Saints
Title: What is Stopping You from Becoming a Saint?
Length: 9:31 Description: It may seem too difficult, or even unrealistic, to be a saint today. The reality is though, a saint is simply someone who has conformed their will to the Father’s will rather than the spirit of the age. Fr. Mike mentions three popular mentalities that prevent us from becoming saints: Our hearts want instant gratification, while becoming like Christ is a process. Fr. Mike’s advice is learn to love the process. We like keeping our options open, but becoming a saint requires giving everything to Christ. We lack a fighting spirit. A saint needs a willingness to fight the good fight, especially when the spiritual battle is hardest. Fr. Mike makes it abundantly clear that the only thing preventing us from becoming a saint is ourselves, because God’s grace is enough.
Title: Do Catholics Worship Saints?
Length: 6:49 Description: Father Mike Schmitz wants to address some confusion regarding Catholics’ veneration of saints. In this video, he explains how—far from idolatry or paganism —statues, paintings, and icons of the saints are reminders of what God can do in someone’s life. Therefore, honoring the saints doesn’t take away from the glory we give God. It actually brings him greater glory.
Title: Canonizations: It Is Really Not Hard to Be a Saint
Length: 23:47 Description: Sermon on the Feast of All Saints’ Day on what is a saint? Is canonization infallible? Is it easy to be a saint? For more please visit www.veritascaritas.com/ & please say 3 Hail Marys for the priest.
Title: Why Ask Saints for Prayer? | Fr. Brice Higginbotham
Length: 6:27 Description: Why do we ask the saints to pray for us?