The Vice of Singularity: Why You’re Not Special – On Humility, Modesty & Pride ~ Fr. Ripperger

About this sermon

In this powerful Catholic conference, Fr. Chad Ripperger delivers a profound reflection on the vice of singularity — the subtle but deadly desire to be seen as special or different. Modern culture constantly tells us, “You’re special!” But as this talk reveals, this mindset feeds pride and destroys humility. Drawing on St. Thomas Aquinas, Catholic moral theology, and the virtues of modesty and humility, the speaker exposes how this “pandemic of singularity” leads us away from God and true greatness. Key Themes Covered: What is the vice of singularity according to St. Thomas Aquinas The difference between being unique and being special Why only God, Christ, and Our Lady are truly “special” How pride masquerades as false humility The link between singularity and immodesty (appearance, tattoos, vanity) The importance of modesty, silence, and self-forgetfulness How to embrace humility and recognize our spiritual mediocrity The spiritual danger of wanting to stand out True Christian greatness through humility and divine grace This sobering yet liberating conference reminds us that holiness is not about standing out — but about disappearing in Christ. 🙏 “He must increase, but I must decrease.” – John 3:30 00:00 – Opening Prayer 00:25 – Introduction: The Pandemic of Singularity 01:00 – What Does It Mean to Be “Special”? 03:00 – Unique vs. Special: The Real Difference 05:00 – Only God, Christ, and Our Lady Are Truly Special 08:00 – The Truth About Mediocrity 10:00 – The Vice of Singularity Explained 13:00 – Pride and the Desire to Be Different 17:00 – False Humility and Hidden Pride 21:00 – How to Combat the Vice of Singularity 25:00 – The Role of Humility and Uselessness 30:00 – Modesty and Silence: Signs of True Holiness 35:00 – Our Lady’s Perfect Humility 37:00 – Final Reflections and Blessing 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 #TraditionalCatholic #FrRipperger #CatholicConference #CatholicTeaching #StThomasAquinas #Humility #Modesty #ViceOfSingularity #CatholicSermon #CatholicVirtues #CatholicSpirituality #CatholicFaith #OurLady #ChristianHumility #CatholicTalk #MoralTheology #LatinMass #TraditionalCatholicism #CatholicHomily 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 🔴 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 ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758

Topics

• Humility
• Pride