5 YouTube Videos that Turn Heads TOWARDS Catholicism

[ 11 ] October 27, 2012 AD |

Although not surprising, it is astonishing that Catholicism is viewed by the world so negatively. As Peter Kreeft mentions in his talk Seven Reasons Everyone on Earth Should Be a Roman Catholic, “We’re like an iron ball in the pit of the world’s stomach, we can’t be digested, we can’t be assimilated”. As it is, our orthodox doctrines will surely always be considered lunacy to the world, but the question posed by Christ remains, “Does this shock you? (John 6:61)

Jesus used shock and awe as his mode of Evangelization from time to time. Therefore, my assumption is that we should follow in his sandal steps and provide the world with a little bit of that wow factor they need to spark their interest in all things Catholic. After all, the Bride of Christ is just as mind-blowing and compelling as the Groom, so why don’t people see it that way?

Here are five YouTube videos and accompanying actions that showcase some of the lesser known aspects that make our religion awesome. I dare you to post one onto your Facebook wall and/or Twitter feed right now.

1. The Incorruptibles

Related non-digital action for the day: Read Joan Carrol Cruz’s book, The Incorruptibles, it will help you explain this phenomenon better when your Facebook friends inquire.

2. The True Meaning of the Eucharist (and accompanying miracles)
From 0:00-5:50 is an explanation of the True Meaning and 5:50 and onward hits some great (approved) Eucharisti miracles.

Related non-digital action for the day: Go to Mass. Take the Eucharist. Go to Adoration and read Scott Hahn’s The Lamb’s Supper if you have time.

3. The GOOD that the Church does

“We are the largest charitable organization on the planet.” We’re also the most hated and misunderstood, but that doesn’t stop us from being awesome.

For a more thorough debate:

Related non-digital action for the day: Donate to or join a missionary organization. They do so much with so little and without a lick of publicity. Try to keep it that way by making your sacrifice in secret.

4. Priests and Nuns

We all want to give up our lives for something. Some give it up for drugs and money, others give it up for their spouses and families. Some give it all to God. Who else would you prefer leading your Church?

Related non-digital actions for the day: Meet with a priest (especially in confession if you can) or tweet a nun.

5. Jaw-dropping beauty

“The Catholic Church is beautiful, for it is the Bride of Christ.”

Related non-digital action for the day: Wear a Scapular. The world is obsessed with jewelry and shiny things. This simple woolen sacramental is so contrary to the chains and hard rocks on people’s necks and wrists that when they pop out of our collars, they inspire divine conversation with those who notice. Not to mention they keep you away from hellfire, which is nice.

Anything I’m missing? Of course. But I’ll let you tell me in the combox. Go.

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TJ Burdick is the lead author of One Body, Many Blogs, Advice for Christian Bloggers. He is also a school teacher by trade, a lay Catholic by grace and a husband and father of two by vocation. He writes to help support Catholic charities and to put food on the table for his family as his teaching wages are very humble. When he is not enjoying time with his family, you can find him planning his next big lesson or locked inside an adoration chapel. You can find more of his work at @ tjburdick.com.

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  • http://www.daysofgraceandstumbling.blogspot.com Karyn

    TJ
    Thanks for the great videos. I don’t know if you meant to keep that third video up, since I see six videos rather than the five stated in your title. It’s from Britain, something from intelligence2? The Archbishops arguments at the very end were very good, but that was before the vote. Anyway, I watched the whole 13 episodes, and I don’t think it fits with what you’re trying to do with this blog post. I could poke holes in all of the opposing sides arguments, but I think the Archbishop was right, the people there were not wanting to hear what the Church had to say, and it would have taken a lot of time to instruct people on what the Church really teaches rather than what the other side was proposing it teaches.
    Blessings

    • http://tjburdick.com TJ Burdick

      Great point Karyn, but it certainly was put there for a reason. The time needed to instruct what the Catholic Church really believes is exactly what I believe can be the fruit of this video. We share it and enter into a “teaching moment” on Facebook and all of a sudden, there’s a dialogue that previously wasn’t there. All that’s left is for us to mimic the Archbishop in our apologetic zeal and kindness.

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  • http://catholic-video.blogspot.com/ Paul

    I look forward to watching these videos. (I have seen the Catholics Come Home “Epic” video, but none of the others.)

    I hope you don’t mind me plugging my blog, since it is relevant to this post: For many more Catholic videos, check out my blog at catholic-video.blogspot.com.

  • http://realcatholicloveandsex.blogspot.com/ Kate

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk4OCzre_IY

    “We are Catholic” us my current favorite you tube video.

  • http://catholic-video.blogspot.com/ Paul

    While I personally believe that the phenomenon of incorruptibility does indicate God’s hand at work, still I am concerned that some people take claims of incorruptibility too far. For example, the picture of St. Bernadette in the first video above could easily lead one to believe that her face has been perfectly preserved, when in fact at least one seemingly credible Catholic source indicates that that is not the case:

    http://www.ewtn.com/library/mary/bernbody.htm

    “Very fine wax masks were laid over the face and hands of St. Bernadette’s body in 1925 to disguise the sunken eyes and nose and the blackish tinge to the face and hands. During the first exhumation (1909) the face had been ‘a dull white’ and the hands ‘perfectly preserved’ but the nose was already ‘dilated and shrunken’. The eyes were not noted as having yet sunk. She died on April 16, 1879. Her body has not been embalmed or specially treated in any way.”

  • http://virginmedia anne

    Fantastic videos’s,about time the truth was told about the Catholic Church and all its riches. It is the true church. All the liberal media want to do is to put the church in a bad light inciting hatred towards it.
    I am so glad that the church is now using the media to inform and educate people.
    Pray the Rosary every day as requested by Our Lady of Fatima.Our Lady said the faithful must say the Rosary. Lucia,one of the visionaries of Fatima said there is no problem the Rosary cannot solve.It defeats hell!
    Pope Pius 1X said “give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world”
    Wake up you billion catholics and claim the world back for God.
    God bless,
    Anne

  • jana

    Hi, TJ… Thanks for this post. Have you seen “Fishers of Men” by grassroots films? It’s the vocations video for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, and its good!

  • Manny

    Hello from Texas!
    Wow! Truly awesome and inspiring. Thank you for reminding me never to give up my Catholic faith!

  • peeledonion

    Hi from the UK…thanks for these videos.
    May I add one showing images from Lancaster Cathedral including some of 40 Hours…
    God bless

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