What a wonderful life through hard work and obedience! And I am thankful these men pray for the salvation of all mankind in their daily life. Blessed are the peacemakers!
Praise the Lord, Brother. I went through the same kind of stuff, and now I've turned my life around and am discerning Priesthood. Blessings be upon you!
I am an American I must be very naive to be shocked that drug attics are common in Switzerland. This is a clear sign that the world needs GOD. Any one who takes time from their own life to help another... Does not need to be mocked. Thank them and praise them. Other wise, Shut up.
I love the Franciscans, they do great work for the poor and needy of the world. I visited a Franciscan friary and the friar I spoke to does a lot of work with Drug addicts and the poor as well.
An unsung hero in this clip is Bernaud's ex-girlfriend who, through her love and generosity, encouraged him to 'go for it' and do what he is called to do. And here is where I question the value of celibacy - obviously they were two fine people so as a couple they could perhaps jointly have achieved what Bernaud has, but with double the effect!
Thats not true he would not have the freedom to dedicate his entire life to the lord, He would have most probably have kids and also need to pay attention to the needs of his wife in companionship, THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN HIS HIS NOW AND WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HAD HE BEEN MARRIED
@boogiebuddy01 I stopped dating and having sexual relations and will not do it again until I find the right woman and marry through the Church OR perhaps find another vocation as a brother, priest, monk, or single lay person. Not sure what I will do. I was TOUGH trying to stay away at first from porn, masturbation, sex, but man with Christ everything is possible I kid you not! Anyway hope this helps and God bless you brother.
Nice story and the video is put together quite nicely. I thought how the Father said that drug addicts are like the modern day lepers who need help and spiritual inspiration was a good comparison. They are truly doing God's work. Thanks for posting this.
This is what i wanted so many years ago. God, how i wish i had become a monk or a friar, but the priests at the seminary i used to visit as a boy didn't understand so i stopped going to the seminary.
I wish I could be a Franciscan brother. It feels like my true vocation, and I've been called to that life ever since childhood. BUT, I was born a girl. Every part of me wants to be a good Christian man but the church would look down on me. I don't want to be a sister. I want to be a brother in worship of Christ. But I can never have it
There is no such thing as a Franciscan monk. Franciscans are friars. Benedictines are monks. The two words are not interchangeable. Franciscans wear a brown or white/grey Habit and a white rope with three knots symbolizing their vows for a belt. Benedictines wear a black or white/grey Habit with a cloth or leather belt. Franciscans work in the secular community as well as in their friary. Benedictines are cloistered inside their monastery and have little to no interaction with the outside world.
Eh, you’re partially correct. Benedictines make a promise of stability. Some are cloistered and some are not. And there are different levels of being cloistered.
@anongoat when a believer in the Quran kills an unbeliever, he is doing what he has been commanded...when a believer in the Bible kills an unbeliever he is committing a mortal sin. This is a very large philosophical difference (and by far not the only one) between Islam and Christianity. We all want peace (I grant you that), but while we want it on our own terms, it matters a lot what those terms are.
Great video, sorry my english is some bad. A veces me me gustaria ser un fraile franciscano, tal vez me vaya al seminario un dia, no lo se, cuando termine el doctorado y me dedique de lleno a la vida franciscana y a dar clases en una escuela.
Onlythe cloistered or hermit monks live in silence and solitude. But not all monks. Even though silence is a special part of the life, monks live at a monastery ruled by an abbot. They usually stay at the monastery and move around locally (some orders do while other orders never leave). So we have a variety of lifestyles depending on the charism.
Whoops... sorry, I marked you down when I intended to click on reply. Yes, you can visit your family, but probably only a week a year unless the friary is close to your family; in which you can visit them more often. I've known a Benedictine Monk who visited their family for a month every three year. God bless you.
This is so inspiring. I've watched this again and again like a soap opera. If I knew these people in real life I would become a saint. They wouldn't let me in either. And I was willing to change my gender to get in! Just kidding.
kodachrome, and also the Servites (Ordo Fratrum Servorum Beatae Mariae Virginis - Order of the Servants of Mary, or OSM :-) ). They have a monastery for example in Austria.
I am wondering how they manage to balance their porfolios with a healthy mix equity and debintures during their economic crisis. I think they should discuss shorting the dow jones industrial average.
I saw one documentary film, Baraka, there were snapshots from that "ritual dance" of Sufism (correct me, I don't know the name of this). Nice and mysterious... Sufists try to reach ecstasy and connect with God through the dance, do they?
I do not understand you, do you mean a sin that i have commited that makes me fear hell (which i dont fear hell because i have not killed anyone or commited a mortal sin) or a sin like killing or stealing?
the sin that makes us catholics fear the fires of hell are things that are called mortal sins which are hte very bad sins sucha s killing, stealing from extremely apoor people, abusing a child and so on. Catholics believe that the "stain" of the mortal sin can only be removed by going to confession and recieving penance which is an act you must do for forgiveness. it can be 2 simple prayers or reciting the rosary. :)
Yes I'm aware what procedures are supposed to take place in order to be "absolved." My question is what sin do you commit that makes you so terrified of hell in the first place?
@AZ0960036 even the kings of Europe did not have GPS's. So Franciscan poverty reflects the poverty of time and place, the few things they do have are for their apostolic mission work.
with the comments you are leaving, they will have a more meaningful and holy life than your comments say you are having. consider leaving a happy and positive comment!:)
Yes, I know:-) I have written somewhere that they tend to call themselves "brothers" instead of "monks" . Check my comment to "A monk's life" (differences between monks and friars). God bless you
@DiVeronica "this is fucking disgusting. what a waste of life." I think this sentence accurately describes you. Maybe you should meet the Friars, and then decide how you feel about them.
@AZ0960036 You misunderstand. Lord Buddha learnt a valuable lesson after taking 'absolute poverty' to extremes in a masochistic manner. Thus his doctrine of the the 'Middle way'. The ego tends to cling in very subtle ways.It can even use poverty! The motive of the heart is everything. It is the 'clinging' that causes the suffering. The comparison with others. The judgemental mind. Thus 'Relative poverty' is sufficient for selfishness to be transcended. Andy x
@DiVeronica Would it be better that he give up this life and go get super rich and have many women and live his life to please himself? This is the life of true happiness yes? Jesus taught that a meaningful life is one that is full of love for others, not for self, and that the poor and suffering shall find their joy in God, far greater than any pleasure of earth could bring. Jesus was right about this. If the objective of your life is to make yourself happy, you never truly will be.
But you Muslims have also one mystic branch of Islam - the Sufism, isn`t it right? Everyone who devotes himself to God as a member of an order and lives according to the Rule of his order has my respect
No, I'm not. Does "lodge" means only freemason lodge?... Your movie shocked me! There are still white people in Germany/Switzerland? Hell, I thought that these lands are West Islamic Republic or something... I don't believe in Jesus the Saviour, but I admire their faith. Thanks for this movie.
@boogiebuddy01 No, he does NOT! I too have started to follow Christ and have left many of my vices and bad habits (not all just yet; still working on that) and one thing that I realized is that once you start to immerse yourself in Christ Jesus, it is no longer highly desired. Now I do not say I don't get temptations every-now and then but there is definitely a different type of fulfillment when following Christ Jesus. I am no monk or priest, I simply live in chastity.
@AZ0960036 the poverty of the Franciscan must be relative to the poverty of time and place. Poor people in the US if they even own a house would have a refrigerator. Also the friaries do not belong to the friars, they can be kicked out at any moment by the rightful owners.
@DJQ87 What you say sounds great, however, even the Bible states we should fear God, is it not the Catholic mantra to work out one's faith with fear and trembling? Please stop distorting the Truth.
@DiVeronica Assuming you're right and there is no God and it's all just a delusion, his life isn't inherently more or less meaningful than anyone else's, but it is obviously one which he finds very fulfilling.
The Franciscans of the sacred Heart Prov, OMG they are not like the great Franciscans I knew of the 60- all are way too out there all these folk masses and I have been at the masses where if the HOST has been droped on the floor, at the guy who was giving out Holy Communion just used his foot and KICKED the host to the side, and the priest didn't do anything as was told later. its just a real mess.
A guitar early morning Mass? How Novus Ordo! Get rid of the guitar, and have your monks wear their habits at breakfast. Otherwise you are a sham. And adhere to Traditionalism.
