Demonic Attacks - 30 Days with Teresa of Avila Day 27, Part 2

Demonic Attacks
30 Days with Teresa of Avila
Part 2, Day 27 Reflections
Divine Intimacy Radio

St. Teresa orders her brother, Lorenzo, to get some sleep. She also counsels him on how to deal with attacks of the enemy. Dan and Melissa discuss evil spirits and demonic activity as they reflect on letters from St. Teresa in the book 30 Days with Teresa of Avila.

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

How do we know when prayer is a mystical gift from God?
How are mystical graces, gifts from God, related to holiness?
Was St. Teresa physically attacked by the devil?
Some examples of other saints who have confronted the devil.
Is the devil still active today, or are there psychological answers to problems thought to be demonic?
What is the power of the devil?
How does the devil attack people who are spiritually advanced?
How can we defend ourselves from evil?
Can occult practices lead to demonic activity?

Resources:

30 Days with Teresa of Avila – Dan Burke and Anthony Lilles
Divine Intimacy Radio on spiritualdirection.com website
Dr. Anthony Lilles
30 Days w/Teresa of Avila – Day 27, Part 1
EWTN Religious Catalogue – Online
Avila Institute – link
Saints Who Confronted the Devil – Praesidium of Warriors of St. Michael website
Hebrews 12:1 – “…so great a cloud of witnesses…” USCCB bible link
Nostra Aetate – Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions from the Second Vatican Council
Philippians 2:10 – “…at the name of Jesus every knee should bend…”
The Interior Castle Study Edition
Fr. Fortea – series of articles on spiritualdirection.com
Summa Daemoniaca – Fr. José Antonio Fortea (in Spanish; not yet available in English)
Interview with an Exorcist – Fr. José Antonio Fortea
Unbound: A Practical Guide to Deliverance – Neal Lozano
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Pilgrimage 2016 to Avila with Dan Burke and Teresa Tomeo
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Dan Burke

Dan Burke is the past President and C.O.O. of EWTN's worldwide news network. He is presently the founder and President of the Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation, which offers graduate and personal enrichment studies in spiritual theology to priests, deacons, religious, and laity in 90 countries and prepares men for seminary in over 40 dioceses. Dan is the author and editor of numerous books on authentic Catholic spirituality and hosts the Divine Intimacy Radio show with his wife, Stephanie, which is broadcast weekly on EWTN Radio. Past episodes can be found, along with thousands of articles on the interior life, at SpiritualDirection.com. In his deep commitment to the advancement of faithful Catholic spirituality, he is also the founder of Apostoli Viae, a world-wide, private association of the faithful dedicated to living and advancing the authentic spiritual patrimony of the Church. Most importantly, Dan is a blessed husband, father of four, grandfather of one—and grateful to be Catholic.