What Does the Holy Spirit Actually Do? (Superhero Analogy)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2022
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What happens when we get baptized? What exactly is the transformative power of the Holy Spirit? One of the best ways to understand this sacrament’s effect is through analogies of superheroes.
Today, Fr. Mike explains the power of baptism by first recognizing what it is not. Because we are fallen creatures, we can’t be Superman, who has all of his powers within him-we need help from the outside. In other words, we need grace. Grace changes us and alters us internally so that when baptized, we aren’t simply putting on a covering but instead fully healing from our original wounds.
Only one superhero, Fr. Mike believes, encompasses the true power of baptism. This hero was good and was made great, just as the Holy Spirit takes us, good sons and daughters of Christ, and makes us great sons and daughters of Christ.
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As a Catholic and long-time comic book collector, this sermon stirred my soul. "Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love."
Superman is my favorite superhero of all time because he wants to use his powers to help others. But more and more I find myself relating to Spider-Man who does the right thing but is never rewarded for it. No matter how hard his life gets, he still cares and helps others. Daredevil is also a great example (and he’s Catholic!) of fighting evil even after he loses everything. In S3, they even refer to the book of Job. I could talk about superheroes for hours, and with good reason-I’m actually on a path that will have me writing for Marvel and DC. But I’ll spare you. Just know that superheroes are great examples to live by. In a way, they’re fictional saints. How many conversations have you had about what you’d do with powers? Would you help people? I think I wouldn’t have, but thankfully, I learned that with great power, comes great responsibility.
Kurt Wagner is also Catholic, and fascinating.
Superheroes stick out to certain people who understand them. You see the love and selflessness they display and internalize it. Love this comment.
Brother, Spider-man is my favorite superhero but I did not know the reason until I read your viewpoint and it made totally sense. I am glad I read your opinion.
Jesus is the ultimate example of a super hero!
Fr. Mike relating to super heros in the secular world to understand Christianity is fine but this should not take away from who we are in Christ our Lord and Saviour who left his Holy Spirit to dwell in us and in our lives.
Beware brothers and sisters because Disney is demonic.
@@sarahpatterson7810 totally get what you’re saying
This is both the coolest and heaviest analogy ever. This is beautifully done!
This is so great and so beautiful that I watched 3 times and share with a friend that loves superheroes. Please pray for him, he’s on his way to comeback home in the Catholic Church.
May our Good Lord save him
This is a wonderful talk; I don't know why but the analogy of Steve Rogers and the Holy Spirit being like the serum that made the good in him greater, nearly made me cry as I felt how the Holy Spirit has made even a wretched person like me, a better person.
Rarely do I ever see a video I wish I could like a thousand times. Excellently done. The Holy Spirit inspired this!
Thank you Fr Mike 🌟
In Baptism through the power of the Holy Spirit we become children of God and are sealed as Christ's own forever🌻
I don’t follow super heroes but you explained it so well that I feel I know them! Oh how I Strive to be a person who is allowing the Holy Spirit to work through me. When I think I’m not doing well, I think about where God has brought me in the last couple of years. For him to do that for me, is nothing short of a miracle. Still a long way to go but I know he’s with me.
Thank Father Mike Schmitz! I love❤ how you explain everything because it gives us all such a better understanding of God! Thank you for being you! And thank you for choosing to follow God and spreading the message of the gospel! I appreciate you so very much! Keep doing what you are doing! May God bless you and your family! And may God bless all the work of your hands! I will continue to share your videos! 😁
this hyped me up so much. i started RCIA classes last week and I already long to be baptized but now im even more excited 😤
I absolutely love this talk, Father, having grown up with comic books and the fascination with super heroes! Once I desired the magic or science to become a super hero so life couldn’t hurt me now I yearn for the Holy Spirit to dwell in me forever.
I played this episode for my kids and they made a great reference with Green Lantern being alot like how you used Captain America. Green Lantern is chosen to use the ring that gets its power from the will. They said God chooses us to do his will it becomes part of us like the green lantern suit does and we become warrior or protectors of the faith (instead of Ora). I was impressed they thought of that.
Thank you, Fr. Mike-I needed to hear this at this time
Gods joy radiates from you face as you introduce us video of Holy Spirit.
Oops God’s joy radiates from your face as you introduce the video about the Holy Spirit. Thankyou
This is an awesome analogy! Thank you so much!
Once again, Thank you, Father...Your efforts are taking hold
Beautifully done!!
God bless you Father Mike!
WoW.. God bless you Fr. Mike.
Thank you for this analogy, Father Mike!
Thank you, Fr. Mike. God bless you.
God bless you Fr. Mike. Great analogy using Superheroes. My favorite is Superman. Love the way you explain it in such a way that is so understandable.
I love this 🥰 what a wonderful explanation of this gift 🙏✝️🕊️ thanks for sharing this special video.
Well expressed. Thanks 🙏
We need more of this in the world
Thank you Father Mike
It's amazing how God works through these podcasts. Thank you. God bless.
WOW. Awesome. Thank you Father Mike. God Bless.
God bless you Father Mike
I love this ❤ Thank you Father Mike. God bless
Wow, just wow. Such a beautiful analogy. The super Hero fan in me had a series of goosebumps and to conclude it all in Steve Rogers. Wow !! Kudos ❤️❤️❤️ loved itttttttt
Captain America has always been my favorite superhero, so it was awesome to hear such an analogy with him. Amazing video as always. God bless you!
great. I loved that you made a rescue from memory videos. definitely now, I'm elevated. from Valinhos, SP Brazil
Hi Fr.Mike!!!
Love Ascension channel!!❣️
Thank you. Praise God.
Fr Mike,
Thanks for another great vlogg. I love how u get so excited about our religion and bringing us new ways to get closer to our Heavenly Father and Mother. God Bless you 🙏 ❤
Thank you Father Mike. Enjoyed this presentation. I love to have information I can share with others to share the Catholic faith. Superman was my favorite super hero.
Love the analogy. I come from a comic book, scifi fantasy family of super nerds: bought the t-shirt, have the collectibles, went to the convention, did the art, saw the movies, read the books. I always have said I am most like Steve Rogers. It has even been speculated that Steve was Catholic. There are quite a few Marvel characters that were. I like the movie Steve Rogers because he was so humble, so wanting to serve the greater good and had a strong moral center even if following that path was hard and people would not understand. That was the movie version, I liked. While I enjoy the Marvel Universe, I have come to realize that many in the entertainment industry do not share my Catholic values and even work in direct opposition to my most sacred beliefs. I am not sure that now and in the future that the products of Marvel and Disney will be in line with my beliefs. It has given me pause, and I have had to put away childish things to do the right thing; I hope Steve and creator Stan Lee would understand and appreciate that sometimes humble but heroic characters have to make sacrifices and go it alone for the sake of what is right. I still love Disney, Marvel and DC, and what they used to mean to me, but now I look for entertainment that reflects my beliefs and inspires my faith, and I don't give quarter to things that work in opposition to my faith. Let's create a fun, exciting, inspiring, creative culture that reflects the best of our faith; I know there are great Christian writers, artists and actors out there that could make that happen. Peace be with you :)
THANK YOU for reposting this. I wouldn’t have seen it otherwise. Coolest video ever!
We are huge DC and Marvel fans in our house, and this presentation was amazing! EVERY superhero example in this was perfect! The Shazam and the Capt. America ones blew me away!
Amazing grace indeed!
you know Fr. Mike everything about YOU that's special, came from the Holy Spirit ❤️🔥@8:30
Loved it when it first came out and love it still! Thanks so much!!!
Thank you for this video. My parents baptized me when I was a baby and I really did not understand the actual meaning of that until today.
This was perfectly explained, thank you. My intention is to share it with my Confirmation class at my parish, I am a volunteer w Faith Formation & also Youth Ministry. I love this man, and happy he didn’t talk a million miles a minute this time 🙏😘
Fantastic analogy!
Extra ordinarily good Dear Rev Fr. Mike Schmitz. In all of your talks Reflect the presence of Holy Spirit . So you become so endearing to me
Thank you father Mike , now the prayer to the Holy Spirit make sense to me .i love shepherd like you.
What a neat analogy. I've often wondered about the holy spirit!
I really love this analogy!
Men today more than ever need to believe they can be heroes and be humans! Thank you Father Mike!
Fun and interesting talk, Fr Mike. Thanks for trying to make our faith relevant and understandable to us. God Bless. Claire.
Teaches you how to apply the knowledge in your practical life
Thank you
A great analogy!
Love this!
Man I loved this video!!!
You must’ve truly enjoyed making this. Yes, you were a lot younger, but as I’ve said in the past, and we’ll say again, I find the man of integrity, a high moral code, and a true passion and love of the Lord, along with maturity a much better you.
Good explanation and GREAT art. This looks like it would be good for teens. It did not seem 9min long but shorter. Keep them coming! :)
Thank you for this video, Father Mike! I really enjoyed the artwork and analogy between superheroes and the Catholic faith. I LOVE Captain America! He's one of my favorites!
Other than that, keep up the good work, Father! I love Ascension Presents!
Excellent
Great video👍
Thank you
Great reflection to superheroes!
Beautiful analogy and great videography! Especially considering that Fr Mike was almost cast as Batman in a major film.
Thanks!
Thanks
Love how he referenced the late Mitch Hedberg!
Superb! I wish there was a lighter version of this for kids...🥰
Word.
Excellent........!
Amazing!!!!!!
The Ten Minute Bible Hour channel did a video about Captain America being the Avenger most like a Christian. Steve did nothing to deserve the serum, but he stepped forward when called, and after receiving the serum he didn't squander the abilities he received, but used them to the best of his capabilities.
Greetings Father Mike,
Thanks for the Simple Distinguishing Aspects between "Humans" & "Super Heroes" in every aspects of Life.
Special Prayers :
My Prayers for Yourself Father Mike for Resisting the Temptations of Secular Entertainment in all possible aspects.
With regards with Prayers for Everyone,
RanjithJoseph (R.J)
This Video is so cool.
Mitch Hedberg joke from the start! Another great video.
This was a "Marvel"-ous discussion, thanks father Mike.
Come Holy Spirit and renew the face of the Earth.
So cool! This will resonate with my 8th graders. Thank you!
Hello my dear father Mike Schmitz! I would like to suggest that you talk about the beatitudes, explaining each item. God bless
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 god sent me here!
Not a perfect soldier but a good man 🥲
Captain America is now my favorite superhero. Love you fr Mike!
We talked about this at our credo tonight
Dear Father Mike! Thanks a lot for everything and don't forget to rest! You're not a superhero ! 🤗
Loreto Publications has a wonderful book about this topic called "True Devotion to the Holy Spirit"
I didn’t know Luther said that about baptism.
I attend a non-denominational church. We believe that the Holy Spirit lives inside of us.
Baptism should be done when the person agrees to be a follower of Jesus Christ.
Woohoo!!! 💯
A beautifully made video clip. The question is how do we always be filled with Holy Spirit and lead a holy life? Do we feel HS subtly or like a lightning when we are filled with Holy Spirit?
Everyone experiences the Holy Spirit in a different way. I would ready John 14-16 and early parts of Acts, then ask the Holy Spirit to fill you and reveal himself. Ask Him to help you yield yourself to Him. Sometimes there’s an ongoing pursuit to find Him.
Hi Father Mike, do you mind explaining Baptism of Desire?
Just saw this video........thanks for your presentation.
Love to make some comments....firstly I find these two verses very interesting that are describing Jesus words in the same situation but in two accounts - Matthew and Luke.
Mathew 12 :28 KJ - "But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you."
Luke 11:20 KJ - "But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you."
Here we see in Lukes account that the Holy Spirit that Matthew describes, is also described as Gods finger. This perfectly fits in with the Hebrew scriptures that describes Gods fingers in action accomplishing his will and works and in creation - Ex 31:18, Ex 8:19, Deut 9:10, Ps 8:3
Yes, the magic practicing priests in Ex 8:18-19 were forced to admit that that the plagues on Egypt were an exhibition of Yahweh's superior power acknowledging "it is the finger of God!"
Therefore, it looks to me the Bible is simply saying (and interpreting itself) that the Holy spirit is Gods fingers or his power in action, that he uses and gives to others to use or be strengthened by, as he sees fit. It is not independent of him any more than our fingers are not independent of us on our hands. He allowed Jesus in the above verses to use his holy spirit to cast out demons. Then also to help and comfort the minds and hearts of his disciples up to now (as a side point If Jesus was God, he would not need the help of another person to do this, but he needs Gods Holy spirit - yes Gods spirit, yes his force or finger as Luke 11:20 says he used in order to do what he did and is still doing from heaven for his disciples)
But here is a question ......
Q/ Did the ancient Israelites, the 1st Century Christians and writers and followers of Christ believed that the holy spirit was a person?
1/ Clearly Luke didn't think so as he referred to Gods Holy spirit as Gods finger and not to a person separate from God. Much like a craftsman’s hands cannot function independent of his mind and body; likewise, God’s holy spirit operates only as he directs it which is what Luke described as well as other Bible writers.
2/ It was first in the fourth century C.E. when some theologians claimed that the holy spirit was a person who was somehow equal to God. The Encyclopedia Britannica states: “The definition that the Holy Spirit was a distinct divine Person . . . came at the Council of Constantinople in ad 381.” So, this was over 250 years after the last of the apostles had died. Yes, this idea was not taught in the Scriptures or by the early followers of Christ. It came much later.
3/ Even the new Catholic Encyclopedia explains (and Catholics believe the Trinity) : “The Old Testament clearly does not envisage God’s spirit as a person neither in the strictly philosophical sense, nor in the Semitic sense. God’s spirit is simply God’s power. If it is sometimes represented as being distinct from God, it is because the breath of Yahweh acts exteriorly.” The same source adds: “The majority of New Testament texts reveal God’s spirit as something, not someone; this is especially seen in the parallelism between the spirit and the power of God.” Yes the ancient Israelites (Gods people) never ever thought of Gods spirit as a person. There are no verses that give any indication of this.
4/ The Bible compares the holy spirit to water. When promising future blessings for his people, God said: “I shall pour out water upon the thirsty one, and trickling streams upon the dry place. I shall pour out my spirit upon your seed, and my blessing upon your descendants.”-Isaiah 44:3.
5/ Is the Holy spirit ever described or called God? In Theological Investigations, Karl Rahner, S.J., admits: “Θεός [God] is still never used of the Spirit,” and: “ὁ θεός [literally, the God] is never used in the New Testament to speak of the πνεῦμα ἅγιον [holy spirit].”-(Baltimore, Md.; 1961), translated from German, Vol. I, pp. 138, 143.
6/ Interestingly John the Baptizer said that Jesus would baptize with holy spirit, even as John had been baptizing with water. Hence, in the same way that water is not a person, holy spirit is not a person. What John foretold was fulfilled when, following the death and resurrection of Jesus, holy spirit was poured out on his followers gathered in Jerusalem. The Bible says: “They all became filled with holy spirit.” Were they “filled” with a person? No, but they were filled with God’s active force - Matt 3:11, Acts 2:4, Acts 2:17
7/ Nowhere in the Bible is the holy spirit mentioned with God and Christ as being equal to them. For instance, on the occasion of Jesus’ baptism, Mark 1:10 shows that the holy spirit came down upon Jesus “like a dove,” not in a human form or as a person. The holy spirit was not some person coming upon Jesus but was God’s power his active force. That power from God enabled Jesus to heal the sick and resurrect the dead. As Luke 5:17 says “And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them". Later, at Pentecost, the apostles also were given the power from God to heal the sick and raise the dead. Did that make them part of a triune godhead? No, they were simply given power from God, through Christ, to do what humans ordinarily could not do.
8/ After Jesus was resurrected, Stephen had a vision of heaven and “caught sight of God’s glory and of Jesus standing at God’s right hand.” So only two separate persons were in evidence in heaven: (1) God and (2) the resurrected Jesus Christ. No holy spirit is mentioned in this vision because it was not any third person of a Trinity. The holy spirit, being God’s active power, would proceed from God but not as a separate being. That is why Stephen saw only two persons, not three. - Acts 7:55
9/ Is the Holy spirit personified that gives it qualities like a person in a figurative way? Yes of course. The Bible also personifies wisdom, death, and sin. For example, wisdom is said to have works and children, and sin is depicted as seducing, killing, and working out covetousness.
10/ Similarly, when the apostle John quoted Jesus, he personified the holy spirit as a helper (greek - paraclete) that would give evidence, guide, speak, hear, declare, glorify, and receive. as it emanates from God himself. He used masculine personal pronouns such as “he” or “him” when referring to that “helper.” However, he did so because the Greek word for helper (pa·raʹkle·tos) is a masculine noun and requires a masculine pronoun according to the rules of Greek grammar. When John referred to the holy spirit using the neuter noun pneuʹma, he used the genderless pronoun "it" which he would never do if it was a person - John 16:7-15, John 14:16, 17. Proverbs 1:20; Romans 5:17, 21, Matthew 11:19; Luke 7:35; Romans 7:8, 11.
Have a lovely day😊
For Baptism (or conversion) this may work.
But for Inspirational, of what kind of superhero to BE like, I'd like to say Superman.
Wow
Thank you Fr.Mike. Do not understand why I am being blocked on youtube from Sunday Mass.
Blocked by TH-cam?
Search "Sundays with Ascension"
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Father, there is this thing that troubles me on the "Think of yourself Less and not Less of yourself" In this way, that...If I don't think Less of Myself, i kind of Become Prideful, so i have to think of Myself as Lesser than other people to actually Be Humble. I need your help🙏🏾
Age is just a number. Baptism brings so many questions to me. No doubt about getting baptized. Question how do people get baptized by holy spirit?
When people are baptized with water, they are baptized with the Holy Spirit at the same time.
The other commenter is correct that you were baptized in the Holy Spirit at baptism. But we need to encounter him and be filled on an ongoing basis.
Specifically seek the Holy Spirit. Yield to Him. Read about who He is in John 14-16 and Acts 1-2. Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you.
I enjoy your podcast and was wondering if you could talk about mental illness and how to understand it in regards to God. As well as another topic about how to accept death of a parent at an early age.
Jesus Christ is my Super HERO!!!
Mine is Satan
Do we get the Holy Spirit wen we are baptized?
I read in Corinthians someting different
I glimpsed a tattoo? Anyone know if it's ever been fully revealed and not just "teased"?
Also - I really like the softer/dimmer light in this video (after about 1 minute). It makes Mike's eyes look a lot better (the bright light, like at the beginning as well as in many of the other videos he appears in, nearly completely hides his pupils - it does give a bit of a "superhuman aura", I guess :D ).
Interesting to hear about Pelagius and Pelagianism - my only other introduction to it was in a relatively okay-ish movie about King Arthur (either called "Arthur" or "King Arthur", starring Clive Owen and Kiera Knightley), where Owen as Arthur is a Roman soldier (I think supposedly recruited from somewhere in the steppes north of the Black Sea, or at least his "knights" were and maybe he was just their Roman-born commander) fighting against Saxon invaders, with Knightley as Guinevere as his native Celtic ally and romantic interest. Anyway, in the film he's a follower of Pelagius, espousing ideals like "All men are equal, and that's why we sit around a round table - that way, no one is sitting at the head of the table as some sort of 'superior'". That's about all I remember from it. Anyway, since I never was curious enough to look up how "historically accurate" that film was, it's interesting to hear more about this Pelagius at last.
VV, For Bravery, Amene
Can you explain after baptism if you sinned you lost everything, all graces, or some graces remain?.., i dont know