A Comprehensive List of
Spiritual Warfare and Demonology
Posts (and their Links)
by Various Authors
on SpiritualDirection.com

POSTS BY VARIOUS AUTHORS:

Posts by Father John Bartunek:

• Introduction to Spiritual Warfare – Part I
• Introduction to Spiritual Warfare  – Part II
• Introduction to Spiritual Warfare  – Part III – What is the devil up to?
• Introduction to Spiritual Warfare  – Part IV – Getting down to action
• Differences between Demon Possession, Mental Illness or Depression
• Can Demons Repent?
• Can Demons Tempt Us to Pray?
• The Devil: Is He for Real? Why does God let him Hang Around?
• Recurring Nightmares; Spiritual Attacks
• Are Bad Thoughts Sinful? How to Avoid Unforgivable Sin
• What’s Spiritual Gluttony? Part II of II
• Help Me Understand Attacks of the Devil (Part I of II)
• Help Me Understand Attacks of the Devil (Part II of II)
• How to Help Someone Who Suffers with Severe Anger
• I am Torn between Contradictory Emotions: What can I Do? (Part I of II)
• I am Torn between Contradictory Emotions: What can I Do? (Part II of II)
• Is it Possible for the Presence of God to be Distracting?
• Understanding Dreams
• Demon Attacks

Posts by exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth (via Sophia Institute Press):

• Facts About the Devil from an Exorcist (excerpt from Fr. Amorth’s book “An Exorcist Explains the Demonic”)
• The Victory of Christ Over Sin and Death (excerpt from Fr. Amorth’s book “An Exorcist Explains the Demonic”)

Posts by exorcist Father José Antonio Fortea:

• Demons
  • Does the Devil Really Exist?
  • Characteristics of Demons:
    • What is a Demon?
    • Are All Demons the Same?
    • Do Demons Know the Future?
    • Can Demons Do Good?
    • Do Demons Experience Pleasure?
    • What Language do Demons Speak?
    • What does a Demon Think About?
    • Who are the Most Evil of all Demons?
    • Relation of Demons to the Natural, Preternatural & Supernatural
    • Do Demons Experience Time?
      • What do Demons do with their Time?
  • God and the Demons:
    • Why did God put the Demons to the Test?
    • Do God and the Devil Talk Among Themselves?
    • Does God Hate the Demons?
    • Is God’s Greatest Creation Lucifer or the Blessed Virgin Mary?
    • Why Doesn’t God Just Annihilate the Demons?
    • Is God Present Even in Hell?
  • Location of Demons:
    • Where are Demons Located?
    • The Bible says Some Demons are in Hell: Are They Not on Earth Tempting Us?
    • Why does Sacred Scripture Say Demons are in the Regions of the Air?
  • Names for the Devil:
    • Why is the Devil Called “The Accuser”?
    • Is the Devil the Beast of the Book of Revelation?
    • Leviathan – Why the Various Heads?
    • Why does the Bible Call the Devil the “Prince of This World”?
  • Power of Demons:
    • Can Demons Cause Disasters and Accidents?
    • Can a Person Make a Pact with the Devil?
    • Can Demons Unite to Influence Society?
    • Can the Devil have a Human Child?
  • Psychological Issues:
    • Should We be Afraid of the Devil?
    • Can Demons Cause Mental Illness?
    • Questionable Visions: Demonic or Psychiatric Origins?
    • Can Demons Cause Nightmares?
    • Can Demons Read Our Thoughts?
  • Scripture:
    • Why does Sacred Scripture Say Demons are in the Regions of the Air?
    • Did Demons Know Jesus was the Messiah When He was on Earth?
    • Why Satan Appears More Often in the New Testament than the Old
    • What is the Significance to the Order of the Three Temptations of Jesus in the Desert?
  • Temptation:
    • Temptation: Why Does God Allow It?
    • What can be Done Against Temptation?
    • Can We be Tempted Beyond Our Strength to Resist?
    • Temptations: From Ourselves or From the Devil?
    • Do Demons have a Plan when Tempting Us?
    • How Many of Our Temptations Come from Demons?
• Eternal Death:
  • What is Eternal Death?
  • What is the Process that Leads to Eternal Death?
  • Are Only Those who Want to Be Condemned Actually Condemned?
  • Is God Present Even in Hell?
• Evil:
  • What is Evil? Aquinas’ Classical Definition Found in the Catechism
  • Does Evil Really Exist?
  • Will Evil Exist Forever?
  • What are the Types of Evil?
  • Infinite Evil – Does it Exist?
  • What is the Greatest Evil?
  • What is the Difference between Magic and Religion?
• Sin:
  • Why Do We Sin?
  • Can One be Condemned for Little Sins?

Posts by Dan Burke:

• The Devil’s War on Silence
• How to Give Delight to the Devil (Saint Alphonsus Liguori)
• Temptations of an Apostolic Heart
• Spiritual Life, Spiritual Direction: God in You – Part 2 of 5 (video interview of Dan Burke)
• Divine Intimacy Carmelite Meditation Book:
  • The Great Combat: First Sunday of Lent
• Divine Intimacy Radio (Dan Burke and Melissa Elson):
  • Demon Possessed Through Yoga?
  • Despair, Discernment, and Distractions in Prayer (How do we discern if we’re under spiritual attack?)
  • Discernment of Spirits:
    • Despair, Discernment, and Distractions in Prayer (How do we discern if we’re under spiritual attack?)
    • Introduction to Discernment of Spirits
    • Discernment of Spirits: Rule 1 – How the Enemy Acts Regarding Habitual Sin and How the Good Spirit Acts
    • Discernment of Spirits: Rule 2 – On Movement toward God & Recognizing the Enemy’s Effect on Spiritual Progress
    • Discernment of Spirits: Rule 3 – Spiritual Consolation
    • Discernment of Spirits: Rule 4 – Spiritual Desolation
    • Discernment of Spirits: Rule 5 – Never Change Spiritual Commitments while Experiencing Spiritual Desolation
    • Discernment of Spirits: Rule 6 – When Experiencing Spiritual Desolation Make a Change Against Desolation
    • Discernment of Spirits: Rule 7 – Resisting the Enemy’s Agitations
    • Discernment of Spirits: Rule 8 – In Desolation, Work Towards Patience
    • Discernment of Spirits: Overview and Lectio Divina Guide
    • Discernment of Spirits: Rule 9 – Aridity vs Desolation
    • Discernment of Spirits: Rule 10 — Preparing for Spiritual Desolation
    • Discernment of Spirits: Personal Voyages
    • Discernment of Spirits: The Strength of the Enemy vs the Power of Prayer
    • Discernment of Spirits: Rule 13 – “False Quiet”
    • Discernment of Spirits: Rule 14: “The Enemy Attacks in Weakness”
    • Emotions in Prayer
    • Melancholic Temperaments, Desires versus Temptations, and Discerning God’s Will
  • Melancholic Temperaments, Desires versus Temptations, and Discerning God’s Will
  • Mortification and Spiritual Progress
  • 30 Days with Teresa of Avila: Day 23 Reflections
  • 30 Days with Teresa of Avila: Day 24 Reflections
  • 30 Days with Teresa of Avila: Day 25 Reflections – Human Frailty
  • 30 Days with Teresa of Avila: Day 27 Reflections Part 2 – Demonic Attacks
• 30 Days with Teresa of Avila (book excerpts):
  • Day 2
  • Day 23
  • Day 25
• Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis
  • Of Adversity and Resisting Temptation

Other Spiritual Warfare Posts including: The Occult, Witches, the Devil, Exorcisms, Halloween and more!

• Dan Burke:
  • Angels, Ghosts, and Godparents (Divine Intimacy Radio)
  • Do Ghosts Exist?
  • Halloween, Witches, Demons and the Occult (by Katherine Marcellino, OCDS)
  • Even Demons Believe in Christ’s Real Presence in the Eucharist (by Monsignor Charles Pope)
  • Screwtape Letters: What the Devil does Not Want You to Hear
  • Spiritual Battle and the Contest of Faith (by Saint Cyprian)
  • Delusions the Devil Suggests to Sinners (by Saint Alphonsus Liguori)
  • Book Picks
• Charlie McKinney – Sophia Institute Press Books:
  • Do Ghosts Really Exist?
  • Resisting Temptations
  • The Effects of Holy Water
  • Spiritual Warfare and the Church: Equipped to Conquer
• Liz Estler:
  • Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
  • Our Lady of Fatima and the Rosary
• Peter Howard:
  • The Powerful Crown of Roses
  • Crossing Over the Sea of Mediocrity and Eternal Fire
• Patti Maguire Armstrong:
  • Exorcist Interview about Recent Possession
  • An Exorcist and a Journalist Explore Eastern Meditation and Mindfulness
  • An Exorcist’s Perspective on the Harvard black mass
  • Exorcists Weigh in on Reported Possessions in Mexico (with video)
  • Exorcist Advice on How to Protect Yourself
  • Spiritual Warfare: Insights from Exorcists
• Paul McCusker:
  • One Devil to Another
  • The Very Real World of Screwtape
• Charlotte Ostermann:
  • You are Perfect, Really
• Nancy Ward:
  • Spiritual Warfare: Tonic Soup and Near Collison
• Vicki Burbach:
  • Mid-Life: Cause for Crisis or Contentment? (Book Club on Finding God through Meditation by St Peter of Alcántara):
  • Spiritual Reading Arms Us for Battle (book excerpt by Charlie McKinney from Vicki’s book How to Read Your Way to Heaven)

Prayer and Sacramentals:

• Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
• Go to Hell or Go to Prayer (Video)
• Our Lady of Fatima and the Rosary
• Prayer to Saint Michael
• Retreat Guide: Invisible Allies – A Retreat Guide on St Michael and the Angels
• The Effects of Holy Water – Book Excerpt from Sophia Institute Press Books

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