Catholic Books on Cases of Exorcisms, Occult, etc

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Does anyone know of any good catholic literature that has recorded cases of exorcisms, occult, etc.

I have covered Fr. Gabriel Amorth’s literature, Malachi Martin’s work, The Rite, Terry Ann Modica’s Overcoming the Occult, as well as Fr. Delaporte’s The Devil. Most of these works seem to be scant on details. I tend to avoid skeptical works like those of Ed Warren.

My reason for searching for literature that logs such cases of exorcisms, occult etc from a catholic perspective (or any legitimate perspective for that matter) is that I wish to have strong foundational evidence of many cases to show the existence of the devil as real.
 
Check with Women of Grace web site since they do a lot of work in New age and the occult.
 
It seems you already know of all the books I would recommend. :o

Honestly, I doubt that any such book exists that would give any greater details than Fr. Amorth’s books (at least, from a Catholic perspective). The Church does not want to encourage anyone to have a voyeuristic sort of fascination with the demonic. So generic details are ordinarily sufficient.

If you’re looking for evidence to “prove” the existence of the devil to third parties, I doubt such a book would hold much water with them anyway. They’d just assume it was exaggerated or made up.
 
Ed Warren, who died several years ago, was a lay demonologist recognized by the Catholic Church. He worked with priests and exorcists whenever cases were extreme. Maybe some of his cases seem a little hard to believe, the devil can and does do really horrible things.

If proof is needed that the devil exists, it doesn’t take much to find it. People have done some pretty terrible things and it could be that the devil had a hand in it. And the devil waits his chance to invade our lives, so using the occult would invite him in.
 
Have not read it, but I’ve heard him do an exorcism class, is Fr. Fortea’s Interview with an Exorcist (here is the class audio). There are also some books of specific cases, at least such as Begone Satan, the story of an exorcism in Iowa you can get from Tan Books.
 
Joe_5859 said:
It seems you already know of all the books I would recommend. :o

Honestly, I doubt that any such book exists that would give any greater details than Fr. Amorth’s books (at least, from a Catholic perspective). The Church does not want to encourage anyone to have a voyeuristic sort of fascination with the demonic. So generic details are ordinarily sufficient.

If you’re looking for evidence to “prove” the existence of the devil to third parties, I doubt such a book would hold much water with them anyway. They’d just assume it was exaggerated or made up.
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I’m not looking for so much details as I am quantity. Excessive morbid detail would be unnecessary and not good.
 
Maybe you could listen to a CD by Betty Brennan. She doesn’t go into graphic detail but I found her experience very interesting.

If you are just interested in the gritty details, I doubt you will find much help here at CAF. Most people want to forget those occult experiences, being that there was often ritual abuse involved…not a pleasant thing to reminisce or entertain. You might want to talk with police and crime scene investigators if you want to understand and convince others of evil and mayhem.
 
Auntie_A said:
Maybe you could listen to a CD by Betty Brennan. She doesn’t go into graphic detail but I found her experience very interesting.

If you are just interested in the gritty details, I doubt you will find much help here at CAF. Most people want to forget those occult experiences, being that there was often ritual abuse involved…not a pleasant thing to reminisce or entertain. You might want to talk with police and crime scene investigators if you want to understand and convince others of evil and mayhem.
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Once again, quantity, NOT gritty details is what I am looking for.
 
Think of more of a legal-ish log by the Church.

Like
1989 Young boy, exhibited such and such symptoms

1993 Nebraska 40 year old mother

etc…
 
weirdcatholic said:
Think of more of a legal-ish log by the Church.

Like
1989 Young boy, exhibited such and such symptoms

1993 Nebraska 40 year old mother

etc…
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You’d probably have to check with your diocesan office’s archive. 😛

Not to say that such a book does not exist. Maybe it does. If so, I’d be interested to know about it. But I have the feeling that confidentiality would somewhat limit the type of log that would be publicly released. At least for more recent times. After a certain number of years, that may change.
 
I believe an anonymous and albeit brief log of cases could be helpful for laity and non believers to not scoff at the existence of the devil and possession.
 
weirdcatholic said:
I believe an anonymous and albeit brief log of cases could be helpful for laity and non believers to not scoff at the existence of the devil and possession.
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Scoffers will scoff, no matter the evidence. What made me see the hand of the devil and possession was raising a foster child who was raised by a meth addict. Experience.

A brief log of cases will not convince someone who scoffs at the existence of a devil and demonic possession. But I appreciate your attempt to be thorough and scholarly.

How about investigating police, crime scene investigators, therapists and cult deprogrammers who are convinced that evil exists?

And please READ “The Rite”, if you didn’t read it thoroughly yet. I think you don’t understand something yet about this issue in the church and how it had been neglected for a while.My auntie used to say: “The devil wants us to believe he does not exist.”
 
I have just bought Fr Amorth’s two books (An Exorcist tells his story, An Exorcist: More Stories) and already find the first one to be very good. I’m already half-way through, since it makes good, clear and exciting reading.
 
CutlerB said:
I have just bought Fr Amorth’s two books (An Exorcist tells his story, An Exorcist: More Stories) and already find the first one to be very good. I’m already half-way through, since it makes good, clear and exciting reading.
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They are no doubt excellent reads…I’d suggest Terry Ann Modica’s Overcoming the Occult as well. A bit too conservative but nevertheless an interesting read.
 
weirdcatholic said:
They are no doubt excellent reads…I’d suggest Terry Ann Modica’s Overcoming the Occult as well. A bit too conservative but nevertheless an interesting read.
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I have no problem with something being “too conservative”… if you ask me, there is no such thing. 😉 :rolleyes:
 
These are excellent and practical *Catholic *sources with plenty of detail:
“The Handbook for Spiritual Warfare” by Dr Ed Murphy is an excellent protestant resource for those who do not have access to the sacraments. It’s also the size of a Bible.

All of these have many examples.
 
InspiritCarol said:
These are excellent and practical *Catholic *sources with plenty of detail:
“The Handbook for Spiritual Warfare” by Dr Ed Murphy is an excellent protestant resource for those who do not have access to the sacraments. It’s also the size of a Bible.

All of these have many examples.
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Thanks for the resources 😉
 
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