The question is, is the thing naturally ordered towards possession or the demonic? 28 mos. Then I went online to look at what members of the Wicca community say about Star Wars. Thank you all so much, and I hope you have a very blessed day. The only one that I could find, and this may be where Father Ripperger, or the person hes spoken with, gets that information from, is an anonymous article on the internet from someone claiming to be an ex-witch who practiced in the 1960s. Repent of the sins in your life, and turn to Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Until then, check out next week. I barely learned Spanish, but Im willing to Voy a la biblioteca. Thats a serious charge to make. Thats your opinion, and I think a lot of that is correct, actually. I had a case of possession. Im sure in a lot of fiction thats not written by a Catholic who is very intent on their writing, youre going to have protagonists doing questionable moral things. Ill say that its bad and The Da Vinci Code undermines peoples faith even if millions of people buy the books. Jesus gives us power over all of the enemy. Firefighters rescued and treated the 21-year-old for minor injuries, but half her home was destroyed. Manage your follows. Holy4 Project is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Ft. Chad Ripperger. They are sent by the father of lies. Thats how Saint Thomas Aquinas defines it. Marietta, Argus, Justin, Seamus, Filius, Florean. Lets see, well go through it here a little bit more. Pray an Our Father now for the restoration of the Church as well as the Triumph of the Kingdom of the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I think thats the principle difficulty that we have -- people who are, for lack of a better way of putting it, that theyre basically in league with him, Ripperger said. Lewis, the magic in The Chronicles of Narnia, or the magic in Tolkien, theres nothing wrong with that, but there are Christians who will tell you, Oh, no, good, sir. Im having a really hard time buying the evidence Father Ripperger is putting forward here. Please subscribe to keep reading. Circe is the Greek goddess of magic. Its not that its the name of a demon. The devil can take anything and try to possess people. So we discuss the question, is homosexual behavior sinful? {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, COLLECTION: 21 letters to the editor published in week, Polzin: Why Wisconsin AD Chris McIntosh hasnt lost faith in Greg Gard, Steve Cahalan: Aarons Reef aquatic pet store opens in downtown La Crosse, Aaron Rodgers is still with the Packers after his darkness retreat. Visit Author Central to change your photo, edit your biography and more You shall not pass. He says to the demon Balrog By the way, theres demons in Lord of the Rings. is an American Catholic priest, theologian, philosopher and exorcist. You go through, most of these are just normal names. We talk about where we agree to have common ground, then move to the places where we disagree. Although, when Twister was first released, I think back in the 60s and 70s, there was a big panic everyone was going to turn into swingers, and people called Twister sex in a box and these kind of things. Whether its true or not, I dont know. Obviously, when youre talking about subjugating Satan, hes not getting any glory out of it. Rate this book Write a Review Here, I dont know about the books that much, what morality they instigate in people. Theyre pornography. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Tim and I, we agree far more than we disagree. We should align with forces of peace, love, and harmony.. In fact, these stem cells/DNA (which Fr. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). I looked this up, this claim. He's also an exorcist himself, and some people have written in comments saying, "You've done your research. So are you going to say that every stupid popular thing in the world is being inspired by demons? He continued: They believe the same things he does. I listen to audio tapes presented by Benedictine Fr. When real witches have sabats and esbats and meet as a coven, they greet each other by saying Blessed be, and when they part, they say The Force be with you. Both sides of this Force are Satan. This same witch who says Harry Potter is satanic also says Star Wars is satanic. Thats how I mean in Dark Dungeons, and so I play it Im not saying that Father Ripperger or others who are concerned about Harry Potter reach this level of inanity. $52.12 $ 52. I think a lot of people, actually, are apt to do that. Many of these are available for viewing on YouTube. More Information Are you an author? Im going to talk about this at the end of the episode, but we should remember something called Hanlons Razor. All Formats Kindle Edition Paperback Hardcover Sort by: Popularity. Igor, Victor, Silvanus. Thats one of the reasons why every time you read those books or you pronounce those words without it being in the proper context, youre actually giving glory to them. I got a list of all the names of the Harry Potter characters, and then I got another list of all the names of demons from different kinds of mythologies, so from not just Christianity, but Judaism, Islam, and I did a cross reference. In 1988, Rowling wrote a short essay about her time studying classics at Exeter called What Was the Name of that Nymph Again? EXORCIST "So sad.even with Covid-19 we are still debating the use of aborted fetal tissue for medical research.let me go on record.if a vaccine for this virus is . Hes a priest in Rome, one of the priests in the Diocese of Rome, who had the authority to perform exorcisms. A rocket-propelled grenade, RPG, can stop evil in some circumstances. I think this is so important to be able to share with people. People love The Da Vinci Code. I hate that. Tolkien had magic. Its from 1985. Slytherin is based on this Its a snaky adjective that is used. Its something I couldve gotten into, but I never did. Evil without end is about to descend upon the works of man, and none of my RPG tomes have the answer how to stop it. According to the traditionalist Catholic news website Church Militant, Ripperger founded a traditional group of exorcist priests called the Doloran Fathers. Youll want to check that out. Ive been in talks where I give answers off the top of my head, and sometimes I might use approximations with what Im talking about. Chad Ripperger, Ph.D. is a priest, an exorcist, and the founder of an order of exorcists known as the Dolorans. The popular Catholic speaker and author Chris Stefanick shared an excerpt recently from an interview he conducted with Father Chad Ripperger, a well-known Colorado priest who specializes in. You now what, I trust an exorcist on this matter. I dont think so. Number two, the idea here is that, well, this is literary garbage; how can it make a billion dollars? Alistair, Garrick, Antioch, Ignotus, could be like Ignatius, Irma, Harry, James. When youre seven or eight, you think, Yes, right hand, red circle. Now youre like, Uh, we probably shouldnt play this with everybody, when you grow up and you start to see things. Richard Heilman and Doug Barry, the show hosts, first prompted their guest by commenting that evil seems arrogant right now and noting seeing images of Black Lives Matter protesters shouting at cops. Silvanus was one of Peters secretaries in Scripture. "Those who actually want whats best for this country, I think that this is just some external observations but I think there is a kind of in the minds of people, a feeling of vulnerability right now," Ripperger said. Later, Cardinal Ratzinger wrote a reply to this woman and said, It is good that you enlighten people about Harry Potter, because those are subtle seductions which act unnoticed and by this deeply distort Christianity in the soul, before it can grow properly. Then he said, Ill send Mr. Fleedwood a copy of your book. Then, later, Kuby, who was the author of this book, Harry Potter: Good or Evil?, asked Cardinal Ratzinger, Can I make your letter public? and he said, Yeah, sure., Mirus, what he says is this, that Cardinal Ratzinger was probably in the habit of giving kindly replies to authors who sent him books. I dont think thats evidence in and of itself of diabolical activity. I got a whole slate of guests that were bringing in. He thinks Harry Potter is evil. If he says Harry Potter is bad, then I trust him.. Im going to talk with Tim Gordon about that more when hes here on the podcast. The devil is crafty. I know people in deliverance ministries, by the way, who say they are not allowed to talk about what they hear or see in exorcisms. If you read Lord of the Rings, with the spells in there, or Aslan the lion, an imposter for Jesus, and the spells that take place, and magic, in Chronicles of Narnia, youre halfway to hell. I think the book could be taken too far. In Tolkien, the magic was a literary device. It was just recognized that in this case a certain thing beyond the natural means was necessary in order to bring something about, whereas in the J.K. Rowling thing its so imbued and it makes it look so glorious and all those things, its fairly enticing. Thats his opinion. There is another reason, too, and this is more of a subjective kind of a reason. I would say the best evidence from science and the writings of the Church Fathers and what the Church teaches is that Catholics should not believe in young earth creationism and that the earth is 6,000 years old. This movie is based on the Chick tract, and the movie is about Christians who get suckered into playing Dungeons & Dragons, and it becomes real. I didnt read the books. Why do you care if certain Catholics are very critical of Harry Potter and youre not? Normally, I dont. Fr Chad Ripperger and Dr Taylor Marshall Talk about:Is Traditional Latin Mass TLM better?Is Novus Ordo Mass "less"?Is Latin sacred? It just means you got to use your good judgment when reading books that involve characters that have flaws because those characters are like regular human beings, who are flawed, who are a mixture of good and bad, and you have to take the good along with the bad and use your good judgment while reading it. Chad Alec Ripperger, F.S.S.P. The talk was delivered Jan. 5, 2023. Father Ripperger says Harry Potter is garbage. "Those who actually want whats best for this country, I think that this is just some external observations but I think there is a kind of in the minds of people, a feeling of vulnerability right now," Ripperger said. Why? One exorcist told me hes kind of done the footwork. So were going to have Originally, people asked me, Hey, why dont you do a podcast responding to what Gordon said on The Matt Fradd Show or something like that? I said, Well, I could do that, but wed be talking past each other. They are Greek and Roman gods. Once again, given all of the other things that he has said, that saying all exorcists are opposed to this, I dont see the evidence for that, because the other things that hes the sweeping claims that hes made, Ive already debunked them, so I have no reason to believe this particular sweeping claim. People in one part of the government are just doing whatever they want or legislating when it's not their job to legislate. Now, I knew some people growing up who were huge D&D fans, and I think thats fine as long as you use the role-playing game in a moral way and you dont indulge in immoralities while playing. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Read more Other Formats:: Paperback includes tax, if applicable Buy now with 1-Click Sold by: Amazon Australia Services, Inc. Lincoln and Omaha Sermons 20/04/2015 by Chad Ripperger ( 49 ) by Fr. No. The first name, I think, is Salazar, and that is related to a Portuguese dictator, is what Rowling says. Many of you listening will say, Oh, well, the fictional works of C.S. with Justin Brierley, though on their adverts they always say, Youre listening to Unbelievable? Well, then thats conspiratorial thinking, where you put forward a claim and then say that the absence of evidence for the claim is more evidence the claim is true. I went to one of the movies with a group of my friends because they all wanted to go to the movie, and I havent watched any of them since. The ambulance service said she told them she was trying to emulate the boy magician, hero of the books by J.K. Rowling that have been a sensation among adults and children alike. Cellar door, cellar door, Celador. Then youre off to the races. Erised is my favorite, E-R-I-S-E-D. Its the name of a demon. Now, he claims, Well, witches tell us theyre real spells. Once again, I dont see any evidence for that at all. ", Fr. The Church does not oblige that. Timothy Grice, 21, shotgun suicide. Well go into that more. COVID-19 and Amazon; Shipping Rates & Policies; Amazon Prime; Returns Are Easy; Manage your Content and Devices; Customer Service; Hes written several books, including one called The Gospel of Inclusion: A Christian Case for LGBT+ Inclusion in the Church. The article says, Responding to questions as to why Wicca, a modern pagan religion that also uses the words witch and wizard to describe its members, was not represented at Hogwarts, which is the school in Harry Potter, the school where you go to learn magic, Rowling said of Wicca, Its a different concept of magic to the one laid out in the books, so I dont really see how they can coexist. Watch the FULL CONFERENCE: https://catholicrc.org/products/2022-spiritual-warfare-conference-viii-fr-chad-ripperger---------------------LIVE CALL-IN 888-526-2151 Weekdays from 9 am - 1 pm Pacific timeWe have a FREE way for you to listen to the show live. For want of more magical ingredients, the woman cooked up a potion of water, oil, alcohol and toothpaste, local media reported. You can take any kind of game and indulge in immorality when youre playing it. I may do a podcast in the future on people at the Kolbe Center, who say that Catholics are obligated to believe in young earth creationism, which is not true. The following are the views of three solid faithful leaders in our Church in relation to the abortion tainted vaccines administered for covid. He recommends the following prayer for priests and laity, until the election is officially resolved: a binding prayer against evil. However, what I do care about are Catholics who say that there are books or movies or television shows that are off limits to us, that are spiritually dangerous, and put up these warnings and burdens on peoples consciences that dont actually have to be there, especially if they use exaggeration or false statements to bolster their view, because that can place an unnecessary burden on Catholics who are worried about sin, and it can make us look silly to non-Catholics. It was unclear what spell she was trying to weave.. COVID - 19 Experimental Vaccines There are certain things. However, many of his lawsuits and challenges to election results over claims of voter fraud have been dismissed causing the president to apparently concede and then seemingly quickly retract the concession. Hes a Catholic, just like I am, but there are specific views that I disagree with him on that hes brought to light, especially in recent podcast appearances hes been on. ( 3,586 ) $9.32 $18.89. A controlled releas, Brian Fraser was smiling, humorous, good-natured. But to Mike Hanson, Brian Fraser, Alexandria Verner and Arielle Anderson are insignificant. I have a lot of respect for priests who are doing the good work of exorcism. Again, I went through a great books program. Father Chad Ripperger, an American Catholic priest who has written numerous books about demonic possession, made the startling claims during an interview with the U.S. Grace Force podcast. I dont think that the books glorify lying as something like, This is a great thing everybody should do. I think you have characters Theres one, Narcissa Malfoy lies to the evil Voldemort to save Harrys life. Still, once again, I dont see the big difference between when spells are uttered by Gandalf, and Tolkien In fact, in Tolkien, almost anybody can do magic, whereas in Harry Potter, only specific people are born with the ability to practice magic. If you are a patron at trenthornpodcast.com, whatever level, Im going to release the dialogue early. Maybe the demons have propped this up. At the same time, as this was very likely nothing more than a gracious reply, he avoided giving the least hint that he too had read the books and found them wanting, or that he agreed that the problems Ms. Kuby identified were actually characteristic of J.K. Rowlings work. Lewis and J.R.R. That would be a good argument against the Harry Potter books if they contained the names of actual demons. They dont contradict each other. Ripperger said: The behavior of some of the people who have been the most vociferous during this time frame reminds me a lot of how the demons themselves would, when they get caught in something or when their shame is revealed about the sin they have committed, they sometimes become very vociferous and very angry about it and try and push the envelope even more.. If you think your kid is getting too worked up in Harry Potter and hes detached from reality, you should probably separate him from that material, but you could get obsessed with almost anything. The movie did terrible because its Everyone agrees its not a good story and terrible characters. Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations. Once again, I dont see hes Father Ripperger makes this claim that witches say theyre real spells. or Greek and Roman Studies Recalled. This shows that she studied classics, wasnt that interested in it, but in her own writings, many of the names of places and people she used are drawn from classical mythology. He said J.K. Rowling went to witch school, as in she went to What in the world is witch school? They risk their souls, and evil will take over the world. He is well known in traditional Catholic circles, has presented many conferences throughout the United States on theological and pastoral subjects, and is the founder of the traditional Catholic Society of the Most Sorrowful Mother (the Doloran Fathers) [1] in the Archdiocese of Denver, Colorado, USA . Father Ripperger is a traditionalist priest. Now, J.K. Rowling has denied shes a witch. Fr. No, Im just kidding. Ive been praying and fasting for you. Whats glory? You just try to pick these esoteric names. So if science tells us the universe is 13.7 billion years old, our faith does not contradict that scientific finding. How that woman made over a billion dollars on that enterprise is beyond my comprehension, unless theres somebody who rose the thing to that kind of a-. If you liked todays episode, become a premium subscriber at our Patreon page and get access to member-only content. Lewis, J.R.R. Father Chad A. 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