The Hardest Part of Being Christian | Love, Forgiveness, and True Discipleship

About this sermon

Christ is among us! 🙏 In this inspiring homily, we explore the true challenge of the Christian life — not fasting, not long prayers, but loving our enemies. Drawing from the wisdom of C.S. Lewis, the Gospel, and real-life ministry, this reflection reminds us that Christianity isn’t about comfort, but about transformation. Father shares a moving story from the early days of the Ukraine war, challenging us to respond not with hate but with love and prayer, even toward those who do wrong. Watch, reflect, and be inspired to live your faith more deeply — loving not only those who love you but even those who persecute you. ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 – Introduction: “Christ is among us” 0:45 – Remembering Fr. Michael Bombach & his love for C.S. Lewis 1:10 – Quoting C.S. Lewis: “If you’re looking for a comfortable religion…” 2:23 – The challenges of Christian life: fasting, prayer, and almsgiving 3:15 – Jesus’ radical command: “Love your enemies” 4:08 – Transformation through love 4:12 – Example from ministry: Ukraine war rally 5:14 – Christians cannot wish death on anyone 5:59 – What true love means — prayer for conversion 6:32 – Reward of love: becoming sons and daughters of the Most High 6:59 – Closing: “Christ is among us” For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@steliasbrampton & say 3 Hail Marys for the priest #Christianity #CSLewis #LoveYourEnemies #GospelReflection #ChristianFaith #OrthodoxChurch #CatholicHomily #ChristianLiving #Forgiveness #FaithInAction #Discipleship #LoveAndMercy #ChristIsAmongUs #Sermon #SpiritualGrowth #ChristianInspiration #ChristianSermon #FaithJourney 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #catholic #byzantine #jesus #gospel #easter #joy

Topics

• Love & Compassion
• Forgiveness
• Discipleship