Fr. Mike Schmitz who has led millions of people through the Bible in a Year, and The Exorcist Files finally had their moment. We dove into the lies that so many of us are beholden to, and what we can do to overcome them.

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00:00:00 Solomon's trap | How exceptional performance can coexist with quiet soul loss.

00:00:33 Ryan's rap intro | The rhyming welcome for 'the friar of Fargo, the hermit of Herman Town.'

00:02:14 Obedience as freedom | Why Father Mike has never asked himself if he likes living in Duluth.

00:04:18 What Protestants get right | Matt Maher, Scripture in the room, and a Catholic priest's honest appreciation.

00:07:36 The right balance | Awareness without preoccupation. Why God winning is never in doubt.

00:09:26 Three weapons from the confessional | What years of hearing confessions reveal about how spiritual defeat happens.

00:11:11 Weapon 1: The flesh | Pornography's three A's and what this generation's battle requires.

00:13:13 Weapon 2: Discouragement | The flip side of pride and the move that keeps you from approaching God.

00:22:19 The 'I'll never' myth | A recovering alcoholic priest and the sleeping bag in his car.

00:24:45 Solomon's tragedy | Built the temple. Wrote Scripture. Lost his soul over the small things.

00:27:39 A priest at the judgment seat | A near-death account and 12 years lived for the wrong person.

00:30:53 The two lies the enemy runs | Identity lies and God's identity lies, and how they connect.

00:31:51 The wound of fatherlessness | John Paul II, the original sin, and why Jesus kept pointing to the Father.

00:37:25 The fermentation metaphor | Why spiritual maturity cannot be rushed, and what it means to be the reserve.

00:43:17 A mother's final question | A deathbed conversation about surrender and whether we have given everything.

00:49:31 Trade the news feed for the Bible | One Protestant pastor, one Lent, and a family that noticed the difference.

00:52:45 Closing invitation | If you still care, you have not drunk the poison.

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Father Martins finishes his reflection series on Christ's descent into Hell, from the Father's perspective.

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The Exorcist Files has dealt with Ouija boards in several cases, but perhaps none as wild and chilling as "Spiritual Roulette", where a group of friends open a portal to a demonic entity known as Stevie. They tried to quit playing the game, but Stevie was far from game over.

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CHAPTERS

01:00:04 | The Board That Came Back | Cold open: thrown away, back on the table

01:01:09 | The IRS or Old Scratch? | "Both are ancient enemies. Depends on who you owe."

01:02:01 | Season 3 Preview | New cases with "details far more interesting" than seasons 1 and 2

01:02:34 | The Obsession Episode | Two real cases behind the box office moment

01:04:22 | Obsession, Defined | Partial possession: the last step before the real thing

01:05:59 | The Case File | Faceless man, cockroaches, a flying planchette

01:09:13 | Meet Stevie | Why a demon introduces itself as a dead child

01:12:35 | Gowan vs. Stevie | How the room's one skeptic became the target

01:16:30 | "Kill Him" | The demon shows its cards and the game ends

01:23:43 | Child's Play | Teleportation vs. healing a broken board

01:26:13 | The Permission Framework | Job, Peter, and the limits on demonic power

01:33:34 | The Prioress's Protocol | Confession, conversion, burn the board

01:40:29 | The Faceless Man | A truck, a cornfield, and "you die"

01:43:21 | The Ouija Renaissance | A warning about sleepovers and store shelves

01:44:37 | Three Johns and a Book | The quiz, the summer reading rec, the sign-off

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