Spiritual Warfare Explained: Inside the Battle for Life | Fr. Boquet

In this episode, Fr. Shenan Boquet unpacks the Catholic understanding of spiritual warfare—the ongoing struggle between good and evil that every believer faces.

Drawing on Scripture, the saints, and his global pro-life mission experience, Fr. Boquet explains how the devil attacks individuals, marriages, and the Church—and how to stand firm through prayer, confession, and the Eucharist.

Key Topics:

• Definition and meaning of spiritual warfare
• Understanding temptations as spiritual attacks
• Common misconceptions about the devil
• How to recognize and resist spiritual manipulation
• Vigilance in prayer, confession, and daily virtue
• Spiritual warfare in the pro-life mission field
• Protecting your marriage, family, and home from evil
• How prayer, sacraments, and Scripture fortify believers
• Practical spiritual disciplines for daily life
• The ultimate victory of Christ over evil

Scripture passages to meditate on:

- The Apostle Paul tells us clearly in 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, “Though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh: (for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh.”

- Mark 5:1–20 recounts the exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac, a dramatic episode in which Jesus asserts power over a "legion" of unclean spirits.

- Luke 10:18 records Jesus’ declaration: “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven,” symbolizing the eschatological victory of divine authority over evil.

- The Apostle Paul, particularly in Ephesians 6:12, frames the Christian life as an ongoing battle "not against flesh and blood" but against "spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms," providing theological scaffolding for subsequent teachings on demonic opposition.