Fr. Mike Schmitz: Share | SEEK2019
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- Why is it important to share the Gospel after an encounter with Christ? Fr. Mike Schmitz encourages and inspires us as we go forth into the world.
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Dear God please give the world more priest like Father Mike. We need them. Bless him and protect him.
"Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven..."
"...But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you".
I’m attending my first ever Catholic service this month after being a Baptist for my entire life ❤️ these videos inspire me more than anything else I’ve experienced. Thank you. Praise God.
Praised God!! Welcome home♥️.. Love and prayers from the Philippines 😊
Christopher Ryan Madera welcome to the Catholic Church we’re so glad you’re here . We love you .
Just watching this and saw your comment. I just returned to the Catholic Church after being an evangelical for many years (30+) I am finding it amazing hope you are too. I love going to Mass and receiving the Eucharist. We attend a Lectio Divina group which I find really good, check it out if there is one near you. God Bless You.
Welcome home. I was an assembly of God so I know what it's like
Remember it’s a Mass not a service
An amazing priest! The Church needs more of such leaders! Bless you, Fr.Mike
@Patrick Montgomery Yeah Jesus is the priest. But he established a Church with priests.
Are you okay?
From the Church's murder record (selection)
Murder of people of other faiths in their own country; Inquisition: for centuries; approx. one million deaths
Murder of people of other faiths in their own country and outside; murder of Jews; many millions dead
Murder of people of other faiths in other countries, especially Muslims; Crusades: many millions of deaths
Murder of indigenous peoples of conquered countries, e.g. Indians: approx. 100 million dead, the largest genocide of all times.
Murder of opponents of war and their families; countless wars inspired and blessed by the Church; many millions dead
Murder of disabled people; demanded, involved or tolerated, e.g. in the Third Reich; thousands of deaths
Murder of opponents of dictatorships with direct church involvement, e.g. in Argentina (more here; or our report here)
Murder of ethnic groups within a state with direct church involvement, e.g. Serbs in Croatia in the 1940s or Tutsis in Rwanda in the 1990s.
Murder of Indian children, mostly in an indirect way, in Canada and the USA in the 20th century. More than 60% of the children taken away from their parents did not survive the church re-education schools.
Murder of animals; devaluation as "soulless" beings and release for slaughter; billions and trillions of deaths
Soul murder of hundreds of thousands of children in the 20th and 21st centuries by child molester criminals in gowns
Get out of the Church. Jesus is King.
Yes yes
I came across your site three weeks ago and now, everyday I listen to one your videos. I don't know how many there are but I am enjoying it and taking notes and I know that with these given knowledge, I can bring my children back to church....back to God. I am from Malaysia and I thank God our path 'crossed.' Thank you Father Mike. You are the angel God sent.
I was listening to this talk while doing my weekly jog routine casually...until I started sobbing and sobbing and didn’t care if people saw me crying like a wreck while running. Thank you Fr. Mike for helping me release the emotions I haven’t expressed for a while. 🥺
Yes. So well said
"Indifference isn't not caring; Indifference is not caring enough to act"
I moved to a new state, a new life 8 months ago. And like the girl who left the Newman House Masses and dinners crying, people here are friendly but I haven't made one real friend here. And I hurt and feel alone even though I attend church regularly. But I hear your message - my environment/culture will kill my spirit and faith if I let this aloneness continue. Your words make it known to me that I can "belong" more as a Catholic just by making a change (taking action ) and becoming more involved in my church. Thank you, Fr Mike.
FR. Mike....a Saint in the making!
I just discovered this special human on Christmas night when googling.🙏🇦🇺
Father Son Holy Spirit, Mother Mary, All Holy Saints and Angels surround and protect from satan and all evil spirits Father Mike, ALL clergy, Consecrated Religious men and women, seminarians now and always. Give them Lord every possible blessing and grace they need to do YOUR will.
PLEASE!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Amen, Lord!
Your humility is such a gift; may God bless you for allowing yourself to be vulnerable. If more Christians were open and honest like this it would break down so many barriers within the church.
"Your environment will eat your willpower for breakfast"-Fr Mike
Oh my goodness that last story...
I saw this video as I kept on scrolling and decided to watch. I’ve never seen a priest talked so powerful and very moving. I was so touch. God bless you Fr. Mike.
that moved me so much. The part with Lucy, and how bad Fr. Mike felt really touched my heart. I think it is so beautiful how he shares his personal struggles and how he gets back up from them. I love listening to these and I really hope I can go to Seek in the future!
From the Church's murder record (selection)
Murder of people of other faiths in their own country; Inquisition: for centuries; approx. one million deaths
Murder of people of other faiths in their own country and outside; murder of Jews; many millions dead
Murder of people of other faiths in other countries, especially Muslims; Crusades: many millions of deaths
Murder of indigenous peoples of conquered countries, e.g. Indians: approx. 100 million dead, the largest genocide of all times.
Murder of opponents of war and their families; countless wars inspired and blessed by the Church; many millions dead
Murder of disabled people; demanded, involved or tolerated, e.g. in the Third Reich; thousands of deaths
Murder of opponents of dictatorships with direct church involvement, e.g. in Argentina (more here; or our report here)
Murder of ethnic groups within a state with direct church involvement, e.g. Serbs in Croatia in the 1940s or Tutsis in Rwanda in the 1990s.
Murder of Indian children, mostly in an indirect way, in Canada and the USA in the 20th century. More than 60% of the children taken away from their parents did not survive the church re-education schools.
Murder of animals; devaluation as "soulless" beings and release for slaughter; billions and trillions of deaths
Soul murder of hundreds of thousands of children in the 20th and 21st centuries by child molester criminals in gowns
Get out of the Church. Jesus is King.
It is joy to hear you speak from the depth of your heart , mind and soul a true gift from God
Thank you for all you do ✝️
Our Country needs ever so many more priests like this awesome Father ,!
Thank you Fr: Mike for you uplifting sermons, lying in my bed with my husband this Saturday morning and listening to you, my heart was blessed and encourage to love Jesus more, and to love those difficult people in our environment. Thank you Fr:Mike God bless you 🙏
I can feel the Holy Spirit working in you. Thank you for all the inspiring talks. 🙏
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Thank you for sharing such a personal story Fr. Mike. I also like what you said about, "Everyone is friendly, but no one wants to be my friend." I feel that way a lot around my peers at college. It is nice that somebody put words to that.
jellojenna6 God is your friend 💪🥰❤️ Hugs 🤗
first time i saw a priest cry.
Thanks Fr, you made this grown man (with a beard) cry 😭.
PROTESTANT APPROVED 10/10
Fr. Mike, you sure are a useful instrument in God's hands. Keep inspiring, I'm so thankful for you! God bless you and keep you ever young at heart. Amen! With lots of love for you & yours at Ascension presents. You give us hope!
Impressive motivation to dig deeper into thoughts of perception then asking yourself questions on what you’d do in different scenarios given to you to make actions count. Bravooooo!
My name ain't Lucy but I Cry now you got me crying God bless you all
Waw Fr Mike what a talk! Always great. But the thing about indifference really touched my heart. I will do my best to move when others need my help...I will walk out of my comfort zone and act with God's help.
God bless you Father. You are indeed doing great works among those youths. I promise you my prayers.
Since my friend introduced your video, I keep watching more. You open my eyes to my faith. God bless you father
Never stop watching his videos Yordanos! They are so good because Fr. Mike speaks truth, goodness and beauty. We need your help spreading God's love and faith to others too, Yordanos! May the love of Jesus overflow from your heart. God bless you! :)
Fr. Schumitz, I have nothing but the utmost respect and love for you. God bless.
Thank you Fr. Mike, God Bless you always, reminding us, with your own experiences, on what really matters. Thanks a million. Praying for you and your team and priests all over the world and our dear Pope Francis. Amen
Watching this video brought tears to my eyes. This is very moving.
Powerful, You continue to laugh through these speeches while God stands beside you.
You talk about things. Things that will comfort and heal people.
God bless you Fr. Mike, Please continue to Inspire all Lousie's.
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Thank you father so much for helping with my faith.You are in angel sent from heaven for me
Why do you call this man father?
Fr. Mike thank you for strengthing my faith. Stay blessed always
This ministered to me today ❤️❤️
Hi. How wonderful and amazing how God our Father brings His children together and uplifts them. You are an inspiration and you have been given a gift to heal and bring people to God. I thank God and you for you. Keep the faith!
Fr. Mike, you are truly an inspiration for all youth.. Just love your love for Our Lord and Mama Mary... You always give me hope.. Thank you.. and God bless you :-)
Thankful for Father Mike preaching to all of us Catholics during this time of Lent! 3/19! First time I heard him speaking with thousands of people inside the house of the Lord. I had tears running down my eyes and Father Mike had same tears speaking about Lucy, my spirit is with himself too. God Bless you Father Mike.
EXCELLENT.. Inspirational Message. Thank you Fr Mike. I added this video to my blog for tomorrow.
Fr Mike you are a true inspiration, i love how real you are, you are not afraid of crying front of others, you are not afraid of being silly, you are not afraid of being so honest about Christ and how much he gave for us. I am a Catechist, and often i share my experiences with my students, and often i have cried, acted silly and being honest with them, you have shown me the confidence to be who God has called me to be. I respect you so much, because although in our eyes, you are a very handsome man, but you don't let that get to you. I went many years being afraid of being who i was because i just saw the lust in men's eyes, but i have become comfortable enough with myself that i don't think of that at all. Thank you for being such an inspiration. You are truly a Godsend and i aspire to be more like you are. God bless you. Your Sister in Christ. Maria
So inspirational! Thank you Father Mike for these words of encouragement.
I'm not crying; you're crying!
Melissa Lovescoffee Who’s chopping onions?
macmedic892 🤣
Am not! 😭😭
Something that I notice with Fr. Mike that is sort of running is that he seems to be crying when he is telling these speeches as if the words that he is saying is too full of love to keep it under bounds where no one notices.
Thank you, I have endless gratitude for you God bless us all.
It’s good to check ourselves to see what burner we put the Lord on. We want Him on the front burner, and if we Absentmindedly put Him on the back burner we can still put Him on the front burner. He has full permission to put His fire on my soul. It’s up to me to stoke the fire 🔥. Great message thank you for being transparent and inspiring us with your love for Him.
this is so very true!!!
There is so much focus on competition and grades and work and learning
Wow Fr Mike, keep going...great ministry, my prayers for you 🙏🏻🙏🏻
I live in the 🇵🇭 and I am a Roman Catholic unfortunately we have POOR catechism here.
Aj Jingco what does it mean? Poor Catechism?
@Al Jingco here I will share to you this www.vatican.va/archive/compendium_ccc/documents/archive_2005_compendium-ccc_en.html#I%20Believe%20in%20God%20the%20Father
True. Filipinos are cultural catholics. Sacramentalized but not truly catechized.
Zellen Relacion Priests here in my country the 🇵🇭 don't teach the Catechism when they preach their Homilys.
Omaygahd I agree 💯 We just do the rituals but don't know nor appreciate it's deeper meaning. I think a lot of my generation is already starting to denounce the Faith
Thank you, Fr Mike,! Thank you for sharing your blessings and gifts🙏❤️😇
Powerful!! Thank you, Father Mike
God bless you always 🙏🏻
just what i needed. praying for a spirit of remembrance!
Amen I love Jesus Chist
The Son of God. Jesus.
A wonderful speech! Greetings from Spain
que parte de España?
God bless you Father! 🙏
In tears even before you explained about what happened to Lucy . Thank you for your words and for spreading the gospel!
Even today despite getting God's experience some of us still takes everything for granted. Hope through this teaching we will become stronger in our faith 🙏
Praise and thanks to our God for the wonders he has done for us, and for sustaining us each and every day.
I understand needing a friend... I have felt friendless since middle school. You honestly never understand why. I still don't. Perhaps if I had friends to talk about God with I might had remembered my faith along time ago. Or better, would never had lost it... God gave us Each other. That means he gave you to the person with no one. They don't even need you to be their best friend... but letting them come to watch a movie... letting them join your study group. Inviting them to eat out, or to a party... Inviting them to a Talk just like this one. Can make all the difference in the world. The devil loves people that are alone. He makes sure that their worlds are so dark, they forget he's even there. Or... worse.. that not even Jesus's cares. And that is a really dark and lonely place. Father Mike is so right... This world. The lonely people need friends. That is.. you... Amen. God Bless you.
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Lord thank you for your word through father, God bless him, I received it🙏🏽
thank you for this message.. wow it has really lifted me up.
Thank you father ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏
Truth and Love right here!!! If I want a friend I need to be a friend. 😊
Phewwwww that was good. So moving. Thank you Fr. Mike.
All glory to God! Keep doing his work Father! God bless you and protect you.
Bless you Father Mike .
Thank you father Mike! God bless
Lucy's episode reminds me to tell you this. I also broke my patella in my gym on the 4th of March 2020 just when the Covid 19. I was in the hospital for about 1 1/2 month and it hurts me to say that our priests never even gave a call even though they knew it. There are wires in my knee and it hurts like hell even now and the drs say the pain will never go as the patella had broken into pieces. When I heard this talk of yours I also got tears in my eyes. You strengthen my soul and I now do not feel sorry for myself though my life is changed now. Thank you from the core of my heart.
Fr Mike , thank you from the heart ,for all your work to Christ ,and to the bride of Christ "The Catholic Church", God bless you.
You are so awesome and you hate your soul. I so appreciate you and how you present the word of God. Thank you!!! God bless, Lucy.
Love you so much, Father
Thank you for this message Fr. Greetings from Nigeria
Love you Fr. Mike. Just to help you out with your Human Planet references, the father and son caught a Greenland Shark (Whale sharks weigh around 20 tons and prefer tropical oceans), and the African hunters stole a leg of wildebeest (not water buffalo). God bless Fr. Mike!
So thankful for someone putting these ideas and thoughts into relatable anecdotes! God bless!
O Come Holy Spirit, Living In Mary. Mother us Faith, Hope and Love. Ps 105:1
“Love God, serve God; everything is in that.”
Jn 10:27
😇st Clare of Assisi please pray 4us
So much joy in his face.
That beard is legendary
Sorry, but I don't think he suits it. It makes him look older.
He is good with the beard. It conveys more authority...
For realllll!
It reminds me of John Krasinski, which, typing it out, makes me feel like a douchebag.
Amen
God bless
When he started to talk about the people who live in the polar, I knew where it was going because I live in Alaska. I dont have to live like that, luckily but I know so many that do live like that at least for part of the year
I'm praying for you and the other people there.
@@iamnotbrandonnn6278 thank you! God bless
So I listened to this talk a couple of days ago. Then the very next day I saw my Lucie. I had made plans to meet a friend for lunch. This friend told me where exactly to meet him, but could not remember the name of the pita restaurant. He said that he would text me when he got there but he was absolutely sure it was at the SE corner or University and Priest Dr. in Tempe. So I get there but did not see a sushi bar and a liqueur store. I stay in my car with the doors locked in this really sketchy parking lot. As I look to my right I see two empty parking spaces and a Blue Toyota Prius with Illinois plates in the 3rd spot over. As I start at the driver's erratic movements, I see that he buckles his seat belt. I think for a few moments and realize that this guy is tripping on something super strong and getting ready to drive his car. As I debate whether to call the police I remember this talk I had heard the day before and Lucie. So I call 911. I tell them what's going on and they ask for his plate number. I give it to them but he's still in his parking stall wiping his face, flipping the mirrors in the car back and forth, twitching, flailing his arms. He sat there for a good 10 minutes, then he proceeds out of the parking spot while I'm on the phone with the officers. So I follow him for a few minutes but he begins to swerve all over the place on Priest Dr. About then I see the officers behind me. Don't know what would have happened if I did not call when I did, but I feel he was my Lucie.
FOR THE RECORD PERCUSSIONISTS ARE THE BEST INSTRUMENTALISTS BECAUSE WE PLAY A TON OF INSTRUMENTS AND WE KNOW RHYTHM WHILE LITERALLY KNOW ELSE DOES THATS THE TEA SIS
YOU AIN’T LYIN THO
1st comment and view! I'm early! God bless Fr Mike!
Have a look at Joseph Prince th-cam.com/video/20RnGi35DQw/w-d-xo.html&feature=share
I know that I am commenting late, lol.. only a little, any'who.. I wanted to say, that I distinctly remember, feeling as though, I was alone.. when my parents and grandparents passed, I was looking for someone, anyone to.. simply, be there.. at the time, I had drifted away from God, for reasons I blamed on not getting the answers I wanted, and was a very angry young man.. but, when I spent the 2 years in and out of hospital rooms and funeral homes, I just felt.. empty, I would cry, wishing that the empty condolences and hollow "how are you doing" chit chat.. was a real care or concern, I would look around and see the looks and smiles, but.. no one ever cared enough to act.. sorry, I am rambling.. I want to say, that past experience can either harden or reshape who you are.. I work in Hospice now, Nursing and Grief Ministry.. because, I want to make sure.. that, at least the people I can influence and care for.. have someone, to simply be there.. and care
Why some Roman Catholic priest not preaching the same like you? Roman Catholic here in the Philippines I only seen them in the mass. I want this kind of preaching and its not boring. I really feel the spirit when I listened at you.
I listened to born again preaching and he has the same spirit as you.
College IS the most selfish time in a persons life. Sooooo true.
Amazing priest
I believe in Jesus and he died for our sins but I've always prayed to my father who I my goodness I know there's a God I died so many years ago and was sent back so I seen with my own eyes and I remember with my own thoughts 30 something years ago and he came with a message to speak to the church a couple years ago so I know this is a God but I feel funny praying and Jesus's name for right always called on God my father so I don't mean to insult but I feel funny praying in Jesus's name I don't know why it doesn't seem natural to me and I keep praying to my father to ask him if that's how I need to pray and I get no answer I guess I'll just keep praying
Makes me think of C.I.Y (Christ In Youth) I would be excited than fall a week or two after.
Jesus is the Son of God. God is his Father.
i cant stop crying
Oh my.....hilarious. My sixth grader is the Fr. Mick Schmitz the early years. Seriously he even created his own Indian Jones party when he was 7.
May 13 Feast of Our Lady of Fatima.
Amen 🙏🏼
Father, I hope you read this:
Hi Father, after listening to your story about Lucy and seeing how distressed you are about that encounter, I'm concerned for you and for her. It sounds like you may be suffering over-scrupulous guilt about not having personally approached her on the plane, and that she may have been suffering from a disproportionate spirit of blame towards you at the time she wrote that email (which I don't mean as an accusation against her; she's young, and we've all been there). From the outside, it looks like you certainly DID care "enough", and behaved prudently in the circumstance you describe. A young female stranger on a plane, some distance away from you, suffered a minor injury -- and several people closer to her than you were effectively helping her. Sometimes, humility means letting others be the 'hero', and not interfering in a situation that is already over-crowded with others helping out, just so we 'feel' helpful. Also, a plane is an environment where for safety and courtesy reasons (e.g. in-flight; not creating a blockage in the aisle in case others need to pass), we are usually required to stay seated. A public space is one where, also for reasons of safety and courtesy, adult men are usually discouraged from approaching young female strangers without a clear and obvious reason; she had already been thoroughly assisted with her knee dislocation, and you had no way to know for sure that she was a Catholic on her way to Seek who would welcome your random approach -- she could as easily have been uncomfortable with the approach of an adult male offering help after help had already been received, and wondered if you were hitting on her (perhaps more uncomfortable still if you revealed you were a priest and she felt uncomfortable or awkward about that). I mean, technically speaking, what could you have helped with? She had presumably already received medical attention (and you're not a medic); if she wanted extra water or juice, there was presumably a button to press to summon a literal steward.
I can readily understand, since she *was* a Catholic on her way to Seek, her internal hope that somehow her celebrity priest father would realize this and approach. But it doesn't sound like she gave you any clear sign (even a friendly wave of the hand, or something like that) to signify to you that her glances backwards were a positive thing, and not a sign of discomfort about the man staring at her. And without that, to be honest I'm not sure (in today's cultural climate, at least) what prudent reason you could have had for approaching her -- at least not that couldn't be outweighed by prudent reasons for not approaching.
A part of me wonders if you might also feel pressure, as a sort of 'celebrity', to be *seen* to help out, and your public confession here might be more related to shame that there is a young person out there who perceives themselves as 'let down' by you, and you want to get ahead of that, or want to own it as a way of (by confessing), being absolved, *just in case* you were in the wrong (I suffer from scrupulosity, so I'm not unfamiliar with this experience). And you might be controlled right now by a desire for others to think well of you, and for others to feel well about you; you might be sorrowful at feeling like a disappointment to someone. But remember that it is not up to us how others think or feel about us; it is up to us to obey God at every moment (this applies to both you AND Lucy, who has her own dignity and ability to grow with God through her trials). And make no mistake: God DID help Lucy, through those normal non-celebrities who were right next to her and helped her through her struggle. And God may be helping Lucy now, in re-evaluating her (perfectly relatable) childhood expectations that others will intuitively know what she needs without her clearly communicating this to others in time for them to provide for that need; or in learning that her heroes are humans and that Christ is the one she should look to, not you (that is, she can see Christ *through* you -- but she should also become able to see Christ through the other people who helped her on that plane).
My point is not to demonize a young girl, with whose experience I can certainly relate. My point is that there are demons out there, and I wonder if they might be simultaneously fanning the flames of Lucy's disappointment in you, and your fear of Lucy's disappointment in you, to the point that Lucy allowed the enemy to chase her away from the conference, and you may have allowed your rational sense of proportion to be obscured, and a spirit of self-blame and doubt in your own responsive love of God to kick in. I just wanted to add that outside perspective here; that yes, while we all need to be attentive to God's call to us in the moment, it sounds like you *were;* it just also sounds like while you were on the edge of your seat, paying attention, ready to be called, *God wasn't calling you that day; God was calling other people* to help Lucy that day, and you and she are still struggling with the fallout of different expectations and desires that God would have called you instead. But that was God's call, and we can't second-guess it.
P.S. He loves you, you beloved son.
I love how much thought you have put into this. My only concern is that we do not know if the Holy Spirit prompted Fr. Mike to act and he still didn't listen. This is what it sounds like to me. You could be right in your thoughts, but you also could be completely off with your perspective. As I too might be wrong. Yes he is sort of a celebrity. Yes, he is not perfect. But we do not know his heart. God does, and his confessor does.
We can all relate to this story. Feeling and knowing we should reach out, and then rationalizing to ourselves why we don't need to. I have often had moments where I did't respond to the prompting of the Holy Spirit. And by the grace of God, I am responding more with a yes. But I still sometimes let the moment pass. This talk encourages a reflection of one's life to see when they respond and act and when they don't so that one can pray for the grace to act.
I'm not sure why but I felt like I should respond to you. I don't normally post on youtube.
God loves you so much and is pursuing your heart. God bless.
@@ChristineOrzechowski Thanks for your thoughts as well :) I agree with you that neither of us know Fr. Mike's heart; only God does. I think it's probably good that we both commented (especially if he reads the comments for consideration), because I think both perspectives are important, and hopefully he can discern his own heart with more clarity. In my case I felt it important to speak up in case he was suffering from scrupulosity (especially with the extra (and potentially unreasonable) pressures he's under as a well-known priest, and in that unique situation he described) -- and at the same time of course I agree that it is absolutely true that if the Holy Spirit was calling him, he should have responded. And thank-you for in your own life saying 'yes' more often than you used to :)
As a person who struggles with scrupulosity though (and benefits from priests' reassurance in confession), after seeing this confession of Fr. Mike I just wanted to offer Fr. Mike some reassurance as well, in case he was beating himself up the way I sometimes do, when it's technically not called for (which seemed to me possible based on the circumstances as described). But of course, in the end only he and God can know for sure what's called for.
God bless you and him!
I liked your thoughts on this. I also agree that it must take prayer and a good deal of discernment to properly assess wether or not Father turned away God's calling for him at that moment of not. Sometimes something that seems good does not come from God, or maybe it did... He will let you know if you ask for His help.
Amen!!
Oh boy that hurt my heart.
I felt so bad when he told that Lucy story. He must've felt awful afterwards and she must've as well. I just hope she didn't stop listening to his podcasts and watching his videos :/
But apart from that sha, this was a really good talk.
sounds very much like Fr. Giussani!
I've heard this story over and over about Lucy, and I think that Father Mike is being pretty self-critical. I understand the point he is making. But he was on a plane in crowded conditions, and getting up and imposing himself on the situation could have been called getting in the way.
I recently saw a Jordan Peterson video where a man charged the stage crying out that he needed help. And Jordan Peterson leaned forward and spoke to the man. He said we will get you help. But he did not get up. Security concerns and his own situation on stage would have precluded that. But it was obvious that he cared, and you knew that he followed up with the man afterward.
I understand that Father Mike has to present a certain image at all times, but it likely could have been very unrealistic for him to get up and that tight airplane and get involved. It seems like it was a snap judgment that he had to make, and he made a decision that he now regrets. But I don't think it's indifference. I think it's a tight airplane
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Don’t let non action happen again. You’re not perfect but keep trying. Me too