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Who can perform an exorcism in the Catholic Church? Only a priest with special and express permission from the local Ordinary, according to…
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Saint John Eudes contemplates the hearts of Jesus and Mary as the answer to the whitewashed tombs. Delve deeper into this profound Marian and…
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Possession is the domination of the body with the blocking of faculties; obsession is external harassment that leaves freedom intact. The…
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