Catholic Church on Ghosts, Experts Debate Biblical Evidence and Church Doctrine | EWTN News Nightly
- Preacher
- Mother Angelica
- Tradition
- Roman Catholic
- Published
- Length
- 4:53
About this sermon
Today is Halloween, and perhaps it’s time to ask if the Catholic Church has an official doctrine on ghosts. Father Chris Alar from the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy says ghosts are not only real, but they appear in the Bible. Douglas Beaumont from Catholic Answers also examines the question. He says that many Christians attribute ghosts to either natural phenomena or demonic activity. Author, theologian, and contributor to Catholic Answers, Douglas Beaumont, joins to tell us where the word "ghost" comes from. Regarding the spirits themselves, ghosts appear in a few places in the Bible, in both the Old and New Testaments. Beaumont gives us some examples. There was at least a slight disagreement on the existence of ghosts between two major Church figures. Beaumont shares more about this disagreement between St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas. Beaumont has studied the faith for decades. He fills us in on whether ghosts are natural, demonic, or something else. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf
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