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Samples from the book - Slaying Dragons: What Exorcists See & What We Should Know

At times, I have heard people wanting to read some samples of the book to get an idea of what it is all about.  In addition to the many reviews on Amazon (click here), I have decided to collect all of the posts I made last year, just before and after the book was published, featuring samples of the books content.
Take a look!

Exorcists talk about the existence of what they call a "nemesis" to every demon.  This shows why it is important for the exorcist to gain the name of the demon who is posse...

A Prayer for Peace Amidst a Multitude of Storms

In my book, Slaying Dragons: What Exorcists See & What We Should Know, I mentioned a prayer that I wrote for a friend of mine to help alleviate what seemed like diabolical oppression which had become burdensome in the friend's life.



This prayer is mentioned in Chapter Three, under the section titled "Oppression."  Here is a snippet from that section, which contains the story about the prayer:

Diabolical oppression involves those things that affect a person’s life from the outside. These can includ...

An Abundance of Eucharistic Miracles

As I listen along to the "work-in-progress" Audible version of my book, Slaying Dragons: What Exorcists See & What We Should Know, my attention was drawn to a very important work of the Church which may not be known as far and as wide as it deserves.

At the terrific website, The Real Presence, dedicated to (if not founded by) the late and saintly Fr. John Hardon, there is a collection of all of the approved Eucharistic Miracles throughout the world.  For years, I have presented this...

When the Churches Re-Open – A Time of Penance and Jubilation

(This article will apply to people differently based on whether or not you have had the blessing of receiving Holy Communion at times during this pandemic interdict.)
In this time in which the Holy Mass has been locked away into our televisions and computers, when we have been required to fast from the Holy Eucharist, and when the Sacrament of Confession is restrictively available, it has caused me to regard these sacred gifts much differently.

At first, it was a mere inconvenience, with...

New Interview on The Front Line with Joe and Joe!

One of my latest interviews with Joe and Joe from "The Frontline with Joe and Joe"!


Recognizing the need to evangelize the culture, particularly men, this show tackles topics facing our Church, Country and Culture.
The Frontline with Joe and Joe has had some remarkable guests, including Mike Aquilina, Jesse Romero, Fr. Chris Alar, Christopher West, and...yours truly!
Take a look at their Facebook page and find them on Youtube.

And get your copy of the best-selling book: Slaying Dragons: What...

New Interview on Meeting of the MindZ with Gene Zannetti!

Take a look at one of my recent interviews, with Gene Zannetti.



Gene Zannetti owns Winning Mindset, a sport-performance mental training program. He has two Masters Degrees in Exercise Science and Sport Psychology and is a certified School Psychologist. He was a Nationally Ranked All-Ivy League wrestler at the University of Pennsylvania.

After a strong reversion following the 33-day consecration to Jesus through Mary in 2015, he founded Spiritual Strength, conducting retreats, presentations,...

Obedience to Christ in Our Weakness

The great saints knew their weaknesses and prayed in such a manner as, Do Thou, O Lord, extend Thy protecting hand over me, that I may not betray Thee this day.

Such folly, to the outsider, might seem this apparently weak devotion to Our Lord. Why, they might ask, do you claim to be His follower if you are so fickle a disciple, so fickle a friend, so half-hearted a servant?
Indeed, the question should cause us to consider the apparent contradiction: why do we call ourselves His friends if...

Consecration to Our Lady - AND Reparation for Sin!

As the Bishops of our nation set about to renew the consecration of our county to the Immaculate Virgin Mary, to bring about an end to the scourge of pestilence that is upon this world, it has been noted that there is a lack in one key element: a call to reparation, contrition, and penance.

The prayers that are being offered are done in supplication, petitioning Our Lady to intercede for us, and petitioning Our Lord to comfort us and bring an end to the virus. Often, the prayers are directed...

A Spiritual Work of Mercy for Today

Someone who would like to go anonymous crafted this idea and I offered to present it to whomever finds this post.  Please share if you like it!

~~See Prayer at the End of the Post~~

Central of our Faith is to do good to others. In times of epidemics, great Saints emerged in laying down their lives to care for the sick and dying, even at risk of their own health.

In this strange situation in which we find ourselves, while many are struggling with the virus itself, so many more are suffering...

Can Damned Souls Possess People? An Unexpected Controversy - and Update

In my book, Slaying Dragons: What Exorcists See & What We Should Know , I briefly discuss the issue of whether damned souls are capable of possessing people.

Many exorcists have seen strange phenomena in their ministry which has pointed some of them in the direction of believing that it is truly possible for this to occur.  Fr. Fortea and Fr. Ripperger both discuss the evidence, as they have personally witnessed it, which points them in the direction of believing that this is a true...