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[Satan Bound, Pieter Mortier, 1700] I woke up this week with some unexplained scratches on my right shoulder- too far apart to be an animal and I don’t have a cat. “Ahh,” it dawned on me, “it’s demonic.” Mine are very similar to the demonic scratches that one of our team members received about a…
I recently returned from an exciting conference in Brazil: Misercordia Brasil 2026 . There were 16k people in the arena in Fortaleza (tickets sold out in one hour) and 80k online. It was a dynamic, spirit-filled event. The Hesed Institute, which runs this event, is a flourishing young community of sisters, brothers and priests. They…
[” Resurrection “, Annibale Carracci, 1593] [This is a reprinting of Exorcist Diary #340 . It is a reflection worth revisiting in the wake of Easter. Can we “prove” that Jesus rose from the dead? The experiences of an exorcist are perhaps some of the strongest “proofs” that He truly resurrected.] In the midst of…
[” Christ Giving the Keys of the Kingdom to St. Peter ,” Pietro Perugino, 1481-1482] We had just finished an exorcism session and the afflicted person looked at me and said, “The demons have a message for you.” He then said: “Ask Joey how Francis is.” He had no idea what it meant. I thought about…
[Mary Crushing The Serpent” from ” Immaculate Conception ,” detail, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1767-1768] Typically the first words out of demons’ mouths are: “She/he belongs to me!” An exorcism is essentially a battle for ownership. Demons claim the person. The new Rite of Exorcism, which is very effective, is based upon the Sacrament of Baptism….
[“Demon Deceiving a Soul”, computer generated and blessed by a priest] I was recently contacted by a priest who asked for assistance. We chatted and I thought his experience was instructive for us all. With his permission, here it is: As a priest I was fascinated, curious and a bit envious of those with special…
[“Safe in the Barque of Peter,” digitally generated and blessed by priest] A priest-exorcist contacted me about a difficult case. It started out like a typical situation and they were making good progress. But then things started to shift. Instead of the demons and their antics getting weaker, they were actually getting stronger. For example,…
[St. Joseph casting out the demons. Digitally generated.] The Feast of St. Joseph is March 19th. He is a greatly under-appreciated spiritual figure. He is rightly called: “Terror of Demons.” As St. Alphonsus Liguori said: “Saint Joseph is most powerful against demons which fight against us.” I was reminded of this in an exorcism some…
African American Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman’s ability to bridge divides shines as a witness needed today, according to those who knew her, and her cause for canonization may create a pathway for other African Americans on their ways to sainthood. More than three decades after her death, Bowman should be remembered for “her…
The escalating conflict in the Middle East has drawn a strong call for peace from Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), who issued an urgent statement calling on the United States, Iran, and the international community to “return to dialogue and pursue every avenue for a just and…
