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by Ryan Bethea, Fr. Carlos Martins
For the last several years, the Catholic Church has noted an alarming increase in the number of exorcisms performed. And for some of the most disturbing and vicious cases of possession, one priest is often summoned. With almost two decades in ministry, renowned priest Father Carlos Martins has encountered evil in nearly every way imaginable. From Ouija boards and curses to witches and demonic pacts, Father Martins has battled the ancient serpent in many forms. The Exorcist Files are his stories.
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- 3 days ago1h 10m
The Power of Confession, Removing Sin and the Levitating St. Joseph Cupertino
Father Carlos Martins and Ryan Bethea break down the sacramental, ontological power of Confession—from breaking the grip of sin and guilt to the mechanics of perfect contrition. Plus, they discuss the lingering damage of sin, the dangers of generational occult objects, and listener questions on holy water and spiritual warfare.Thanks to our sponsors!Head to https://forkfulmeals.com/XFILES for 50% off your first order today!Watch or Listen to The Born Again Identity on EWTN+ or click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rym04mVTO8o and enjoy the auditory odyssey!Magnesium, multiplied. 10 forms for total support. Go to https://qualialife.com/EXFILES to get 50% off and save an extra 15% with the code EXFILES.Ollie. Feed the Obsession. Go to ollie.com/exfiles and use code exfiles to get 70% off your first box!Timestamps00:00 | Cold Open & Highlights01:07 | Welcome to The Exorcist Files02:49 | Listener Phobias & The "Cricket Confession"04:00 | Holy Water, Dates, and Demonic Reactions05:57 | What Is Perfect Contrition?12:12 | Why Go to a Priest? The Biblical Roots of Confession12:45 | Sponsor Break: Forkful Meals & The Born Again Identity Series16:00 | John 20: Christ Gives the Power to Forgive27:37 | Sponsor Break: Qualia Magnesium & Ollie Pets31:15 | The Soul After Sin: Guilt vs. Deformity37:28 | Purgation, Rehabilitation, and Martyrdom42:20 | The Palpable Grace of Absolution44:14 | St. John Paul II and the Power of the Confessional46:17 | Does God Literally Forget Our Sins?51:57 | Psychics, Occult Powers, and Generational Residue59:02 | Intellectual Disabilities and Spiritual Warfare01:01:09 | Exorcising and Destroying Masonic Heirlooms01:03:50 | St. Joseph of Cupertino: Holiness That Terrified Demons01:08:42 | Wrap-Up & Vault Member AnnouncementsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 1 weeks ago1h 21m
The Nature of Demons, Justice, and Forgiving Others With Fr. Gregory Pine
In this episode of The Exorcist Files, host Ryan Bethea and Father Carlos Martins share key updates on Season 3—including an October 5th premiere date, an exclusive sneak peek audio clip, and a personal prayer request.Then, Dominican friar Father Gregory Pine joins the show to tackle listener questions on spiritual warfare. They discuss how demons try to derail vocations, overcoming regret and envy, what Christ meant by "turning the other cheek," and how to choose forgiveness in the face of deep betrayal.Order Father's Book- FatherCarlosMartins.comThank you to our Sponsorshttps://Exodus90.com/exfilesRight now, Babbel is offering listeners up to 60% off. Go to https://Babbel.com/EXFILESLive Better Longer with BUBS Naturals. For A limited time get 20% Off your entire order with code EXFILES20 at httsp://Bubsnaturals.comLet Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. https://Rocketmoney.com/exfilesGet 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code EXFILES at https://www.cowboycolostrum.com/EXFILESGet the Born Again Identity- listen hereTimestamps:01:29 | Housekeeping & Season 3 Launch Date Announcement04:31 | Sneak Peek Clip: Season 3 Case File (“The Wound and the Wolf”)07:45 | Father's Announcement10:10 | Speaking Dates, The Exorcist Files Book & Welcoming Fr. Gregory Pine13:40 | Sponsor Break: Exodus 90, Babbel, Bubs Naturals18:13 | Banter & Opening Remarks with Fr. Gregory Pine19:22 | Can Demons Stop You From Finding Your Vocation?21:26 | God’s Will, Desires, and Human Freedom in Discernment26:41 | Sponsor Break: Rocket Money & Cowboy Colostrum29:50 | Cultural Despair, Influencer Culture, and Lies Targeting Youth34:39 | Regret, Midlife Anxiety, and the Long-term Study on Love & Happiness37:01 | Fighting Envy, Scarcity Mindset, and the Mystical Body42:07 | Dealing with Deep Injustice, Anger, and How to Choose Forgiveness51:14 | Listener Question: Celebrating All Saints’ Day on Halloween55:00 | Justice vs. Charity: What Does “Turn the Other Cheek” Mean?01:03:07 | Grace: Comparing Catholic and Protestant Perspectives01:07:20 | Marian Apparitions & Private Revelation01:09:00 | Spiritual Warfare on the Internet & Dealing with Harsh Feedback01:17:11 | Navigating a Toxic Workplace01:18:52 | Trivia Game: Three Anthonys & Sign-offSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 2 weeks ago49 min
The Lindsay Clancy Case, The Voice of God and Praying For Your Home
You asked. He answered. Father Martins weighs in on the Lindsay Clancy case, and how he distinguishes the voice of God from the voice of the enemy. We also bring you some fascinating history with King Louise IX and Father finally talks about his favorite Hockey player of all time...Thank you to our sponsorsReady to give your liver the support it deserves? Head to dosedaily.co/EXFILES or enter EXFILES to get 35% off your first subscription.Ollie. Feed the Obsession. Go to ollie.com/exfiles and use code exfiles to get 70% off your first box!The Born Again Identity- Find out who you are in Christ. Watch and Listen hereUpgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/EXFILES and use the code EXFILES to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF.”Support the Show by Signing Up For The Vaultexorcistfiles.supercast.com- Support the show and get it AD FREE HERETimestamps0:0001:00:08 | Opening Reflection & Call to Prayer01:00:58 | Welcome & Season 3 Announcement01:03:12 | The Lindsay Clancy Tragedy & Demonic Discernment01:08:32 | How God Communicates & Discerning the Voice of the Lord01:14:06 | St. Ignatius Loyola’s Three Modes of Discernment01:21:54 | Approaching God with Childlike Petition vs. Demands01:23:21 | God Speaking Through Scripture, Books, & Movies01:28:03 | Feast of King Louis IX: Monarch as Servant01:35:25 | Vault Question: House Guests & Spiritual Concerns01:37:39 | Burial, Cremation, & Relics of the Saints01:40:00 | Overcoming Regret, God’s Plan, & the Brokenness of Peter01:44:53 | NHL Legends, Wendel Clark, & Jeremy Roenick01:49:18 | Wrap-Up & Prayer Request for HenrySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 3 weeks ago1h 28m
AI, Stewardship & Discerning the Spirit with John Kim
Investor and businessman John Kim has studied AI extensively. As a Christian he has prayed about AI extensively. What role if any does AI play in the future of the Church?In our first of episode addressing the topic, Ryan interviews John Kim, a prominent New York businessman who shares what he thinks the future is going to look like as Christians grapple with a technology that is changing the foundations of how we work and create.Thank You To Our Sponsors!Get $35 off your first box of wild-caught, sustainable seafood—delivered right to your door. Go to: https://www.wildalaskan.com/EXFILES.Get 15% off OneSkin with the code EXFILES at https://oneskin.co/exfilesRight now save up to 30% on mattresses and up to 35% on everything else when you go to Casper.com. https://Casper.com.For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at Mengotomars.com.Join Exodus90 for their St. Michael's Lent Challenge starting August 12th. Go to https://Exodus90.com/exfiles for a free trial.Sign up for the Vault to support the show and get access to the dramatic episodes a day early! https://Exorcistfiles.supercast.comFollow us on IG at https://instragram.com/exorcistfiles and https://www.instagram.com/TheBetheaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Aug 19, 202655 min
Spiritual Authority, Purgatory and Praying Against The Demonic
"Don't try to be an on the spot exorcist". In a new interview of Vault questions, Father Martins shines some light on the role of spiritual authority, how to trust in God with our finances, and whether entire locations could experience genrational cursing.Thank you to our sponsors for today's episodeExodus90- Men, if you want to grow closer to God, then sign up for their St. Michael's Lent Challenge today. It's not too late! https://exodus90.com/exfilesCowboy Colostrum- Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code EXFILES at https://www.cowboycolostrum.com/EXFILES.Magnesium, multiplied. 10 forms for total support. Go to https://qualialife.com/EXFILES to get 50% off and save an extra 15% with the code EXFILES.Forkful- Head to https://forkfulmeals.com/exfiles for 50% off your first order today!Chapters00:00 Cold Open: Demons Are Liars00:58 A Video Episode from San Diego01:29 When the Mother Is the Spiritual Head03:41 Retirement, Grain Bins, and Trust06:02 Do Souls Choose Their Parents?07:49 Can a Parish or a Diocese Be Cursed?09:55 Fr. Martins' Book Club14:25 Sponsor16:58 Shackleton's Scotch, Continued17:17 If Someone Manifests in Front of You21:56 Correcting the Record on Authority24:21 The Relic of Mary Magdalene26:56 Sponsor31:02 The Family Spiritualist32:13 Obsession, Vexation, and Evangelization35:48 Why He Won't Catalog Demons39:04 Free Will in Heaven, and the Seven Levels42:28 Three Places Where Heaven Touched Down46:14 Do the Saints Hear Silent Prayers?47:53 Immediate Judgment52:04 The Compulsion and the Rosary54:50 CloseSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Aug 12, 20261h 5m
Father Martins Flips The Script and Interviews Ryan
Three years in, Fr. Carlos Martins does something the show has never done: he puts his producer and co-host on the stand and interviews Ryan about his journey and how the show has impacted him. Thanks to Our Sponsors!Live Better Longer with BUBS Naturals. For A limited time get 20% Off your entire order with code EXFILES20 at https://Bubsnaturals.comLet Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. https://Rocketmoney.com/exfilesUpgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/EXFILES and use the code EXFILES to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF.Head to https://Exodus90.com/exfiles and start your 14 day free trial. Seek the Lord...see what happens!Timestamps00:00 Cold Open: The Fraud, the Bias, and the Mess00:59 Fr. Martins Puts Ryan on the Spot01:17 I Thought You Were a Fraud03:32 What He Believed Before Any of This05:15 The Exorcist Stereotype, and the Men He Met07:57 Sixty Percent Is Sometimes Enough08:30 Name Three Things You Have Learned12:06 SPONSOR BREAK: BUBS Naturals, Rocket Money15:00 What Surprised Him Most About Catholicism17:44 Statues, Altars, and Stones of Remembrance18:18 The Convergence Nobody Expected19:43 Drama or Catechesis: Where the Line Sits22:41 The Dad Joke Dispensation24:31 Favorite Case, Best Case, Most Hated Case28:12 Someone Offered to Pay for the Answer28:30 SPONSOR BREAK: Miracle Made, Exodus 9031:44 Why Gary Will Not Be Spoken Of32:50 The Case That Got Under His Skin35:19 Clergy Complaints and Parents Using It as a Lesson36:30 A Playground for Many Men38:35 Sex as a Delivery Mechanism39:34 The Biggest Misconception About Evil41:44 You Are a Bad Judge of What You Would Do42:36 The Episode That Vanished, and the Detroit Blackout43:39 Can a Christian Be Possessed?45:55 What He Would Say to a Skeptic48:34 Show Me the Video Means Less Every Year48:57 Is It Really That Crazy?51:26 Would a Million Dollars a Month Buy an Episode a Day?54:19 Thirty Hours of Post for One Hour of Show55:52 The Email That Made It Worth It59:56 How Three Years Changed His Walk With God01:01:33 A Beautiful Theological Mess01:05:26 Sign-OffSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Aug 5, 202647 min
Father Martins Reopens The Yoga Case
It is by far the most debated and contentious episode in the canon of Exorcist Files episodes. And for good reason. For many Yoga is a lifestyle and exorcise that confers real health benefits. For others it represents a spiritual practice that cannot be separated from its roots. In a return to the case file Father Martins breaks down why he believes it is an issue for Christians. Thanks to our Sponsors:Ollie. Feed the Obsession. Go to ollie.com/exfiles and use code EXFILES to get 70% off your first box!For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at Mengotomars.com.Go to Babbel.com/EXFILES for up to 60% off.Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code EXFILES at cowboycolostrum.com/EXFILES.The Born Again Identity - check out the new series with Father Gregory Pine and Ryan Bethea on finding identity and calling . Linktree.com/exorcistfilesTimestamps:00:00 | Cold Open: A Serpent Spirit That Lives in Your Spine00:38 | The Most Controversial Case We Have Aired01:45 | The Paratrooper, and What Martins Will Not Argue With04:11 | Freemasonry Got a Declaration. Why Not This?06:27 | Jeremy the Firefighter: You Do Not Have To Mean It07:12 | Gym Clothes or Malice, a Door Is a Door08:41 | Awakened, a Primer: Gloria, Paul, and a Sunday Class09:48 | The Page Was Blank11:47 | Rolled Audio: Father David’s Voicemail12:59 | Pulling the Weed Versus Getting the Root15:44 | Feral Cat, Not Water Buffalo17:01 | Sponsor Break21:21 | Dr. Gallagher’s Parallel Case, and the Medical Caveat23:49 | The Church Walk Was a Diagnostic24:33 | Tree Pose, and a Demon That Gave Its Name25:59 | Rolled Audio: The Manifestation27:02 | Why They Crawl Like Snakes28:12 | Sponsor Break31:34 | A Rattlesnake Only Rattles When It Senses Danger33:03 | Two Different Injuries: Guilt and Rights36:28 | Was Skipping Mass the Real Door?37:39 | Was It Even a Yoga Demon?39:30 | Ten Exorcists Around a Kitchen Table40:40 | Yoga Did Not Invent Stretching42:43 | The Reddit Objection and the Cursed Object44:48 | Christian Yoga and Target Number One46:25 | Close: Go For a WalkSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Jul 29, 202656 min
The Holder's Downfall | The Eye of the Holder Case Revisited
Ryan and Fr. Carlos Martins go back into the most popular and most frustrating case of season two. A teenager freed. A holder possessed. One unconfessed mortal sin that turned a scheduled exorcism into what Martins calls a failure worthy of J.R.R. Tolkien.Thanks to our Sponsors:Right now, save up to 20% on mattresses and up to 25% on everything else when you go to Casper.com. Head to https://forkfulmeals.com/EXFILES for 50% off your first order today!Head to Exodus90.com/exfiles and start your 14 day free trial. Seek the Lord...see what happens!Get 15% off OneSkin with the code EXFILES at https://www.oneskin.co/EXFILES #oneskinpodTimestamps0:00 Cold Open: The Cracked Photographs0:45 Back Into the Most Frustrating Case of Season Two1:31 “A Failure Worthy of Tolkien”2:39 Why an Exorcist Won't Hear His Own Team's Confessions5:25 How Do You Scare a Team Without Terrifying Them7:05 The Goof Named Gary9:02 The Mortal Sin in the Room12:16 Shame, and Why Confession Is Not a Deposition14:16 Sponsor Break: Casper and Forkful18:05 The Brilliant Deception: “Just Go Serve God”18:57 Would Contrition Alone Have Cleared Him20:49 Forgiven and Still Not Ready22:52 Emergency vs. Scheduled: “Tuesday at 11 a.m.”25:04 The Houston Foyer26:46 Did Father Wyatt Ask? On Trusting a Vetted Team28:33 Rolled Case Audio: “Hot Stuff”29:35 Sponsor Break: Exodus 90 and OneSkin33:05 Why the Room Missed It35:57 Justin: Abandonment, a Gang, and a Blood Oath38:42 Peons and Generals: Leviathan Takes the Room40:44 The YouTube Demonologists42:29 The Moment: Rolled Case Audio43:58 Demons Don't Jump45:50 Rolled Case Audio: “Renounce the Affair”46:38 Why Gary Is Harder Than Justin48:10 A Powerlifter in Full Manifestation49:16 He Walks Out, and St. Joseph's Rod Breaks in Three51:12 The Million-Dollar Question: What Happened to Gary52:16 “Gary's Name Is Not Gary”52:36 Who Belongs in the Room53:57 The Morals, and the Man Who Died in the Wrong BedSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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For the last several years, the Catholic Church has noted an alarming increase in the number of exorcisms performed. And for some of the most disturbing and vicious cases of possession, one priest is often summoned. With almost two decades in ministry, renowned priest Father Carlos Martins has encountered evil in nearly every way imaginable. From Ouija boards and curses to witches and demonic pacts, Father Martins has battled the ancient serpent in many forms. The Exorcist Files are his stories.
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