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[” Light of the World ,” William Holman Hunt, 1851-1854; Jesus is knocking on our door and asks to be let in. The door is overgrown and has not been opened in a long time. ] I just returned to the big city after being away for several weeks. I went directly to a big…
[” The Fool with Two Demons ,” detail, Ingeborg Psalter, c. 1205] Demons shame people. Constantly. Compulsively. Always. In hell there is no affirmation. Mystics who have had a graced vision of hell speak of demons eternally tormenting people with their sins. Over and over again, demons in hell rub the noses of the damned…
[ Confessional in Poland ] Two major archdioceses just announced their plans for multi-million dollar settlements on hundreds of priest-abuse cases. While all sin is an opening to evil, some sins are particularly deadly and child abuse is one of them. When the perpetrator is a priest, the spiritual devastation and resulting scandal are incalculable….
[” Annunciation ,” Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1898] Today was a good day. We had been praying over an afflicted person for five years. Her mother was a witch and raised her on cocaine and spells. As a young woman, she had been trafficked, abused, and raped. Not surprising, she was one of the most…
[” Grace Before Meals ,” Franz Defregger, 1875] After doing exorcisms for over 18 years and facing demons of all sizes and stripes, there is one thing you will NEVER hear from them. That is gratitude for anything. They are angry, bitter, and will spend their eternity railing against God and blaspheming Him because of…
[ Passionary of Weissenau ; Coligny, Switzerland; Cod. Bodmer 127, fol. 146; 1500] All sin is an opening to Satan which should be repented and confessed. But there are some actions which are huge openings to Evil and eventually yield disastrous spiritual results. Here are six: Worshipping pagan “gods” and gurus . Some people are…
[” Resurrection ,” Annibale Carracci, 1593] I spent much of the last hour lying down. This is unusual for me since it was the middle of the afternoon. But I felt so drained, as if all the energy had been sucked out of me. An hour earlier I had been casting out demons and lifting…
[Photo by Msgr. Rossetti; holy water font handmade in Colombia] I recently received the email below and with permission I cite it anonymously: After a medium at a temple put a spell on me on the pretext of “healing”, I tried to expel that something in my body by burning sage (that was before I…
[ The Gates of Hell , Cornelis Saftleven (1607-1681)] In the midst of the exorcism I commanded the demons, in Jesus’ name, to tell me the truth: “Who is Lord, Jesus or Satan?” They were very loathe to say it but finally snarled and said, “Jesus.” I responded, “That’s right! And in Jesus’ name, I cast…
[” The Last Judgment ,” Michelangelo] Some time ago, one of our exorcists was traveling on a plane. Conversing with the young woman seated next to him, she asked him his occupation. He responded that he was a Catholic priest. “Oh,” she said, “You and I are the same. I…
