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Former U.S. Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan routinely has warriors on his podcast who have battled men using modern weaponry. Last week, he spoke to a warrior who battles demons using timeless weaponry: Christ's name, prayer, and the authority of his vocation.Over the course of his four-hour conversation with Ryan, Fr. Chad Ripperger — a Thomistic philosopher, psychologist, and founder of the Doloran Fathers — shared insights drawn from years serving as a Catholic exorcist in the Archdiocese of Denver, as well as from his study of church history and Christian theology.In addition to discussing potential signs of the Antichrist's imminence...

[Catholic Caucus] Fr. Ripperger: Mary, the Mother of God can convert corrupt Church leadersDuring exorcisms, demons have revealed to Fr. Chad Ripperger that some of the Catholic Church’s leadership is ‘very morally compromised, and some of it is involved in stuff that’s very dark.’Exorcist Father Chad Ripperger told former U.S. Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan that the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, is the one who can convert corrupt Church leaders. During a four-hour interview on The Shawn Ryan Show, Ripperger affirmed that during his exorcisms demons at times have called out the sins of people “very high up...

Fr. Chad Ripperger discusses the psychology of angels and demons, drawing from Catholic doctrine and his experience in spiritual warfare and exorcism. The key points from his talk: Lucifer's hatred for Our Lady (0:00-1:42): Lucifer's anger towards God stemmed from the revelation of Our Lady's perpetual self-sacrifice, which exposed his pride. She consistently sacrificed herself without counting the personal cost, a quality that angels, unlike humans, don't possess in their decision-making process. Angelic vs. Human Free Will (1:44-4:23): Angels make decisions with absolute commitment—they are "all in" or "out." Their perfect comprehension of what they are choosing means their will...

The term “exorcist” goes past the iconic 1973 horror film. The belief finds itself prominent within the Catholic community. Rev. Chad Ripperger is not only a priest within the religion but also an exorcist. There are currently around 150 Catholic priests in the United States who have received training to perform exorcisms, and when researching famous exorcists like Revs. Vincent Lampert and Gabriele Amorth, Ripperger’s name appears. Whether it was Catholics interested in delving into their religious relationship or people intrigued by the big bolded word “exorcist” on the event flyer, people filled the majority of the Grand Ballroom in...

(LifeSiteNews) — After the story emerged of Charlie and Erika Kirk allegedly asking a priest friend to pray over Charlie when they learned that witches had been paid to curse him, LifeSiteNews reached out to a renowned exorcist, Father Chad Ripperger, to shed light on the role that the witches’ curses may have played in Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Witches were hired by the radical feminist media site, Jezebel, via the website Etsy to hex Kirk in late August. Jezebel then published its now-deleted story about its hiring of the witches on Monday, September 8, and Charlie Kirk was killed by...

…The Catholic Church has no official, binding doctrine on tattoos. You won’t find a paragraph in the Catechism of the Catholic Church saying, “Thou shalt not ink thy skin.” This silence leaves room for interpretation, guided by broader principles like respect for the body as a temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) and the virtues of prudence and modesty. Pope Francis has even chimed in with a surprisingly open take. In 2018, during a meeting with young Catholics, he responded to a seminarian’s question about tattoos by saying, “Don’t be afraid of tattoos.” He noted their historical use...

I don't think I have come across a more compelling and indicting exposition on the crisis of manhood in our culture than this somewhat underground lecture by exorcist Fr. Chad Ripperger that I recently stumbled across. Fr. Ripperger uses a Thomistic philosophical framework to expound upon the four forms of effeminacy in men today, using the Fall in Genesis as the backdrop for explaining just what happened to us and what it means to be a man. He is clear, he is concise, and he is completely unforgiving. He has no use or time for political correctness in diagnosing this...