What Most People Get Wrong About God

Everyone has a basic understanding of "God." Unfortunately, most people know more about Hollywood God than the actual God of Christianity. Here's why it matters.

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[GenesiusOfWalsingham]

I left Christianity before because I believed in that moralistic, therapeutic deist version of God. I didn't actually care about my relationship with him and I became too far detached; it came to a head when I studied philosophy and encountered the problem of evil. I was an atheist for a year but I'm coming back to the faith, this time as a Catholic. I'm attending RCIA this fall and regularly meet with my local deacon to discuss my research into the Catechism and Catholic faith and history. Your videos have been a huge blessing and help to me. Keep up the good work!

Edit: thank you all for the encouragement I've received, and to those in this comment section who are atheist, I wish you well and pray you'll find God and his truth. 🙏

[dh]

I want to become a nun. For the Dominican order. I'm trying to do as much research as I can on it. I no longer wish to exist in the secular world. Because of the scandal founded in the church, my Baptist parents are very much not supportive. I'm a little nervous too but God has called me to a simple life of solitude and prayer

[darklurkerirl]

As an newly ex-muslim new christian, the trinity concept the hardest part to grasp like my many peers. You just fill me with joy with your amazing anologies. I didnt baptised yet and living in Turkey its quite hard and sometimes even dangerous to seek some advice publicly, you give me the same feeling when i first read new testament. Thanks for the great explanations. Nowadays i just read bible more and pray to Jesus but i hope i will be a real christian soon and sorry for my bad english.

[soosooaryan]

I, as a Muslim born agnostic, am an avid watcher of your channel. though i can not claim to have a theistic faith of any form or content, I am truly intrigued by religion and theology and you are so simple and at the same time eloquent in defining the principles of the Catholic faith.
and, theological and scholastic debates aside, Catholicism is the most beautiful faiths in the world.

[sebastiandobek]

Understanding classical theism was the milestone that finally allowed me to admire the mystical beauty of God and gave me a reason why He is worthy of my worship and time. I find it sad how so many people don't know about this Catholic doctrine and misunderstand God. Maybe you could make a video on this.

[mi-ka-eltheguardian]

" The Holy Spirit can knock you over, even destroy" .... I really needed to hear this Father. My dad died one week ago; when confronted with simple yet brutal reality of death, I struggled to hang upon certain aspects of faith, that seemed to be real, logical, Just in my head ! Don't get me wrong: I do believe all that Holy Mother Church proclaims, but the fact that we don't have an immediate correlation to the reality of Resurrection, can be really daunting, when we make experience of death . Perhaps The Holy Spirit is taking my faith out of the envelope and make it much more alive . Thank you father . Please remember my dad when you say Mass . His name is Antonio ( He actually liked to be called Tonino) .

[RobertGrif]

Not a Catholic, but I have been a Christian my whole life and I have attended many churches, including Catholic ones. I have always thought depictions of the bearded old man in the sky as strange. That's not God to me. If God is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent, He can't be limited by concepts human minds can easily put in a box. Too many people try to use Him to justify what they want to do, rather than listen to what He wants us to do.

[jaytea]

last time I was this early, the Tower of Babel was still intact

[MariaPullatt]

Wonderful video! I'm forever thankful to Catholicism for radically changing my perception about God. From a distant, nonchalant, passive Being/Power, He became my Father, Brother and Best Friend. Catholicism taught me to approach Prayer as a beautiful process of communication rather than just an obligation. If I was bored and tired of prayer before, now I feel butterflies in my stomach every time I approach Him (sort of like a school crush, haha). I think I'm in love.

[sergeyyagelskiy]

The short answer would be: pretty much everything. :)

I am an russian orthodox myself, but your videos are so insightful, that now I have a renewed respect for my western christian cousins. God bless.

[gingerginger]

The Monty Python "god" in your thumbnail deserves a thumbs-up.Well done.

[embott]

Excellent. Growing up, the nuns told us God was an man in the sky who knew all, saw all: essentially, Santa Claus. Thank you for your words and guidance. They stir something in this old ex-Catholic.

[shashankfromindia]

I want to become a Catholic after watching your videos Father Casey!! Pray for me!!! (And I love your videos!)

[pseudomino]

It’s like trying to understand what infinity is. We can conceptualize it, even visualize it, work with that concept, but we can never really fully understand it. Our minds are limited. The same with God. (Nice video, btw)

[ekdujhekeliyeentertainment]

There is a lot of misinformation out there about everything in this world. Politics, celebrities, world events, history and even religion. Father, your channel is very helpful in spreading the truth. A ray of hope 🌄in the dark, dark world🌌 of the internet. 🌐

[amaraheising]

Thank you Father Casey. Blessings and grace on all who believe and bring us Breaking in the Habit. This is food that keeps us on our feet and moving closer to truth and life.

[rachela.]

I wish my RCIA had covered more about what God is and isn't. I was raised fundamental evangelical where you're taught that God causes earthquakes and all that. God is a punisher. I still struggle with that mindset, even now after being Catholic for over two years. Seeing God as a loving figure who understands my heart better than even I do, is sometimes easy for me to forget.

[lala-nohn]

Saint Therese of Lisieux said we need to run to God, no matter what, so I am learning to do it 😊

[isoldam]

I love your sermons, Father. You always give me something to think about.

[raid]

Very nice video Fr. Casey. I find it very useful, and well reasoned. Keep these kind of contributions coming. Thanks!