On a personal note, one thing that has helped me in the priesthood is the ministry of exorcism. Why? First, it reminds me that in the world that we live in, there is the seen and the unseen. Second, as St. Paul said, what is happening in the unseen is the greatest battle – the…
Category: Good vs Evil
Assumption
When Adam and Eve sinned, the very first promise was made – to send the Messiah and save mankind. However this Messiah, to be able to come here on earth, was to be born of a virgin. That virgin that will bear the Son of God has to be pure – and therefore she was…
St. Benedict
In the ministry of deliverance and exorcism, the use of sacramentals is very important in fighting evil. We usually make use of the Rosary. A devil once said in an exorcism session that if Catholics knew of the power of the Rosary, they would be praying 24 hours Holy Water is very efficacious in protecting…
Unseen
Whenever I am asked what film about Exorcism do I like, for now, my response is Exorcism of Emily Rose. It is based on a true story, most of the scenes are in a courtroom discussing faith and science, and the scenes are not exaggerated. In talking about scenes, one of the most memorable ones…
Mary Mother of The Church
There is a saying, “Without a mother, there is no life”. It is the mother’s womb that takes care of us for nine months and throughout our lives, the mother continues to care for us. Even if we reach 50, 60, or even 70 years old, in the eyes of a mother, we are still…
Persecution
According to the group Open Doors USA, 360 million Christians in 2021 lived in countries where persecution was “significant.” Roughly 5,600 Christians were murdered, more than 6,000 were detained or imprisoned, and another 4,000-plus were kidnapped. In addition, more than 5,000 churches and other religious facilities were destroyed. This is something that should not be…
Immaculate Conception
It is the desire of God that we human beings share his happiness. However, in paradise man and woman ate the forbidden tree, and original sin entered into our lives thus sending man and woman out of paradise. Yet, it is the desire of God that we human beings share his happiness and that is…
Crisis and God
Last March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic started in the Philippines. We did not know what Covid was. We did not know how to treat it. We tried everything to avoid it. It was very hard because we said goodbye to so many people. Many people experienced financial difficulties and up to now, many people are…
Spiritual Warfare
Ed. Note: This was a mass that Fr. Mon celebrated during one of his trips to Israel, at the famed Monastery of Stella Maris on Mount Carmel in Haifa In the world that we live in there is the seen and there is the unseen. This is professed by our faith. In the unseen, there…
