An Exorcist Tells His Story

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I first read the book when I was 16 and LOVED IT!!!

I know it was a large part of my godson’s conversion when he converted to catholocism as well.

A wonderful eye-opener to the realities of this world.
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Orionthehunter:
I may disagree with Sam. The occult and the work of the Devil is especially insiduous. I remember the first time that I read Screwtape Letters as a young man. It caused a great deal of consternation and confusion for me. In retrospect, I believe that my faith foundation was insufficient to deal with this subject matter. It is my recommendation to focus on books that build Faith (Scripture, works of Saints, etc.) and avoid anything that might allow the Devil to penetrate your thoughts. As you now know, such thoughts is how Satan begins to possess.

God Bless you in your journey.
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I agree with you, Orionthehunter, it is very important to build up one’s faith. However, have you ever read Fr. Amorth’s books? I haven’t read the Screwtape Letters, but I found Fr. Amorth’s books to really emphasize the importance of the sacraments. He tells us that by simply going to weekly (daily if possible) Mass and regular Confession, you are doing much more good for your soul and much more damage to the work of Satan than an exorcism could ever do. Additionally, many good, faithful Catholics unwittingly stumble into occult practices because of ignorance. It is important to educate ourselves in all aspects of our faith–the warm and fuzzy ones as well as the not so pleasant.
 
To BigBuddha…

If your going to read the good Fr. Amorth’s book I humbly suggest you read it with the Screwtape Letters. It allows you to literally see both sides of the story as The Screwtape Letters is written in the perspective of a demon. Whats more, these books seem to work in perfect harmony (eg. both Lewis and Fr. Amorth mention how the devil hates to be revealed).

Personally I chose to read this book instead of a more faith forming one due to the fact that a few of my friends were getting into occultish activities…
 
Watch “Interview With An Exorcist” available from St. Joseph’s communications. It comes in both VHS and DVD.

It is awesome. Very illuminating.
 
I read that book over the holidays. I started reading the second one (An Exorcist: More Stories), but since classes have resumed, I haven’t had the time to pick it up.

I didn’t find anything outrageous in it. I have to admit certain things, like his discussion of “the evil eye,” or of blessed salt in houses made me raise an eyebrow out of doubt, but you have to keep an open mind.

The book is very straight-forward, and not meant to entertain, so you’re not reading embellished, superstitious tales. Everything he spoke of came from his years and years of first-hand experience.
 
I’ve read both of Fr. Amorth’s books on exorcism. I enjoyed both. It’s hard to say anything bad about the book. Confession and Communion keeps the devil/demons away.
 
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Teen_Catholic:
To BigBuddha…

If your going to read the good Fr. Amorth’s book I humbly suggest you read it with the Screwtape Letters. It allows you to literally see both sides of the story as The Screwtape Letters is written in the perspective of a demon. Whats more, these books seem to work in perfect harmony (eg. both Lewis and Fr. Amorth mention how the devil hates to be revealed).

Personally I chose to read this book instead of a more faith forming one due to the fact that a few of my friends were getting into occultish activities…
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I would also recommend Peter Kreeft’s book The Snakebite Letters which does the C S Lewis idea from a Catholic perspective.

BTW, my all-time favourite book is Pierced by a Sword by Bud McFarlane Jr, available free from www.catholicity.com It is so Catholic.
 
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Intriguing, thoroughly researched volume provides expert historical view of demonology and the occult, drawing information from the Bible, literary classics, personal memoirs, correspondence, and court records.

Scholarly, yet highly readable study defines witchcraft then examines ceremonial practices, the casting of spells and conjuring, celebration of the Black Mass, and much more.

A masterfully written work for anyone interested in supernatural phenomena, this book has been hailed by critic H. L. Mencken as “learned, honest, and amusing.”

Fr. Montague Summers wrote many books on Witchcraft, Demonolgy, Black Magic, and the Occult. Professor Jeffrey Burton Russell described Fr. Summers as “by far the most determined and informed modern defender of orthodoxy against the skeptics… Summers was well steeped in the sources, and his insight that European witchcraft was basically a perversion of Christianity and related to heresy, rather than the survival of a pagan religion, as the Murrayites [followers of Margaret Murray] claimed, was correct.” (P.29 Witchcraft in the Middle Ages)
 
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This spirited, amusing and immensely informative history of paganism in 19th- and 20th-century Britain centers on Wicca, the system of witchcraft Gerald B. Gardner introduced to a startled public in the 1950s. The book’s first half takes the reader on a breakneck tour of Victorian and Edwardian culture, demonstrating that Wiccan belief and practice owe much to the scholars, novelists and poets who resurrected Pan and the Goddess, crafting romantic visions of a pre-Christian past.
 
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