“I often recall the words of my spiritual director, spoken years before this intervention, but even more fitting now, eight years after my decision to move home: ‘You need to let go of the idea of what you think your life ought to look like.’” – Grace Abruzzo
“The physical pleasures associated with gluttony, lust, and sloth are obvious. We are less aware of the spiritualized forms of these capital sins.” – Father John Bartunek
“You know that there are battles all around us. But did you know about the battle in—and for—your mind? Join me on the 31st to learn more.” – Dan Burke
“With Western culture collapsing and many in the Church seeking to adapt the Lord’s teaching to the modern (and collapsing) age, we need to stand firm, not lose heart, and actively resist notions that seek to set aside what the Lord has clearly taught.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“I don’t understand the modern embracing of magic, witchcraft, Satan and the occult. They are descending into a dark world.” – Monsignor Stephen Rossetti
“People often tell me that they are suffering from demonic dreams. I am always a bit skeptical. But this one caught my eye.” – Monsignor Stephen Rossetti
“At the very moment of proclaiming that his newborn son will be named “John,” Zechariah was flooded with the Holy Spirit and burst into praise – in words that many of us proclaim each morning in the Liturgy of the Hours.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
“We used the strongest deliverance prayers we had as well as holy water and other blessed objects. We did our best, but she was assaulted by demons throughout the night. It was pretty ugly.” – Monsignor Stephen Rossetti
“We have confidence in the victory of Christ’s death and resurrection, and we believe that when we use this relic in faith, the Lord generously imparts a special grace. The witness of the demons gives us additional confidence in its authenticity and its graced power.” – Monsignor Stephen Rossetti
“Satan is called the ‘Father of Lies,’ (Jn 8:44), Mendacii Pater in the Rite of Exorcism. I have noticed that demons will sometimes visibly react when the phrase Mendacii Pater is spoken aloud in the Rite.” – Monsignor Stephen Rossetti
