Death to the Demons Within
By David Torkington| There are within all of us innumerable drives and urges that if allowed to rule would destroy us. If we are not consciously and daily engaged in the spiritual combat that calls upon us to act selflessly, then we will be unable to admit the New Man which is Christ, so that he […]
Warnings from The Other World to the Contemporary Church
(Confessions of Hell) Part 1 A literal text of the revelations made by the demons Akabor, Allida, Judas Iscariot, Veroba and Beelzebub, during a series of exorcisms’ Imprimatur: + Archbishop Stanley Monaghan The book essentially exposes the remarks and gestures made by a possessed woman in Switzerland during 1975-1978. Speaking through the possessed woman, the […]
Demons
Victor R. Claveau, MJ Demons are fallen angels—evil spirits who follow Satan, the first fallen angel, who spoke the words that opened the gates of hell: “I will not serve”. Their assignment is to highjack us from our spiritual track—to help Satan lure our souls into darkness and death through our bodies and bodily senses. […]
Demons are the Angels Who Fell by Their Disobedience to the Will of God
Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. As we open our conference on the demons, let us first make sure we know exactly what we are talking about. Our faith tells us that God created the invisible world of angels at the beginning of time. We further believe that none of these angelic spirits was estranged from […]
Confronting the Devil’s Power
Pope Paul VI General Audience November 15, 1972 What are the Church’s greatest needs at the present time? Don’t be surprised at Our answer and don’t write it off as simplistic or even superstitious: one of the Church’s greatest needs is to be defended against the evil we call the Devil. Before clarifying what We […]
Begone Satan!
Rev. Celestine Kapsner NIHIL OBSTAT: Rev. Alexius Hoffmann, O.S.B.IMPRIMATUR: Joseph F. BuschBishop of St. Cloud, MinnesotaJuly 23, 1935 Originally published in English by Rev. Celestine Kapsner, O.S.B.Foreword In regard to Begone Satan, some persons have asked the question: “Why publish a story of this kind in our age and civilization?” One could answer this by replying […]
Christ the Divine Exorcist
Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. No treatment of angelic existence and activity would be complete without meditating on the exorcisms of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Gospels. We must keep reminding ourselves that there are two kinds of angels, the good and the bad. The good angels are benevolent because they are messengers of […]
Titles and Descriptions of Satan from the Rite of Exorcism and What They Have to Teach Us
Msgr. Charles Pope In the realm of demonology there is a cautious balance to maintain. Sadly, an exorcist must usually inflict pain upon demons in order to drive them out. This is done through the prayers of the Rite of Exorcism and through other things recommended by the rite such as the use of holy […]
Cathari
(Greek: katharos, pure) A name specifically applied to, or used by, several sects at various periods; the Novatians and the Manichaeans were frequently known as Cathari, but in its more usual sense Cathari was a general designation for the dualistic sects of the later Middle Ages. In spite of several radical differences, there is a tendency […]
Martin Luther and the Devil
During the height of his popularity, Martin Luther was almost continually under the influence of morbid impressions. His chief hallucinations consisted in visions of Satan, and of men with horns and tails, with the features of animals, converted into various inanimate objects, dressed in all sorts of strange and fantastic garbs, some foaming at the […]