Catholic Catholics use WEED? w/ Fr. Peter Mussett
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- Fr. Peter Mussett is BACK! And this week, we’re talking about weed. That’s right, marijuana.
People argue that it’s healthier than alcohol. They even say you can get the same spiritual fulfillment from marijuana without all the organized religion. But there’s really a CRUCIAL distinction at play here... If you want to know what that is, and also how to explain it to people, then you gotta listen to this episode.
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I’ve been fighting stage 4 colon cancer since 2019. Pot helps so much with nausea and pain. Way better than any medication I’ve been prescribed. I’m a little disappointed that this hasn’t been touched? I’m also a practicing Catholic.
I agree, the commentary on this video is very one-sided. The healthcare potential of cannabis is not even acknowledged, and the unparalleled incredible social harm of alcohol is shrugged off as no big deal. This is coming from someone who sells alcohol for a living. I’m a Catholic and I smoke pot, and I’m not ashamed. My mother’s final days on this earth when she died of cancer were made a little more tolerable thanks to cannabis. She was able to die with dignity while her body shut down. God bless you, don’t be ashamed for using a gift that God gave us. It’s a plant, it grows. It was not made by the hands of man.
I will pray for your recovery 🙏. I understand what you’re going through because I watched my mom go through it. If cannabis helps you as someone with stage 4 cancer, who but the Lord Himself can tell you that it’s wrong to use it?
The Church allows you to try to relieve your sufferings, so if it works for you that's great! I've been looking for something to help my pain for years without much success. I even tried MJ, that didn't work with either. Be happy it works for you!
There are so many different forms of marijuana nowadays, for so many purposes. It's not just to treat every user as trying to escape life or veg out on it.
I used mj for 3years during chemo. It was a big help.
It can be misused and misunderstood.
As far as me, a TH-camr, I detest the smell.
My aunt gave me a good analogy when I said but, God made it so? She said he alone made poison ivy but, he doesn't want you to roll around in it. Made sense. I quit shortly after that for a different reason but, that was a long time ago, recently I tried it again and wow I did not feel well at all. Free again. Thanks be to God.
God made spinach but he doesn't want you smoking it. God made water but it doesn't want us inhaling it. Jesus said to drink the wine responsibly.
There are many examples of misuse of what God gave us but don't freak out because insulin has to be injected, rather focus on the word "appropriate".
I assure you God made poison ivy because it has an appropriate purpose and maybe it has nothing to do with our ingestion but it may protect something on the earth that does have something to do with our nourishment. Just because you couldn't hit yourself with a hammer doesn't mean you shouldn't use a hammer. God gave us his medicines to use, just because millions of people are using some wrong doesn't mean we shouldn't use them at all.
Focus on appropriate.
damn this comment 😭 and kent just started . i guess it’s a sign
Yup and he also made lots of other poisonous plants. I never understood the argument about it being natural. 🤦🏼♀️
I used street marijuana for about 8 years and eventually became paranoid every time I used, I have enough real fear, don’t need any more.
My brother used to defend smoking it, compared it to using alcohol as if that's any better, but also became paranoid. Once he quit, he looked better and became more mature. He owns and operates 2 businesses now; controls his own income & schedule. He couldn't do that before. He's been successful and much more pleasant to be around for almost 10 yrs. now.
@@shelley2086sounds 😞
@@shelley2086 The Indian plight began with the 'peace pipe'
Going to church today and praying for
Freedom from addiction and my salvation
Keep praying I used to be an i.v. heroin user and had been to the pits of evil and hate ,now Jesus fills me with a little more love everyday and I don't even think about using anymore it's not an option in my toolkit and all praise is to god Id tried so many years on my own. All things are possible only believe.
@@Hashtradamus Consider yourself fortunate it was only heroin and not heroin/fentanyl or else just fentanyl with whatever other garbage they add into it.
This is the devil's world we can never ban "evil" only minimize it as much as possible.
God bless you brothers. 🙏❤
I use because of the pain of my major scoliosis (75* curve with torsion). It takes away a lot of the anxiety from the back and hip pain. I don’t take any an meds. I just smoke a bit, but I haven’t been high for over 20 years. It just doesn’t have that effect on me. I don’t drink anymore either.
Praying the Lord may guide you to whatever healing you need 🙏🏼
@@christianhernandez9540 Thank you. I offer up my pain, but I really would like some spiritual healing. ✝️♥️🙏🏻
Doctor give you oxy for the pain but when Doc thinks you are health they take them away Docters need to think about the efect when you say to a patient ok you dont need no oxy no more what does the patient do get them on the street or get heroïne that's not that expensive they get sick without but does the doc helps getting you of them no that is the major problem in Amerika my doc helps me to get me off them I have the durogesic patches its not that easy but I want to you so depending it takes controle of your life I dont want that no more Iam Sick off getting sick morfine is the devil himself if I had now would never taken them
@@aldersonkevin1894 Hi Alderson, if you want someone to talk to and helot you through it, I’m here. I hope you’re doing okay
Also a chronic pain person .. would rather smoke than be on narcotics.
I was addicted to weed for over 20 years and I can honestly say it destroyed my life. Thank you for this.
God bless you Henry ❤🙏
It did not destroy your life, you are alive, yearning to be peaceful and have fun & be happy, most of the time anyways because trials & tribulations are part of this journey of life we are all on. In fact if anything, the mere reality that you were addicted is a blessing because it’s begun to help you understand and learn how to be happy. It’s a gift to have experienced that addiction for those some odd 20 years! That wretched aspect of your life was a training campground ⛺️ for your character, faith, hope, fears, desires & needs. Be grateful: PERSPECTIVE IS THE CURE FOR SADNESS ❤ Be grateful that you feel it destroyed your life because that means you love yourself & you love life, god, his kingdom & you & that you comprehend you don’t need to be forgiven: you did nothing wrong. It is simply part of your evolving awareness: in your most catastrophic, destructive, destitute & incomprehensible existence, love, who is god, is right there with you, happily. Grace has come to you, God’s Grace has come to you …
You destroyed your own life with it but regardless I’m glad you are doing better
hope you're feeling better now:)
I smoked weed for many years, always justifying it that it either helps me sleep or it deflects my depression. While that may be the case, smoking weed always effects the will. Doing things, either creative, physical or mental is always more productive when I’m lucid without being a slave to what I think I need.
Very well said ( former chronic weed user)
I was finally Confirmed last year, and until early last year I used marijuana regularly, but I stopped because of my obedience to the church. I really don’t agree with much of what is being said here, but will say that marijuana interferes with my freedom, and with my ability to worship properly. Smoking and tripping was what I valued, while I’m still very flawed, I’m glad to now be attempting to live an ordered life.
I love my weed because it helps my epilepsy and makes me not take the ugly medicines they have me try to take. Also i was the first person in my city in Texas that exercised his right for natural seizure remedy's
Why not try CBD instead of thc???
In your case I believe it’s fine because you’re using it for a legit medical reason. I believe that’s the way God intended it to be used.
For me, when I have a half a glass of beer or wine, I can feel a negative effect. But, if i EAT a very SMALL amount of cannabis oil, I sleep so much better, and my BRAIN FOG clears up. Yes, my brain fog clears. Alcohol never gives me any + effects what-so-ever. With all due respect, may i ask u what YOUR experience has been with SMALL amounts of EATABLE cannabis oil?
@@sharlenesmith8519 I use to be "embarrassed" because of the legality, but now after having making use of my habit for it , I now feel "better" or less convicted knowing , I am making a change for my own betterment, I also had to stop using it with people like friends who think the herb is just to be "cool" but it's because I never told no one of my Epilepsy and now have grown Angelic dreadlocks , which I feel makes me looks so much more reflect my heritage and spirituality, It all now means so much , I just can't slack off
Yeah I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it, it’s just how and why you use it
Very very helpful. I'm going on a trip soon (I'm on my grandmothers account) and I wanted to say this discussion really helped me think of why I'm even considering smoking pot. I will put my trust in Jesus and stand my ground. Thank you! God bless you!
You should try praying while high 😅
@@yoeyyoey8937 Shush! You're not funny! 😠
To Lottie's grandchild, I'm glad you're not considering smoking weed and instead putting your trust in Jesus. God bless you. 🙏🏽❤️
@@yoeyyoey8937 God wouldn't like that. He didn't like it when the Israelites did it either!
@@suew4609 god would like that because you are able to commune with him more closely and effectively. Cannabis is one of the reasons I find it very easy to believe in God because he is _right there_ all the time and we don’t even notice
Finally a discussion about dreams. For several years I have been dreaming prophetic dreams. They are symbolic and play out everytime. Often the dying or recently passed over visit and leave a message or image of soon to be happenings. Heaven is so gracious to us especially when we connect and answer Mary's call with daily prayer and sacraments. To be Catholic is to be real and deep lovers of all things truth and merciful
Where does the Bible say to use Mary during a prayer? It seems like I here Mary more in the Catholic religion than Jesus. When he was the focal point for alot of the Bible.
Also, where in the bible does it say to confess our sins to a priest or father? Just seems like it's idolizing. I respect the Catholic faith. It just seems like a few things are not from the Bible and more of a tradition and made up. As I cannot find some of the things that the Catholics do in the bible.
@@jdtools6038 Go find some Protestant channel where they'll be happy to hear your lies. Martin Luther had a devotion to Mary. Nothing wrong with this. Protestants changed things believed by the Church since the beginning. Read the Early Church Fathers and find out what was believed from the beginning. Jesus said that the gates of hell would never prevail against his church and I believe him!
Ive used marijuana for 25 years, own a biz, own property, go to church twice a week, i pray daily and am very happy, moderation is key, only a few pokes helps me sleep and relax, my tolerance is high so i dont lose my sense of reason or hallucinate or hear things.
Amen! God made the plant but he expects us to use it properly like this person. I dont live in a THC state but do take CBD and its derivatives. My life long battle with chronic constipation has been treated and no longer affects me.
That’s funny. Me too. Own a business, own property, very responsible, good Catholic. But I’m addicted to weed. Been off & on with it for 29 years but been smoking it virtually every day for 11 years. And usually just smoke in the evening to relax & sleep. I recently quit for 32 days, and it made me realize just how much I’m dependent on it for deep sleep. And it also made me realize just how much cannabis clouds my thinking, decreases my energy, and destroys my self confidence etc… even at a “moderate” dose of 1-2 puffs in the evening. I’ve realized I’m happier & more productive without it, but at the same time I love smoking it. It’s extremely difficult to quit. And I hate to admit, but the addiction is very real. The worst part is the way it effects sleep when you quit. Will take a long time to recover from it. I believe cannabis can & should be used for medicine, but I now have mixed feelings about recreational use. I imagine it’s effecting you more negatively than you realize. Maybe try to quit for awhile & do some self reflection & see what happens. I’ll pray for you & all my other pothead brothers & sisters in Christ 🙏🏼
My husband of 40 years used Marijuana to help with his "pain." Physical and otherwise. Instead he isolated more and checked out from his family. He recently committed suicide. I have never ever bought into how wonderful MJ is. I believe it is a way to dumb down the masses
@@cherylbralick7110 I am so sorry.
I was just devastated to learn my husband, from whom I’ve been separated for 2 years (he retired and moved to another state while I stay with kids and grands after he said he was gonna grow medical mj. 😳😢
He said last fall he was out and couldn’t do anymore. (He was growing one plant for himself and keeping it for a year). I moved here last week and felt finally God had helped resolve all. I learned today he isn’t going to Mass with me tomorrow, and he IS going to grow another plant after he jumped on me about my prescribed anxiety medicine. I feel rather nauseous.
@@cherylbralick7110 why do you put the word pain in quotes? Do not believe he really had pain. Being a chronic pain patient myself, I hate when my husband and my family belittle my pain or tell me how I should handle it. If you haven't been in this situation you don't really know what physical or mental pain a person is struggling through. It was obviously more than he could handle.
I am very sorry for your loss. I hope that your husband is free of pain and suffering in the arms of Jesus. 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
Through God I am challenged and led. Marijuana provides some relief of the flesh
Ain't no "high" like the Most High. Praise God
I smoke pot almost every day. I do take breaks, but when I puff, I do not get the feelings he described when coming down. I am still happy and feel amazing for the rest of the day. I think that if people that have negative feelings, Anxiety, depression , should not smoke weed, or should not smoke it on a regular basis. If you are happy and have short term goals and long term goals and love in your live, and that you love your life and your spirit. We have receptors that can handle a "LITTLE BIT" of THC, but our minds and soul have to be healthy and pure too.
I agree over doing it can be very very negative and damaging. People that smoke 5x a day every day and all day. That is addiction and you are not respecting the beautiful plant, you are not in touch with your self as Father Mike said. Great video !!
You are right they need to have a more balanced panel to talk about these things
The awful way it smells and the dumb/annoying way it's made my friends act have given me 0 interest in ever trying (recreational) marijuana.
I hate to smell it because people somewhere near are smoking the junk. It's being forced unto me and I hate it, just like cigarette 🚬 smoke. 😠 😡
I agree and the users always think they look and act fine.
I have smoked it for 15 years and I still agree with people like this. I also have never liked the smell. I don't agree with stoners being annoying though, much less so than Drunk people. I hate drunk people. You are able to keep ahold of your inhibitions alot more when high than when drunk, I'll say that.
But I totally agree with non-smokers of it: It STINKS!
Because I know this, I constantly keep my place ventilated and never smoke outside or in front of people. I do a fairly good job of keeping it respectable.
Hi.Thats a shame.Your missing out.When I fired started I listened to a lot of reggae music,to Jamaicans it's a sacrament a plant with so many uses😊Gd luck
I was healed from Weed in 2015 I heard a voice come out of my small Golden Table Cross. I was asking GOD why the people in Colorado can smoke weed and people in my state can;t? The LORD answered me in an audible voice and said"My Love is suffiecent for you". I was healed for many years by HIS Voice. Praise GOD! HE wants whats Best for us. Bottom Line. Praise HIS HOLY NAME!
I live in Colorado. This state is a degenerate secular progressive dump. And it's getting worse.
Medicinal Marijuana is different than recreational. We need to consider this fact.
@@marydeming404 I agree its safer depends what form. Gummies, liquid vs smoking it damages the lungs.
I love these stories, we are truly blessed when God hits us over the noggin with a proverbial 2x4, no arguing with that😂
I must say I disagree. You shouldn't look at safety through such a narrow lens.
What's safe for one could be unsafe for another. Marijuana metabolizes different from person to person. It also metabolizes differently depending on the methods used to consume as well . Edibles can be super intense for some, downright scary. This same plant when smoked by that person will have a completely different effect. There's a lot of myths about this plant. The only way to truly understand it in my opinion would be growing a plant or 2 even if you're unsuccessful the knowledge you learn about the plant is is a great foundation. Plus if you're successful the experience is amazing the fruits of your labor are now thanking you for taking care of it by helping take care of you medicinally -end rant 🙃
I believe in the Catholic faith and I am struggling with my sin in using marijuana. The main reason I use it is I just can't stop. Work is so stressful and I hurt at the end of the day and I just need something to relax.
Adoration or maybe just stop and go into a Catholic Church after work and sit for a time before the presence of Christ.
You did mention that you hurt at the end of the day- so maybe CBD tincture that can be used under the tongue; that has helped me with my migraines and aches- no type of body/head high at ALL. No THC. But I wouldn't recommend smoking CBD flower- as in that develops into the same habit/need/want to smoke weed... You'll run to it to give you the "placebo of taking the edge off" when we just need to rely on God.. A tincture of CBD can be just more medicinal and as needed for physical pain
Catholic convert of 5 years and addicted to marijuana from 16 to 38 off and on ( mostly on). I can only attribute quitting to pleading to Our Blessed Mother and Jesus to help me break the cycle. As a mother I could not face how I would feel if my son Became a user. It got me in a lot of shady situations. It impaired my intellectual and social aspirations. I felt it wasnt harmful. Being 6 months clean I see clearly how it's so negatively impacted a lot of aspects of my life and I almost treated it as an idol. I Knew it was also fracturing my relationship with Christ.
I pray that you can get away from it and just know that you're not alone🙏🙏
If smoking a joint to relax is your worst sin, that’s not too bad! But if you feel you have to, because of pressure at work - that is not good. Perhaps you can take steps to make your work life less stressful - I don’t know, but it seems a shame to spend most of your day in work that you don’t enjoy, and spoil the rest of your time with a habit you no longer wish to partake in. God bless you…. 🙏❤️🙏
As Susana suggests, step 1 is change your routines. Start slow and build from there.
In the 70s, I always got high. I loved it, but still said my Most Holy Rosary and kept a relationship with Our Lord and the Blessed Mother. I left the Protestant Novus Ordo and just prayed for the true traditional Catholic Mass to return. Thank God it has. I stopped smoking and drinking when I decided to have a family. The weed distributed now is so much stronger now than back in the day. Mostly, my experience with weed only made things funny and increased my appetite for ice cream. I haven’t done drugs in so many years, I can’t even remember. I would much rather pray in Latin and attend the gorgeous Tridentine Mass. I am 72 years old and have never been closer to the Lord.
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its pretty much still about making things funny and eating ice cream
"Protestant Novus Ordo" 🤣
@@husq48 ikr😂😂
@husq48 What is wrong with this. He is right and well said.
@@bweatherman3345 No, he is not. Novus Ordo is permitted by the Church, those who call it "Protestant" are protesting the Church!
I grow my own. With adrenal issues and other health problems, it relaxes me. Been smoking for 20+ years. I don’t like drinking. But I like cannabis as it helps in so many ways.
What does it do fot you thst other stuff can't?
When I was a teenager, smoking weed was a fun experience. I laughed a lot and pretty much felt as the good priest describes. Then, after I became a mother, getting stoned just made me paranoid and axious for the most part, So I really didn't do it much. Maybe once every so many years, at a social event. The last time I did it, I remember thinking "why am I doing this if it makes me feels this way?" So, I didn't do it.
Mary, please.. just don't do it. Stay sober dear ❤🙏
Thanks, Fr. Peter! God bless your ministry.
Cbd stops intense skin itching, yeast skin patches & healed our dog of life threatening digestive issues but I could never use something that will make me high. I haven’t met anyone yet that upgraded to weed while selling cbd. They are usually two types of groups that I have seen
The problem is you're borrowing tomorrow's happiness and the longer you do that, the deeper hole you'll have to climb out of one day. And sometimes that hole is so deep, you feel like you can't get out. In addition, THC users generally end up becoming very reclusive. You can't get them out of their house, they lose touch with friends...all while they are digging their hole. Alcohol can do the same, but in moderation people who use alcohol are generally very social and in touch with reality. Getting hammered every night- yes, that's an issue. But society isn't afraid to call that what it is- an issue. THC, it's just my "medicine". Can you imagine someone calling booze their "medicine" and not be joking?
Father Mussett is so Right...! Good talk and truth...! 🙂❤❤
FR PETER IS MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE!!! HE CONFIRMED ME! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!!!! Im way too excited lolll
Very one sided story when I look at the medicinal use of it. Nausea is the reason I reach out to it. I dont float away into another dimension being super high...I float more easily away and fall asleep after alcohol. The words spoken in here that alcohol "would be the better drug" makes me shake my head. I think alot of people think smoking pot makes you behave like you just had a shot of heroine - which is not true.
For me, when I have a half a glass of beer or wine, I can feel a negative effect. But, if i EAT a very SMALL amount of cannabis oil, I sleep so much better, and my BRAIN FOG clears up. Yes, my brain fog clears. Alcohol never gives me any + effects what-so-ever.
Yeah and it’s been used commonly throughout the world except for the last 100 years. The ancient Israelites used to use cannabis
They should have addressed the fact that the church allows you to try and relieve your suffering through medications. So, why is marijuana any different? It's not. I just don't recommend that young people take it as it can cause permanent schizophrenia.
Loved this! Thanks be to God.
Like others, I used weed when I was young. A practice I picked up in a Catholic High School. Then stopped for many years, about 40 years without. I have had three heart attacks and have recently begun using it again. My heart doctor recommended trying it. I was taking slow-release nitro every 12 hours and also had to carry sublingual nitro in my pocket at all times... using it two or three times a day for chest pain. When I smoke a couple joints per day I do not need any nitroglycerin. My slow-release nitro has been canceled and I do have one bottle of sublingual around but I rarely carry it. If I smoke weed I do not need nitroglycerin. So I could take nitro but still have incidents of chest pain (angina) whenever you experience chest pain its a sign the heart isn't getting enough oxygen, it can do damage to the heart muscle. With marijuana use I have almost zero incidence of angina. I will admit pot does cause some forgetfulness and causes brain fog a little bit. It has is side effects like any drug. If you don't use it or don't need it for a medical purpose I would avoid using it on a regular basis. For me its a personal choice which drug to use for angina, for now I am using weed because I don't want to risk heart attack or heart muscle damage that was a concern when using nitroglycerin.
I wonder at this because THC actually raises central blood pressure. This is the main reason why it has been recommended by some for glaucoma - an external pressure on the eyeball to balance the increased pressure that glaucoma produces in the eye itself.
YeH this interview is short sighted like most people talking about cannabis
It also causes brain damage (verified by scientific study) when used by teenagers and people whose brains are still under development.
For me, when I have a half a glass of beer or wine, I can feel a negative effect. But, if i EAT a very SMALL amount of cannabis oil, I sleep so much better, and my BRAIN FOG clears up. Yes, my brain fog clears. Alcohol never gives me any + effects what-so-ever. With all due respect, may i ask u what YOUR experience has been with SMALL amounts of EATABLE cannabis oil?
Yes, they mentioned it can cause schizophrenia.
@@suew4609 Absolutely, but, when used as a teenager it can actually change the way your brain grows meaning permanent damage which is probably one of the factors of the schizophrenia. Anyway, that's scary stuff because even if you stop after that early use, you're stuck with the consequences of it including a possibly lower IQ.
@@sharlenesmith8519 Funnily enough I've never had to use anything derived from cannabis to get to sleep. I've sometimes taken some over-the-counter sleep aide even including melatonin and they've worked well. Most of the time I sleep just fine without anything. Thanks for asking.
I'm 6 minutes in and this has me thinking about the two or three times I've dreamt that I was a priest, which I always kind of wrote off as "yeah that's interesting, but...dreams." I'll have to take the dreams to prayer now. Which, maybe I should've just done in the first place lol
I love hearing a priest say there is a difference between spiritual dreams & regular, daily psychological, mind-procsesssing dreams... not all understand this believe it or not.
As I mentioned on another related video here, as an on again, off again user for the past 25 years, I can attest to the fact that marijuana is definitely addictive despite many saying otherwise. I am a strong practicing Catholic convert of 4 years now who had reached such beautiful heights of contemplation through constant prayer & talking to God daily, but when I get back into one of my cycles of this addiction, I lose it all & "other" spiritual experiences take it's place. It is such an empty, sad, dark void of a feeling. You can still feel God standing there, waiting at a distance for you to come back around again... Prayers for anyone dealing with this &/or other addictions... God Bless 🙏🏼
Good material, but I'm recalling someone (possibly Ripperger?) saying all drugs are prayed over--and not with good purpose.
I am mentally ill and dabbled in Meth, coke and daily use of weed. I would drink heavily at times. I am 3 days clean off all drugs besides my Psych meds. I went to an online NA meeting tonight and felt at peace after feeling suicidal. Please pray for me an adult child of abusive alcoholics. I am praying for my parents but can't be around them because my parents constantly put me down and verbally abuse me.
Finally someone addressing weed! If your a young man and want children it lowers your sperm count.
So does fluoridated water.
Thank you Chris for these awesome topics!! I LOVE my Catholic Faith!!! ❤
God Bless you and your family, Chris! Keep up the awesome work, I’m learning a lot!
I live in NYC, and I preface this for a reason and I’ll get to it, but first off, yes there is some health benefits to using CBD. However living in the city with the legalization of weed everything has pretty much turned awful. Every area of the city smells like marijuana and everyone is high. I get the CBD effects but that’s not what people are using weed for, they are using Marijuana as an escape from reality. There is more drug users now in the city then it ever was. Every heroin user started FIRST with Marijuana. Many people use other drugs regularly now since Marijuana has been legalized. Marijuana is the modern “soma” drug written in Brave New World.
There was a reason why the marijuana now is dramatically stronger then it once was. Peoples tolerance has increased, just like any other drug I might add….what drugs going to be legalized next and further destroy the social fabric of my city? Oh yeah MAGIC MUSHROOMS!
I heard a south African convert describe marijuana as a psychedelic. It absoutlely is and as a chronic recreational user, people can say what they like but the TRUTH is: marijuana use alters your brain chemistry and will cause many negative impacts on your life.
You are speaking about the smoking of weed. I talked to my priest about CBD oil to reduce my pain. I was starting to use a cane, bruises covered my swollen feet, I had terrible hip pain. I was becoming crippled. I only take a small amount before bed. So I can sleep at night. After going gluten-free, and other Holistic natural
means.. Till you walk in my shoes. My priest said I was not sinning. I don't get high.
CBD to my knowledge does not contain THC, which is the psychedelic component of marijuana.
I understand their approach is to address the desire to get high and numb your human experience. But I use a THC vape with temp setting so that I can take it at it lowest heat level, taking one puff, and only feeling the physical releaf of pain and stress while maintaining my mental sharpness. I have a family to serve and self-sacrafice for while working 50-60hrs a week.
I hope that people can learn about how THC affects you differently between torching at high temps vs very low temps and or capsule. Also the different mixures of THC and CBD.
I believe people simply lack the teaching of the process of decernment of truly using items for medicinal purposes vs escapting reality.
Yeah there’s a lot of nuance to cannabis use
My first contact with thc was in 1963 or thereabouts, a massive overdose of haschish, paranoia for quite some time, treated with electric shock therapy in a mental institution. Later I experimented with more reasonable amounts end got to find marijuana more and more comforting. I’m convinced Maryjane simply exposed a latent psychosis, a pretty painful process, but I have now no scruples with using it…. But there is a vice called gluttony, not only towards food or alcohol. Take care how you use your “artificial” insight into paradise! ! ?
P.S. I am now 80 and trying to “find my way home”.
MJ can cause schizophrenia. Seeing or hearing things is a part of it, so is paranoia.
Read about British studies in this area, review the book by Alex Berenson.
Imo there is no such thing as latent psychosis. The drug changes the way your brain works and the rest is you reacting to it
Drugs have been at the root of every social problem I have ever had. I wasn't ( cool , excluded) . I took advanced first aid,cpr young and attempted to rescue a high-school student at a "party" he was dead and I called it in .in Denver by the way .then I married a guy who taught at Mostprecious Blood . Catholic school. Denver. He lied about pot and porn. .22 years and 5 kids later I filed for divorce and annulment. Yes it was granted. . Alcohol and pot. No Bueno.
This was so incredibly helpful and beautiful, thank you! Thank you for sharing your story Fr. Mussett🙏
Wow, i can't tell you how much i appreciated this discussion. thank you!!!
I love The fact that you talked about it being spathetic not so much the physical property but it is covering Over what is real which is God. And our. Relationship with Him and people try to replace a high with God because they feel it peace when they smoke and if you love the Lord you will be at peace no matter what.. you won't need a drug... And as for people who take it for medical problems and it brings them relief from pain that's OK. If it truly helps ,but that's not why Our young people are smoking our our young people are Smoking and it all gets down to God is missing.. When I was away from my faith years ago I asked a question something is missing and a voice said go to church... Or an inspiration whatever you want to call it not an audible voice and I did and it changed my life having a relationship with God. There's no other high!!
Father Ripperger gave a very nice speech about the usage or non-usage. I would refer to him I would say recreational marijuana is sinful while medical is tolerated
Medicinal could be tolerated but generally, medicinal usage is just a matter of paying a doctor money to give you a card that allows you to buy extremely high THC content strains.
@@katrinagiovanni891 I agree I find a massive amount of irony in the fact that recreational pot so-called had less harmful effects than the medical marijuana so I guess it all comes down to personal preference, temperance and balance
Staying off of it for now for Saint Michael’s lent, the temptation is there for when it ends to just Jump right back to it but I will try to stay off of it even after September 29
Any mood mind altering substance makes you vulnerable to any type of negative energy.
For me, when I have a half a glass of beer or wine, I can feel a negative effect. But, if i EAT a very SMALL amount of cannabis oil, I sleep so much better, and my BRAIN FOG clears up. Yes, my brain fog clears. Alcohol never gives me any + effects what-so-ever. With all due respect, may i ask u what YOUR experience has been with SMALL amounts of EATABLE cannabis oil?
Potentially but it’s not always like that
@@sharlenesmith8519 I'll tell you mine. But give me horrible diarrhea and cramping for hours and hours. Terrible stuff!
And any kind of an active brain will give you the discernment needed to get away from the negative energy.
@@suew4609 cannabis is not for everyone. But those who it is for, benefit immensely. My first experience with pot, I recall just being in awe and saying the words, I don’t believe it.
OK... As a Christian and a former therapist focused on drugs and alcohol, and gang affiliation, I found this broadcast to be the equivalent of the assumptions I held about cannabis in the 1990s. If you will do a deep dive into these issues, please, stop the equivalency of the recreational marijuana 'use' and alleged 'addiction'.
You're right ALL drugs have a spiritual component, however, the way you are describing cannabis here, and the uninformed linkage to criminality, is not only unjustified, but it's also injudicious.
I was very actively involved in getting Medicinal Cannabis utilised in Scotland, but in clinical practice led numerous groups and presentations on the spiritual nature of addiction.
There is a gulf of difference between these two realities.
If you wish to have a deeper discussion on the spiritual nature of cannabis other than 'transcendence', I am more than happy to.
You are right this deserves more discussion and nuance
Theres a difference between just getting high and using it to self medicate to grow physically psychologically and spiritually...
Yes 👍 they are not offering an alternative, all the things they say to do are enhanced by cannabis funny enough
It is scary stuff (for me). I grew a few plants organically, for ca 10yrs, in my allotment. home grown, so it should be OK, no?
1) every time it made me feel fine, but the experience was identical every single time.
2) I got suicidal ideations. I am too much of a coward to actually kill myself, but the incentive became strong! So I quit ca 10+ years ago. It was an unfinished hippy thing, good riddance!
3) In my country (Holland), I see many folks of my generation (60+) as customers of the ''coffee shop'' who never grew up. It has turned them into cynical irrelevants.
However, my beautiful smart daughter suffers from severe insomnia. She has a job with many responsibilities, and it helps her get her rest. I don't see negative effects, so I don't oppose her
Exactly there’s a lot of nuance
This channel will be soon one of the most influential right after Boshop Barron's. Holy Spirit is leading it so clearly ahead! God bless you all behind the production. Lovely!!!!
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You should watch the Divine Mercy channel.
I’m not a fan of bishop barron. He doesn’t understand the path to salvation.
@@ProdigalSon684 I seriously doubt a bishop of his knowledge, experience and clear signs if leadership under Holy Spirit would not understand the path to salvation. He is 100% with the teaching of Catholic church in this.
Its a natural plant with positive medical benefit
I'm not so sure... but I do know it makes your soul sick and it blocks the reception of the inspirations of the Holy Spirit. It is spiritually retarding.
Just because something's natural doesn't mean it's good for you! So many people give this lame argument. Tobacco and hemlock are natural plants, too. I would you use either?
@@nuttysquirrel5535 If anything i feel direct connection when I smoke.
Sorry Father and Chris I can't agree with your reasoning. I know it's a vague answer to the discussion but I would have to write a whole book to break it down in this comment. I do love your show and keep up the work.
I would really like you Chris to talk about CBD. MY medical pain meds are opioid based and I refuse to take it. CBD (Canada) is no THC but does cut the pain. I offer up my sufferings and very devoted Catholic. Please have a talk about the medical CBD for us.
I'm glad I took something for you. I'll try CBD several times and it does absolutely nothing. It's very expensive, which is ridiculous. It seems more of a placebo effect, in my opinion.
I've got a kinda funny story about Lent. My mom asked me what I was giving up for Lent one Easter. She said I looked like I thought about it for a moment and announced "I'm gonna give up church ⛪ for Lent" She said I was always coming up with some crazy ideas involving getting out of going to church. I thought it was rather a clever idea!!! Of course I didn't give up church for Lent. I'm pretty sure I wasn't the first or last kid to try that little ploy. 🙏
Christ the redeemer the miracle worker the healer yet we look elsewhere how much more did he suffer how much more pain do he experience and we can feel no pain?
So, so true. Amen 🙏
Weed is like a feminine plant goddess and i think states of consciousness invoked by magical plants present and enormous dilemma.
I believe this relationship to smoking or consuming the plant slowly bonds your mind and body with the earth giving the sense of spiritual life and healing but its a counterfeit light limiting the soul to this realm.
She is a means of ritual for the lost. Mary Jane is comforting, thoughtful, reminiscent, humorous, beautiful, both thrilling and relaxing and always comes to you with great fragrance.
All of these sensory experiences replace the need for the Church or God when you're hanging with the spirits of ancient plants.
I'm obviously still working to get out of this addiction but for those curious about maybe your own suspicion of addiction, act on it or you'll have no idea what you're in until many years have passed which usually builds regret.
I have a lot to say about this, but I agree that it’s not something “bad” and antithetical to religion
@@yoeyyoey8937 getting high allows the dissolving of boundaries which brings on the Hermetic idea that there is no good or bad, or the Buddhist view that with intention guiding our choices one believes themselves to be good because of mindfulness.
All of this is deceit... pumping up our fallen state with plant life.
A weed smoker can never admit that it's bad because we're under a spell far more advanced than we've been prepared for and with this I continue to criticize that which I know takes away from my life.
We all should examine deeply the plants hold on our hearts or we will have never even learned the lesson that the weed tries to teach, which is... let go and move forward.
Calling the plant a goddess and healer is a sin of idolatry because I did this too for 10 years and then I realized I replaced God with this false god(goddess). This opens up a gateway for demons to control you and form addictions that interfere with your relationship with God. It’s fine until you stop or realize and I am still battling this addiction and having paranormal and problems in my life whenever I use it. It enslaves you.
I beg to differ on some of these points... People who are predisposed or already sick in the head will act that way regardless of what substance is in their system... Gods fruit brought me closer to Him and His Love.. I now appreciate many things much more and it made me realize how weak I was and how far from glory ive been... Gods fruit is one of the best things on this earth...
You are right
I use marijuana as Father said to go to sleep. I don’t like it at any other time cause it puts me to sleep and relaxes my mind. I have a real hard time with getting good sleep and that was why I started to use it. I only use it in the times where I really can’t sleep. I don’t care for the being “high” experience but that is a consequence of the substance. That being said…is even moderate use of this drug for the use of sleep considered mortally sinful? Cause if that’s the case then I’ll just go back to not sleeping. I’ve asked many priests and I don’t really get a straight yes or no answer. In this video they spoke about the negative side effects and why some people abuse it…but they never told us the churches teaching on it? Unless I missed something?
You’re fine. Cannabis has been in common usage through the world for a long time while the church was around, it’s only been looked upon negatively the last 100 years or so. In the Bible there is a recipe for holy anointing oil that contains cannabis. There is speculation that this was used by the priest class during rituals to help them get closer to God. There is evidence for cannabis burning in many ancient temples in Israel. The issue is modern politics and attitudes towards it
@איתן ברוך we know for a fact the ancient Israelites were using those temples for religious purposes.
@איתן ברוך why are you asking a random guy on the internet for proof that you’re just going to dismiss anyways? All the major archeologists and historians in Israel agree that this was an ancient Israelite worship site. Go argue with them about it. Or at least read their research first. All the cultures around Palestine/Judea up until and after the time of Jesus were using cannabis, and nobody every wrote down anything telling people not to use it. And in fact there’s references to it in the Talmud and the Torah has a recipe for holy anointing oil that contains a ton of cannabis. All the issues you have with cannabis are modern inventions of the last 100 years or so, at every other point in history, cannabis use was normal for medical and spiritual reasons (as well as food and fibers)
The church allows us to use medications to try and relieve our sufferings. Being unable to sleep well is a suffering. The church allows you to relieve your pain when it's possible. Unfortunately, I have to take many drugs to be able to relieve my sufferings only partially. I've taken Ambien for years to help me sleep through the pain. It's not wrong for you to use cannabis in the same way. I do wish that they had addressed medical use more thoroughly in this video. God bless your sleep 🙏🏼
@איתן ברוך I know exactly what the Catholic church is, I am and faithful member. What is your religion?
The argument against it is that compared to alcohol, which can be used socially without getting wasted, the sole purpose of marijuana is to get wasted. But that is not really the case anymore. Where it is legal you can get marijuana in different dose levels from very mild to very strong. You can buy a low dose gummy that would give the same high as a few beers or couple glasses of wine. You do not have to get wasted.
It is written God created all things for our use- herbs are the base for many prescribed medications. So are many other things that God created
Principles:
Don’t abuse substances, err on the side if fasting instead of gluttony.
Refrain from consuming anything intoxicating for at least 4 hours before participating in sacraments.
If you are responsibly partaking, aim for relief and delight, not drunkenness and wanton abandonment of responsibility.
Don’t let your consumption be a source of scandal to others, especially the youth.
Know your mental health and family history.
Never be greedy, or clingy, or shut yourself off…if substances are making you this way, cut back on the substances.
Love, always, and do not count the costs
Pretty much 👍
I smoked weed in my youth. I also drank alcohol to excess.
I never want to do anything that will alter my mind. Im fearful of dying in that state. I want my mind to be clear and lucid.
I love My Lord Jesus
Take for instance water. There's your number three.
It takes three forms. A solid (ice) a liquid (water) and a vapor (mist /fog/)
So glad this has been done but I’m ashamed at how many Catholics cannot see the most addictive substance in the planet that causes all of our current medical problems is sugar and ALL forms of processed foods sugar in fruits (fructose major cause of fatty liver disease) and carbohydrates when mankind removed animal fats from the diet? We all became addicts. Every MS patient and mentally ill patient and all autoimmune patients that eats real food (not vegan) reverses their disease even type 1 diabetes and type 2 and the list goes on and on and on
I've read Aquinas and Aristoteles while high, maybe is just me, but I see it as a tool that enhances sensitivity, this way is easier to contemplate things and explore on metaphysics, it has "helped" me to understand on some degree about act and potency, and other metaphysical principles, also it lead me to believe again from atheism back to catholicism, even thou I'm not a good catholic right now, I know that catolicism seeks truth, using the thomist definition of truth. So maybe is just myself but I think it can lead to catholicism if people is guided in a proper way while using it, or if not all the catholicism at leat to ask ouserlves about what are these universal concepts, truth, goodness, beauty, and unity, but needs to be guided with good metaphysics, like Thomism
You are right these people have an agenda and it’s sad that they are taken seriously
Proverbs 31:6-7
King James Version
6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Funny that time is mentioned, as I always look at any # on the clock that is divisible by 3 as a Trinity number and thank or tell God the Father the Son, and the Holy Spirit, that I LOVE THEM...
Why not? Abuse is the word
I have diabetis hypothyroidism fibromyalgia psiatica and arthritis im a senior and care for my fully dependant severly disabled son from lifting him to dress him feed him he is incontinent and severly disabled he is 42 years ,when i wake everyday i cannot walk because my joints have locked and my neurapathywont let me bend my toes and my ankles upon awakening i must ingest 3 puffs of marijuana or i will not be able to walk and have the energy to care for my son it is practically a miracle to my body i feel that my Lord and Saviou Jesus Christ gave me marijuana to care for someone like my son who is full of grace because he is bsptized and cannot commit a sin ,for this i am honored to care for him and Iknow Jesus will provide me mercy I pray the rosary dialy I pray novenas, Ipray 3 hail Marys daily Iam almost always in novena .....thanks for lending a ear bless all of yous
In your analogy coffee would be marijuana and booze is heroin. Even booze in moderation is far worse than consuming marijuana everyday. Just look at a thirty year old like me that has smoked weed for decades and compare me to someone that has been moderately drinking for the same amount of time, just weekends. You can see that the booze has aged them drastically.
CHS IS VERY REAL - GOING THROUGH IT NOW !!!
Ok I'm not a practicing catholic not since I was in middle school. What I'm trying to understand is where this "promise" is offered. If you're in a state that's legalized it why is it being demonized as if all these operations are not sanctioned.? I don't see an alcohol video like this. Or a COFFEE video! People are out here out of their minds w/and with out it. Why do we need wine? What does wine solve what is it helping ? Alcohol and weed both were legal then illegal at once. More people die from alcohol and tobacco than anything else
I do smoke with the intention of stress relief just like one glass of wine. You guys even used the alcohol improving the taste of argument then made fun of a weed smoker enjoying food. I appreciate the message and intention in the video i honestly love the vibes.That said....you guys gotta be care of how you present the information. The title and content all come across as a Reefer Madness reboot basically. If you would have changed the title to "How do Catholics avoid the pitfalls of addiction? Then the subject tagline is"this week week we explore marijuana" collectively we need to be mindful of how we pack up and present info. Miscommunication w/o clear intent can be very harmful.
You are right this is ridiculous
Today’s reality is evil, pot has been around for 2000 yrs, and it’s good if used in moderation 🙏
I hate marijuana, but I do want to point out that most marijuana users I know are not "chasing the dragon". But it's a very good point that it is an artifical joy unearned by righteous worthwhile acts and events.
There is no black or white perspective on this subject. How it affects your reward system and how it affects your brain and nervous system. Which I believe you can use as medicine and use good judgement.
Well, using drugs for pleasure is but immortal unless it in beach of local law, but "getting high" is a form of drunkenness, which speaks for itself.
I've been looking up the research by Catholic universities on marijuana. Still looking.....No studies done with different age groups, different religious backgrounds, no comparative studies like 100 Catholics in a state of grace vs 100 secularist, no comparison by social and financial class. You guys are talking out of your asses on this one. It's alright to feel ecstasy ask St.Teresa of Avila. I don't think marijuana can compare to the transverberation St. Teresa felt, nor does it compare to Our Lord in the most holy blessed Sacrament. I smoke marijuana every day like it's going out of style. I try to keep up with God the Father on His Holy Mountain. God the Father and God the Holy Spirit are heavy smokers so watch your mouth😆 That's all over scripture so stop it. Gloria tibi Domine
Chris is misusing the term 'synthetic.' How is an herb that grows from the ground synthetic? In fact it is the opposite. Now when you go down the path of derivatives/distillations, etc. of weed, yes, it might make sense to use that term. Just like hard alcohol is another thing altogether from beer/wine. Flower buds of plants dried and smoked/vaped/consumed are simply not synthetic but natural. Do either have firsthand experience? No. It's like listening to a DARE officer describe weed.
Bingo Amen!
Synthetic cannabinoids are a specific thing that is not the same as cannabis
Of course they can!
Jesus is a good alternative to weed!
How is he married and a Catholic priest?
Any thing that affects our mind is wrong, Bible quote, " A little wine is good for the digestion and a little more and I,ve put a thief in my mouth to steal my brains. I,ve seen alot of suffering in my own famil and other peoples that started with the weed.
For me, when I have a half a glass of beer or wine, I can feel a negative effect. But, if i EAT a very SMALL amount of cannabis oil, I sleep so much better, and my BRAIN FOG clears up. Yes, my brain fog clears. Alcohol never gives me any + effects what-so-ever. With all due respect, may i ask u what YOUR experience has been with SMALL amounts of EATABLE cannabis oil?
It's a gateway drug. Science and my experience shows this and the fact that it causes schizophrenia in young people. Not good.
I micro dose edibles. I do get in a contemplative state when doing so and in fact I feel like I get closer to God when doing so. I converted to Catholicism while sober though. then started doing it again to cope with reality.
Excellent.
Honestly weed is just weed , it's not bad I think pastors should have a spiritual enlightenment, awakening, weed s
Yeah it can go well with spiritual activities
The ancient Israelites used it
@@yoeyyoey8937 weed is a plant ,but I blame alot of society for making it look. Bad well USA and Canada legalized it but weed has alot of medical properties and I use too smoke and go to church I would hear the music 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵
Hate to say it but interviewer kills the flow. Stop talking as much maybe.
It's a natural medicinal plant God gave us to use?
I would get mad if someone promised me weed and didn't deliver it
“My brother dreamed he was custard”… a lot of interruptions and rabbit holes. I wish the priest was telling this from a lecturn or ambo
As a sober alcoholic I am saying this without judgement. If it is legal and regulated it can appear to take some of the moral question away. If you are growing it for yourself, or source it to someone you know is gardening, same. If not, there are absolute horrors that are involved in mass production and distribution. Try researching cartels. It may help to hear about the slavery, murders, oppression that go into it.
Then i would ask you to look closely at the niche of culture that has been promoting it for recreation for decades, what other acts do they promote? If we're honest with ourselves is it not demonic influence?
Medical marijuana in extreme cases gets a pass from me, when it can be sourced. Beyond that it's time to ask yourself if it's something you want to support by consuming.
Walk through a neighborhood where half the community is dependent on drug money. Look at the evils and suffering that arise out of it. Discard the idea that the suffering only occurs when harder drugs are in circulation. Like anything evil it starts small and is easily rationalized. When we begin to rationalize we turn over the wheel to the wrong hands. I used to laugh at the term "gateway drug" but then i took a step back and expanded my view.
Legalization and tolerance is the answer to all those problems
Can a MJ addict take Eucharist?
Whether or not marijuana, is appropriate for someone to use depends entirely upon their individual situation. It also depends on how they use it. Marijuana can be used in moderation without any negative effects on health or lifestyle. There are many medical conditions, that can be treated using marijuana. Having said that, you don’t need to be sick in order to enjoy marijuana. There will be people in the community, who strongly believe that using marijuana is sinful, or detrimental to our relationship with Almighty God. There will also likely be some members of the community who strongly believe marijuana to be a “gateway drug” and that those who use it will end up dependent on much harder drugs like cocaine, heroin, LSD, or methamphetamine. People who have used marijuana responsibly, are well aware that using it is similar to having a glass of wine. Let’s not demonise, this wonderful herb that God Almighty created and scattered around the Earth for us to benefit from, and enjoy.
God heals , God comforts, God takes away depression. I see weed being lifted on High pedistal in the new age and the so called woke” movement , as a comfort from God himself , the fallen angels taught men about medicine and mind altering drugs/ herbs.
For me, when I have a half a glass of beer or wine, I can feel a negative effect. But, if i EAT a very SMALL amount of cannabis oil, I sleep so much better, and my BRAIN FOG clears up. Yes, my brain fog clears. Alcohol never gives me any + effects what-so-ever. With all due respect, may i ask u what YOUR experience has been with SMALL amounts of EATABLE cannabis oil?
The ancient Israelites used it
God can do all of these things but quite often he does not. The church allows us to use medications to help relieve our sufferings. I wish they had said this in the video. I've been suffering from chronic pain for years and have even asked EWTN what is okay. They said the same thing. So if weed allows you to sleep better or feel better, it's not wrong, as long as it's used responsibly. Simply getting high is not responsible!
Everything said also applies to alcohol.
Allegedly the plants that are going through their own involution may not be recommended.
No where that I know of in the bible that says it's a sin to get high.
Didn’t know that Seth Rogan was a priest
This is EPIC