#12437 What Makes a Great Exorcist? - Tom Nash
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🗓️ 30 October 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“What Makes a Great Exorcist?” In this episode, we explore this intriguing question along with topics such as the validity of second marriages for divorced individuals, the reasons behind Michael the Archangel’s sainthood, and how to protect ourselves from spiritual forces in our daily lives. Tune in for a diverse range of insights on Catholic faith and practice.
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Questions Covered:
- 03:09 – Who is the greatest exorcist?
- 14:14 – Would a married and divorced person who gets remarried have a valid second marriage?
- 18:08 – Why did God choose to give Michael the Archangel sainthood?
- 20:10 – The bible says we make up for what’s lacking in Christ. How can there be anything lacking in Christ?
- 23:30 – What are the qualifications one needs to be a godparent?
- 29:05 – How do we protect ourselves from the principalities and powers in our daily lives?
- 33:48 – What book do you recommend on Christian History?
- 41:26 – How do a person know when they need an exorcism?
- 45:12 – Do all children born have a guardian angel, or only those who were baptized and are believers?
- 51:10 – I’m considering converting. I was baptized in Jesus’ name. Does it count? Why do Catholics rush to baptize babies but take their time in OCIA?
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| 0:37.8 | Tim to talk with non-Christians on the show, and I think that's what we're going to do, |
| 0:41.3 | second hour. for you today. Second hour, Tim Staples, will be here with us. Tim's been, we've been asking Tim to talk |
| 0:38.5 | with non-Christians on the show, and I think that's what we're going to do second hour, but I'll get a confirmation for you momentarily. In any case, Tim will be here. First hour, you can ask anything you want. Anybody can, we haven't done one of those this week, I don't think, yet. And so we've got to have some time where anybody can call to ask anything they want. 888-3187-884. |
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| 1:46.4 | Our guest is theologian Tom Nash, who is of EWTN at one time. |
| 1:52.3 | I think you worked for Ivy Maria radio at one time, didn't you? |
| 1:54.7 | I worked for Ivy Maria for a little while and also filled in for Alcresta and more recently |
| 1:58.8 | for Marcus Peter, who was his successor. Is his successor, yeah. Yes, is recently for Marcus Peter and was his successor. |
| 2:02.5 | Is his successor? Yes, is his successor and therefore precedes us. |
| 2:06.9 | But then, so you're working your way up in the quality of apostolets you work for, right? |
| 2:10.6 | Now we're, I am not going to speak badly. That's what you did, Tom. |
| 2:13.6 | No, I did not. You're the one giving us, you know, remember EW10 carries our program, as does having Maria Radio in their network. At AEWCN, they know how I feel about them. I don't have to say it every day. You have to say I love you to someone every day. But you also don't have to say the other things. 8883187-884, triple-eight-387-884. Give as compact or, because it's asked me anything, |
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