I'm an English (soon to be) Catholic. I'm 23. I came from a non religious home. Kinda did the Anglican thing for a while. But after much prayer, God lead me to my local Catholic Church. Here in southern England. And it's like being at home. Nice to listen to other Catholics from inside the UK and from around the world. Nice to hear Catholics and protestants in Northern Ireland came together to pray and grieve with you. God bless, brother.
Welcome! May God bless you to become a blessing for others who come after you. Stay strong, always focused on the Lord Who is our abiding strength and consolation.
Well said mattie so well said wish there was a lot more like ypu Always admire your dad and your sister she was beautiful. My daughter met either you or your brother at some retreat. Could stay listening to you all night. Would be great if you could give some talks in schools. Great to see no one in your family drink. My 2 children are same tg. God bless
This may be one of the greatest episodes of PWA I've watched yet. I'm protestant w/a great affection for the Catholic church & the passion I see in this new generation of Catholics dedicated to loving & obeying Jesus & reading Holy Scripture, an inspiration to all brothers & sisters in Christ! Glory to Jesus Christ!
My wonderful Protestant friend! I invite you to experience the fulness of his truth... in the catholic church, the one true church of Christ, that he himself founded 2000 years ago. Please investigate the faith & make the leap! Receive the body & blood of Christ in the eucharist. Gain the benefits of the sacraments for your soul. I am so fulfilled as a catholic. I have no questions that aren't answered to my satisfaction. Check out Karl Keating & catholic answers. Good reading. Good luck, my friend!
Just as a note of interest. The move during the Middle Ages would have been a gradual move towards Catholics having a vernacular copy of Scriptures to encourage reading of them. But the Reformation put a halt to that and suspicion of reading the bible etc. which slowed down this process a whole lot more. I know there's more involved than that but that's part of the reason. And we have to learn pre-Reformation scripture was relayed through church art including stain glass windows, together with preaching since most people were illiterate.
I am a Catholic with a great affection for my Protestant brothers and sisters who I spent a lot of time worshiping with. But I am very happy to have come home.
I must admit, I was partially prepared for the expected things about how abortion is legal in Ireland now and the loss of hope, etc. But this was truly heart wrenching and a real lesson in forgiveness and down-to-the - wire Catholicism. God bless you, Mattie
This interview moved me to tears.. After listening to Mattie, I realized how hollow my own faith is.. I want and desire that level of Fatih. God bless you Mattie and your family. Thank you for being such a beautiful witness for our Lord Jesus Christ.
That’s exactly how I felt. I have a cheek thinking that my practice of the Faith is acceptable, when there is so much more I should be doing. I so want to reach the most beautiful high level of relationship with Christ . I want to feel At One with Him and His Blessed Mother, who have never let me down despite all my failings.
It's in a bad way, but the traditional Latin Mass is booming among younger people thanks be to God! Also, as a young Irish person who recently found Christ (largely through RU-vid) I have great hope because young Irish people simply never have been given a chance. We were never catechised and most of us have only ever seen irreverence at Holy Mass. Christ will save Ireland through the traditional Mass that formed it's saints and scholars I am convinced. :D
I moved to Ireland 7 years ago and have tried to find reasons not to become Roman Catholic, but here I am making my Confirmation and Holy Communion in the next few weeks. I pray that some day in some way I can contribute to the Faith here in this beautiful country. God bless both of you.
What a story about Mattie's sister being killed - terrible, but also wonderful. How he managed to get over it by forgiving the killers is just incredible. God Bless Him.
I think "getting over it" is the wrong term. Finding a way to live with this for the rest of his life would be more appropriate. You are never going to "get over" this kind of loss. It becomes part of your identity forever but with God's love and forgiveness you find a way to carry on living with the reality of the impact it will have forever. This kind of loss changes you permanently.
Praying for your enemies doesn't mean that you can't wish that they get punished severely. In fact, this passive attitude goes against the virtue of Justice: to give each his due. These murderers must pay for what they did. Even Our Lord can condens us to the Purgatory or even Hell. Imagine if we freed all the prisoners and murderers from the jail in the name of mercy. Of course we have to be prepared to forgive, but we cannot forgive those who are not repent of their sins. That's why God cannot forgive those who are unrepentant. That's why we have to ask for His forgiveness through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. How can he forgive the murderes of his sister if they didn't repent? They have to ask for it first. Yes, we have to pray for their souls, but it doesn't mean that you don't have to wish severe punishment. Even Our Lord treated harshly those who were unrepentant sinners, like the pharisees when He called them "race of snakes", or the merchants in the Temple, or even Judas, the traitor, who was called a "demon". Our Lord wanted to forgive, but most certainly he was condemned to Hell, because he couldn't ask for forgiveness, although he repented of his betrayal, he went to dispair. Pray for them, yes! But they will have to pay, that's Justice. If they escape the punishments of Hell, through God's Grace, maybe they will pay on the Purgatory, where there are flames to the purification. No suffering in this world can be compared to the punishments of the Purgatory. You cannot wish them Hell, but punishment. And if they do not repent, if they did not pay for what they did, with true contriction, submitting his souls to the Holy Catholic Church, they will receive Hell and apperently, that's where they are going. And we cannot forget that this is also a sign of God's Justice.
Wow. As a man who was taught that crying is for sissies from a young age, this video had me crying my eyes out. This video made me love Our Lady deeper and Her Sweet Son deeper and our Mother Church deeper. x-evangelical protestant pastor here. Ave Maria Ave Christus Rex
I had to work and didn't get to watch it until later. I have to say, this has been my absolute favorite interview. It was like watching a budding saint! God bless Mattie Harte and his family. And Ireland, too!
Great interview, mattie did a brilliant job explaining Catholicism in Ireland so on point! His dad is an absolute legend especially with the prolife cause in Ireland during the referendum👍
I encourage everyone to watch the story of the short life of Sister Clare Crockett, also from Northern Ireland. A young actress who turned down Hollywood to consecrate her life to God to the astonishment of her family, agent, colleagues and friends.
Mattie exemplifies the Catholic view of forgiveness perfectly. And while I am sure he has his faults (as do we all), his response to the tragedy faced by his family is truly saintly. I fully concur with everything Mattie says and believe he hits the nail on the head perfectly when describing the Catholicism of modern-day Ireland.
Matt, Ty for this. I'm a fellow Norn Irishman - albeit a generation older. Young Mattie gives us such hope. Grace abundant! In Mattie I see the seed of a true strength of Spiritual Reawakening. Mattie you're a real breath of fresh air! God bless ya man. And that's from a Down man who went to St. Coleman's, Newry. Ná lig do lúcháir riamh... Téigh Múin an soiscéal, Mattie!
i'm here in Ireland. Last year when the restrictions ended our local Parish Priest refused to offer mass for a Month. Our Bishop does not see the value in Adoration and it is rarely offered. We are left in a very difficult situation.
My church was always having adoration I believe during the lockdowns, I can't remember with the first one but they did with the last two. They even had people coming into mass during the last lockdown that the guards just gave up stopping them
And tell a joke that an English man immediately laughs at,a New Zealander quietly chuckles,a Canadian says " i think I get it"and the American says "What are you laughing at".
Prayers always for beloved Ireland . Mathew , you have such a charitable heart . A pleasure to hear your story and witness . It was riveting and heartfelt . God bless you and your lovely Katherine . 🌹☘️🙏
Deborah, I'm praying for you. I'm here in Dublin and pray with people on the phone. My youtube account has my email link. If you are interested, shoot me an email. God bless! Missy
About 10 years ago I read a book called "How the Irish Saved Civilization," very very good. So, this is what I have always believed about Ireland. I didn't know about the more recent persecutions of the Reformation. I love Ireland. St. Patrick was the first saint I ever accepted as a saint, and still is one of my patron saints. This is before I entered the church. The saints paved the way for me to become a Catholic:)
Cahill's book is OK but a much watered down version of books on exactly the same subject that were written about a century or more ago in Ireland. Just what you might expect from Cahill who wrote a rather embarrasing hagiography of John XXIII and Vatican II a few years before.
Jesus told St Faustina, if Poland obeys My Will I will exalt her in might and holiness. It’s really the only Catholic country left. I hope Ireland reverts !!! We need them!
@@brianmccarthy5557 Cahill’s book has some serious problems. Kinda fits into this fad historiography on “Celtic Christianity.” Plus, he connects events that are not related in this sloppy way and translates some stuff wrong. Also straight up calls St Augustine “evil.” HOWEVER: it got a lot of people interested in the Carolingian Renaissance and the re-conversion of Europe, which is a big deal
@@Kitiwake what a wonderful blessing... finding your faith in the Philippines. Like Ireland, may we preserve our culture and traditions through truth and faith. Be blessed always 🙏
Pray for the Church in the Philippines, for we are battling now divorce, abortion, and same sex marriage. All of these are illegal, for now, or will remain illegal until the Lord will come again.
This is definitely my favourite interview on pints with Aquinas so far. I'm Irish so I might be biased. Can relate to so much of what Mattie has described. So brutally honest and a truly inspiring individual. Well done Mattie and Matt.
This was one of the best interviews I’ve ever seen. This was so heart wrenching and compelling. I’m so grateful for this interview and for lay Catholics on fire for the Lord.
I'm A Convert so to speak, I now realize I am just A born blessed Catholic, SO PROUD RIGHT NOW , NEVER BEEN PROUD .... THANK YOU MATTIE FOR ALL YOU HAVE SHARED , WOW AWESOME,GOD BLESS YOU ALL,🦁🐑JOHN14:27 PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU 🕊️
Professor Harte, I was so hyped when I saw that you had an interview with Matt Fradd. I remember you speaking about this in class, it was really intriguing.
Amazing interview! Thank you Matt F for giving this issue a platform! Wish we had met you in Ireland! You and your family are so welcome back! As an Irish woman (who has also lived in America), mattie really has his finger on the pulse and expressed what is happening to Catholicism in secular Ireland. There is hope! There are beautiful new shoots growing in Ireland!
This is like listening to the memoir of a saint. Thank you so much for bringing him on the show. People like him make us want to draw closer to God. Thank you for your work Matt and Matt! God Bless!
I finally have a lived understanding of the Lord’s Prayer. The part “forgive us our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us.” By truly forgiving others sincerely with God’s help I finally began to be able to accept his forgiveness and learned to forgive myself. One feeds the other in a loop.
Fantastic interview. How to be a Catholic a Saint all in that one interview. Every Catholic should listen to this. His father is a legend and is now the manager of my county football team, Louth and we are delighted to have him. Thank you so much for making and sharing this video.
Terrific interview/testimony Mattie Harte. You, very accurately, assessed the state of the Catholic Church and the causes of it's decline, here in Ireland. It gives me hope to see young men, like yourself and Matt F, so committed and courageous in professing the truth and beauty of our faith. My hope is that you will come home to Ireland because we are in desperate need right now. Greetings from the 'wee' county.
This whole interview reminds me a lot of the state of catholicism here in France. We used to be the eldest daughter of the Church, but although you can still hear the bells ring and 80% of our public holidays derive from religion, only around 3% of the population actually attend mass on a weekly basis. As St John Paul II once asked : "France, what have you done of your baptism?"
This was AMAZING to watch. Such a lovely conversation ...made me feel the fire for Jesus burn bright within me throughout the conversation! Thank you Matt for bringing this to us. Love from Bahrain 🌱
This was the video I needed, not the video I wanted. Going in: "The state of the Church? Yes! Isn't it just awful right now? Let's watch and commiserate." Get instead: the most beautiful testimony I've ever heard, peppered throughout with deep wisdom and eternal truths. I've watched this 2.5 hr video through now 3 times in as many days and keep coming back and recommending it to friends. And hats on to you Matt for allowing Mattie to just go. You participated and led the perfect amount. Thank you both for this video. I was humbled and blessed by this interview.
I'm from Donegal a neighbouring County to Mattie's homeland of Tyrone. I have followed your family through the GAA everyone knew the Harte family😆. Such a fabulous interview. Michaela will be so proud of you RIP. You are spot on with what has happened here in Ireland. We are a small remnant here now but a very strong one. Praying for the conversion of our country everyday 🙏 Thank you Matt for a great interview with a great Irish man☘
How inspiring and powerful to see you guys witness. I’m Eastern Orthodox and there is so much culturalism here as well. God bless and strengthen you both.
What a wonderful example of authentic Irish Catholicism. I have no doubt Michaela intercedes for her wee brother always....pay back for the fake tan!! God bless him and his wife and family. X
I expected a cool analysis of the state of the church in Ireland, but thanks for sharing instead your own tragic triumphant story. Mattie Harte, I was deeply moved by the life of your sister and your family. This is why I will always think of Ireland as my home I've never seen:) God Bless You and Ireland forever. Thank you Matt for this powerful interview.
Listening to Mattie story about the American comedian being challenged if he was Catholic or Protestant, reminded me of a story in Scotland in the early 80s, My brother had the exact same question when he was only 15 and thankfully he answered I’m Greek orthodox. Thankfully that protected him from who knows what might have happened if he got the answer wrong. Great showers always
Yes sectarianism in Scotland, particularly Glasgow is absolutely disgusting. I’ve seen it over the years, so called Catholics of Celtic and Protestant Rangers. The fighting, murders, taunting, fear from mindless thugs really is terrible. Even wearing the wrong colour in Glasgow can see you in a bad situation! God Bless and take care
For someone who comes from Irish ancestry here in the states, and loves history and politics, this was awesome. Recently converting to Catholicism, I find it very interesting to see how things use to be back in Ireland, obviously a sad story, but there is hope. Thanks for everything you all do, this channel has been a huge blessing in helping grow in my new faith. Take care, God bless.
This was one of the best podcast episodes you’ve ever done, Matt! This is just incredible! It’s like listening to a saint, Mattie is so inspiring!!! You both inspire me to try harder. Just last night I was tempted to sit instead of kneel for the rosary but only a few minutes listening to this inspired me to push through and kneel!
One of my best confessors here in the Philippines is an Irish Redemptorist missionary who is now retired and chose to stay here in this part of the world and not return to his native land. Also, when the Spanish friars left during the turn of the century after the Filipino-Spanish Revolution, the first to come to the rescue (because the parishes were suddenly out of priests) were some Irish Mill Hill missionaries. They stopped the impending proselytism of the incoming American Protestants as well as the schismatic Philippine Independent Church (in communion now with the Anglican Church). God bless Ireland. I am fascinated by the Christian history of your nation. I pray that God will restore His presence in Ireland. Ave Maria.
The short version on Telstra TV so lacking it only lasts 14 minutes and leaves the true “fire” of this Testimony watered down . I then found it on Ipad and it is so wonderful and encouraging. God bless you. Thank you Mattie.
John Lennox, the apologist from Northern Ireland 🇮🇪 said that when he was growing up there were only two kinds of atheists ; namely Protestant atheists and Catholic atheists. Lennox is brilliant he also holds the chair of mathematics at Oxford England.
Wow this has brought me to tears at many points. I just didn't want it to end. I am seriously lacking in courage but this has given me a little boost. I am just across the water from Ireland and it breaks my heart to se what is happening there to what was once a shining light. However i know it will return. I will fight for my remnant here first and then whatever is in God s plan
My mom (66 years old) grew up in Poland and had a similar experience with the church like Mattie’s mom. She tells me all the time how priests would condemn everyone to hell. It’s by the grace of God and Momma Mary that my mom retained her faith and passed it on to us
Thanks so much to your guest - this was a terrific atmosphere. Matt, I really appreciate the depth of your interviews (taking serious time as opposed to sound-byte super-fast interviews) and the amount of preparation you put into them. Please keep up the awesome work. From a Protestant listener, many thanks.
Veronica here. Mattie certainly has the fire of the Holy Spirit. I was raised with my Irish grandma in a devout Catholic home. Unfortunately my grandma died and Vatican II was in effect by the time my younger sisters were growing up. They didn’t have the foundation of the other siblings. Mattie and the new faithful priests and Cardinals are our hope for the future. More and more young people are coming back as we return to the beautiful traditions of Catholicism. God Bless.
Holy Family Mission is based at Glencomeragh House in Co. Tipperary. It’s a formation house for young adults led by solid Catholic lay people, and a holy young priest. Good things going on there!!
This was amazing-one of the best interviews you’ve done. So happy that Mattie and his wife are here in the USA, and I can’t wait to see what great things will come of it!
I remember my holidays on Achill on summer holidays from the States. Imagine my surprise seeing The Angelus being announced at 6pm while watching TV. Prayers for Ireland
I'm admired and love Irish catholic history and how they produced great saints such as Patrick, Columba, Brandon, etc. They were great missionaries in the early church. Greetings from Malaysia...
