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Featured · Spiritual warfare
An exorcist on the Catholic Church's authority over evil.
Drawing on Fr. Chad Ripperger's four-hour Shawn Ryan interview — a working exorcist explains why this work has always been Catholic, and how to protect yourself, your home, and your family.
Read: Why are exorcists Catholic? →New here? Start with the foundational eight.
A curated path of eight questions, in the order that builds the case from God → Jesus → the Church.
The God questions
Does God exist? If so, what is He like? And why isn't that obvious?
The Jesus questions
Was Jesus a real historical figure? Did he really claim to be God?
The hard teachings
The Catholic positions that the modern world finds hardest to accept.
The marks of the real thing
If Christianity is true, which Church preserved what He gave?
- Why the Catholic Church specifically? Foundation 3Coming soon
- Why are exorcists Catholic? Foundation 4
- Is the Eucharist really the body of Christ? Foundation 5Coming soon
- What are sacramentals — and do they really work? Coming soon
- Why a pope? Why priests? Coming soon
- Why is the Catholic Church the original? Coming soon
Mary, the saints, and the strange parts
The Catholic practices that make Protestants nervous and Catholics confident.
Spiritual warfare
The questions everyone asks after watching a Fr. Ripperger interview.
- Are demons real? RippergerComing soon
- How do demons get into a person's life? RippergerComing soon
- How do I break a sin or addiction I can't shake? RippergerComing soon
- How do I spiritually protect my family? RippergerComing soon
- Can dead relatives really contact us? RippergerComing soon
- Why do Catholics fast? RippergerComing soon
The sacraments, explained
The seven things Catholics believe Christ instituted as channels of grace.
For the skeptic
The objections from science, history, and contemporary culture.
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