Expertise I am a Catholic apologist, catechist, spiritual director, and spiritual warfare/deliverance counselor holding a degree of Licentiate in Theology. Questions dealing with the Catholic Faith will be answered according to official Church teachings, where such official teachings exist, and according to solid principles taught by the Church and the saints on areas where there is no specific Church teaching. I am a one-hundred-percent loyal and obedient to the Pope and Magisterium of the Church. If you want to know the TRUE SCOOP of Church teaching, here is the place to get it.
2) Apologetics and Catechesis primarily offered through a Catholic Q&A (plus volunteering on expert.com); and
3) Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare: involving many things ranging from investigating "haunted houses," to counseling with demonized people, to dealing with spiritual warfare issues in our society.
Experience I was a Baptist preacher, Bible teacher, and evangelist for 15 years before converting to the Catholic Church in 1992.
As a Catholic I have been teaching Bible, Catechetics, apologetics, and evangelism for 14 years. I also have 24 years of pastoral counseling experience and 14 years experience as a Catholic Spiritual Director.
I have been in deliverance ministry since 1986 as a Baptist. After converting to the Catholic Church I continued the spiritual warfare work including counseling, writing, consulting, and teaching workshops, and training Deliverance Counsellors.
In 2002 we began a new apostolate called the St. Padre Pio Center for Deliverance Counseling. This agency offers counseling to those persons who are demonized, and offers training for people who feel called by God to become Deliverance Counsellors. As director of the St. Padre Pio Center I was featured in a series of interviews on Spirtual Warfare on Ave Maria Radio.
Award: Recipient of the prestigious Kaltenborn Foundation Grant.
Organizations In Religion: Catholic Society of Evangelists, Institute on Religious Life, Adoremus: Society for the Renewal of the Sacred Liturgy, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, Coming Home Network, The Blue Army of our Lady of Fatima, Apostleship of Prayer, Confraternity of Mary, Queen of All Hearts (Montfort Fathers), Confraternity of the Brown Scapular
BR> In Counseling: American Counseling Association, Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling, the International Society for Mental Health Online, and the former National Psychiatric Association. Brother is also currently working with two other counselors to form a new association called the American Nouthethic Association of Catholic Counselors. This association is not yet operational.
In Website Design: HTML Writers Guild, the International Webmasters Association, and the Good News Web Designers Association.
In Creative Writing: Academy of American Poets, the Association of Authors and Publishers, and is listed as Editor and Publisher of St. Michael House Press and Writers House Press in the International Directory of Small Presses and Little Magazines and the WritersNet Online Directory
Publications Religious Book Publications include: +"Regula Sanctus Michaelis" (The Rule of St. Michael) +"Three Secret Strategies of Satan and Other Essays" +"St. Michael's Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog" +"Hope, Help, Victory: A Spiritual Warfare Workshop" +"St. Michael’s Deliverance Counseling Manual" +If God Wants This of Me: The Story of a Baptist Minister Turn Catholic Friar" (forthcoming)
Poetry Publications and Credits: Book: "Only Silence is Shame" Magazines & Readings: published in various magazines and conducted numerous readings
Listed: "Who's Who is U.S. Editors, Writers, and Poets" and the "International Authors and Poets Who's Who" out of London in the 1980s
Other Publications: Book: "The Wilder Letters" (book of essays)
Book: "The Falling Torch: Our Democracy in Crisis"
Q: I had a parochial education and, I too, am before Vatican II. while talking to a friend re; mass, ... A: The people whom you are describing as "Catholics" are not. They are Newchurchers, followers of the ...
Q: I wanted to know whether a person who is a Catholic but has not gone to the Church (for a very long ... A: Bryan, Step #1 Why not see a priest and return to the Church? Did you mean to say "A proper ...
Q: i am living in NZ and am a gay man. my partner is catholic. we are hoping to have our civil union in ... A: No, I am sorry, but this is not possible. Marriage is only between a man and a woman. Homosexuals ...
Q: I know this will sound like a weird question but is it possible to quit witchcraft? or is a witch ... A: Of course it is possible. Just quit and get rid of the books and other materials. We would ...
Q: Brother, I have spoken to you about my addictions-Mast...and porn. I ve been confessing the same ... A: You are not committing a sacrilege because you commit the same sin over and over. It is nonsense to ...
Q: Why did u become a Brother instead of a Father(a priest)? Am sure u know the glory of priesthood-I ... A: Why be a priest when one can be a brother? No one has a right to be a priest. One does not become a ...
Q: I like very much to pray and spend a lot of time praying. Sometimes I feel a strong wish in praying ... A: Yes it is normal. The mind is a bit like a bee hive and our thoughts are like little bees that ...
Q: I'm a 25 year old woman, married in the catholic church with two daughters. Last July I had a ... A: Christina, I am sorry to learn of your distressing medical issues. I did remember you and your ...
Q: Ignatius Mary, I had a dream once and I did not forget it. I would like to know if the dream means ... A: Dreams are normally just a creative way the brain deals with anxieties, worries, joys, sorrows, and ...
Q: I was married and divorced twice before I was 22; civil unions. I have not been married since, over ... A: Assuming that you are not living with someone that his not your husband, you could receive ...
Q: I wanted to know what will happen to the souls of Non Christians and Non Catholics after they ... A: Johnny: The Catechism answers this question (especially para 846-847). Who belongs to the Catholic ...
Q: What exactly is the meaning of the vow of poverty that Priests and Religious take? I find that all ... A: CONCERNING DIOCESAN PRIESTS: Diocesan Priests, also called "Secular Priests", make a "promise of ...
Q: what was the original form of these prayers? Is it essential to precede them with the Our Father and ... A: The 15 Prayers of St. Bridget is a personal devotional prayer. Like all devotional prayers, ...
Q: Whats the catholic perspective about elective dental work merely to look pretty ie. to straighten ... A: I don't see that any of these actions would, of themselves, qualify for the sin of vanity. There is ...
Q: I will try to be as brief as possible in explaining my situation to you. Im already prepared to ... A: First, I've been on Summer vacation and apologize for the length of time it has taken me to respond. ...
Q: What exactly happens to a Catholic when he marries a Protestant in a Protestant ceremony? Is he ... A: First, Terminology: 1) mixed marriage outside the canonical context, it may be used in the broad ...
Q: What exactly happens to a Catholic when he marries a Protestant in a Protestant ceremony? Is he ... A: A Catholic can marry a Protestant with the Bishop's permission, but they must be married in a ...
Q: What exactly happens to a Catholic when he marries a Protestant in a Protestant ceremony? Is he ... A: If a Catholic marries a Protestant in a Protestant ceremony, in the general law of the Church that ...
Q: What exactly happens to a Catholic when he marries a Protestant in a Protestant ceremony? Is he ... A: Peace dear Sam In the eyes of the Church, there is Marriage and the Sacrament of Holy ...
Q: What exactly happens to a Catholic when he marries a Protestant in a Protestant ceremony? Is he ... A: as far as I know, a catholic man can marry a protestant woman, but he must ask his local priest for ...
Q: I am a devout Catholic who participate in the Holy Mass every Sunday, but I don't receive the Holy ... A: An act of perfect contrition will restore you to a State of Grace, but the actual Sacrament of ...
Q: I am a Catholic. I am a gay and stable in a relation with my boyfriend for three years now. I lead ... A: Your confessors are correct. The church teaching is this: 2357 Homosexuality refers to relations ...
Q: My daughter is 14 and is very interested in begining her relationship with God.She was never ... A: You are probably thinking about the process of the New Order (which is frequently called "Catholic," ...
Q: I am Roman Catholic. In a prior marriage I had a Mormon wedding. I have been divorced for 4 years ... A: Peace dear Alicia- Actually annulment process length can be long or short, related to the ...
Q: Can an angel become man? A healer told me that I am the Angel Gabriel and because I am good, God ... A: Ace, Always beware 'mystical' experiences that glorify yourself for they are a sure sign of the ...
Q: I have read the Sumerian texts translated by Zechariah Sitchin and he says that the Anunnaki, a ... A: I do not answer multiple questions. I answer only one question at a time. So I will answer only one ...
Q: Ignatius i would like to know the official Catholic Church position about cosmetic surgery ... A: Jack: There is no legitimate reason to choose elective breast enlargement other than vanity. The ...
Q: I have a few questions for you. You explain so well. The first concerns sin. Is it really ... A: I believe that it is “possible” to avoid sin if one is in Christ. For example, the Blessed Virgin ...
Q: Are there Colleges for people that are 35 Years of age, to go to study, how to be Catholic Priest in ... A: Adam, I went to •Sacred Heart School of Theology • | 7335 S. Hwy 100 P.O. Box 429 • | Hales ...
Q: Are there Universities or Colleges for people that are 35 Years of age, to go to school to study, ... A: Yes, this is called Second Vocation. There are three seminaries in the United State, if I remember ...
Q: Ignatius i would like to know the official Catholic Church position about cosmetic surgery ... A: The Church does not offer a specific teaching on cosmetic breast enhancement. The issue is not the ...
Q: My girlfriend is catholic.I am not. We are talking of marriage but she says we may have some ... A: Larz, You ask a superb question and I can understand your concern. In some ways, you have no ...
Q: I am what i call myself a left wing catholic and i was wondering why do catholics believe that ... A: There is only one kind of Catholic in good standing -- a Catholic who is loyal to the Pope and ...
Q: I was wondering what it means when god is trying to purify someone and how do you know if its ... A: Brandy: Thanks for the question. When God is trying to "purify" someone, it means that He is giving ...
Q: Bonus Oriens. My name is James R/C from Bombay archidiocese. My questions are stated below: 1"We ... A: This is a most unusual question. "keep up" with Catholic dogma? Well, since dogma does not change ...
Q: Good afternoon.My name is James N from Bombay India an R/C. My questions are as below: 1:How do you ... A: Peace dear James, Yes, at times I doubt, usually when I don't understand something. Prayer ...
Q: My first question concerns salvation. As you know, many Protestants claim that only Christians can ... A: Nice to hear from you. I hope everything is well with you. The first Pope, St. Peter, is mentioned ...
Q: Have there been drastic changes in the Rule of the allegedly "discalced" men's Orders? Have read ... A: Peace dear Guy, It varies from Order to Order, in some cases perhaps between even ...
Q: .I am very interested in converting to Catholicism.However,I am divorced,and have heard that a ... A: Derek, This is most certainly NOT true. The Church will want to know about your previous ...
Q: My dad a non catholic was cremated and his wishes were for his ashes to be scattered by airplane ... A: I think that you are saying that you carried out the scattering of your father's ashes many years ...
