In today¡¦s society, where the majority of Americans are not Christian, there are times when physical proof of our religion is the best way to convince people of the truth of Jesus Christ. Many non-believers will be very stubborn to the idea of Good and Evil forces, and the existence of a single, Supreme Being. One can offer all kinds of apologetic evidence found by religious scholars, archeologists and other scientists, but the non-Christians have evidence too, so it¡¦s hard to prove anything. Modern day Phenomenon, mentioned in this paper, leave little doubt that Jesus is the one true God and he is alive today. Stigmata, possession, and the supernatural spiritual gifts spoken of in 1st Corinthians 12:1-11, are real and they still occur today.

A stigmata is a person, today, receiving the wounds Jesus got while he was being crucified. There is no person administering these tortures, however. The person receiving the stigmata receives wounds from an unseen force and unseen objects. The person will receive some or all of Jesus¡¦ wounds, though normally not at the same time. Often people will only receive 2 or 3 of the wounds before they stop. The

A misunderstanding of exorcisms in the Catholic Church is the belief that the exorcist will not be able to come out of the exorcism unharmed. Many Catholic priests believe it is inevitable that the exorcist will be spiritually, psychologically or physically wounded. While this is a possibility, it is not true that this is will necessarily happen. The exorcist can only lose when he puts himself in the fight between Jesus and the demon. He must realize he is nothing but a tool God is using. Anything else will put him in danger. He must also, however, realize his importance in this role. ¡§The exorcist is the centerpiece of every exorcism. On him depends everything. He has nothing personal to gain. But in each exorcism he risks literally everything that he values. Michael Strong¡¦s was an extreme example of the fate awaiting the exorcist. But every exorcist must engage in a one-to-one confrontation, personal and bitter, with Pure Evil. Once engaged, the exorcism cannot be called off. There will and must always be a victor and a vanquished. And no matter what the outcome, the contact is in part fatal for the exorcist. He must consent to a dreadful and irreparable pillage of his deepest self. Something dies in him. Some part of his humanness will wither from such close contact with the opposite of all humanness¡Xthe essence of evil; and it is rarely if ever revitalized. No return will be made to him for his loss. This is the minimum price an exorcist pays. If he loses in the fight with the Evil Spirit, he has an added penalty. He may or may not ever again perform the rite of Exorcism, but he must finally confront and vanquish the evil spirit that repulsed him,¡¨ (Hostage to the Devil p. 10) You can not walk away from this. It¡¦s all or nothing.

Many look at this story as proof that the Catholic Church is the true Church because they were able to expel a powerful demon when protestants were unable to. This is not the case. The truth is, Lutherans were caught off guard with their pants down. Rev. Dr. Louis B. Sieck had no previous experience, no training, and one piece of reference material written in Latin in 1684. There was, and still is no class at Concordia University or Seminary on demon possession. God sanctions us to fight Satan through him, and we need to train our pastors to do so. ¡§With the rise of the New Age Movement, the chances of a Lutheran pastor or worker crossing paths with a real demons should not be underestimated. How the demonic is to be dealt with is the proper question, not if. The fact that the 1949 Sieck-Doerffler case has not repeated itself is an expression of the grace of God The Holy Spirit. He has given us time to prepare and educate ourselves so that this failure does not happen again. We have squandered this grace for 50 years. He will not be patient with us forever if we willfully choose not to engage the Enemy.¡¨ (House Swept Clean. p. 9).

St. Lutgarde; St. Margaret of Corton;

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