[NYer]

And then there is Fr. Malachi Martin, a former Jesuit priest, who performed exorcisms for 30 years. Fr. Martin is now deceased.

The dark shadows of skyscrapers are falling across New York as an elderly white-haired priest leaves the reassuring comfort of his home and heads through the streets towards the apartment block where the others are waiting. He walks quite slowly, carrying a small black case filled with the essential paraphernalia of the ritual he is about to perform. The room has been prepared to his precise instructions: cleaned, sprinkled with holy water, and stripped of movable objects. Of those now gathered inside, only the priest - his face drawn and solemn - has any idea what to expect. Or rather, what to expect. After 30 years as an exorcist, Father Malachi Martin has learnt to recognize the natures of the demons he pursues. They may be ingenious or stupid, coarse or charming, brazen or craven. Hell, it seems, is no place for stereotypes. "I need to know who they are," the Irish-born priest says softly. "I need their names - and their stories."

An Article on Exorcism

[eastsider]

Father Martin cites David Berkowitz, the 1970s New York serial killer, as a classic case of perfect possession. "I met him in his cell, at his request," says Father Martin. "He confessed that he had been, for many years, a member of a Satanic coven. This was the source of his evil."

Why isn't this a violation of the seal of confession?

[abigail2]

I love spirit daily. I'm not even catholic LOL! I loved Malachi Martin. Have you ever read his book about possession I forget his name.

[Desdemona]

Thank you.

IMO, this is a subject we all should know far more about than we do. For our own safety and protection if nothing else.

[Coleus]

What does anyone think of Charismatics who expell demons as this guy does, his uncle is the president of Steubenville university?

Casting out demons, by means of deliverance

The Older Brother Returns: Finding a Renewed Sense of God's Love and Mercy