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  • Name: Brandon P
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1 John 3:16
Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
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Unity of Christians Love - Dec 17, 2007
Before his death, Jesus prayed, "May they be one, as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may be brought to perfection as one, that the world may know that you sent me, and that you loved them even as you loved me." (John 17:23). Father, help all Christians, Catholic, Orthodox, Protestan... view full prayer »
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bpeters1 added: 10 days ago
   Marriage is a wonderful sacrament! I had a little trouble myself getting my wife's ring on at the ceremony a year ago! It's amazing how much your fingers can swell when you're excited (although I have to say, as Catholics we have an advantage since a ring sprinkled with Holy Water definitely goes on a swollen finger more easily than a dry ring!)
corpuschristi15 added: 12 days ago
... oh wow your married I never knew! Congradulations. I served a Wedding today, it was beautiful, although the the grroms ring didn't seem to fit, but it was still beautiful!
corpuschristi15 added: 12 days ago
Hello! Thanks for the video comments! I haven't read St. Augustines Confessions or City of God but I want to! Although St. Thomas Aquinas is really getting my attention!
corpuschristi15 added: 59 days ago
hellO! I am finally done with my Hitler video! http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=73ba1a4ffee5e96616e9
corpuschristi15 added: 63 days ago
thankyou. I posted my new video about the Papacy and The Bible. I have incorporated tradition into it. So how is everything at Notre DamE?
javierg77 added: 71 days ago
How about with your trip to Grece ???? God Bless you..
gypseepam added: 82 days ago
I love the video you have regarding the misconceptions people have on catholicism. I appreciate it and have tried to add it to my profile. God Bless you! I like that you are trying to teach the truth of our beliefs and have others respect our traditions. Pam
bpeters1 added: 99 days ago
Thank you Fr. Amaro! By the way, it is so great to see the Holy Father in the States; what a blessing!
FrAmaro added: 100 days ago
I love your opening video. Anyone who claims that Jesus is the Truth, the Way, and the Life, cannot bear false witness such as these rumors. People need to research, rather than go by what someone said. Unfortunately, they don't often do that. It's unfortunate, for to bear false rumors reveals that there is no friendship with the Truth, the Way, and the Life.
FrAmaro added: 100 days ago
Haas and Haugen.... LOL... I love your sense of humor. It caught me totally off guard.

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Catholic Worship added: 8 days ago
Sheepwoman: I think what corpuschristi15 is getting at is what Paul expresses so beautifully in 1Cor chapters 4 & 11 when he says, "I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. Therefore, I urge you, be imitators of me", and "Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ." Paul is certainly not "perfect" as Christ is (he is not the Logos Incarnate!), but he provides a model of living faith in Christ that can (and according to Paul, should) be imitated. In this way (not in a way that makes him equal to Jesus), Paul is an "image" of Christ, just as the other saints are. They are by no means the Word Incarnate, and they did not redeem the world on the Cross: but they do live in our world, tangible to us, and as exemplary models bring us closer to lives of faith in God and his Son. ------------------------------------------------------------------- You claim that we are not images of Christ due to our sinfulness and lack of glorified bodies. While this is an important difference which certainly qualifies the statement "We are not Christ", I don't know if it qualifies the claim that we cannot be images of him. Adam and Eve (finite creatures) are said to be made in the image of God (who is infinite), so even here, Adam "images" God despite an important difference. That very image was certainly severely damaged in the Fall, but we Catholics do not believe is was completely eradicated by sin. If it were, how could sinners naturally perceive God's "invisible attributes of eternal power and divinity [which] have been able to be understood and perceived in what he has made" (Rom 1:20). We Catholics believe that part of our knowledge of and relationship with God, which constitutes being an "image" of him, remains even after the Fall, but it is only through Jesus Christ (who is himself THE "image of the invisible God" Col 1:15) can that image be restored to fullness. Besides Paul and those who naturally perceive God in Rom 1, a third example of a person "imaging" Christ can be found in the "least brother" in Matt 25. In Christ's parable, the poor and afflicted brothers "image" Christ to such an extent that whatever is done to them is done to him! You make an important point: no person is parallel or equal to Christ, but people can share his Gospel (Rom 1:9), pick up their crosses and walk his path (Matt 16:24), and as part of the Church constitute Christ's very Body (1Cor 12): in these way, we can image him.

Why I'll Never Stop Being C... added: 10 days ago
YoungF: I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish by name-calling. You're certainly not presenting your own beliefs in a very appealing manner, and if you're trying to argue against Catholic beliefs, insults don't make for very convincing arguments! I think the majority of people who read this thread appreciate respectful comments and reasonable arguments, and if that's the case, I'd say the Catholic side has been much more successful!! I've noticed that authors of insulting comments often find their comments and their profiles deleted by GT rather quickly as well...

Mary: Co- Mediator added: 15 days ago
Nice video, Kyle! You've done a great job of showing that the way Catholics use of these titles and speak of Mary's intercession does not take away from Christ's role as the one, unique mediator. If anyone doubts that this is the case or that Kyle is somehow "covering up" what the Church ACTUALLY believes on the issue, I urge you to read paragraphs 60 - 65 in "Lumen Gentium", the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church from Vatican II. If you don't have time to read all of it, he are some excerpts (this is official Catholic teaching from Rome): "There is but one Mediator as we know from the words of the apostle, 'for there is one God and one mediator of God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a redemption for all'. The maternal duty of Mary toward men in no wise obscures or diminishes this unique mediation of Christ, but rather shows His power. For all the salvific influence of the Blessed Virgin on men...flows forth from the superabundance of the merits of Christ, rests on His mediation, depends entirely on it and draws all its power from it. In no way does it impede, but rather does it foster the immediate union of the faithful with Christ." "The Blessed Virgin is invoked by the Church under the titles of Advocate, Auxiliatrix, Adjutrix, and Mediatrix. This, however, is to be so understood that it neither takes away from nor adds anything to the dignity and efficaciousness of Christ the one Mediator. For no creature could ever be counted as equal with the Incarnate Word and Redeemer." "The Church does not hesitate to profess this subordinate role of Mary. It knows it through unfailing experience of it and commends it to the hearts of the faithful, so that encouraged by this maternal help they may the more intimately adhere to the Mediator and Redeemer [Jesus]."

The Catholic Church: Anti- ... added: 29 days ago
I agree with CatholicDeacon: this is very well-done, even better than your many other videos! Great job!

Witnessing to Catholics (1 ... added: 30 days ago
Godslittlegirl: Indeed, faith is a gift from God, but what is wrong with gathering into a community (as was done in Acts and was commanded by the Lord when he said to break bread in his memory) to share that very faith? Do you claim that such communities of faith are not from God? On the contrary, 1Cor 12 refers to such a community as the Body of Christ!!!

Also, Catholics agree that salvation is from the Lord alone, and also that Mary is a creature, not the Creator by any means. However, I doubt that anyone can be more blessed than Mary. In the verses you quote below, Jesus tells us that blessedness is ultimately based on hearing God's word and living it. Ten chapters earlier in that same Gospel (Luke), Mary heard God's word and accepted it in the most radical way possible: she said yes to God and he, in the flesh of Jesus Christ, literally dwelt inside of her. "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done to me as you have said." Such an attitude is the ultimate openness to God's word and the most radically faith-filled response to it. Mary herself proclaims that all generations shall call her blessed (also Luke 1), and indeed she is, for she is not only the servant of the Lord, but also his mother.

Top 10 Misconceptions About... added: 32 days ago
Godslittlegirll: you are right that such a man who burst out in the middle of a sermon would probably be frowned upon in a typical Catholic setting. However, such disapproval would not be the result of his message praising God and nor because Catholics "lack" the Holy Spirit (as you have boldly claimed): Rather, such an action would be frowned upon because in a typical Catholic setting, such an action would show an enormous amount of disrespect for the priest, who is preaching the Gospel and who was interrupted.

Although such an outburst may not be viewed as an interruption or rude in other settings, in a Catholic Mass, the sermon is a time to listen and absorb the words being spoken by God's ordained preacher. There are plenty of other opportunities for Catholics to express their praise of God, even loudly and vocally in a public setting as you have described (there are charismatic Catholic prayer groups which do just this, and also regularly speak in tongues). However, such action would be usually be considered inappropriate in the middle of a priest's sermon, for it distracts other Catholics from listening to the homilist proclaim the Good News. This may not be the case in your congregation, but actions are perceived differently in various cultures and settings. Interrupting dinner by loudly tinking your glass at a wedding reception (so the bride and groom will kiss) may be appropriate, but a similar action at a formal dinner other than a wedding reception would raise some confused eyebrows. Accordingly, making a blanket statement about such an action as intrinsically "good" or "bad" is rather shortsighted. Holding *the acceptance of interrupting a sermon with a outburst of praise* as an ultimate criteria for a "Spirit-filled-congregation" is very narrow-minded. A Catholic congregation, filled with the Holy Spirit, may receive and engage the Gospel message during a homily without jumping up, shouting, or raising their arms.

Finally, I must say that you're pretty bold to confidently judge who is filled and not filled by the Holy Spirit. Imagine the consequences of being wrong: if you are confronted by someone who is indeed filled with the Holy Spirit (but expresses his or her joy in a manner more refined than what you may be used to) and you declare, "The Holy Spirit is not here", you have effectively just denied God, who was present right before you, in that person's body, a Temple of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit gives many gifts, but Scripture does not describe a criteria such as the one you have employed, which allows you to declare a person devoid of God's Spirit because he would rather not interrupt a priest in the middle of his homily. I prefer to exercise a bit more discretion in judging where the Spirit is and is not: God's Spirit makes himself known in many ways through Creation and I think as Christians we can better spend our time declaring where we HAVE FOUND the activity of the Spirit than presumptively proclaiming (and in the process incurring some worrisome consequences), "The Spirit is not in man or woman because he does not act like me and my friends."

Forever In Our Hearts: JP I... added: 65 days ago
Kyle: wonderful and moving collection of photos! We\'re so lucky to have grown up during JP2\'s papacy.

Pope Peter? added: 79 days ago
Deleting comments is a great way of winning arguments.

Witnessing to Catholics (1 ... added: 95 days ago
Who are the "Apesties"?

Witnessing to Catholics (1 ... added: 101 days ago
Littleteapot: I'm surprised by your quickness to judge the relationship that bornagaincatholic has with Jesus, who he has openly proclaimed as his Lord and Savior. There is a rich and intimate relationship with Christ within the Catholic Church, and although far too many Catholics remain ignorant of God's grace within the Church, I daresay even more non-Catholics ignore God's gracious activity within the Catholic Church. I would hesitate to hastily proclaim where God is NOT working and who is is NOT in relationship with...rather, preach the God's salvation through Christ in harmony with your brothers and sisters in Christ, who include Catholics (for we share your belief in everlasting life through faith in Jesus).

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CorpusChristi15 (Kyle), Nun2Be (Kate), SteveSearfoss and myself have been having a fascinating discussion in relation to Scripture and Tradition. Please see Kyle's video for a more complete background. To summarize, there have been arguments made that non-written Tradition (that is, what is handed down by the Apostles and bishops) has never been authoritative because the Church has always had an authoritative text, even before the NT letters were written (that text is supposedly the Old Testament). Furthermore, there were arguments made that Catholic practices which are commonly supported by turning to tradition clash with Biblical statements. I'm continuing the discussion here since there seem to be new length-limits on video posts and this discussion is quite nuanced...
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  • About Me
    Roman Catholic student at the University of Notre Dame (Go Irish!). Recently married and loving it. Goal: teach theology so more people are aware of the beauty of Christ and his Church. So many Catholics don't know the profound grace within the life of their Church and I want to open some eyes to appreciate God's salvation through Christ.

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  • Hometown
    Cedar Rapids, IA

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    United States

  • Schools
    University of Notre Dame

  • Favorite Movies & Shows
    The Green Mile, Braveheart, Airplane!, the Sandlot, Back to the Future

  • Favorite Music
    Haas & Haugen....totally kidding (sorry if I scared anyone). Actually, I'm a fan of older rock (Beatles, Boston, Steve Miller), but the teenager inside of me still enjoys MxPx and Relient K on occasion. And the Red Hot Chili Peppers a lot of fun too.

  • Favorite Books
    Augustine's Confessions (And De Civitate Dei, De Trinitate, Enchiridion...just about anything the man wrote, he's amazing. I want to learn Latin if for nothing else to read his works in their original language). And the Greek fathers as well: Ignatius, Irenaeus, Athanasius (gotta show some love for Origen too). On a more contemporary note, Rahner, Balthasar, and C.S. Lewis.