hint for you as you discern. Look at the gifts God has given to you and where those gifts are best used to build up the Kingdom.
Bishop Barron, I would love, love, love to listen to you discuss your take on a very popular TH-cam video produced by Ear Biscuits. The video is called Rhett’s Spiritual Deconstruction. It is his discussion of losing his faith and leaving his career in Evangelical Christianity. This video spawned various other videos. This video is crying for a smart Catholic response. Love your ministry! Thanks.
From the book " Poem of The Man-God by Maria Valtorta # sophiabuy # # 168 - The Parable of the Lost Drachma # But Jesus says: “But the girl asked me to tell you to forget about it.” “Does she not like the groom? What happened to her?” “She also wants to follow Me. What do you say?” “You say my daughter has been called by You. But I wish to know in what her call consists.” “In bringing the lilies of a virginal love into the garden of Christ. There will be many such virgins in future centuries! The scented flower beds to counterbalance the links of vice. Praying souls counterbalancing blasphemers and atheists. They are the joy of God.” Mary of Magdala blushes and asks: “And we... the ruins that you are building up... What shall we become?” “What your virgin sisters are. And martyrs against yourselves and recollections of your past and through thirst for love and expiation.”
Loved this and would have shared it except for the slam on AOC at the end. Not necessary and detracted from your important point. Likely also turned off many women who might consider a vocation.
With the risk of seeming like a troll in this commentary, this post makes me wonder why the Roman Catholic Church will not ordain female deacons as the historical church did and as some Orthodox diocese do today. But I suppose this opens up a can of worms with the celibacy issue, too. If women were allowed to have status within the organization, however, perhaps there would be more of them.
Churches that have ordained women have problems with recruiting ministers too. A vocation is not something you can demand, it is received as a gift. Women can be CEOs of big businesses with lots of money. Why would they want to be priests? Being a priest is a service, it's not about power. People who want power will never be happy in the Church.
@@fruzsimih7214 I agree with your point about power but it's not mutually exclusive. There are som men who became priests for power and/or abuse that power, of course women could do the same. My point is some women may experience the calling to be a deacon and the historical church (prior to being Roman) permitted it.
During the time of Mother Alfred, women’s status within the church was roughly parallel to what it was in all other areas of society. Nowadays this is not so: women enjoy equal status to men in almost all areas of life and culture. But if women ordain as nuns within the Catholic Church, they do not have the same opportunities as men who ordain and become priests. I think this is really hard for women to accept. A few years ago (while teaching at a Catholic school), I had a very precocious female student who was incredibly kind and virtuous. She said that if women could become priests, that she would love to ordain. But since women are not given the same opportunities as men, she didn’t see the point.
Perhaps if the church would invite young women to become priests they would be more receptive. I wouldn't be surprised if they saw the ban on women becoming priests, bishops and cardinals, as something from the dark ages...which it is.
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As an 88 year old woman, can I put in another view. In the distant past, women had less choices….either marriage or the veil. Now there are so many careers open to them. Also a woman’s maternal instinct is much stronger than that of men, and most want to leave open the possibility of having a child, which they can do these days whether married or not. I am an OCDS who tried the enclosed Carmel for a year but became ill and was told the enclosure was not for me! I suggest asking young women why they don’t wish to offer themselves for religious life. + I will ask Mother Alfred’s prayers.
40 000 dollars in the early 1880s is about 1.3 million today-legitimately that was just the cost of getting the first facilities built. Incredible corporal works from Mother Alfred.
Thanks to this Nun, I got to spend another 10 years with my dad before he passed. They treated him at the Mayo.
Highly inspiring. May the Lord bless us with more women in religious orders. In our hometown in Cobh, Ireland there are cloistered and other nuns that are some of the most incredible and intelligent women one can know. They have been a massive contribution and gift to the community.
I want to give up but God won’t let me because I’m walking with Jesus. So I will continue to trust in him even though I’m struggling, I will never lose hope. Jesus is the only light in this world. As a single mother things are difficult on me. My husband passed years ago I’m alone. I’m overwhelmed at times because both of my children are autistic. I’m struggling trying to support them and myself because like so many others. I lost my job as a social worker at Forsyth hospital because I declined the vaccine. I declined because of my pre existing health condition lupus and heart disease. I was denied my medical/religious exemption. I wish I could go back to the hospital but the mandate is still in place for hospitals that participate in Medicare and Medicaid. I’m waitressing and I’m so thankful to be working again, but I’m not making nearly enough to make ends meet. I get harassed and called names for simply asking for prayers,but prayers are all we need. I have faith God will provide. WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE! Please pray for me and my children.
I never look at this channel but I believe God has brought me here today to read your message so I will pray for you.
Thank you for this Bishop Barron.Mother Alfred's story is a great one. Her vision has helped so many people, and will undoubtedly help even more people in the future.
I have to agree about the dwindling number of nuns. When I was going to school in a rural part of Ohio, in the 60's, there were approximately 20 Notre Dame Sisters at the parish convent. A couple of years ago there were NONE. I have a couple of older nun cousins , but they are in their 80s. For awhile, I thought that God was wanting me to become a priest, but after a year in seminary, it was apparent that God had other plans for my life. My prayers for all. Merry Christmas 🙏
I know several young women who have entered religious life. Praise God! The conservative orders are growing. Those offering Reiki and the Labyrinth are dying or have closed. Lesson to learn there.
May you share the story of Mother Alfred to our nurses working in hospitals clinics in your State and all over the country... God bless and Mabuhay Bishop Barron...
women religious are awesome. I am so happy to have seen in the past 10 years more nuns. But they don't visit my parish most of the time. I love the Sisters of Life and the Dominican Sisters of Eucharist. Those are two main ones I know of.
The main issue of our times is the delay. Women are discerning marriage and religious life later in life. Many don't hear the call to religious until their 30s or 40s and by that point there's aging family members to think about. Most religious communities have a hard 30-35 age cap and other communities the youngest nun is 60 years old. There's not a great deal of options right now.
I strongly believe and feel, both for what I have experienced , heard and read, that a huge factor might be men in the church . Whether, Bishops, priests , deacons an other , they tend to feel intimidated and at times, quash female vocations. We as a whole church need to have a major examination. Our ethnic priests, while they are a wondrous gift to our church, their cultural perspectives reg women, might need to be transformed. They are not the only ones. If we could only stop quashing the Christ that is in us and allowed that Christ to see, perceive and love others w His eyes and His heart. Our prejudices, jealousy are the mud that cover His Countenance and Eyes in Our Hearts. It prevents us to see and Love the Christ in Others. We need to allow Veronica to Wipe them. We need The Holy Spirit to pierce our hearts , so His Love be poured into the world. We are plugging that channel of love with our control, fear, prejudice and jealousy. Strong women are God’s creation and part of His Plan, as much as, men are. We all are only his instruments. It’s His Plan and Mission, not ours. Let God be
A woman placed in life at the perfect time . Wonderful and very interesting how time works us around. God bless her life , and God bless you B.B. , you’ve got a way , a way of always getting through to me. Thank you. Timing , timing , entered my life at exactly the right time. Interesting.
Thanks for including us women in educational things. We all need that kind of help. Bishop Barron, it's fair warning to teach our fellow women religious folks that when working with homeless people, we are put in front of several sticky situations. Self Defense, keeping up with Mass even if it's only online, praying our rosary, the comfort of our Bible, liturgy of the hours, Divine Mercy Chaplet, preparing oneself for those times when you need to get out of those precarious moments, those are all good tools.
As someone who is freshly divorced I gotta say, the idea of marrying a Man Who is all-good, all-loving, gentle, reliable, forgiving, etc, has a very strong appeal.
😂😂😂
What a joyful journey, coming back to the church after so many years.
That was truly incredible. I thoroughly enjoyed the video presentation my brother in christ. I have heard about this woman but not to the extent that you presented it. Thank you so much my brother. Hope to see you one day at a Cubs baseball game in chicago. Yours in Christ. Minister Timothy Michael. Oak Forest
I pray for a return to more vocations to the religious life for many young men and women. I came into the Catholic Church late in life and due to age restrictions, will not be able to discern a call to religious life.
there's an age restriction? why? and what age?
Most women’s orders cut it off at 35
@@brendamyc3057 is there a specific reason?
The formation process takes about 8 years so after that they consider a person too old to give enough years of service.
@@brendamyc3057 Whereas most Diocesan deaconate programs only *begin* at 35 for male *sacramental* candidates not as _"they consider a person_
_too old to give enough years of service"_ (citing comment below) but rather anthropologically-speaking only then can one have established a stable career or economic self-sustaining status in parish life.
Such discrepancies are IMHO examples of clerical kyriarchy where male patterns of leadership (kyrios, leader or lord) serve leadership in a male pattern (-archy = rule, government”). Since one may not enter religious life with debt, how's an average American young lady to get an education worthy of her equal dignity, adequate to the complexities of modern life *and pay off those debts* before she's 35?
Why do so many parents seem more keen to invest in their daughters' pursuit of parity in intersectional elite roles in the public square eg Vice-President, Supreme Court Justice, Dean of Medical College, Hedge Fund CEO, UN Ambassador? Perhaps because they know that the Church has no women religious in similar intersectional elite curial roles
(nb Pope Francis has begun appointing women in Vatican City State and the curia)?
When monarchy was abandoned, women lost their natural God-given place in hierarchical political power structures, yet American-style "democracy" failed to provide an equitable replacement. It structured its market economy with no view to social responsibilities: the 'labor theory of value' assigned zero value to the vital labor of birth and raising the next generation of worker/consumers and social / healthcare of dependants (unlike the United Kingdom, with national healthcare and Catholic schools paid from public purse or Germany where generous Catholic social care is paid by tithes collected via tax authorities). So long as the Church continues to operate as a Monarchy, the pitiable results Bishop Barron decries will continue to disappoint the clerical caste.
From the book
" To Save a Thousand of Souls " by fr Brett Brannen #
I believe one of the problems in the Church today is that many people are in the wrong vocation. Many people have grown up unaware that they have a vocation, much less that they should be asking God to reveal it to them. And there are many unhappy, unfulfilled, dissatisfied people. As a general rule, people flourish in their correct vocation! Flourishing does not just mean they are happy. It means they are steadily growing in holiness, they are fulfilled, and they are becoming the person God wants them to be. Fr. Brian Bashista, vocation director of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, underscores that vocation is less about personal choice and more about discovery.
Indeed. Mother Alfred was used by God to do a great ministry.
As the Bible teaches, aim for the narrow gate. Too many take the wide gate with the easy road. I pray for all who are living and pursuing religious life.
Please, Bishop Barron, do more of these on strong women who are also faithfully Catholic and led by their love of God.
I'm not Catholic but the religious life or being a nun appeals greatly to me
Mayo Clinic has film _A Leap of Faith: The Founding of Saint Marys Hosptial._ It is a two actor play of an imagined conversation between Mother Alfred and Dr. William Worrall Mayo. Dr. Mayo is looking forward to retirement, but Mother Alfred wants him to be the chief physician at a hospital she believes will be built in Rochester, Minnesota.
Hospital patients and others with access to Mayo Clinic's cable TV can see it on the Mayo History Channel. It is now available online, but TH-cam won't let me include a URL in comments.
As always a very interesting and inspirational message. Thank you❣️🙏
Joy is not the same as pleasure or happiness. A wicked and evil man may have pleasure, while any ordinary mortal is capable of being happy. Pleasure generally comes from things, and always through the senses; happiness comes from humans through fellowship. Joy comes from loving God and neighbor. Pleasure is quick and violent, like a flash of lightning. Joy is steady and abiding, like a fixed star. Pleasure depends on external circumstances, such as money, food, travel, etc. Joy is independent of them, for it comes from a good conscience and love of God.
Fulton J. Sheen
It is amazing the amount of money religious were able to collect for Church projects a century ago. Saint Patrick's Cathedral in NYC was built with nickels and dimes.
Bishop Barron, might I suggest you look up the amazing woman, Saint Marie Rivier who was just canonized in May 2022.
Like Mother Alfred, she was the fiery foundress of our religious family, The Sisters of the Presentation of Mary! I think you would like her spunk!
5:45. Keep AOC. That tickled my funny bone something serious!
Excellent video bishop!😊
Oh! I LOVE MOTHER ALFRED!!!! She was such a great virgin!❤
“Tell me, oh! Tell me, Master, You teach people to live heroically. What must I do to rear this child so that we may be both in Your kingdom? Which words, what acts shall I teach her?” “No special acts or words are required. Be perfect, so that she may reflect your perfection.” “Yes, I do. It is justice. Master, I leave You. Bless a poor woman.” “Go and do not worry. God does not leave without help those who seek Him.”
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from "The Poem of the Man-God" by Books Valtorta, Maria .
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Is this relevant to this ?
@@jesmary11 when the mother walk to perfection to holiness, ....kids will reflect that wisdom ...to persuse the will of God in there life ..
Fr Brett Brannen #
The Vocational Pre-Determination by God When I was a vocation director, I would visit the Catholic schools in my diocese to teach the children about vocations. I explained to them that before God had even created the world, he knew them and he loved them. He already knew your name, he knew every thought you would ever think, he knew how many hairs were on your head, he knew your sins, he knew your good deeds, and he even saw the moment of your death and your entrance into heaven. And God had already decided your vocation before he had even made the world! Or at least, he had already planned to which vocation you would be called. When it finally became time for you to be born, God created your soul to go inside your tiny body, and it was created specifically for that pre-determined vocation. I call this concept the vocational pre-determination by God, or vocational pre-destination. If God is calling you to marriage, then he prepared your soul and gave you the gifts of body and soul to live out the vocation of marriage. If God is calling you to priesthood, then your soul and body were made with that vocation in mind. This will be an important hint for you as you discern. Look at the gifts God has given to you and where those gifts are best used to build up the Kingdom.
FR you are describing properly
Beautiful
hello Bishop. i like the stories
Bishop Barron,
I would love, love, love to listen to you discuss your take on a very popular TH-cam video produced by Ear Biscuits. The video is called Rhett’s Spiritual Deconstruction. It is his discussion of losing his faith and leaving his career in Evangelical Christianity. This video spawned various other videos. This video is crying for a smart Catholic response. Love your ministry! Thanks.
Thumbs up at “Keep AOC; give me Mother Alfred any day “
Where I am there is burgeoning new order of franciscans, young beautiful women who delight in prayer.
isn't the line of disobedience crossed when following "instincts" rather than superio's?
Nice cross Sir, is it new?
Recruit!
From the book " Poem of The Man-God by Maria Valtorta # sophiabuy #
# 168 - The Parable of the Lost Drachma # But Jesus says: “But the girl asked me to tell you to forget about it.” “Does she not like the groom? What happened to her?” “She also wants to follow Me. What do you say?” “You say my daughter has been called by You. But I wish to know in what her call consists.” “In bringing the lilies of a virginal love into the garden of Christ. There will be many such virgins in future centuries! The scented flower beds to counterbalance the links of vice. Praying souls counterbalancing blasphemers and atheists. They are the joy of God.” Mary of Magdala blushes and asks: “And we... the ruins that you are building up... What shall we become?” “What your virgin sisters are. And martyrs against yourselves and recollections of your past and through thirst for love and expiation.”
Another Bishop Barron video!
Oops…what’s considering young?
However, Bishop Barron , you are inspiring. Thank you very much. God Bless
May I say nunsense! (Okay, that was cheap)
Loved this and would have shared it except for the slam on AOC at the end. Not necessary and detracted from your important point. Likely also turned off many women who might consider a vocation.
With the risk of seeming like a troll in this commentary, this post makes me wonder why the Roman Catholic Church will not ordain female deacons as the historical church did and as some Orthodox diocese do today. But I suppose this opens up a can of worms with the celibacy issue, too. If women were allowed to have status within the organization, however, perhaps there would be more of them.
Churches that have ordained women have problems with recruiting ministers too. A vocation is not something you can demand, it is received as a gift. Women can be CEOs of big businesses with lots of money. Why would they want to be priests? Being a priest is a service, it's not about power. People who want power will never be happy in the Church.
@@fruzsimih7214 I agree with your point about power but it's not mutually exclusive. There are som men who became priests for power and/or abuse that power, of course women could do the same. My point is some women may experience the calling to be a deacon and the historical church (prior to being Roman) permitted it.
What Orthodox Christians are ordaining women?
During the time of Mother Alfred, women’s status within the church was roughly parallel to what it was in all other areas of society. Nowadays this is not so: women enjoy equal status to men in almost all areas of life and culture. But if women ordain as nuns within the Catholic Church, they do not have the same opportunities as men who ordain and become priests. I think this is really hard for women to accept.
A few years ago (while teaching at a Catholic school), I had a very precocious female student who was incredibly kind and virtuous. She said that if women could become priests, that she would love to ordain. But since women are not given the same opportunities as men, she didn’t see the point.
Oohhh , slam , “ keep AOC “ .
Keep AOC 🤣.
Pearl Harbor
Perhaps if the church would invite young women to become priests they would be more receptive. I wouldn't be surprised if they saw the ban on women becoming priests, bishops and cardinals, as something from the dark ages...which it is.