Fr. Mike Schmitz

When we talked about the baptism of Jesus by John in the Jordan, and then what does he do? He goes into the wilderness to fight. That's what kings do. And that is what he's doing. Every single exorcism is Jesus taking back the father's kingdom from the evil one. And what happens is if I'm living, if we're living in the kingdom of the evil one, that means we belong to him.

Even if we're made in God's image and likeness, if we're living under the dominion of the evil one, that means we're living under his dominion. And so what has to happen is these exorcisms. In fact, you know, I don't know if you know this, but in the rite of baptism in the Catholic church, there is a rite of exorcism.

Even if we're made in God's image and likeness, if we're living under the dominion of the evil one, that means we're living under his dominion. And so what has to happen is these exorcisms. In fact, you know, I don't know if you know this, but in the rite of baptism in the Catholic church, there is a rite of exorcism.

Even if we're made in God's image and likeness, if we're living under the dominion of the evil one, that means we're living under his dominion. And so what has to happen is these exorcisms. In fact, you know, I don't know if you know this, but in the rite of baptism in the Catholic church, there is a rite of exorcism.

It happens every single baptism where we're saying, no, you're being claimed for the reign of Jesus Christ. You're being claimed for the kingdom of God. Therefore, first, before you're claimed for the kingdom of God, you have to be delivered from the kingdom of the evil one.

It happens every single baptism where we're saying, no, you're being claimed for the reign of Jesus Christ. You're being claimed for the kingdom of God. Therefore, first, before you're claimed for the kingdom of God, you have to be delivered from the kingdom of the evil one.

It happens every single baptism where we're saying, no, you're being claimed for the reign of Jesus Christ. You're being claimed for the kingdom of God. Therefore, first, before you're claimed for the kingdom of God, you have to be delivered from the kingdom of the evil one.

the kingdom of Satan, you know, and this is the thing, is wherever the gospel has been proclaimed, this is from the very beginning, wherever the gospel has been proclaimed, wherever Christ has been proclaimed, that always is accompanied by exorcisms.

the kingdom of Satan, you know, and this is the thing, is wherever the gospel has been proclaimed, this is from the very beginning, wherever the gospel has been proclaimed, wherever Christ has been proclaimed, that always is accompanied by exorcisms.

the kingdom of Satan, you know, and this is the thing, is wherever the gospel has been proclaimed, this is from the very beginning, wherever the gospel has been proclaimed, wherever Christ has been proclaimed, that always is accompanied by exorcisms.

In fact, we have stories of exorcisms going obviously all the way back to the New Testament, but then early missionaries talk about every single time they encountered a new culture, they had to do exorcisms because they People just naturally are born into the kingdom, the dominion of Satan. We have to be delivered from this. So there's a man who is a, he's the world's first PhD in exorcism.

In fact, we have stories of exorcisms going obviously all the way back to the New Testament, but then early missionaries talk about every single time they encountered a new culture, they had to do exorcisms because they People just naturally are born into the kingdom, the dominion of Satan. We have to be delivered from this. So there's a man who is a, he's the world's first PhD in exorcism.

In fact, we have stories of exorcisms going obviously all the way back to the New Testament, but then early missionaries talk about every single time they encountered a new culture, they had to do exorcisms because they People just naturally are born into the kingdom, the dominion of Satan. We have to be delivered from this. So there's a man who is a, he's the world's first PhD in exorcism.

He's a priest from Spain. And at one point he was doing studies on why were there so few exorcisms done in the middle ages, essentially. And his conclusion, at least his conclusion, was that it was because people were baptized. And so because they were baptized, they were transferred early, right?

He's a priest from Spain. And at one point he was doing studies on why were there so few exorcisms done in the middle ages, essentially. And his conclusion, at least his conclusion, was that it was because people were baptized. And so because they were baptized, they were transferred early, right?

He's a priest from Spain. And at one point he was doing studies on why were there so few exorcisms done in the middle ages, essentially. And his conclusion, at least his conclusion, was that it was because people were baptized. And so because they were baptized, they were transferred early, right?

Baptized, typically baptized when they were infants, transferred right away from the kingdom of Satan to the kingdom of God. And therefore, Satan had no hold on them. He could not possess them because they already belonged to the Lord Jesus Christ. But he said, even during those middle ages, wherever missionaries were sent out, they always still had to do exorcisms.

Baptized, typically baptized when they were infants, transferred right away from the kingdom of Satan to the kingdom of God. And therefore, Satan had no hold on them. He could not possess them because they already belonged to the Lord Jesus Christ. But he said, even during those middle ages, wherever missionaries were sent out, they always still had to do exorcisms.

Baptized, typically baptized when they were infants, transferred right away from the kingdom of Satan to the kingdom of God. And therefore, Satan had no hold on them. He could not possess them because they already belonged to the Lord Jesus Christ. But he said, even during those middle ages, wherever missionaries were sent out, they always still had to do exorcisms.

But now there is this incredible rise in the need for exorcisms because two things. One is people are not baptizing, getting baptized. And so here's Satan who already owns them. And secondly, even those who are being baptized are denying the faith to such a degree. And they're choosing Satan to such a degree that there's a need for exorcisms once again.