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God And Beer - Edition 16- Fr Michael Shadbolt (Exorcist, Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne)
An event from the Knights of the Southern Cross Victoria to bring together Catholic men and women of all ages from across the south-east suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, several times a year. The aim is to inspire and strengthen Catholics by providing ideas and inspiration for renewal by drawing on the truth, beauty and goodness of the Catholic faith.
The fifteenth face-to-face event (held at the Notting Hill Hotel on Monday August 14, 2023) featured Fr Michael Shadbolt PE, Priest in Residence at St Gerard's Parish, Dandenong North. Fr Shadbolt (interviewed by Knights of the Southern Cross Victoria State Secretary Andrew Vaccaro) spoke on the topic of his new book 'Exorcism: Reflections of an Australian Catholic Exorcist'.
It seems clear that from the earliest days of his public life, Jesus of Nazareth exercised a ministry we now call exorcism, with many references throughout the Gospels that record Jesus confronting and expelling evil spirits within people he encountered.
Most Catholics have little understanding of this ministry even though it has been used (and occasionally abused) within the Church throughout its existence when 'the Church asks publicly and authoritatively in the name of Jesus Christ that a person be protected against the power of the Evil One and withdrawn from his dominion' (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1673).
Fr Michael Shadbolt was the officially appointed exorcist for the Archdiocese of Melbourne for ten years. He was the much-loved parish priest of Holy Family Doveton for many years and is the recent author of a book 'Exorcism: Reflections of an Australian Catholic Exorcist'. He is currently the Priest in Residence at St Gerard's Parish Dandenong North.
An initiative of the Knights of the Southern Cross Victoria to bring together people of all ages from across the south-east suburbs of Melbourne each month. Our aim is to inspire and strengthen Christians by providing ideas and inspiration for renewing the Church by drawing on the truth, beauty and goodness of the Catholic tradition.
Many thanks to those who made this possible, and those in attendance.