An Exorcist Tells His Story

By: Fr. Gabriele Amorth

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's Summary

In this powerful book, the renowned exorcist of Rome tells of his many experiences in his ministry as an exorcist doing battle with Satan to relieve the great suffering of people in the grip of evil. The importance of the ministry to "expel demons" is clearly seen in the Gospels, from the actions of the Apostles, and from Church history. Fr. Amorth allows the listener to witness the activities of the exorcist, to experience what an exorcist sees and does. He also reveals how little modern science, psychology, and medicine can do to help those under Satan's influence, and that only the power of Christ can release them from this kind of mental, spiritual or physical suffering.  

An Exorcist Tells His Story has been a European best seller that has gone through numerous printings and editions. No other book today so thoroughly and concisely discusses the topic of exorcism.

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We have lost our way. Gain insight and travel this spiritual journey to everlasting peace. You are not alone, stop allowing evil thoughts, sins, people.....misguide your real path to salvation. The prayer at the end of this book is so powerful, it will change you immediately and fill your heart and soul with the power to overcome any evil force that tries to enter your self.

Important Understanding

This is a well done explanation and needs to be understood in the context of the Christian life. if one believes in the goodness of God, it follows that the evil of Satan is also present - and to ignore the presence is naive. There are also good players and suggestions. Well worth the time.

Highly recommend, and believe it.

Fr. Amorth speaks of his encounters excorsizing thousands of people during his ministry. He explains things very clearly about Heaven, hell, Purgatory, angels and fallen angels; what the motivations of fallen angels are on this earth and how we fall prey to them.
I highly encourage everyone to listen. If you are not a believer, then you will think this is a nice story. If you believe, you will get much out of this. It may help you to understand some of the unusual happenings in your life, and why most parishes do not have a diocesan excorist any more.

Spooky unsubstantiated ghost stories

By no means should you take this book seriously, but perhaps it could be used to inform you why so many Christians are frightened of hell and the supernatural.

This book is a large personal testimony about the realism of demons that reads like spooky ghost stories. It takes itself far too seriously and will probably scare many people who are a bit too impressionable.

I’ll admit that crazy and unexplained things happen, but this book forcefully iterates it’s Christian magic as fact while committing fallacies left and right. Even if the testimony is accurate, it doesn’t confirm any doctrine of exorcism that this book claims it does. I’m sure the “sorcerers” and “witches” that this book slanders so hard would say the same things with the same efficacy about Christian exorcism

Not only does the book smack heavily of confirmation bias and superstition, but it’s basically one large “no true Scotsman” or “no true sorcerer” fallacy.

An interesting read/listen but by no means should this be taken seriously as evidence for anything other than a vast knowledge gap in mental health and the workings of human psychology and the yet unexplained coincidences and happenings of the universe.

Mostly disappointing and a bit xenophobic

When I purchased this book, I was hoping to hear about the life of an exorcist. I wanted to hear about what it's like to perform an exorcism and maybe even give details from one or two. I also would have enjoyed knowing more about the process and what it's like to be one.
The book isn't a total loss, though. There are some great points here, and I too hope that exorcism becomes more accessible for those in need. Father Amorth spends large chunks of the book pushing his personal opinion rather than being informative. In some sections, he even comes across as bitter.
I was incredibly disappointed once he made clear his homophobia. I also found it disappointing that the book lacked details of any actual exorcism beyond a sentence or two. He also comes across a bit hypocritical, claiming that anything supernatural (psychics, medicine men, etc..) is from Satan, except when he uses their services himself.

Spiritual Reality Check

I, like most Americans, rarely think of the existence of the Devil and his demons. I know now, thanks to Fr. Amorth, that is exactly what the Devil wants. Thank your Fr. Amorth for opening my eyes. God bless you.

English accent unbearable story not about exorcism

Its more a lesson in theology, church doctrine, the origins of evil. not case studies

Fascinating insights.

Stumbled across this one. I've not read / listened to a Catholic book before but have to say that it's really good. The narrator is excellent which always helps. Gabriele Amorth was clearly a very intelligent man as well as obviously having a very strong faith. The book is not creepy or scary despite the subject matter. It deals with the difference between psychological problems and what Fr. Amorth considered to be of demonic origin. It has plenty of case studys from his many years as an exorcist and is interesting throughout. I'd recommend it to anyone who has been a Christian for a while of any denomination.

A Remarkable Priest and a Remarkable Ministry.

First and foremost this is a book about God's Love for humanity as shown through the ministry of the Exorcist. A ministry that is misunderstood, and dismissed, or wrongly sensationalised by brother clergy and the world alike, yet more and more people are recognising and turning to, and rightly so, the Church for discernment and help.

Written with the strength of authority and depth of understanding underpinned with great humility that can only come from lived experience.

This is a book to be studied by Clergy and all those engaged LEGITIMATELY in the Church's ministry of Healing and Deliverance.

didn't enjoy. found it boring.

wouldnt listen again. found it very boring. wasn't what I was expecting. wish I'd not got this one.