How to Keep Charity in a Church Crisis: Thomistic Guide to Real Love ~ Fr. Ripperger

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In a world that feels increasingly uncharitable—online and in real life—how do Catholics keep authentic charity? This talk walks through a Thomistic framework for virtue, explains the difference between natural love and infused charity, and gives practical steps for holding on to charity during turmoil in the Church. We start with the structure of a virtue (cause, faculty, matter, form), then apply it to charity: its cause is God (it’s infused), it resides in the will, its object is God, and its formal aspect is loving propter Deum—for God’s sake. That’s why true charity lets us love enemies and will their good even when it costs us. We also cover why emotions can’t drive our responses, how acts of charity dispose us for more grace, and why removing blocking vices matters if charity is going to operate. You’ll also hear about perspective: avoiding the scandal spiral, remembering what Our Lady has foretold, embracing reparation, and praying for clergy (plus which saints to ask!). The solution isn’t political first—it’s holiness and dependence on grace, through Our Lady, the Mediatrix of All Grace. Key takeaways Charity is infused; we cannot manufacture it. Ask for grace. Love means willing the good of the other—disinterestedly, for God’s sake. Grow charity by doing acts of charity and removing obstacles (vices). Keep perspective: limit doom-scrolling, make acts of faith, and offer reparation. Invoke the right saints and pray specifically for conversions. 🙏 If this helped, please Like, Subscribe, and Share. Comment below: What’s the hardest part of practicing charity right now, and what helps you most? Chapters 00:00 Opening prayer 00:25 Sign of the Cross & intention 00:43 The rise of uncharity online & in culture 03:18 Main question: keeping charity in crisis 04:16 What is a virtue? (cause, faculty, matter, form) 06:04 Temperance example (how the structure works) 06:42 Defining charity (infused, resides in the will) 08:12 Loving enemies requires grace 10:35 Interested vs. disinterested love 13:04 Why “charity,” not generic “love” (1 Cor 13) 14:00 Propter Deum—loving for God’s sake 17:24 You can’t keep charity without God’s help 18:06 Willing the good vs. malice (choosing lesser goods) 21:01 Praying for the Pope and bishops (desiring conversion) 23:38 Doing it for God’s glory, not feelings 25:06 Our Lady as the model of perfect charity 26:01 We can’t increase charity by ourselves 28:11 Acts of charity, suffering well, and growth 31:07 Signs you’re growing; mastering reactions 31:55 Remove obstacles so infused virtues can act 35:28 Perfect charity keeps focus on God 36:15 Don’t be led by emotions 40:08 Practical perspective: turn off the noise 41:10 Trust, prophecy, and solid faith 44:04 Brief note on politics & prayer 45:54 Saints to invoke for clergy 46:19 Acts of reparation to God 48:22 God’s rights in worship 49:00 Civic duty, holiness, and leaders we deserve 50:48 Retraction of grace & Our Lady, Mediatrix of all grace 51:24 Conqueror of heresies—hope and Triumph For more by Fr. Ripperger & please visit http://sensustraditionis.org/ Fr' Ripperger's Press for his books at https://sentradpress.com/ Fr. Ripperger's order is found at https://dolorans.org/ (C) 2022 Sensus Fidelium #Catholic #Charity #Thomism #StThomasAquinas #TraditionalCatholic #SpiritualWarfare #Virtue #Fatima #OurLady #Reparation #Prayer #Holiness #LoveYourEnemies #CatholicChurch #Grace 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.us/donate-support/

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