I'm taking my mother-in-law to her first RCIA class at St. Oliver Plunkett church in a few hours. One of his relics are in the Church. I'm asking his intercession. Irish soil is soaked with the blood of the martyrs. I can't imagine God could forget Ireland and the blood spilled there. I'll say a rosary for Ireland tonight.
@Margie Cox. Or the people have forgotten God ? I pray that one day, the faith of the Irish will shine out like a beacon to the rest of the world again ! 🙏🙏🙏
Is it Drogheda you’re going to? Well I would pray for that church a lot. Was there two weeks ago. Lovely church, beautiful. Thought I would go mad with all the noise in the church with the Blessed Sacrament exposed on the altar.
Just two days ago I was standing in McDonald’s in Dublin waiting for my order and I hear a guy (about 20/21 years old) saying how much he hated Christians. He was talking to his friend but from what I could tell it was totally out of nowhere. He started going on about how they’re just a bunch of old,sexist, homophobic, white guys (the usual stuff). All I could think as a 20 year old girl standing next to him was how hypocritical he was in that very moment. While he was calling all Christians these horrible things, trying to portray us as hateful, he himself was openly and proudly hating on a huge group of people that are all over the world, generalising and belittling all of the Christians that didn’t match his description. As a young Catholic in Ireland I can vouch to say that while usually not openly insulted, there is a certain level of hatred towards us. I usually hear it from people who haven’t yet realised that I’m a Catholic. This may only be the case for Dublin though. The situation is not good at all and we need all the prayers and help we can get.
It’s all over Isabelle. Unfortunately 😢 I had visitors on two different occasions recently and I saw them looking at my Sacred Heart pictures and statue of Mary. I don’t know what they were thinking but it’s just something that is rare in Irish homes now. I experience a lot of ‘distain’ ’ around practicing the faith. Keep praying 🙏🏻 ❤
What you need, I think, isn't some external help. Catholics have a bad rep in many countries that are either secular or secularizing and it is not exactly a coincidence - it's exactly the same disillusionment with catholicism that causes both bad rep and swaying away from the church. It is reversible, but it is a long process, requires a lot of work and isn't trivial as it need for instance fixing church on level higher that your neighborhood
As a former Baptist, son, grandson, nephew and cousin of sincere, commited and faithful Baptist Pastors, I will be joining the Catholic Church next month along with my wife (also former Baptist). This came after a casual encounter with the writings of the Church Fathers and a study of the Catholic doctrine. The process took four years. I wish all Christians would consider doing the same. Luther didn't reform the Church. He divided it.
Good to hear Glenn. Highly recommend you (or anyone looking at Catholicism) read the Christendom series by warren Carroll. Reads really easy like a novel. It’s truly incredible. Lots of the stuff Tony is talking about. You’d get the whole history of Christianity and ultimately find where your own religious and cultural roots are. That’s what happened to me.
@@RedFireHydrant Thanks for the recommendation PM! The history and tradition of Catholicism is something that I really admire and appreciate. It’s something Prorestants neglected and often actively disengaged with, so I definitely look into that. Thank you.
After graduating from Steubenville, I moved to Ireland in July. I was blessed to run into Tony and the fantastic NET team up in Donegal. I totally agree that apathy here is a huge problem. Something else I've encountered, from pub conversations to questions from coworkers, is an incorrect perception of the faith and the Church. A short excerpt from the preface to Venerable Fulton Sheen's 1938 'Radio Replies': "There are not over a hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church - which is, of course, quite a different thing."
Thanks Matt , my little country is is serious trouble, thank you for sharing Tony with us and everyone else in Ireland and world wide, you also had Matt Hart on who was inspirational, I know you and your family had a difficult time while in Donegal but kudos to you for not holding it against us hope, I’m trying to scrape my way back to my faith of my childhood, it’s been a year and a half of learning the rosary. Saying it Daily, back to mass after going to confession after 30 plus years, and for several weeks I have been going to the Latin Mass in Galway, last Sunday the Bishop participated in the mass and I have to say I found it Emotional, awesome, love it, I’ve a massive amount to go for salvation but I’m grateful for those who inspired my change of life,
Good man. I was born in Dublin, moved to France when I was young(ish) I've been a practising Catholic all my life, wonderful adventure. Easy when I was young in Ireland, challenging today, especially in France and certainly in Ireland. Keep on the straight and narrow path, the best is yet to come👍🏻
@Martin54335. Stay the course brother! I always find the imagery of grass inspiring. Despite the storm and strong wind, grass may bend but its roots are firmly holding onto the soil and never waiver or lost. In faith, be grass, deeply rooted in God.
The Father loves you Martin! Welcome back! Don't let the enemy control your life with lies about earning your salvation. If you're baptised, have repented of your sins (in confession) and are trying to walk with Jesus every day, you're in the arms of the Father. Yes, we need to frequent the great gift of the sacraments to encounter the Lord, but no amount of 'doing' or praying rosaries could earn your salvation, it's a free gift paid for with the blood of your creator himself! May God bless you on the journey!
I love listening/watching! One thing that struck me::: I was into watching Dave Rubin’s show until I found out that he was using two women to have surrogate babies with his “husband”. I have a real problem with Catholics being ok with gay “marriage”, not to mention surrogacy. 😩
With the family motto of people with my last name including the word "Foy", it made me aware that Foy means "Faith". It seems fitting that Foy would speak on re-evengelizing Ireland.
When Frank Duff founded the Legion of Mary in 1921 he spoke of a shallowness of faith among the Irish. They practised the faith but lacked the knowledge to defend it. Frank established the Legion to evangelize the Irish.
Frank was correct in that ...adult faith formation has been a crying need for over 50 years ....just listen to the usually poor standard of commentary in the media .
This is so awesome. I served with NET Ireland from 2017-2018 and Tony is such an awesome guy. Or to be more in his language: he's a good man! Thank you Matt for doing this I've been waiting years for this to happen 🥰
I found out I’m Irish via genetic testing. My mother is Korean. I’m now Catholic and after hearing this Irish history I’m grateful to reclaim my heritage. I was lead to Catholicism and am thankful for all the martyrs fighting for me to be Catholic now.
I was censored and hacked on Facebook at the time of the Referendum . And sadly lost many friends over my pro-life stand. I admired the Irish Constitution for defending life and found it painful to watch is torn down. The great hunger nearly killed off the Irish race. And still the Irish flourished everywhere they went. I think of those that left as little wildflowers, you could not keep them down. My grandfather always said bad things happen when good people keep silent.
If you lost friends because you are pro-life then they were never friends that are acceptable to God. . . Most stupid thing I heard recently was a streamer calling a pro-life stand at a community event unwholesome. How is the saving of unborn babies unwholesome? It is the worst example of woke culture nonsense I have heard and is a direct spin off from anti-Saint Paul feminism!
you know you're still allowed not to get an abortion? Or are you just sad that people are free not to follow your faith? And I agree in regards to your grandpa, which is why I'm happy that prochoicers are no longer silent
One of the worst days of my life. My husband told me that it didn't look good and when I saw the polls I was in utter shock. I lost all love for my people then and have never been the same since. I didn't realise how much evil there was in Ireland before the result of that vote. I can't imagine ticking "Yes" knowing that my vote would mean the chopping up, hoovering, and/or dismembering of tiny humans in the womb.
I’m an Irish expat in the US. So very sad to see how far my beautiful home has fallen. Always pray for a return to faith. The land of saints and scholars can hopefully be saved🙏
Just a point re Gweedore in County Donegal as it got a mention. Of 26 counties only one county - Donegal - voted to protect the unborn in the referendum in 2018. it was a narrow margin but the other 25 counties voted to legalisation of abortion
There’s an widespread growing group called Seven Sisters, seven woman in a parish have an assigned day to pray an hour for their parish priest. Preferably in front of the Eucharist.
I fell in love with Clonmacnoise in 2013 while traveling 3 weeks in Ireland. I have a framed picture of the ruins and the beautiful crosses above my dining table!
I grew up happy in Ireland too,,,and a huge chunk of our culture was lost when people stopped going to Mass....maybe only time in the week we saw and visited with our neighbours...that and the loss of the Stations in Spring and Fall in rural Ireland
Hearing of the history of the faith Ireland and England left me fascinated and horrified. As a Latin American I just knew passingly of it, it seems the Church faces persecution everywhere sooner or later 😥
I’m an English Protestant and I respect this man’s grace. It’s absolutely awful what the English/British Governments did to the Irish and Catholics. Totally unChristian behaviour.
My ancestors came to the US from Ireland, wish I could go back. Alas I'm married to another Irish offspring, and have kids, it won't be happening anytime soon. Maybe our children will go back 💛🇮🇪✨
Would love to do a pilgrimage to Some of the Holy sites in IRELAND. If a pilgrimage was organized to specifically support Net, as well as be a real pilgrimage I would love it. A lot of us Irish Americans could use a real basic pilgrimage, where the prayer and the beauty of IRELAND would help us. I want on fire Catholics though running it. Maybe that is a dream. Bob and Penny Lord Years ago did a show on Knock. The only place with no message, and the people and the clergy understood and were encouraged.
So disappointing to hear about Irish teachers laughing at teaching about chastity. There are people in Ireland who deeply appreciate your work and hopefully we will get an opportunity to welcome you and Cameron back here again some day. There are independent Catholic schools being set up at the moment here by faithful traditional Catholics, including Stella Maris Primary School in Limerick. Come and see the pockets of great work being done!
I was "raised" Catholic in Ireland back in the 70s/80s and even then it was, or at least it seemed to me, something you push the kids true to teach them how to be "good" but you'd be on a hiding to nothing trying to implement or discuss those teachings. Ive gone full circle Catholic to atheist to reverting to the faith since then and it is painful to discuss any aspect of Catholicism with my family, even the ones who still believe. My own mother thinks I'm wrong when I quote the cathechism and one of my brothers berated me recently for celebrating the overthrow of Roe V Wade online as rude/insensitive 🤷♂️ and you can't win with the others, discuss an issue and it's "you Catholics have an answer for everything", don't discuss an issue and it's "you Catholics can't discuss things". 😕
@Liam Brennan. You are doing great ! Perhaps you can ask your brother can he be sensitive to the pain of the unborn child, crying his / her way to death ?
It’s becoming that way all over. My church going parents and siblings say I’m ‘to catholic’ have no desire to say a rosary when I’m saying one, don’t want to discuss anything, think there should be exceptions to abortion... and are glad the Latin mass isn’t required..
It doesn't help that the Bishops are basically silent. | was at Knock on Sunday and was pleasantly surprised to hear Bishop Alan McGuckian talk about the Synodal Pathway in an orthodox manner (how the Church will not change etc.)
Net ministry sounds great. I'm glad to hear there's a Canadian chapter as we are in a very similar boat to Ireland. Things are ridiculously woke and many of the choices of our current government are very anti-christian.
I'm a first-gen Irish-American (my parents immigrated). My wife has a lot of Irish heritage on her side. We went to Ireland for our honeymoon with an emphasis on visiting Catholic sites (credit to my wife for planning all these sites as I was pathetic in planning). We visited Clonmaicnoise, Gougane Barra, the Rock of Cashel, every Church we could find, and Silverstream Priory (not part of Irish history, but surely part of the restoration!) The trip was a great opportunity to develop a deeper appreciation for the work of the Irish Saints without whom my wife and I may not have the Faith. How sad it was to see the state of the Church in Ireland firsthand though; most churches were stripped down and "modernized" (St. Mary's Cathedral in Killarney had the oddest tabernacle I've ever seen), every diocesan priest we encountered were apathetic and lackadaisical; the liturgy was... rough. It was also frustrating to see ecclesial communities of the "Church" of Ireland operating out of what was once a beautiful Catholic Church. I will be purchasing the book that was mentioned. We will be emphasizing the history of the Catholic Church in Ireland when raising our children so they also may grow to appreciate the sacrifices of the Irish martyrs. Prayers for your work, Tony. St. Patrick, St. Finnbar, St. Ciaran, St. Brigid, St. Kevin, and all the holy Saints of Ireland are surely praying for its return to the Catholic Faith.
Prof. John Lennox (N. Irl. & Oxford Uni.) and Fr. Spitzer SJ are indispensable to understand how science can help to strengthen faith. Big issue for the young says Bishop Barron. Prof. Lennox has immense credibility in that crucial area.
@ 52:45 Tony makes the point that Ireland is a Wealthy country and is " apathetic" towards faith. Revelation 3:17 fits the Irish condition perfectly. Jesus says to the Church at Laodicea, " You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked." Tradition says that Saint Patrick drove the " snakes" out of Ireland and now the Irish are letting them back in one " Referendum" at a time.
Massive Housing Crisis in Ireland. More and more families becoming homeless because of extortionate rents, and lack of affordable houses to buy and to rent. Social (affordable) housing builds have been non existent for decades. We are seeing the results now. Young people cannot afford to leave home, or get a mortgage. A two bedroom apartment in Dublin costs 2000 euro a month to rent.
@@nadrojam20 goes to show catholic economic teachings are wisest. Distribute property and the benefits of it and society is much more harmonious. To deny young people family life is just appalling
"Get the tin foil hat on cause your man's a nutt job" 🤣 love it Tony. Lol. Thanks for this interview gentlemen. Enjoyed it and agreed with it very much. Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland pray for us.
I remember reading about one mans encounter with rape, he was going home to his wife and children after leaving the pub on night and he was attacked and raped by 3 three men for 2 hours, some how he made it home, but couldn’t talk about it to his wife or friends or family, because he felt ashamed, and so he abused his family and friends till he had nobody left in his life just alcoholism and he decided to commit suicide, but he didn’t die and if he had nobody would have been the wiser and just considered him a horrible human being, but he got help and finally found the courage to tell his family and friends about the abuse he suffered and now dedicates his life to help others in similar situations. And this is the problem with abuse they commit suicide and nobody questions why.
I don’t think the whole issue is what country your from maybe it’s part of it , but we have Catholic Christians sitting in the pews who don’t even know they are Christian nor know they are saved by the blood of Jesus on the cross because of the awful CCD that was given to my generation , I did not even know I was a Christian nor anything about Jesus at all from kindergarten thru 12th CCD Sunday classes, it was awful and there are TONS of folks out there like me , most of these people are NOT going to try to learn on their own like I did , so they will either leave the church for a Protestant church or Most don’t go at all they become atheist. I’ve said this before, we need Catholics for dummies. I was a uneducated Catholic Christian as well
I don’t recognise any of the Irish guests Matt hosts, we’re a tiny country. Good guests but interesting that they’re not known here. I had no idea Matt was in Ireland, either. And I live in the west.
Matt I enjoyed Tony Foy's history of the faith in Ireland and agree to some of the points made. I was disappointed that you included a negative rant about your time in Gweedore. This is not the place to share this. Using a wide brush to paint a negative picture of Gweedore simply is an unjust distortion based on your subjective experience. Yet , the rest of the content was excellent which I did comment on previously. Regards Bernard Walsh
Yes, to this day in my Irish Catholic family, we do not talk about the faith. That left us open to the cultural onslaught for sure. I remember being taught to defend my faith against the Baptists, God love them. Modernity was welcomed in my Catholic college. Immaculate Heart College in L.A. in the sixties. To this day, the surviving IHC communities celebrate their “gutsy” rebellion against the patriarchy. Alas.
As a Legionary our spiritual director told us that Mary was declared Theotokos(Mother of God) at the Council of Ephesus just before St Patrick came back to Ireland and brought the devotion with him.
I'm Irish, not sure the Institution can spread it's hand out and make a significant dent in a re evangelisation of the Irish populous, I think the answer is probably to live as best as you can through Christ, pessimistic I know, but possibly true.
Good friends of mine are American Protestant missionaries. Their supporting churches wanted to know why they weren’t having big success in their evangelism. I couldn’t help but think of Jesus talking to the apostles after meeting the woman at the well. He said “I sent you to reap for which you have not laboured”. But Ireland is not a fertile field. It is a landfill. It is not even fit for seeds at this moment
33:44 I would say that is pretty accurate about Ireland where all the parties claim to be traditional conservative but all behave liberal socialist and are bland. Except this new party, the Aontú party ive been looking into and they're very different in many good ways for Ireland but idk if they're bold enough.
I was devastated by Irish people's materialism and loss of faith being sensitive to people's emotions, but wow when I went to where St Patrick baptised his first convert, a prayer well which served as a secret Mass centre and the Long Tower in Derry, I really sensed God's presence so vividly... yet to me it will be my last visit...the land was weeping death...I commend the real Catholics there, what a horrible white martyrdom today...I hear St Brendans warning that should Ireland loose its faith, the sea would reclaim her...I could not go there again after 3 visits, but maybe there will be a great miracle...
I'm praying that Erie, overturns it's devastating referendum of A.D 2018, just like Wade v Roe or is it Roe v Wade in America, and I'm ashamed of the English parliament imposing extreme abortion in Northern Ireland, you have the likes of Diana Johnson and Stella Creasy, to thank for that happening, and there's been atrocities on both sides of history, Catholics were persecuted in England and Northern Ireland, aswell as protestants being persecuted good and bad on both sides, atrocities committed by both protestant zealots and catholic zealots in history, and just a few weeks before 11th September A.D 2001 in Northern Ireland you had catholic school girls and parents being intimidated by protestants as they went to their school and when the twin towers happened that story was put on the back burner, I'm English with Scottish and English blood in my veins and I love the Irish, the accent and we've got loads that go to our catholic church, along with the Africans, west Indians, far east and European countries, our catholic church is international, we even have non Catholics attending mass, the Irish gave us some of the best hymns too, catholic and protestant, we're all God's children, so God bless you everyone, and as John Lennon sang give peace a chance
Im an English Catholic living in Northern Ireland since 1978. In the history of the downfall of the Church Tony didnt mention the part the abusing priests and nuns played. In my experience (I was at University when most of the cathoilc students went to Mass even if they were living together) a lot of Cathoilics then had too much trust in the Church and im the clergy rather than in God so thats why the big backlash and revolt.
Religion and respect for the human is necessary. On the horizon is trans humanism (humans embedded with technology) and other horrors. So religion as defense and respect for humanity and all else is absolutely necessary.
Ireland should get out of the EU, for starters. But people are too keen on getting cheap holidays in Ibiza and going through the quick passport control line, so I can’t see that happening.
Evangelical church congregations growing in Ireland, By Ann Marie Foley - 21 February, 2019. More than half (58 per cent) of evangelical churches in Ireland are growing, and while 11 per cent have reported a decline in numbers, almost all (88 per cent) expect to see further growth during the next five years. These evangelical churches report a good ethnic mix and a young age profile, with 46 per cent of members aged under 30, and 75 per cent aged under 50. This is according to research carried out on behalf of Evangelical Alliance Ireland (EAI). This recently published survey and research - Growing & Vibrant - revealed that there are more than 500 active evangelical congregations in the Republic of Ireland outside of the four main denominations - Roman Catholic, Church of Ireland, Methodist and Presbyterian. “All in all, this encouraging report is in striking contrast with popular misconceptions of Christianity in Ireland as being irrelevant or declining,” said Nick Park, Executive Director, EAI. He likened the experiences of Irish churches to the worldwide trend towards secularisation, where religious involvement can no longer be taken for granted as part of popular culture or upheld by State institutions. “That provides a fertile environment for different expressions of faith that combine personal commitment with a sense of community,” he stated. Other findings of the survey were that 56.78 per cent of evangelical church members are under the age of 15. In terms of ethnicity, again more than half (56.41 per cent) described themselves as “ethnically mixed” and 18.80 per cent as predominantly African. Some 21.37 per cent described themselves as predominantly Irish. “The congregations of these churches were, by and large, as diverse as Irish society,” stated the report. “Churches were requested to have regard to the country of origin of members, rather than current citizenship, when answering this question.” The average size of churches was in the 41 to 60 person bracket, with 75.22 per cent having fewer than 100 members. The report also found that apart from attending Sunday services, a high proportion of members participate in other gatherings during the week. Churches reported an average of five different weekly events. Churches surveyed also reported a strong emphasis on working in their local community. “Taken in its entirety the survey paints a picture of a very active and growing church which is appealing to people of all ages and backgrounds,” stated the report. The majority of the churches (56.78 per cent) are in existence for less than 15 years. Over half of respondents identified as non-denominational or independent. The next largest church denomination was the Redeemed Christian Church of God (23.85 per cent), followed by Baptist (9 per cent) and Assemblies of God with 8 per cent.
This’ll give you an intro to Prof John Lennox via Dave Rubin. “Unbelievable? Dave Rubin and John Lennox - A conversation on God, atheism and modern culture” you’ll find it on TH-cam.
It's not likely that I'll ever be able to go to Ireland, but I do make little prayer cloths. How would I go about getting them to whoever's going to Ireland to take with them?
New Zealand is the same or worse than Australia. I have had to ditch the local diocese because they are far far left. Heresies galore... Hence, I go to SSPX now.
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I'm taking my mother-in-law to her first RCIA class at St. Oliver Plunkett church in a few hours. One of his relics are in the Church. I'm asking his intercession. Irish soil is soaked with the blood of the martyrs. I can't imagine God could forget Ireland and the blood spilled there. I'll say a rosary for Ireland tonight.
@Margie Cox. Or the people have forgotten God ? I pray that one day, the faith of the Irish will shine out like a beacon to the rest of the world again ! 🙏🙏🙏
Is it Drogheda you’re going to? Well I would pray for that church a lot. Was there two weeks ago. Lovely church, beautiful. Thought I would go mad with all the noise in the church with the Blessed Sacrament exposed on the altar.
@@jeremiahong248 amen
@margieCox
Now the blood spilled in Ireland is that of unborn babies.God is certainly not happy with that .😢
Fear not. God forgets not a single hair on a single persons head.
Just two days ago I was standing in McDonald’s in Dublin waiting for my order and I hear a guy (about 20/21 years old) saying how much he hated Christians. He was talking to his friend but from what I could tell it was totally out of nowhere. He started going on about how they’re just a bunch of old,sexist, homophobic, white guys (the usual stuff). All I could think as a 20 year old girl standing next to him was how hypocritical he was in that very moment. While he was calling all Christians these horrible things, trying to portray us as hateful, he himself was openly and proudly hating on a huge group of people that are all over the world, generalising and belittling all of the Christians that didn’t match his description.
As a young Catholic in Ireland I can vouch to say that while usually not openly insulted, there is a certain level of hatred towards us. I usually hear it from people who haven’t yet realised that I’m a Catholic. This may only be the case for Dublin though.
The situation is not good at all and we need all the prayers and help we can get.
It’s all over Isabelle. Unfortunately 😢 I had visitors on two different occasions recently and I saw them looking at my Sacred Heart pictures and statue of Mary. I don’t know what they were thinking but it’s just something that is rare in Irish homes now. I experience a lot of ‘distain’ ’ around practicing the faith. Keep praying 🙏🏻 ❤
Listen to RTE and read the Irish Times!...but keep the Faith.
What you need, I think, isn't some external help. Catholics have a bad rep in many countries that are either secular or secularizing and it is not exactly a coincidence - it's exactly the same disillusionment with catholicism that causes both bad rep and swaying away from the church. It is reversible, but it is a long process, requires a lot of work and isn't trivial as it need for instance fixing church on level higher that your neighborhood
Hey also Catholic in Ireland. I'm finding it hard to meet people would you like to chat a bit Isabelle?
@@tomgreene1843 It's hard to do both lol
As a former Baptist, son, grandson, nephew and cousin of sincere, commited and faithful Baptist Pastors, I will be joining the Catholic Church next month along with my wife (also former Baptist). This came after a casual encounter with the writings of the Church Fathers and a study of the Catholic doctrine. The process took four years. I wish all Christians would consider doing the same. Luther didn't reform the Church. He divided it.
"Happy are those who are called to the supper of the Lamb"
Grew up in a Protestant community in Northern Ireland, trying to learn more about Catholicism. Tony Foy doing great work, well spoken.
We would love to welcome you home, whenever your ready!
May God bless you on your journey! ⚘️
Good to hear Glenn. Highly recommend you (or anyone looking at Catholicism) read the Christendom series by warren Carroll. Reads really easy like a novel. It’s truly incredible. Lots of the stuff Tony is talking about. You’d get the whole history of Christianity and ultimately find where your own religious and cultural roots are. That’s what happened to me.
@@RedFireHydrant Thanks for the recommendation PM! The history and tradition of Catholicism is something that I really admire and appreciate. It’s something Prorestants neglected and often actively disengaged with, so I definitely look into that. Thank you.
@@rosiegirl2485 Thank you so much, God Bless you too!!
Welcome home Glenn 😊
Great to hear someone else from Ireland 🇮🇪. Thanks Matt. We need deep prayer but Jesus will be triumphant 🙏🕊
Jesus is triumphant. Always. Trust him to lead each of us to be lights for him.
After graduating from Steubenville, I moved to Ireland in July. I was blessed to run into Tony and the fantastic NET team up in Donegal. I totally agree that apathy here is a huge problem. Something else I've encountered, from pub conversations to questions from coworkers, is an incorrect perception of the faith and the Church. A short excerpt from the preface to Venerable Fulton Sheen's 1938 'Radio Replies': "There are not over a hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church - which is, of course, quite a different thing."
And other countries think all the USA are like Hollywood and California and New York and we’re not ,
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Thanks Matt , my little country is is serious trouble, thank you for sharing Tony with us and everyone else in Ireland and world wide, you also had Matt Hart on who was inspirational, I know you and your family had a difficult time while in Donegal but kudos to you for not holding it against us hope, I’m trying to scrape my way back to my faith of my childhood, it’s been a year and a half of learning the rosary. Saying it Daily, back to mass after going to confession after 30 plus years, and for several weeks I have been going to the Latin Mass in Galway, last Sunday the Bishop participated in the mass and I have to say I found it Emotional, awesome, love it, I’ve a massive amount to go for salvation but I’m grateful for those who inspired my change of life,
Good man. I was born in Dublin, moved to France when I was young(ish) I've been a practising Catholic all my life, wonderful adventure. Easy when I was young in Ireland, challenging today, especially in France and certainly in Ireland. Keep on the straight and narrow path, the best is yet to come👍🏻
@Martin54335. Stay the course brother! I always find the imagery of grass inspiring. Despite the storm and strong wind, grass may bend but its roots are firmly holding onto the soil and never waiver or lost. In faith, be grass, deeply rooted in God.
Hi Martin. I'm interested to know why you don't think you have salvation?
The Father loves you Martin! Welcome back! Don't let the enemy control your life with lies about earning your salvation. If you're baptised, have repented of your sins (in confession) and are trying to walk with Jesus every day, you're in the arms of the Father. Yes, we need to frequent the great gift of the sacraments to encounter the Lord, but no amount of 'doing' or praying rosaries could earn your salvation, it's a free gift paid for with the blood of your creator himself! May God bless you on the journey!
I love listening/watching! One thing that struck me::: I was into watching Dave Rubin’s show until I found out that he was using two women to have surrogate babies with his “husband”. I have a real problem with Catholics being ok with gay “marriage”, not to mention surrogacy. 😩
Good can come from evil. That still doesn’t make evil ok. It’ll still put a person on the path away from God.
I now need a high budget historical drama about Irish priests studying abroad and returning to serve at home during the Penal days.
I'm down for that 💯
I second this proposition!
Looks like Shia lebouf has more work to do! Lol
I will invest $15
NET Is one of the best Catholic groups in Ireland. God Bless and protect you all.
I'm in Ireland and never heard of it
With the family motto of people with my last name including the word "Foy", it made me aware that Foy means "Faith". It seems fitting that Foy would speak on re-evengelizing Ireland.
When Frank Duff founded the Legion of Mary in 1921 he spoke of a shallowness of faith among the Irish. They practised the faith but lacked the knowledge to defend it. Frank established the Legion to evangelize the Irish.
Frank was correct in that ...adult faith formation has been a crying need for over 50 years ....just listen to the usually poor standard of commentary in the media .
He said we were great at keeping the faith but unfortunately we kept it to ourselves.
This is so awesome. I served with NET Ireland from 2017-2018 and Tony is such an awesome guy. Or to be more in his language: he's a good man! Thank you Matt for doing this I've been waiting years for this to happen 🥰
What a lovely man. I have such a heart for the Irish, have ever since I was a kid. Too bad I'm too old to volunteer!
Your contribution can be a Rosary for then maybe, at least that sounds like a good way to help to me!
I found out I’m Irish via genetic testing. My mother is Korean. I’m now Catholic and after hearing this Irish history I’m grateful to reclaim my heritage. I was lead to Catholicism and am thankful for all the martyrs fighting for me to be Catholic now.
Great interview. Great channel. Thank you!
- An Irish Catholic Yank
Love the Foy family from the bottom of my heart. Their faith is beautiful and it makes me want to make sure my light is shining too.
I was censored and hacked on Facebook at the time of the Referendum . And sadly lost many friends over my pro-life stand. I admired the Irish Constitution for defending life and found it painful to watch is torn down. The great hunger nearly killed off the Irish race. And still the Irish flourished everywhere they went. I think of those that left as little wildflowers, you could not keep them down. My grandfather always said bad things happen when good people keep silent.
If you lost friends because you are pro-life then they were never friends that are acceptable to God. . . Most stupid thing I heard recently was a streamer calling a pro-life stand at a community event unwholesome. How is the saving of unborn babies unwholesome? It is the worst example of woke culture nonsense I have heard and is a direct spin off from anti-Saint Paul feminism!
One of the saddest days of my life, back in 2018 the morning the news broke regarding the referendum. Heart breaking.
@@johnharkness6304 yes it was
you know you're still allowed not to get an abortion? Or are you just sad that people are free not to follow your faith? And I agree in regards to your grandpa, which is why I'm happy that prochoicers are no longer silent
One of the worst days of my life. My husband told me that it didn't look good and when I saw the polls I was in utter shock. I lost all love for my people then and have never been the same since. I didn't realise how much evil there was in Ireland before the result of that vote.
I can't imagine ticking "Yes" knowing that my vote would mean the chopping up, hoovering, and/or dismembering of tiny humans in the womb.
I’m an Irish expat in the US. So very sad to see how far my beautiful home has fallen. Always pray for a return to faith. The land of saints and scholars can hopefully be saved🙏
Been dying to do a mission trip to irland, I immediately sent in my application. Thank you !!!!!
You won't regret it!! Ireland is an amazing place to serve! God bless.
he is here he is alive, he is missioning
Great Video, I remember meeting Fr. Walter Macken back in 2000 in Dublin. Great to see all the good work NET are doing in Ireland.
Just a point re Gweedore in County Donegal as it got a mention. Of 26 counties only one county - Donegal - voted to protect the unborn in the referendum in 2018. it was a narrow margin but the other 25 counties voted to legalisation of abortion
point acknowledged by Tony towards end of talk. Excellent talk by the way. Thanks
If anybody interested to join our prayer group in Oldcastle Co Meath.Let me know. Please pray for our parish priest.
There’s an widespread growing group called Seven Sisters, seven woman in a parish have an assigned day to pray an hour for their parish priest. Preferably in front of the Eucharist.
Tony, you are so inspiring! Makes me want to go back to Ireland!
I fell in love with Clonmacnoise in 2013 while traveling 3 weeks in Ireland. I have a framed picture of the ruins and the beautiful crosses above my dining table!
I grew up happy in Ireland too,,,and a huge chunk of our culture was lost when people stopped going to Mass....maybe only time in the week we saw and visited with our neighbours...that and the loss of the Stations in Spring and Fall in rural Ireland
Hearing of the history of the faith Ireland and England left me fascinated and horrified. As a Latin American I just knew passingly of it, it seems the Church faces persecution everywhere sooner or later 😥
I’m an English Protestant and I respect this man’s grace. It’s absolutely awful what the English/British Governments did to the Irish and Catholics. Totally unChristian behaviour.
My ancestors came to the US from Ireland, wish I could go back. Alas I'm married to another Irish offspring, and have kids, it won't be happening anytime soon. Maybe our children will go back 💛🇮🇪✨
Would love to do a pilgrimage to Some of the Holy sites in IRELAND. If a pilgrimage was organized to specifically support Net, as well as be a real pilgrimage I would love it.
A lot of us Irish Americans could use a real basic pilgrimage, where the prayer and the beauty of IRELAND would help us.
I want on fire Catholics though running it. Maybe that is a dream.
Bob and Penny Lord Years ago did a show on Knock. The only place with no message, and the people and the clergy understood and were encouraged.
So disappointing to hear about Irish teachers laughing at teaching about chastity. There are people in Ireland who deeply appreciate your work and hopefully we will get an opportunity to welcome you and Cameron back here again some day. There are independent Catholic schools being set up at the moment here by faithful traditional Catholics, including Stella Maris Primary School in Limerick. Come and see the pockets of great work being done!
Praise God for what he is doing what is it What is he doing Didn't we have enough trouble with all this in the past
Home of the Mother, a wonderful congregation doing great works in many countries. Their base is in Spain called Hogar de la Madre
I was "raised" Catholic in Ireland back in the 70s/80s and even then it was, or at least it seemed to me, something you push the kids true to teach them how to be "good" but you'd be on a hiding to nothing trying to implement or discuss those teachings.
Ive gone full circle Catholic to atheist to reverting to the faith since then and it is painful to discuss any aspect of Catholicism with my family, even the ones who still believe. My own mother thinks I'm wrong when I quote the cathechism and one of my brothers berated me recently for celebrating the overthrow of Roe V Wade online as rude/insensitive 🤷♂️ and you can't win with the others, discuss an issue and it's "you Catholics have an answer for everything", don't discuss an issue and it's "you Catholics can't discuss things". 😕
@Liam Brennan. You are doing great ! Perhaps you can ask your brother can he be sensitive to the pain of the unborn child, crying his / her way to death ?
It’s becoming that way all over. My church going parents and siblings say I’m ‘to catholic’ have no desire to say a rosary when I’m saying one, don’t want to discuss anything, think there should be exceptions to abortion... and are glad the Latin mass isn’t required..
Priests are also coming from Africa, are doing a great job and are much loved.
my mum, God rest her was from Ballybofey, happy to hear some faith still alive there
Well Done Tony and Matt - God is not finished with ireland 🇮🇪
Bummer! I wish had been more cognizant of this interview taking place. I had some questions. I loved hearing about all of this!
It doesn't help that the Bishops are basically silent. | was at Knock on Sunday and was pleasantly surprised to hear Bishop Alan McGuckian talk about the Synodal Pathway in an orthodox manner (how the Church will not change etc.)
One of your best videos - Tony was fantastic with great history and reality. But I'm biased, I love the Irish story. God bless Pints with Fradd !
Net ministry sounds great. I'm glad to hear there's a Canadian chapter as we are in a very similar boat to Ireland. Things are ridiculously woke and many of the choices of our current government are very anti-christian.
I'm a first-gen Irish-American (my parents immigrated). My wife has a lot of Irish heritage on her side. We went to Ireland for our honeymoon with an emphasis on visiting Catholic sites (credit to my wife for planning all these sites as I was pathetic in planning). We visited Clonmaicnoise, Gougane Barra, the Rock of Cashel, every Church we could find, and Silverstream Priory (not part of Irish history, but surely part of the restoration!) The trip was a great opportunity to develop a deeper appreciation for the work of the Irish Saints without whom my wife and I may not have the Faith. How sad it was to see the state of the Church in Ireland firsthand though; most churches were stripped down and "modernized" (St. Mary's Cathedral in Killarney had the oddest tabernacle I've ever seen), every diocesan priest we encountered were apathetic and lackadaisical; the liturgy was... rough. It was also frustrating to see ecclesial communities of the "Church" of Ireland operating out of what was once a beautiful Catholic Church. I will be purchasing the book that was mentioned. We will be emphasizing the history of the Catholic Church in Ireland when raising our children so they also may grow to appreciate the sacrifices of the Irish martyrs. Prayers for your work, Tony. St. Patrick, St. Finnbar, St. Ciaran, St. Brigid, St. Kevin, and all the holy Saints of Ireland are surely praying for its return to the Catholic Faith.
Prof. John Lennox (N. Irl. & Oxford Uni.) and Fr. Spitzer SJ are indispensable to understand how science can help to strengthen faith. Big issue for the young says Bishop Barron. Prof. Lennox has immense credibility in that crucial area.
Loved this chat! And yes, do NET! Such great life experience, can’t recommend it enough!
I always found the thought of missionaries in Ireland kind of hilarious when I was growing up there
I live in Australia. I talk about GOD all the time although most dont
Can't help but be reminded of LutheranSatire videos with Donall and Conall.
Please O’ Virgin. Help us
Super insightful I loved it
I'm definitely going to think about joining this ministry for a year. Sounds fantastic!
If I were younger, I would totally want to come to Ireland after hearing this :) Keep up the good work, Mr. Foy! Thanks, Matt!
I LOVE TONY FOY!
Periodically through this video I kept thinking about how cool their accents are.
Great uplifting discussion 🙏
Thank you Tony for this brave interview. Well done Matt.
This was great. Thank you, Tony & Matt.
@ 52:45 Tony makes the point that Ireland is a Wealthy country and is " apathetic" towards faith. Revelation 3:17 fits the Irish condition perfectly. Jesus says to the Church at Laodicea, " You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked." Tradition says that Saint Patrick drove the " snakes" out of Ireland and now the Irish are letting them back in one " Referendum" at a time.
Massive Housing Crisis in Ireland. More and more families becoming homeless because of extortionate rents, and lack of affordable houses to buy and to rent. Social (affordable) housing builds have been non existent for decades. We are seeing the results now. Young people cannot afford to leave home, or get a mortgage. A two bedroom apartment in Dublin costs 2000 euro a month to rent.
@@monicalillis3294 100% ! Greed is the order of the day. Huge social divide.
@@nadrojam20 goes to show catholic economic teachings are wisest. Distribute property and the benefits of it and society is much more harmonious. To deny young people family life is just appalling
My mom and I’s biggest dream is to move our family back to Ireland 🤍 thank you for this beautiful conversation
Well done Tony.
Thanks!
Chris Fogarty The Irish Holocaust, also 'From Hell to Barbados'. Hard reading.
One of your best interviews ever.
Replay! Full watch! Have a wonderful day
Thanks! Great show!!
"Get the tin foil hat on cause your man's a nutt job" 🤣 love it Tony. Lol. Thanks for this interview gentlemen. Enjoyed it and agreed with it very much. Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland pray for us.
Tony's last name is the Old English/Norman word for Faith
I remember reading about one mans encounter with rape, he was going home to his wife and children after leaving the pub on night and he was attacked and raped by 3 three men for 2 hours, some how he made it home, but couldn’t talk about it to his wife or friends or family, because he felt ashamed, and so he abused his family and friends till he had nobody left in his life just alcoholism and he decided to commit suicide, but he didn’t die and if he had nobody would have been the wiser and just considered him a horrible human being, but he got help and finally found the courage to tell his family and friends about the abuse he suffered and now dedicates his life to help others in similar situations.
And this is the problem with abuse they commit suicide and nobody questions why.
I don’t think the whole issue is what country your from maybe it’s part of it , but we have Catholic Christians sitting in the pews who don’t even know they are Christian nor know they are saved by the blood of Jesus on the cross because of the awful CCD that was given to my generation , I did not even know I was a Christian nor anything about Jesus at all from kindergarten thru 12th CCD Sunday classes, it was awful and there are TONS of folks out there like me , most of these people are NOT going to try to learn on their own like I did , so they will either leave the church for a Protestant church or Most don’t go at all they become atheist. I’ve said this before, we need Catholics for dummies. I was a uneducated Catholic Christian as well
his is a good TH-cam with Matt also a good Bible study is Jeff Cavins the Bible Timeline
Ah yes ...poor adult education ....wonder who should have done that??
What’s the question? My poor education was as a kid not a adult
I don’t recognise any of the Irish guests Matt hosts, we’re a tiny country. Good guests but interesting that they’re not known here. I had no idea Matt was in Ireland, either. And I live in the west.
Happy Feast Day Matt!
The caption at 6:20 reads "He insisted on going to a place called Clown McNoice". 😄
I tried to become an annual supported on Locals but it keeps giving an error back! 😥
Matt I enjoyed Tony Foy's history of the faith in Ireland and agree to some of the points made. I was disappointed that you included a negative rant about your time in Gweedore. This is not the place to share this. Using a wide brush to paint a negative picture of Gweedore simply is an unjust distortion based on your subjective experience. Yet , the rest of the content was excellent which I did comment on previously.
Regards
Bernard Walsh
That's cool that you trace back catholicism in Europe and a little bit in the US.
Yes, to this day in my Irish Catholic family, we do not talk about the faith. That left us open to the cultural onslaught for sure. I remember being taught to defend my faith against the Baptists, God love them. Modernity was welcomed in my Catholic college. Immaculate Heart College in L.A. in the sixties. To this day, the surviving IHC communities celebrate their “gutsy” rebellion against the patriarchy. Alas.
Slainte! Thank youuuu!
As a Legionary our spiritual director told us that Mary was declared Theotokos(Mother of God) at the Council of Ephesus just before St Patrick came back to Ireland and brought the devotion with him.
Please GOD send Catholics to to stand up in politics in ireland
I'm Irish, not sure the Institution can spread it's hand out and make a significant dent in a re evangelisation of the Irish populous, I think the answer is probably to live as best as you can through Christ, pessimistic I know, but possibly true.
"that's the norm, go gay and get drunk" 😂😂
Good friends of mine are American Protestant missionaries. Their supporting churches wanted to know why they weren’t having big success in their evangelism.
I couldn’t help but think of Jesus talking to the apostles after meeting the woman at the well. He said “I sent you to reap for which you have not laboured”. But Ireland is not a fertile field. It is a landfill. It is not even fit for seeds at this moment
33:44 I would say that is pretty accurate about Ireland where all the parties claim to be traditional conservative but all behave liberal socialist and are bland. Except this new party, the Aontú party ive been looking into and they're very different in many good ways for Ireland but idk if they're bold enough.
I was devastated by Irish people's materialism and loss of faith being sensitive to people's emotions, but wow when I went to where St Patrick baptised his first convert, a prayer well which served as a secret Mass centre and the Long Tower in Derry, I really sensed God's presence so vividly... yet to me it will be my last visit...the land was weeping death...I commend the real Catholics there, what a horrible white martyrdom today...I hear St Brendans warning that should Ireland loose its faith, the sea would reclaim her...I could not go there again after 3 visits, but maybe there will be a great miracle...
I'm praying that Erie, overturns it's devastating referendum of A.D 2018, just like Wade v Roe or is it Roe v Wade in America, and I'm ashamed of the English parliament imposing extreme abortion in Northern Ireland, you have the likes of Diana Johnson and Stella Creasy, to thank for that happening, and there's been atrocities on both sides of history, Catholics were persecuted in England and Northern Ireland, aswell as protestants being persecuted good and bad on both sides, atrocities committed by both protestant zealots and catholic zealots in history, and just a few weeks before 11th September A.D 2001 in Northern Ireland you had catholic school girls and parents being intimidated by protestants as they went to their school and when the twin towers happened that story was put on the back burner, I'm English with Scottish and English blood in my veins and I love the Irish, the accent and we've got loads that go to our catholic church, along with the Africans, west Indians, far east and European countries, our catholic church is international, we even have non Catholics attending mass, the Irish gave us some of the best hymns too, catholic and protestant, we're all God's children, so God bless you everyone, and as John Lennon sang give peace a chance
re Church of Ireland -situation is complex and diverse especially on a North-South basis
ERIN GO BRAGH
Frank Duff said that the Irish are great at holding onto the faith but don't know how to share it
Im an English Catholic living in Northern Ireland since 1978. In the history of the downfall of the Church Tony didnt mention the part the abusing priests and nuns played. In my experience (I was at University when most of the cathoilc students went to Mass even if they were living together) a lot of Cathoilics then had too much trust in the Church and im the clergy rather than in God so thats why the big backlash and revolt.
You are touching on a very significant point there indeed.
Priests and nuns weren’t sinless. And when people stop talking about the faith, it allows religious to get away with sin unchecked.
Religion and respect for the human is necessary. On the horizon is trans humanism (humans embedded with technology) and other horrors. So religion as defense and respect for humanity and all else is absolutely necessary.
Not to forget that the Queen of England signed abortion into law in 1967........
Ireland has fallen.
Ireland should get out of the EU, for starters. But people are too keen on getting cheap holidays in Ibiza and going through the quick passport control line, so I can’t see that happening.
Evangelical church congregations growing in Ireland, By Ann Marie Foley - 21 February, 2019. More than half (58 per cent) of evangelical churches in Ireland are growing, and while 11 per cent have reported a decline in numbers, almost all (88 per cent) expect to see further growth during the next five years.
These evangelical churches report a good ethnic mix and a young age profile, with 46 per cent of members aged under 30, and 75 per cent aged under 50.
This is according to research carried out on behalf of Evangelical Alliance Ireland (EAI). This recently published survey and research - Growing & Vibrant - revealed that there are more than 500 active evangelical congregations in the Republic of Ireland outside of the four main denominations - Roman Catholic, Church of Ireland, Methodist and Presbyterian. “All in all, this encouraging report is in striking contrast with popular misconceptions of Christianity in Ireland as being irrelevant or declining,” said Nick Park, Executive Director, EAI. He likened the experiences of Irish churches to the worldwide trend towards secularisation, where religious involvement can no longer be taken for granted as part of popular culture or upheld by State institutions. “That provides a fertile environment for different expressions of faith that combine personal commitment with a sense of community,” he stated.
Other findings of the survey were that 56.78 per cent of evangelical church members are under the age of 15. In terms of ethnicity, again more than half (56.41 per cent) described themselves as “ethnically mixed” and 18.80 per cent as predominantly African. Some 21.37 per cent described themselves as predominantly Irish. “The congregations of these churches were, by and large, as diverse as Irish society,” stated the report. “Churches were requested to have regard to the country of origin of members, rather than current citizenship, when answering this question.” The average size of churches was in the 41 to 60 person bracket, with 75.22 per cent having fewer than 100 members. The report also found that apart from attending Sunday services, a high proportion of members participate in other gatherings during the week. Churches reported an average of five different weekly events. Churches surveyed also reported a strong emphasis on working in their local community. “Taken in its entirety the survey paints a picture of a very active and growing church which is appealing to people of all ages and backgrounds,” stated the report. The majority of the churches (56.78 per cent) are in existence for less than 15 years. Over half of respondents identified as non-denominational or independent. The next largest church denomination was the Redeemed Christian Church of God (23.85 per cent), followed by Baptist (9 per cent) and Assemblies of God with 8 per cent.
Theres a book named how the Irish saved Europe
This’ll give you an intro to Prof John Lennox via Dave Rubin. “Unbelievable? Dave Rubin and John Lennox - A conversation on God, atheism and modern culture” you’ll find it on TH-cam.
12:22 hate Henry VIII but it was more about war than lifestyle in my understanding. Not better obviously but minor accuracy correction
It's not likely that I'll ever be able to go to Ireland, but I do make little prayer cloths. How would I go about getting them to whoever's going to Ireland to take with them?
What are prayer cloths?
@@lynncrf little pieces of material that are blessed by a minister for the purposes of healing. They can be crocheted, sewn, or embroidered.
@@irishgirlintexas And what do you do with them? Hold them when you are praying?
Either that, or put it under your pillow.
You should have a warning for sensitive people. I had to cover my ears. 😵
Matt has to defend Mr Rubin as he is paid to be on locals, Sorry matt you have to speak truth about these things as a Christian.
New Zealand is the same or worse than Australia. I have had to ditch the local diocese because they are far far left. Heresies galore... Hence, I go to SSPX now.