Dear Marie:

You said: "None of us are free from sin; We need to ask God for forgiveness. Knowing that no one is perfectly free of sin, how can anyone be in a perfected state of grace?"

It is not exactly true that we cannot be free from sin, depending on what you mean by that. No human being, except Jesus and Mary, are free from concupiscence, that is the tendency to sin. We are free from sin, however, any time we are a State of Grace. When come out of the confessional after making a good confession we are in a State of Grace and there is no sin in us until the next time we sin.

In dealing with demons we do not have to be sinless, that is never to sin, but we need to be in a State of Grace. If we fall into sin then we can immediately make a Perfect Act of Contrition which will restore us to a State of Grace immediately. In making that Perfect Act of Contrition we make a promise to go to the Sacrament of Confession and the earliest opportunity. The point is that one does not need to be in a state of sin for any length of time. God is loving and merciful and he gives us a way to be restored to his friendship almost immediately.

You said, "Can visitation to the location energize this thing? Is there a strategy for parties to which it manifests, or whom God permits to witness? On one occasion which I had been present, I experienced seemingly benign manifestations that did not frighten me, yet others present experienced audibles that would disturb me. Do you have an explanation for this?"

I am not sure what you mean by "energize". Demons do not need to be energized by us or by anything in the material world in order to manifest.

A strategy to deal with a house that is infested when one must visit to pick-up belongings and such is to pray. Praying a Rosary is good. Praying the Hedge of Protection for Oneself found in our Spiritual Warfare Catalog linked below would certainly be recommended.

In terms of cleansing the house of this presence I would recommend the House Cleansing and Blessing that is in our Spiritual Warfare Catalog. That blessing form contains a threefold blessing ritual from the 17th century and is specifically designed to rid a house of demons. A priest can pray that ritual. The owner of the house should do it if a priest does not, or I can lead the owner through the ritual over the phone.

You said, "On one occasion which I had been present, I experienced seemingly benign manifestations that did not frighten me, yet others present experienced audibles that would disturb me. Do you have an explanation for this?"

Demons will harass and attack a person according to that person's personality and vulnerabilities. Thus, the manifestation that frightens one person may not frighten another.

You said, "The reveal of the unseen world and the reality of its existence has placed me in a direct line of Theological fire between the owner and the demonic. I am not a Theologian and the obstacles are tremendous. The conflicts and challenge is weighing on me."

The reason for this "weight" you are experiencing is because you should not be between the owner and the demonic. You are not qualified to be in that position, thus you need to withdraw.

You said, "The owner asks: If the home is rented to an innocent family, will they be subjected to the evil there?" It was

If the house is infested with demons then those demons may choose to harass or attack whomever they please. If the owner rents the house to someone, they may experience demonic manifestations or not. It depends on what the demons want to do.

You said, "We also suspect that the severity of family demise in the adjacent homes may indicate a land based evil, possible portal. Is there such a thing as old embedded demons that are more difficult to deal with? Is the cunning, quite, but successful influential nature of demonics an indicator of any kind?"

This is an example by what I mean by not qualified. People tend to get their ideas about how to do these things from watching too many ghost investigation shows. We need to keep in mind that those so-called paranormal investigation shows are a bunch of bunk. What they do and how they do it is extremely dangerous. Their working theories about paranormal are mostly blatantly wrong. No one should be watching those shows.

There is no such thing as a "portal." There is no door or portal that demons must go through in order to manifest in this world. As for demons who are intransigent, the relative strength to resist is based on who the particular demon is and why he is there. The Church prohibits us from asking for a demon's name or to ask why he is here.

If the owner wishes my counsel he should contact me directly.

I remind you again, do not be between the owner and the demons. You need to withdraw from that position. You are neither qualified to deal with the demons or to investigate the phenomena. To do those things safely requires specific training.

As far as the title, "brother", is concerned, it is a common title that an that any Catholic should know. It is the title of a man who is consecrated through what is called the evangelical counsels — the vows of Chastity, Poverty, and Obedience. A Brother is a monk, Friar, or Hermit. I am a hermit-friar with the Oblates and Missioners of St. Michael. The female equivalent is "Sister".

There is no special symbol for "approved" media. I do not know what you are referring to there.

It is very difficult to make referrals to qualified people around the country. For one thing there are very few people who are qualified an those are generally do not advertise their presence. We are trying to gather an Index of Referrals when we happen to find out about some qualified person. In most cases, the names on he Index of Referrals will be confidential in terms of releases those names to the general public.

As for our agency, the St. Padre Pio Center for Deliverance Counseling, we help clients from all over the world. In most cases we can help over the telephone. Thus, as long as our client has a telephone, a computer with a printer, and access to the Internet we can offer assistance and consultation no matter where the person lives in the world. It is only in the most severe cases that we do a face-to-face deliverance when we have the funds for the travel.

You'll notice that I did not answer all your questions or did not answer them as fully as I could have. That is because such information about the details of how to do deliverance or investigation is something the general public does not need to know. If we give too many details then some people will be tempted to attempt deliverance in which, since they have not been trained, they may harm themselves and/or their clients.

If the owner of this house needs assistance or consultation please let him know that he is free to contact me directly by using our Contact Form.

We will be in prayer for this house owner and for you.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary