Can't I Go Straight to Jesus? Do I Need the Catholic Church? [Fr. Mike Weighs In]

My fiancé is the one who brought me back to Jesus. I was baptized catholic, raised Episcopalian by my grandmother, never received First Holy Communion. I am now whole and can receive communion . Thank you Jesus! Thank you Father Mike 🙏🏽

Thank you so much Father Mike! My husband and I entered the church this past Pentecost! I am a revert and my husband a convert - both in our 50s. Thank you for your wonderful videos! 🙏🙏God bless you!

Thank you so much for this Fr. Mike. God must've answered my prayers. For the last couple of days, I've been praying for directions when I started to dwell on past questions from my Protestant friends about why Catholics pray to Saints or to our Blessed Mother. I didn't know how to answer. I got insecure about my own faith. Today, when I prayed my daily scriptural rosary on Luminous Mysteries, I asked Mama Mary to intercede for understanding in this question.. Then, this part where "Jesus called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every infirmity." I said to myself, "That's like a question answered!" Then, I got notification about this video. Truly, our Blessed Mother is listening and interceding for me and God answered. And now, when this question comes around again, I know how to answer. All glory and praise to our Lord Jesus Christ! 🙏🏻 Thank you Mama Mary for being a mother to me. ❤

I brought myself back to church thanks to you Father Mike, but not only because of Father Mike, i came back to church and to God because i felt so alone but in reality i was never alone, The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit was always there for me ✝️🛐❤️

We forget there’s hierarchy in pretty much everything: family, job, government, military, investing, lodging…are we going to let pride tell us we’re better off on our own when it comes to the church? Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Barack, Moses, Aaron, Samuel, David, Jonah, John the Baptist, Mary, Peter, Paul….all mediators. Not THE MEDIATOR between God and man, but mediators nonetheless. Praise be to God we’re not alone, and that in humility we can have others “intercede for one another” as Saint Paul puts it.

Through God's help I brought my godson Tony to the church because he was lost, and he didn't know fully of God's love. And now he's strong Catholic.

Well said!! Can’t thank the priests enough! Life savers. God Bless you Father Mike

Thank you Father Mike, you are a great leader and when we see you, we see Christ that lives in you!

Amen. Praise be to God forever ❣️ Thank you so much Fr. Mike. I am continually praying for all. God Bless 🙏🏻

Father Mike you always manage to make me cry, and that is why i love you so much Father Mike, you are a blessing from God. May our Lord protect you and bless you eternally 🥲🛐✝️🇺🇸

And, you, Fr. Mike, are a first class mediator. Thank you so much for bringing us to the Lord! God bless you! Praying for you ❤

Incredible explanation Father.. thank you so much. May Our Lord Bless you always.. in all ways ✝️🙏🏻🌹

Great video as always, Father! I’d say that something that really helped me build a relationship with Christ was indeed the community of the Church, like you mentioned, and I think surrounding yourself with virtuous friends can help you pursue the higher relationships too. Like you said, “we’re never alone in the Church.”

In spreading God's word, we are doing what Christ commanded us...your relationship with Jesus is very important, but you are commanded to spread his word...that is why we have the church...Proverbs 27:17..."as iron sharpens iron, so too does man sharpen man"

Thank you Fr Mike. I also saw that same interview and the comment about “the middleman” also felt very uncomfortable to me. I have been attending Mass every Sunday for months now and feel so happy and at peace there.

Lord, thank you for the gift of faith. Lord, thank you for the gift of my family and friends who are praying with me, and for me Lord, thank you for all religious brothers and sisters as well as clergy who guides and form my faith

Lord thank you for all my formators/my mediator who help me to grow in my faith

Great inspirational talk, Fr Mike, thank you. May God Bless. Claire.

Praise be to God ✨💪🏼✝️🛡️✨ … Amen ✨🙏🏼✨

Last Sunday I attended a young adult presentation about God's will. The pastor told us that we need a spiritual guide in our lives. But the thing is I personally have a hard time meeting any of the pastors for guidance. Some people asked him how we can get a spiritual guide. He had trouble answering and eventually said we can contact the parish to meet someone. I tried that last year and nobody from the parish office responded. So I have doubts the church can help me in my spiritual journey outside the sacraments..