Spiritual Warfare, the Hungry Ghosts, and Blindness

St. Paul describes the "whole armor of God" in Ephesians 6, a classic spiritual warfare text

Spiritual Warfare

What is spiritual warfare?

Why is it practiced differently in the Catholic Church than in other churches?

What are the principles that it is based on?

Are ordinary Christians authorized to cast out demons?

What does St. Paul really mean when he talks about putting on the “whole armor of God”?

What is the “spirit of fear”?

How about the “spirit of religion”?

Who has the power to “bind and loose”? Is it just St. Peter, or is it broader than that?

What does “binding and loosing” mean, anyway?

Who is allowed to perform exorcisms–and do they need special permission?

Does the Bible support the idea that only certain people are authorized to perform exorcism?

What are the dangers exorcism involves for the unprepared?

Is the devil responsible for all of our temptations?

Can we attribute too much power to the devil?

What is a balanced approach to spiritual warfare?

The Hungry Ghosts

Should Catholic schools allow non-Christians to conduct prayer services on school property?

What if it’s in the chapel?

What if it’s in the parking lot?

Who should be consulted in cases of doubt?

Blindness

What is it like to be blind? What struggles do people with severe vision impairment face that sighted people never think about?

What has Jimmy’s own experience with being legally blind for a month taught him about the situation of blind people, and how has it affected his prayer life.

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