Exorcist Diary #252: Her “gods” were demons — By: St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal

[Sibeaster, mosaic, Christ’s Temptation] When Mim came to us, she had been suffering intensely for many months after leaving Tibetan Buddhism. She told me: “I was tricked and deceived into believing that Buddha was the same as God. Even my father told me this when I was 8 years old.” She said that the group’s…

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Exorcist Diary #257: “Satan, Be Afraid of Us!” — By: St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal

[“Healing of the demon-possessed,” Medieval Illustration] An important part of the process of expelling demons is making the afflicted person an unwelcome host for evil. This means not only closing any doors to the demonic, but also making the person as holy a vessel as possible for the Divine. Recently, one of our exorcists was…

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Exorcist Diary #256: Tormented by Evil Thoughts — By: St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal

[Two Demons (detail), illuminations in Ingeborg Psalter, after 1205] Many people are ashamed for having dark inner thoughts. During the course of the day, some might have an impulse to blaspheme God, shout obscenities, rage in anger, harm another person or self, and the like. We are too embarrassed to reveal such hidden evil thoughts…

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Exorcist Diary #261: Satan Exploits Our Wounds — By: St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal

[Mary Magdalene depicted as a Penitent” Domenico Tintoretto, 1598] Kate suffers from depression and anxiety. She was sexually abused by her father and as an adult struggles with the trauma of the abuse. She has difficulties with hopelessness and trusting in others. Also, she is emotionally isolated and suffers from self-hatred. Recently, Kate has periods…

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Exorcist Diary #260: Demons Terrified of the Future — By: St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal

[“The Last Judgment,” detail, Michelangelo, 1536-1541] When “P” walked into the chapel for his weekly exorcism session, as always I asked him how he was feeling. He responded, “I feel an intense hatred for you.” At that point, I knew that he was starting to “manifest,” ie, the demons were coming to the fore. The…

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Exorcist Diary #259: Witches Curse Catholic Church — By: St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal

[“The Sermon on the Mount,” Cosimo Rosselli, 1439-1507] I just received the following query from a subscriber: “I run a surprisingly successful tiktok (@gen.z.bible.stories) and one person has been unusually supportive of me and messaging me often for the past week. So I searched her tiktok username and found a comment she made about a…

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Exorcist Diary #262: The Dark Fruits of Witchcraft — By: St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal

[Resurrection: Jesus lifting up Adam and Eve, Anastasis, Mary Green] A man in his 30’s self-referred for an exorcism. He confessed to having been involved with witchcraft for the past seven years. He started his own coven and was deeply into casting spells and magic. As I was praying over him, I was struck by…

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