I was quite liberal minded until recently. I realised that, fewer and fewer people appear to be happy in this world without Christian values. There is a lot of hedonism, but less true fulfillment.
I'm glad it brought you happiness but I got so much happier when I left the church. I've gotten completely sober, made great friends, got married, and had kids. We bought a country house and got chickens. We've made a great little life for ourselves and are happier than we've ever been. I just want people to know that it is possible but that people should do whatever makes them happy, so long as it doesn't hurt others.
As a young girl, I was told so many lies growing up. Now, as a 23 year old looking to come into Holy Mother Church after growing up in Reformed Judaism, all I can say is thank you, Matt. If it weren’t for your channel, I don’t know if I would’ve ever heard about Catholicism. To everyone out there - REJECT THIS PERVERSE GENERATION! PURSUE TRUTH! God bless you all - Christ have mercy on us 🙏🏻
I work in a Jewish school. As much as I love my job, it makes my heart ache to work with so many wonderful people who reject the Savior that came down for them. Also, to be a known son or daughter of Abraham is such a blessing, it’s sooo cool to me! Welcome Home ❤ God bless you. 🙏🏻
@@therosefinch5674 It always pains me to see how the Jewish people reject the Messiah they waited so long for. All we can do is pray for their conversion 🙏🏻
Since choosing to come home to the Catholic church, today marks what I believe is the longest I’ve gone without committing any mortal sin as I can remember. The Lord moves in you when you choose to move in his grace. Thank you to gentlemen like Matt Fradd and Trent Horn for being instrumental to my conversion. Thank you to the Lord and thank you to our lady of Zheitoun as well, who’s miracle there was one of the most instrumental discoveries toward my own salvation. Amen!
As an older man who converted to Catholicism, I can promise if you live your faith, you will have peace and purpose along with all the usual difficulties. It’s the best decision I’ve ever made
One thing I've noticed is that many people are tired of this culture we live in but sadly they try to look for secular solutions which ultimately lead to nothing. They must be presented with Christ
I have been moving further left over the past few years. I'm not Catholic. This is a powerful message. I appreciate the message about the way language is being used to mask evil practices.
I wish I could listen to this for the first time again. These words danced in my heart and in my soul. I am currently going through RCIA with my local parish and hearing people like yourself has been the catalyst for my conversion of heart. Thank you Matt for everything you do, through him 🙏
As a Protestant I can say that this man is the kind of man the church needs more of. That’s a serious talk about a serious issue. I applaud him for having the courage to speak the truth.
I have come back to my faith after too many years of not thinking for myself and getting swept along with all Matt talks about. I now understand my catholic religion and its teaching, more than I ever did and it is good. I have a long way to go still, but I am learning more each day. All the things I was trying to find, trying to understand for many years was here all along and I did not know it. I’ve always been proud to be catholic, but know I am even more proud to be a learning, discovering, understanding to be a proper practicing catholic. God is good and I feel so Blessed to become even closer to him. God Bless you all.✝️
May God have mercy on me, I could never make it without His Mercy Please, please, please Lord I am begging you don’t leave me in my sins Don’t give up on me I beg You Lord Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me
A heartfelt talk to fellow travelers mucking through a perverse world. You gave me a shoulder up today as I face going out in the world to my job. Thank you for starting your channel and for all those beautiful souls who love God that you interview. It's helping more than you know. God bless you and your family.
So true and so brilliantly put. Thank you, Matt - it's because of content like yours that I'm happy to say that I'm currently going through RCIA with a view to being confirmed and receiving holy communion at Easter. I've never felt closer to Christ. And after three decades of being a proud atheist and religious sceptic, I can say with so much joy that I didn't realise I was dead until Jesus brought me to life. It's so hard to see secular culture as the spider web (or Venus fly trap) it is until you start looking at it from the 'outside'. God bless.
"I am far more wretched than I ever realise, and I do not believe enough in Merciful Love. I must have confidence. Not in spite of my miseries, but because of them, since it is misery which attacks Mercy."
Do you guys pray immediately after succumbing to vice? I was doing pretty well, and there is a direct correlation between how active my prayer life is and how often I sin. It feels like the sort of thing I need to break out of... But quite often I find myself too ashamed to turn to God in prayer, especially when I know I've just f'd up. Like, who am I to ask for mercy and for Grace after what I've done? But then the consequence is I don't pray, and sink deeper into vice... Not good.
@@SquareNoggin For what’s it’s worth I do this at end of the day thru reflection on what the day brought. This gives me a chance to assess just how serious the transgression was..it’s not about beating yourself up but contemplate thinking on how to avoid/how to improve and fully accept what you did. This puts me to bed with a clean heart looking forward the next day’s new beginning. By gosh,it works.
Thank you. As a 71 year old woman despairing of our civilizational collapse I am heartened by the fighting spirit of men such as yourself. You are a true leader of men and may God bless you and keep you and make His face to shine upon you and give you peace. BTW, got the I Believe In Love book based on your recommendation o PWA and am going through it a second time as a morning devotion. A game changer.
Brilliant talk thank you Matt and God bless you. There is so much to consider some things I'm doing but other things I'm a bit woeful at. I crave a community of people that think like I do. I don't know any man round my way that has the passion that I have for the Catholic teachings I'm finding so beautiful. I'll pray for this. I'm not boasting here but I pray up to 4 Rosaries a day and it's absolutely mind blowing. I'm a hopeless addict/alcoholic so if I can do it anyone can. PLEASE PRAY MORE ROSARIES
Have you gone to AA, timobrien? I've been a member for 12 years and there are quite a few of us in there loving the whole Catholicism thing ... big fan of the Rosary myself ;)
Excellent speech; powerful in its honesty and clarity on the human condition. Trusting in God's absolute forgiveness and shutting out the lies, temptations and justifications of the world is not as easy as it sounds. We need to be reminded of it often. I find Eucharistic Adoration afford me solace, especially when I am feeling hopeless.
I am only 3min in and this is fire!🔥 Wow! The best thing I have heard all year! And the most important, powerful and beautiful message I have heard from Matt of all time! Matt unleashed! And thank you! Thank you for your courage and commitment to the truth and saying it so openly 👏👏
Wow, great talk, Matt! It really speaks to me as someone who was exposed to sexual stuff as a kid directly and indirectly and it manifested into disordered desires. I have since given up certain sinful acts and now live a life dedicated to God. What really gets me is when innocent children are being targeted through entertainment and education which is essentially child abuse.
Well done! May the Lord bless and keep you. Thanks for your courage to speak out. Sending love from Germany, where it’s also very difficult to stay sane in these dark times.
Thank you for the honest and sober appraisal Matt. This society is vastly more wicked than we realize. May we come to know more fully how true that is and extricate ourselves to the degree that is necessary for our purity and growth in sanctification. May our most merciful King protect your family. May He reward you for your perseverance and use you mightily to save lost souls. May your works remain through the fire of His testing on judgement day brother.
Bravo to you!👏🏻 You say it like it is the truth what’s happening from the 50 to the present the mentality of the generation whatever makes you feel good do it ! sin does not exist and hell does not exist !not even purgatory,!so do what you want to do and don’t let anybody else tell you differently.! we need to pray for a church for our pope, Fernandez, and all the clergy. In the Vatican, and in the world ! that the Holy Spirit will guide them to do the right thing for their soul pray 🙏⛪️🙏 pray, and pray🙏 Amen you cannot mock are blessed Lord⛪️
God bless you Matt Fradd! May the Holy Spirit continue to strengthen and guide your mission in bringing lost souls out of the darkness and into the glorious light of Jesus Christ 🙏🕊️🙏
Wonderful talk & perfect timing bc I'm fighting scrupulosity. Got the book, ty for the recommendation. Just a really great talk Matt🏆... Listened twice!
Brilliant. This is the absolute best talk I've heard in years, from beginning to end. Begin with repentence so that you can end with limitless mercy and love. Worldly happiness seems great in the moment, but it leads nowhere and is ultimately fleeting. For eternal joy, you must seek the Eternal: God.
I love how you described our entertainment (sex in the city especially!), because this reflects our values and culture. I would love to hear you do a series on LOTR.
Thanks for speaking truth, Matt. I think Jesus said, "What shall it avail a man to gain The whole world and yet lose his soul?" We must seriously and commitedly guard our souls more and more as the world goes through these last days...and as the path to the Kingdom becomes narrower and narrower.
Thank you Mr Fradd for such a great talk. We have to unite as catholics to fight evil with our charisms and gifts and serve the Lord and His Church. Please consider giving your talks and share your views in Mexico, please give us a visit. God bless.
Here's my vote for Matt to advise the Bishops and priests in the West to start using the "ugly words" to condemn immorality explicitly, emphatically, and unequivocally from the pulpit, if they'd have the courage to do so. Problem is colon they don't seem to have the courage. Donations may drop and pews may empty. Can't have that now can we?
@@sandraelder1101 The following analogy isnt the best, but it may suffice. Some blind people who are extremely cold, having become lost, are warming themselves before a hot fire; but they fail to see that, in fact, they have inadvertently walked into a burning building and will die unless someone tells them to leave. A fireman happens to be driving by the building and, on one hand, wants to warn the blind people to leave, but, on the other hand, does not want to disturb them, because he fears that they may not want to believe that they must leave the fire to be saved. Cowardice comes with a penalty well courage comes with a cost of true love. A true friend will tell you the truth no matter what. Ought not true ecclesiastical shepherds do as much at least?
I was blinded to God’s goodness. Satan had me under his spell of the world. I had no idea he is the ruler of this world. Alcoholism brought me to the end of myself and to the foot of the cross! Thank you, Jesus! 🙏🏼✝️
We need to hold fast, in this life, to: kindness, faithfulness, commitment, sacrifice. Basic qualities, in which there is great fulilment, and security.
good information and a good talk. Growing up I did not know the purpose of life . And High School started and things went down hill fast. I developed a phychosis constantly gratuifying myself . Just feeling like hell. It has been one heck of a struggle in life for me. I could not describe how I felt at the time but pure Hell. I had no emotions
This was my favourite Talk of the conference- as a protestant this message (the world the flesh and the devil has been very popular recently but this one Mat gave just hit different
I think Ralph Martin was clear on these subjects even back in early eighties, when I was in high school and college. The thing that struck me was his conversion story. A Cursillo weekend, small group of regular Catholics, believing in Jesus, as he would say, acting as if Jesus was really raised from the dead. He has done many shows on this subject, shared how he knew friends and family impacted. So we had to be compassionate, loving. But faithful in that compassion. There is really something there, as why would a man touched by a small group of Cursillo members, regular Catholics, be chosen to help so many? Then he was called to study the St Theresa and the great mystic tradition.....
Phenomenal speech, I loved it. As one who has be struggling and maybe even deconstructing, it's easy to get caught up in the world's secular view. The overwhelming feeling of doubt of God's existence has weighed heavy on me the past few months. However for some reason the Catholic faith is what seems to be drawing me. I can't really explain in it. Being in Southern USA it's not easy having doubts about God or about converting to Catholicism. Even without attending a in person mass (I have years prior) it just feels more "real" compared to protestant services.
God declared, "My power is made perfect in weakness". We are weak, but God is strong and almighty. Never despair. Never lose hope. God IS there, here and always, forever. Amen.
Repent and believe in the Gospel is the kick in the pants that saved me. "Save yourself from this wicked generation" is the only mantra that will keep us on the narrow path that leads to eternal life
100% correct - I grew up Catholic, went to church every week, prayed every day but it seemed the Church as a whole fell into a 50/50 balance with the world rather than being Contra Mundum. Words like adultery and fornication, masturbation were like ‘old dirty words’. I grew up bombarded with the worlds views and fell into disordered passions, which has been a long process in overcoming. I find it so difficult when coming across fellow Catholics who who think there can be a 50/50 lifestyle between being Catholic and having ‘modern’ opinions & behaviours. As a Church, I think we must be much stronger on this, especially Priests in the pulpit. Canteen Catholicism / Pick n Mix Catholicism has to be stopped in order to save souls, even if it means making people feel uncomfortable in the pews!
He doesn't give us his forgiveness because we are worthy, he gives it because he wants to. He made all of us, because even before we were born, when we had no chance to merit anything, and he already knowing every sin we would commit, still loved us enough to create us
Matt, liked your topical sermon here. Much love from fellow Christian in Protestant tradition. I have begun to be disheartened by Protestantism, but am also disheartened by the lack of expository teaching in the Catholic Church. I think I would consider becoming a Catholic if it were not for the lack of expository preaching and teachings on Mariology / Mary as coredeemer beside Christ. And you say to find a community, but even when going to communities, there is not an emphasis on service to God, evangelism, ministry to the poor, sick, hurting, healing prayer, etc. I have seen brothers of mine that once were pillars of faith fall away because the church is so dead, and they have been alone and disheartened by the church. I feel I am in a similar place of leaving the church as an organization. I will still follow and trust Christ, and read his word. I would like even to have people over to do our own fellowship and communion, perhaps. But I can’t help going to services anymore being bored out of my mind. Weak preaching, weak fellowship, no emphasis on Matthew 25 principles of reaching the naked, prisoners, hungry, etc. I love Christ, I love Christian’s, but I hate the mockery of what the church has become, compared to what it was meant to be.
Like the quote Matt said early in the talk, people are more against what they think the Catholic Church teaches than what she actually teaches and believes. If you're at cross roads in your life and you're looking at the Catholic Church, get the right answers about its doctrine from its own mouth ie honestly study its faith. For that I recommend you pick up a copy of the "catechism of the Catholic Church". By the time you're done reading it, you'll be making your decision to join or stay out with full knowledge of its teachings -- and it'll be an honest objective decision.
Even Teresa of Liseaux doubted the existence of god at times.(according to Pope Benedict ). Malcome Muggeride said of fillowing the modern world 'only dead fish swim with the tide.'
Well someone’s gotta say it. God is at once fount of mercy and God of justice. Nowadays it’s all just mercy mercy mercy… well when are we going to stop sinning?
I was begining to think I had a problem being so conservative. I am glad I see it for what it is and not sugar coat it. So, its not me with the problem. it is not me who needs a psychiatrist cause I cant adapt to this new social order. But what are we to do? well, I pray more, the worse it gets, the more I pray, I just pray pray pray......
