The Exorcist Files

What happens when an obsession disguises itself as God’s will? Ryan Bethea and Father Carlos Martins examine the phenomenon of diabolical obsession through the parallel stories of two young men, Trevor and Steve. Discover how isolation and spiritualized delusions trap the mind, the fine line between psychological limerence and demonic assault, and the essential power of community and truth in breaking free.

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Timestamps

00:00 | A Distressing Voicemail

00:36 | Disguised as an Angel of Light

01:50 | Welcome to The Exorcist Files

02:30 | Trevor’s Ordinary Life & The Young Adult Night

04:19 | A Glimpse of Denise & The Isaiah Card

06:06 | "She’s the One": The Delusion Begins

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10:27 | Steve’s Story: Discipline & Miss Holmes' Dream

14:02 | Trevor’s Pursuit at Mass

15:39 | The Confrontation in the Parking Lot

17:53 | Interpreting Rejection as God’s Test

19:15 | Adbreak: Exodus 90 & Fr. Gregory Pine

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22:20 | Steve’s 8-Month Cycle of Standing Up & Grief

24:37 | Trevor's Stalking & The Diamond Ring

27:14 | Steve’s Academic Downfall & Hidden Despair

28:36 | The Intervention: Taped Photos on the Fridge

31:13 | Limerence, Psychology, and Preternatural Assault

32:55 | Historical Cases of Deadly Obsession: Madonna & Carl Tanzler

34:25 | Trevor Meets With Father Martins

37:05 | The Deliverance: Renunciation & Freedom

39:48 | Truth Shatters Steve's Illusion

42:04 | How the Doors Opened: Pornography, False Prophecy, and Testing Spirits

44:27 | Takeaway: Put God First & Never Walk Alone

46:33 | Credits & Closing

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Fr. Reisinger struggles to set Emma free while the attacks on the priests escalate in the climactic finale to one of the most famous Exorcism Cases in History

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In this dramatic episode of The Exorcist Files, Father Martins takes us back to 1920s Earling, Iowa, exploring one of the most thoroughly documented and bizarre cases of spiritual warfare in modern history: the exorcism of Emma Schmidt (pseudonym Anna Ecklund).

From her troubled youth marked by curses, witchcraft, and domestic turmoil, to sudden violent levitation and an aversion to holy water, Emma’s torment baffled those around her. When Father Theophilus Reisinger steps into the fray with the help of Father Joseph Steiger and local religious sisters, the first solemn rite in the convent unleashes forces far darker than expected.

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Timestamps:

00:00 | Opening Drama: The Rite Commences

01:23 | Welcome to Earling, Iowa: The Arena of Spiritual Warfare

02:32 | Father Carlos Martins on Begone Satan & Rules of Engagement

04:32 | Emma’s Upbringing, Aunt Mina & Suspicions of Witchcraft

07:42 | The Church Threshold Incident & Meeting Father Theophilus Riesinger

11:00 | Capuchin Fathers & A Pastoral Relationship

15:32 | Mid-Life Crisis, Melancholy & Early Deliverance (1912)

21:45 | Relocation to St. Joseph’s Parish Convent (1928)

24:02 | The Covert Holy Water Test & Preternatural Aversion

27:02 | The Rite Begins: Unnatural Speed, Leaping & Wall Levitation

31:37 | The Exhaustion of the Exorcist & Weary Convent Sisters

39:48 | Physical Degradation: Inexplicable Manifestations

41:20 | Interrogating the Spirits: Beelzebub, Jacob, Mina & Judas Iscariot

48:22 | Preview of Part 2 & Credits

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Dr. John Bergsma a renowned scholar and theological mind joins the Exorcist Files to dive into the supernatural activity of the Old Testament.

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Timestamps:

00:00 | Teaser: Demonic Footholds, Concert Culture, and the Serpent in Eden

01:26 | Introduction to Dr. John Bergsma

03:30 | Dr. Bergsma’s First Encounters with Deliverance as an Inner-City Pastor

06:12 | The 2-Hour General Confession: Renouncing Sins vs. Power Encounters

09:02 | Father Gabriel Amorth & Viewing Sin as "Accepting Cookies"

10:50 | Why Western Christianity Ignored the Intermediate Realm of Spirits

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18:27 | The Unseen Realm: Dr. Michael Heiser, the Heavenly Court, and Genesis 6

21:44 | Debunking Fallen-Angel Procreation: St. Augustine & the Line of Seth

23:46 | The Flood as a Divine Defense of Monogamy in the Dead Sea Scrolls

25:01 | All Warfare in the Old Testament Was Spiritual Warfare

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31:16 | The Angel of the Lord and the Pre-Incarnate Christ in the Old Testament

35:05 | King David, Saul’s Affliction, and the Roots of Exorcism

37:00 | Solomon, Deliverance Scrolls at Qumran, and Psalm 91

39:20 | Why Was the Serpent Allowed in Eden? Adam’s Failed Priestly Role

42:38 | Communication with Nature Before the Fall

44:26 | Dinosaurs, Fossils, and the Flood’s Rampant Violence

50:00 | How 1st-Century Jewish Exorcists Operated vs. the Direct Authority of Jesus

53:15 | What the Dead Sea Scrolls Revealed About the Essenes and the Spiritual World

57:00 | The Gods of the Pagans: Baal, Molech, and Modern Echoes

01:02:45 | Refuting the Prosperity Gospel: Spiritual Childhood vs. Embracing the Cross

01:10:45 | Territorial Spirits and Guardian Angels in Scripture (Daniel 10 & Acts 12)

01:14:45 | The Deuterocanonical Books: How the Old Testament Canon Was Formed

01:22:12 | Tobit and the Dead Sea Scrolls

01:23:48 | St. Jerome, St. Augustine, and Canonical Discernment

01:29:56 | Protestant Fruit, Sacraments of Desire, and Church Unity

01:38:40 | Where to Find Dr. Bergsma’s Work & Closing Remarks

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A first listen to Season 3. Featuring new stories of demonic obsession, generational curses, and even one of the most famous exorcism stories in American history, new case files will begin dropping this October. Make sure you are subscribed! Reminder, Vault members get the cases a fully day early and ad free!

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Father Martins offers some wisdom on forgiving yourself, how to discern what is prophetic vs demonic, and what steps to take to remove the influence of the occult in one's past.

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Father Carlos Martins and Ryan Bethea break down the sacramental, ontological power of Confession—from breaking the grip of sin and guilt to the mechanics of perfect contrition. Plus, they discuss the lingering damage of sin, the dangers of generational occult objects, and listener questions on holy water and spiritual warfare.

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Timestamps

00:00 | Cold Open & Highlights

01:07 | Welcome to The Exorcist Files

02:49 | Listener Phobias & The "Cricket Confession"

04:00 | Holy Water, Dates, and Demonic Reactions

05:57 | What Is Perfect Contrition?

12:12 | Why Go to a Priest? The Biblical Roots of Confession

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16:00 | John 20: Christ Gives the Power to Forgive

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31:15 | The Soul After Sin: Guilt vs. Deformity

37:28 | Purgation, Rehabilitation, and Martyrdom

42:20 | The Palpable Grace of Absolution

44:14 | St. John Paul II and the Power of the Confessional

46:17 | Does God Literally Forget Our Sins?

51:57 | Psychics, Occult Powers, and Generational Residue

59:02 | Intellectual Disabilities and Spiritual Warfare

01:01:09 | Exorcising and Destroying Masonic Heirlooms

01:03:50 | St. Joseph of Cupertino: Holiness That Terrified Demons

01:08:42 | Wrap-Up & Vault Member Announcements

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In this episode of The Exorcist Files, host Ryan Bethea and Father Carlos Martins share key updates on Season 3—including an October 5th premiere date, an exclusive sneak peek audio clip, and a personal prayer request.

Then, Dominican friar Father Gregory Pine joins the show to tackle listener questions on spiritual warfare. They discuss how demons try to derail vocations, overcoming regret and envy, what Christ meant by "turning the other cheek," and how to choose forgiveness in the face of deep betrayal.

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Timestamps:

01:29 | Housekeeping & Season 3 Launch Date Announcement

04:31 | Sneak Peek Clip: Season 3 Case File (“The Wound and the Wolf”)

07:45 | Father's Announcement

10:10 | Speaking Dates, The Exorcist Files Book & Welcoming Fr. Gregory Pine

13:40 | Sponsor Break: Exodus 90, Babbel, Bubs Naturals

18:13 | Banter & Opening Remarks with Fr. Gregory Pine

19:22 | Can Demons Stop You From Finding Your Vocation?

21:26 | God’s Will, Desires, and Human Freedom in Discernment

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29:50 | Cultural Despair, Influencer Culture, and Lies Targeting Youth

34:39 | Regret, Midlife Anxiety, and the Long-term Study on Love & Happiness

37:01 | Fighting Envy, Scarcity Mindset, and the Mystical Body

42:07 | Dealing with Deep Injustice, Anger, and How to Choose Forgiveness

51:14 | Listener Question: Celebrating All Saints’ Day on Halloween

55:00 | Justice vs. Charity: What Does “Turn the Other Cheek” Mean?

01:03:07 | Grace: Comparing Catholic and Protestant Perspectives

01:07:20 | Marian Apparitions & Private Revelation

01:09:00 | Spiritual Warfare on the Internet & Dealing with Harsh Feedback

01:17:11 | Navigating a Toxic Workplace

01:18:52 | Trivia Game: Three Anthonys & Sign-off

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You asked. He answered. Father Martins weighs in on the Lindsay Clancy case, and how he distinguishes the voice of God from the voice of the enemy. We also bring you some fascinating history with King Louise IX and Father finally talks about his favorite Hockey player of all time...

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Timestamps

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01:00:08 | Opening Reflection & Call to Prayer

01:00:58 | Welcome & Season 3 Announcement

01:03:12 | The Lindsay Clancy Tragedy & Demonic Discernment

01:08:32 | How God Communicates & Discerning the Voice of the Lord

01:14:06 | St. Ignatius Loyola’s Three Modes of Discernment

01:21:54 | Approaching God with Childlike Petition vs. Demands

01:23:21 | God Speaking Through Scripture, Books, & Movies

01:28:03 | Feast of King Louis IX: Monarch as Servant

01:35:25 | Vault Question: House Guests & Spiritual Concerns

01:37:39 | Burial, Cremation, & Relics of the Saints

01:40:00 | Overcoming Regret, God’s Plan, & the Brokenness of Peter

01:44:53 | NHL Legends, Wendel Clark, & Jeremy Roenick

01:49:18 | Wrap-Up & Prayer Request for Henry

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Investor and businessman John Kim has studied AI extensively. As a Christian he has prayed about AI extensively. What role if any does AI play in the future of the Church?

In our first of episode addressing the topic, Ryan interviews John Kim, a prominent New York businessman who shares what he thinks the future is going to look like as Christians grapple with a technology that is changing the foundations of how we work and create.

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Timestamps

00:00 Cold Open: The Stomach Growl

00:20 Welcome & Meet John Kim

01:31 The Catholic Icebreaker

04:54 MIT Testimony: When God Rewired My Brain

10:03 Ask for Wisdom, Not Just the Outcome

13:12 Discerning God Voice in Business Decisions

17:33 AI as a Tool: Where Christians Fit

25:41 Is There a Christian Edge Against AI?

28:47 Human Presence: What Stays Scarce

30:17 Mozart, Salieri, and the AI Gospel Hit -- AD BREAK 2: Casper + Mars Men

41:20 Elvis,Math, and the Robot Golfer

46:02 Creative Destruction and the Christian Advantage 55:16 Spain,

Contentment, and the Tesla Bet

66:25 Stewardship, Prosperity Gospel, and Raising Samuel Right

84:22 Scheduled Divine Boredom and Hearing God's Voice

91:44 The Stomach-Growl House Negotiation

96:48 Mammon, Power, and the Loneliness of Wealth

103:06 AI, End Times, and the Tower of Babel

108:23 - Proving you're not an avatar

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"Don't try to be an on the spot exorcist". In a new interview of Vault questions, Father Martins shines some light on the role of spiritual authority, how to trust in God with our finances, and whether entire locations could experience genrational cursing.

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Timestamps

00:00 Cold Open: Demons Are Liars

00:58 A Video Episode from San Diego

01:29 When the Mother Is the Spiritual Head

03:41 Retirement, Grain Bins, and Trust

06:02 Do Souls Choose Their Parents?

07:49 Can a Parish or a Diocese Be Cursed?

09:55 Fr. Martins' Book Club

14:25 Sponsor

16:58 Shackleton's Scotch, Continued

17:17 If Someone Manifests in Front of You

21:56 Correcting the Record on Authority

24:21 The Relic of Mary Magdalene

26:56 Sponsor

31:02 The Family Spiritualist

32:13 Obsession, Vexation, and Evangelization

35:48 Why He Won't Catalog Demons

39:04 Free Will in Heaven, and the Seven Levels

42:28 Three Places Where Heaven Touched Down

46:14 Do the Saints Hear Silent Prayers?

47:53 Immediate Judgment

52:04 The Compulsion and the Rosary

54:50 Close

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Three years in, Fr. Carlos Martins does something the show has never done: he puts his producer and co-host on the stand and interviews Ryan about his journey and how the show has impacted him.

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Timestamps

00:00 Cold Open: The Fraud, the Bias, and the Mess

00:59 Fr. Martins Puts Ryan on the Spot

01:17 I Thought You Were a Fraud

03:32 What He Believed Before Any of This

05:15 The Exorcist Stereotype, and the Men He Met

07:57 Sixty Percent Is Sometimes Enough

08:30 Name Three Things You Have Learned

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15:00 What Surprised Him Most About Catholicism

17:44 Statues, Altars, and Stones of Remembrance

18:18 The Convergence Nobody Expected

19:43 Drama or Catechesis: Where the Line Sits

22:41 The Dad Joke Dispensation

24:31 Favorite Case, Best Case, Most Hated Case

28:12 Someone Offered to Pay for the Answer

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31:44 Why Gary Will Not Be Spoken Of

32:50 The Case That Got Under His Skin

35:19 Clergy Complaints and Parents Using It as a Lesson

36:30 A Playground for Many Men

38:35 Sex as a Delivery Mechanism

39:34 The Biggest Misconception About Evil

41:44 You Are a Bad Judge of What You Would Do

42:36 The Episode That Vanished, and the Detroit Blackout

43:39 Can a Christian Be Possessed?

45:55 What He Would Say to a Skeptic

48:34 Show Me the Video Means Less Every Year

48:57 Is It Really That Crazy?

51:26 Would a Million Dollars a Month Buy an Episode a Day?

54:19 Thirty Hours of Post for One Hour of Show

55:52 The Email That Made It Worth It

59:56 How Three Years Changed His Walk With God

01:01:33 A Beautiful Theological Mess

01:05:26 Sign-Off

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It is by far the most debated and contentious episode in the canon of Exorcist Files episodes. And for good reason. For many Yoga is a lifestyle and exorcise that confers real health benefits. For others it represents a spiritual practice that cannot be separated from its roots. In a return to the case file Father Martins breaks down why he believes it is an issue for Christians.

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Timestamps:

00:00 | Cold Open: A Serpent Spirit That Lives in Your Spine

00:38 | The Most Controversial Case We Have Aired

01:45 | The Paratrooper, and What Martins Will Not Argue With

04:11 | Freemasonry Got a Declaration. Why Not This?

06:27 | Jeremy the Firefighter: You Do Not Have To Mean It

07:12 | Gym Clothes or Malice, a Door Is a Door

08:41 | Awakened, a Primer: Gloria, Paul, and a Sunday Class

09:48 | The Page Was Blank

11:47 | Rolled Audio: Father David’s Voicemail

12:59 | Pulling the Weed Versus Getting the Root

15:44 | Feral Cat, Not Water Buffalo

17:01 | Sponsor Break

21:21 | Dr. Gallagher’s Parallel Case, and the Medical Caveat

23:49 | The Church Walk Was a Diagnostic

24:33 | Tree Pose, and a Demon That Gave Its Name

25:59 | Rolled Audio: The Manifestation

27:02 | Why They Crawl Like Snakes

28:12 | Sponsor Break

31:34 | A Rattlesnake Only Rattles When It Senses Danger

33:03 | Two Different Injuries: Guilt and Rights

36:28 | Was Skipping Mass the Real Door?

37:39 | Was It Even a Yoga Demon?

39:30 | Ten Exorcists Around a Kitchen Table

40:40 | Yoga Did Not Invent Stretching

42:43 | The Reddit Objection and the Cursed Object

44:48 | Christian Yoga and Target Number One

46:25 | Close: Go For a Walk

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Ryan and Fr. Carlos Martins go back into the most popular and most frustrating case of season two. A teenager freed. A holder possessed. One unconfessed mortal sin that turned a scheduled exorcism into what Martins calls a failure worthy of J.R.R. Tolkien.

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Timestamps

0:00 Cold Open: The Cracked Photographs

0:45 Back Into the Most Frustrating Case of Season Two

1:31 “A Failure Worthy of Tolkien”

2:39 Why an Exorcist Won't Hear His Own Team's Confessions

5:25 How Do You Scare a Team Without Terrifying Them

7:05 The Goof Named Gary

9:02 The Mortal Sin in the Room

12:16 Shame, and Why Confession Is Not a Deposition

14:16 Sponsor Break: Casper and Forkful

18:05 The Brilliant Deception: “Just Go Serve God”

18:57 Would Contrition Alone Have Cleared Him

20:49 Forgiven and Still Not Ready

22:52 Emergency vs. Scheduled: “Tuesday at 11 a.m.”

25:04 The Houston Foyer

26:46 Did Father Wyatt Ask? On Trusting a Vetted Team

28:33 Rolled Case Audio: “Hot Stuff”

29:35 Sponsor Break: Exodus 90 and OneSkin

33:05 Why the Room Missed It

35:57 Justin: Abandonment, a Gang, and a Blood Oath

38:42 Peons and Generals: Leviathan Takes the Room

40:44 The YouTube Demonologists

42:29 The Moment: Rolled Case Audio

43:58 Demons Don't Jump

45:50 Rolled Case Audio: “Renounce the Affair”

46:38 Why Gary Is Harder Than Justin

48:10 A Powerlifter in Full Manifestation

49:16 He Walks Out, and St. Joseph's Rod Breaks in Three

51:12 The Million-Dollar Question: What Happened to Gary

52:16 “Gary's Name Is Not Gary”

52:36 Who Belongs in the Room

53:57 The Morals, and the Man Who Died in the Wrong Bed

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Fr. Carlos Martins opens the mailbag. In one sitting he takes on venerating relics, praying holy curses, biblically laying off people who feel like family, staying hopeful while single at 40, and how to tell God's voice from your own. Blunt, funny, and unsparing, the exorcist without a script.

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Timestamps:

0:00 | Cold open, “ask any demon”

0:24 | Welcome to the Q&A

1:08 | Closest calls in the exorcism room

2:30 | Relic cards down the sleeves

4:33 | Alessandro: murderer turned saint

5:07 | Father’s perfect Sabbath

6:18 | A Protestant’s honest question about relics

8:52 | What a demon reveals about a relic

10:24 | The object itself is holy

11:21 | St. Anthony’s incorrupt tongue

12:12 | Cowboy Collostrum and Wild Alaskan

15:55 | Laying off people who feel like family

18:27 | Holy curses vs. praying for enemies

22:30 | The clinic that never turned a profit

24:13 | “I’m 40 and single”

27:58 | The three ugliest qualities

29:17 | Exodus90 and Bubs Naturals

31:10 | Does God grant the desire or remove it?

34:29 | Inside Catholic premarital prep

39:59 | “I heard the Lord say”

42:26 | The echo test

46:42 | How to deliver a hard word

56:10 | What makes a great exorcist

59:26 | No fear of the Prince of Darkness

1:00:31 | Reconciliation after a friendship ends

1:08:40 | Close: “stay demon free”

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Jamie Winship spent 25 years hearing God’s voice in the hardest rooms

on earth — as a beat cop, then across Iraq, Indonesia, the Sahara, and Jerusalem. He joins

The Exorcist Files to name the enemy’s quietest weapon: the lie that something is wrong with you.

Provision, false identity, and an angel with a sword.

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Timestamps

Cold open | 0:00

Jamie Winship returns | 0:55

The $800 in the newspaper | 2:42

What God’s favor actually looks like | 8:52

Broke in Indonesia, bananas on the beach | 17:08

Power-fear vs. guilt-innocence | 32:30

The glowing beds | 35:04

Three biblical principles | 52:12

The scarcity lie | 1:00:08

“Is God disappointed in you?” | 1:13:40

Live coaching: Ryan’s lie | 1:17:46

Jamie’s killer lie | 1:24:47

Learning to hear God as a cop | 1:29:08

The angel with a sword | 1:47:11

Five Muslim leaders in Texas | 1:54:32

Think time and starting small | 2:10:33

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Adelaide never joined a lodge. She never took an oath. Her ancestor did — and something attached to that oath found her.

In this rewind episode, Father Carlos Martins and Ryan Bethea open the case file on a woman whose affliction traced directly to ancestral Freemasonry. Father Martins walks through what the Masonic initiation oath actually says, explains why those words can effects across generations, and describes what liberation looked like for Adelaide — and why it only took two sessions.

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Timestamps

0:00 | Intro + Light Summer Reading

1:54 | The Case of Adelaide

3:27 | Opening Clip: The Granddaughter

4:31 | Do Demons Leave Evidence on Purpose?

7:18 | Why Relics Work Against Them

9:06 | What the Masonic Oath Actually Says

11:18 | The Initiation Ritual

13:20 | Ads: Cowboy Colostrum + Mars Men

16:53 | The Oath as an Occult Act

19:10 | Swearing on Behalf of Your Children

22:20 | Can Masonic Oaths Affect Gut Health?

23:47 | Adelaide’s Liberation

24:31 | Patterns in Freemason Descendants

25:35 | The Boy and His Father

27:46 | Should Everyone Pray a Renunciation?

29:15 | The Vatican’s Position on Freemasonry

30:23 | Adelaide’s Clip: The Granddaughter Is Touched

34:01 | Why the Manifestations Escalated

37:27 | The Demon Overplayed His Hand

38:30 | Adelaide: 10 Years Later

39:43 | What To Do If You Suspect This

41:24 | Father Martins’ Renunciation Prayer

41:47 | The Broader Test: What Organizations Qualify?

44:44 | What We Trade Truth For

45:05 | Closing Prayer

45:38 | Buy the Book

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What if the most dangerous move the enemy makes against you doesn't feel like an attack at all? Dan Burke — author, speaker, trainer of clergy, and former president of EWTN News sits down with Ryan Bethea and Father Martins to break down one of the most overlooked concepts in spiritual warfare: false peace. Dan draws on the discernment tradition of Saint Ignatius of Loyola to show how the enemy offers counterfeit comfort at two very different stages of the Christian life. For those struggling with habitual sin, he manufactures apparent pleasure that mimics peace. For those genuinely advancing in holiness, he engineers distractions that look like blessings- good things in the wrong priority.

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Timestamps

0:00 Intro + The Beard Theology

2:40 From Jewish Kid to Near Death to Jesus

7:00 How the Enemy Fakes Peace

11:10 Ads: Ollie + Remi

15:00 When Good Things Are a Trap

17:05 The Devil's Parody at the Transfiguration

29:50 The Primary Battlefield: Your Own Mind

35:50 The Survey: 8 in 10 Devout Catholics

40:30 Identity Is the Answer

46:50 Ads: One Skin + Exodus 90

48:05 I've Been in 24 Full Rite Exorcisms

51:00 Dan's Childhood: When Something Came

57:00 Possession Is a Spectrum

58:40 Beat Up the Demon

59:40 Why a Baptist Pastor Freed Him

1:04:15 Affirming Protestant Believers in Alabama

1:07:20 Why Dan Doesn't Listen to This Show

1:10:50 What It Looks Like in the Room

1:16:30 Father Martins' Method: Start With Love

1:23:30 Does Denomination Matter in Spiritual Warfare?

1:28:25 The Eddie Vedder Close

1:31:20 Where to Find Dan Burke

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Fr. Mike Schmitz who has led millions of people through the Bible in a Year, and The Exorcist Files finally had their moment. We dove into the lies that so many of us are beholden to, and what we can do to overcome them.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Solomon's trap | How exceptional performance can coexist with quiet soul loss.

00:00:33 Ryan's rap intro | The rhyming welcome for 'the friar of Fargo, the hermit of Herman Town.'

00:02:14 Obedience as freedom | Why Father Mike has never asked himself if he likes living in Duluth.

00:04:18 What Protestants get right | Matt Maher, Scripture in the room, and a Catholic priest's honest appreciation.

00:07:36 The right balance | Awareness without preoccupation. Why God winning is never in doubt.

00:09:26 Three weapons from the confessional | What years of hearing confessions reveal about how spiritual defeat happens.

00:11:11 Weapon 1: The flesh | Pornography's three A's and what this generation's battle requires.

00:13:13 Weapon 2: Discouragement | The flip side of pride and the move that keeps you from approaching God.

00:22:19 The 'I'll never' myth | A recovering alcoholic priest and the sleeping bag in his car.

00:24:45 Solomon's tragedy | Built the temple. Wrote Scripture. Lost his soul over the small things.

00:27:39 A priest at the judgment seat | A near-death account and 12 years lived for the wrong person.

00:30:53 The two lies the enemy runs | Identity lies and God's identity lies, and how they connect.

00:31:51 The wound of fatherlessness | John Paul II, the original sin, and why Jesus kept pointing to the Father.

00:37:25 The fermentation metaphor | Why spiritual maturity cannot be rushed, and what it means to be the reserve.

00:43:17 A mother's final question | A deathbed conversation about surrender and whether we have given everything.

00:49:31 Trade the news feed for the Bible | One Protestant pastor, one Lent, and a family that noticed the difference.

00:52:45 Closing invitation | If you still care, you have not drunk the poison.

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