Demonic Attacks - 30 Days with Teresa of Avila - Reflections on Day 27 - Part 2

St. Teresa orders her brother, Lorenzo, to get some sleep. She also councels him on how to deal with attacks of the enemy. Dan and Melissa discuss evil spirits and demonic activity as they reflect on letters from St. Teresa in the book 30 Days with Teresa of Avila.

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

• How do we know when prayer is a mystical gift from God?
• How are mystical graces, gifts from God, related to holiness?
• Was St. Teresa physically attacked by the devil?
• Some examples of other saints who have confronted the devil.
• Is the devil still active today, or are there psychological answers to problems thought to be demonic?
• What is the power of the devil?
• How does the devil attack people who are spiritually advanced?
• How can we defend ourselves from evil?
• Can occult practices lead to demonic activity?

Resources:

• 30 Days with Teresa of Avila - Dan Burke and Anthony Lilles
• Divine Intimacy Radio on spiritualdirection.com website
• Dr. Anthony Lilles
• Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
• 30 Days w/Teresa of Avila - Day 27, Part 1
• Avila Institute – Link
• EWTN Religious Catalogue - Online
• Saints Who Confronted the Devil - Praesidium of Warriors of St. Michael website
• Hebrews 12:1 - "...so great a cloud of witnesses..." USCCB bible link
• Philippians 2:10 - USCCB bible link
• Nostra Aetate - Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions from the Second Vatican Council
• The Interior Castle Study Edition
• Fr. Fortea - series of articles on spiritualdirection.com
• Summa Daemoniaca - Fr. José Antonio Fortea (in Spanish; not yet available in English)
• Interview with an Exorcist - Fr. José Antonio Fortea
• Unbound: A Practical Guide to Deliverance - Neal Lozano
• Pilgrimage 2016 to Avila with Dan Burke and Teresa Tomeo
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