#324 Father Ripperger - The Signs of Diabolical Influence in America

Episode of The Shawn Ryan Show · July 23, 2026 · 2 h 46 min

Exorcist Father Chad Ripperger tells Shawn Ryan about UFO disclosure, the angelic hierarchy and fall, spiritual warfare, guardian angels, prayer, heaven, and divine mercy.

Summary

Shawn Ryan hosted Father Chad Ripperger, a Catholic priest and exorcist, at the priest's property in Colorado. Ryan opened by saying he had abandoned plans to criticize Catholic politicians after concluding the real battle is spiritual, and framed modern politics, war, and gender medicine as forms of human sacrifice. Ripperger agreed that public life had become a battle of good and evil rather than ideas. Ryan then reviewed a 2026 timeline of UFO disclosure events, and Ripperger argued that alien narratives historically aim to supplant Christianity, citing the principle of evidence, the energy requirements of interstellar travel, the hierarchy of being, and the theology of original sin.

Much of the conversation was devoted to angelology drawn largely from Thomas Aquinas: the nine choirs, the instantaneous creation of angels, their infused knowledge, the three instances of their test and fall, and the claim that a third of the angels fell. Ripperger described sacrifice as offertory, slaying, and consummation, and recounted an exorcism in which a demon said it convinces people they cannot be separated from a particular good, which he called the root of mediocrity.

Ripperger explained how angels and demons influence the imagination and intellect, urged Christians to know their faith and be willing to 'wield the axe' against cultural hostility, and described how to communicate with guardian angels. Both men shared first-hand accounts they attributed to angelic intervention, including Ryan's encounter with a stranger in Sedona that he said brought him to Christ and his survival of a suicide attempt. The episode closed with discussion of the rosary, deliverance prayers, the end times, levels of heaven and hell, contact with deceased relatives, and divine mercy.

Chapters

0:05
Opening, gift, and prayer
Ryan presents a SIG rifle and Ripperger opens with prayer.
2:00
Politics as spiritual battle
Ryan frames current politics as human sacrifice and Ripperger says it is now a battle of good and evil.
5:10
UFO disclosure and aliens
Ryan reviews the 2026 disclosure timeline and Ripperger argues alien narratives aim to supplant Christianity and face scientific and theological problems.
24:09
Why God loves humanity and the nature of eternity
Ripperger explains the image of God, eternity, the aevum, and time.
27:10
The angelic hierarchy
Ripperger describes the number, creation, and nine choirs of angels and how saints can rise among them.
41:32
The fall of the angels
Ripperger explains the three instances of the angels' test, their fixed wills, and demons' lack of regret.
1:00:05
Sacrifice and the demon's nature
Ripperger lays out the structure of sacrifice and recounts a demon confessing it thwarts detachment from particular goods.
1:12:22
How angels and demons influence the mind
Ripperger discusses demonic access, pornography, exorcism, and angelic illumination of the intellect.
1:26:31
Why Christianity is disparaged
Ripperger attributes hostility to Christianity to demonic influence and urges Christians to know their faith and fight for truth.
1:37:51
Communicating with angels and personal encounters
Ripperger explains angelic telepathy and prayer, and both share stories of apparent angelic interventions.
2:11:25
Prayer, the rosary, and spiritual warfare tools
Ripperger discusses the rosary, Lepanto, deliverance prayers, intercession, and commanding demons.
2:24:23
Archangels, end times, heaven, and hell
Ripperger covers Gabriel and Raphael, the final battle, levels of heaven and hell, and contact with the dead.
2:37:30
Divine mercy and closing prayer
Ripperger defines mercy as loosening the bonds of justice and ends in prayer.

Key points

What was said, by whom, with the exact words. Timestamps jump to the moment.

Shawn Ryan
Ryan argued that regardless of which party holds office, modern politics amounts to human sacrifice through war or gender medicine.
“They're either going to send our youth to war to die for another country, or they're going to psychologically mutilate their brains”
Listen from 2:00 · Spiritual warfare
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Chad Ripperger
Ripperger said he concluded about a decade ago that public life is no longer a battle of ideas but of good and evil.
“this is no longer a battle of ideas. It's no longer a battle of, you know, do people have differences of opinions? This is a battle of good and evil”
Listen from 3:25 · Spiritual warfare
Chad Ripperger
Ripperger suspected that many in government are anti-Christian and seek to replace Christianity with an alternative account of human origins.
“My suspicion is that a lot of the people that are in government are actually anti-Christian, and so part of their way, what their goal is, is to supplant Christianity”
Listen from 7:58 · Unidentified flying objects and government disclosure
Chad Ripperger
Ripperger argued that seeing something unexplained in the sky does not justify concluding it comes from another planet, violating the principle of evidence.
“just because you see something you can't explain doesn't mean there's people in other planets that's a logical leap”
Listen from 9:45 · Unidentified flying objects and government disclosure
Chad Ripperger
Ripperger cited top astrophysicists as holding that the energy requirements for interstellar travel make visitation unreasonable to presume.
“the energy requirements to be able to travel, even from one of our closest neighbors, is so extreme that it's not reasonable to presume that it's even possible”
Listen from 10:51 · Unidentified flying objects and government disclosure
Chad Ripperger
Ripperger said angels' wills become permanently fixed after their choice, so demons say they would repeat their rebellion.
“demons will say, yeah, it was a bad choice, but I'd still do it again, because their wills become fixed in that”
Listen from 48:55 · Fall of the angels
Chad Ripperger
Ripperger said the patristic tradition interprets Revelation's image of the dragon sweeping down stars as meaning a third of the angels fell.
“That has been interpreted universally by the patristics, that is the fathers of the church, and also the theologians throughout time as referring to a third of the angels fell”
Listen from 55:30 · Fall of the angels
Chad Ripperger
Ripperger recounted a demon, Beelzebub, telling him its method is convincing people they cannot be separated from a particular good.
“I convince people that they cannot be separated from the particular good”
Listen from 1:09:14 · Exorcism in the Catholic Church
Chad Ripperger
Ripperger said exorcists do not liberate anyone themselves; Christ causes the liberation after the exorcist's work.
“if christ doesn't step in and actually cause liberation nothing happens”
Listen from 1:15:42 · Exorcism in the Catholic Church
Chad Ripperger
Ripperger argued that possession is not the worst spiritual state; mortal sin is worse.
“Actually, possession is not the worst thing. The worst thing is sin, mortal sin specifically”
Listen from 1:16:43 · Exorcism in the Catholic Church
Chad Ripperger
Ripperger argued Christians have misread 'turn the other cheek' and have an obligation to fight for Christ's glory rather than show effeminate unwillingness to battle.
“we have an obligation to fight for and to protect the glory of Christ himself, Christ the King. We have an obligation to fight for him”
Listen from 1:32:25 · Christianity
Chad Ripperger
Ripperger said many Christians lose debates because they do not know their faith well, citing a bishop's interview with Ben Shapiro as a missed opportunity.
“the first thing is that a lot of christians don't know their faith well And so a lot of times they get mopped up”
Listen from 1:33:48 · Christianity
Chad Ripperger
Ripperger recounted a possessed woman reporting that the guardian angel of his priesthood, sent mentally from an airport, appeared and held her hand.
“He said he appeared to me and held my hand during this whole episode”
Listen from 1:40:52 · Guardian angels
Chad Ripperger
Ripperger said guardian angels become more involved in a person's life the more that person asks for their help.
“the primary way that they get involved in our lives is by our asking them. So the more we ask them and the more we invoke their intersection”
Listen from 1:42:04 · Guardian angels
Shawn Ryan
Ryan described an encounter in Sedona with an unfamiliar older man who seemed to read his mind and which he said saved his soul and brought him to Christ.
“that's basically what saved my soul and brought me to Christ”
Listen from 1:49:46 · Guardian angels
Shawn Ryan
Ryan recounted surviving a blacked-out suicide attempt in his running car and asked whether a guardian angel intervened.
“I had a suicide attempt. And same thing. I was hammered, blacked out. Don't remember how I got home”
Listen from 1:57:33 · Guardian angels
Chad Ripperger
Ripperger recommended asking Our Lady and the angels to keep oneself or one's corporation hidden from harmful people.
“ask your guardian angel or the angels to keep you hidden from the wrong kinds of people. And it has a phenomenally good effect”
Listen from 2:02:57 · Spiritual warfare
Chad Ripperger
Ripperger said that praying the rosary daily for a specific vice will soon cause it to go away, citing saints' teaching and the victory at Lepanto.
“if there's a particular vice you're trying to overcome in your life, start saying the rosary every day for that intention, and pretty quick it'll go away”
Listen from 2:12:09 · Rosary
Chad Ripperger
Ripperger argued voting alone cannot solve society's problems because the battle is spiritual, with prayer the primary remedy.
“that's just not going to ultimately change because this is a spiritual battle The main thing for people to remember”
Listen from 2:14:54 · Spiritual warfare
Chad Ripperger
Ripperger defined mercy as God loosening the bonds of justice for a person's spiritual good.
“So mercy is defined as loosening the bonds of justice for the good of the individual”
Listen from 2:37:36 · Divine mercy

People

In the conversation

Shawn RyanFormer U.S. Navy SEAL and CIA contractor, host of the Shawn Ryan Show
Chad RippergerAmerican Catholic priest and exorcist, author on demonic influence

Discussed

Thomas Aquinas13th-century Dominican theologian and philosopher
JD VanceVice President of the United States
Stephen RossettiCatholic priest and exorcist
Steven SpielbergAmerican filmmaker whose upcoming film about disclosure was discussed
Augustine of HippoEarly Christian theologian and bishop
Padre PioItalian Capuchin friar and Catholic saint
Pope Pius V16th-century pope who ordered rosary prayers before Lepanto
Ben ShapiroConservative commentator who advocated the Iran war
PlatoAncient Greek philosopher who described orichalcum in Critias

Topics

From the publisher

Father Chad Ripperger is a Roman Catholic priest, theologian, philosopher, and exorcist serving in the Archdiocese of Denver. He is the founder and superior general of the Society of the Most Sorrowful Mother (Doloran Fathers) and is widely known for his teaching on spiritual warfare, virtue, Thomistic philosophy, and Catholic theology. A prolific author and sought-after speaker, Father Ripperger has written numerous books and lectures extensively on prayer, the spiritual life, and the Church's ministry of deliverance. Download Glacier Today. Privacy isn't paranoia, it's protection. Website - theglacierapp.com App Store - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/glacier-app/id6776005049 Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: Head to https://superpower.com and use code SRS at checkout for $20 off your membership. Unlock your new health intelligence with 100+ biomarkers tested every year to detect early signs of 1,000+ conditions. Ready to upgrade your eyewear? Check them out at https://roka.com and use code SRS for 20% off sitewide. SpotOn GPS Fence — trusted by Shawn Ryan for his dog Stanley. The most reliable GPS dog fence: 100% secure from backyard to backcountry with virtual boundaries you control from your phone. No wires, no digging. Sets up in minutes, any size, any shape, anywhere. Learn more: https://spotonfence.com/srs Live better longer with BUBS Naturals. Get 20% OFF on collagen, MCT creamers, and more with code SHAWN at https://bubsnaturals.com/srs Right now, Babbel is offering listeners up to 60% off. Go to https://Babbel.com/SRS Father Ripperger Links: All Books - https://sentradpress.com Society of the Most Sorrowful Mother - https://dolorans.org Sensus Traditionis - https://sensustraditionis.org Dominion: The Nature of Diabolic Warfare - https://sentradpress.com/product/dominion-the-nature-of-diabolic-warfare Dominion: The Nature of Diabolic Warfare (amazon) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TMT4B9X Deliverance Prayers: For Use by the Laity (amazon) - https://www.amazon.com/d…

Summary, chapters and key points were generated from the episode transcript on September 30, 2026. Quotes are checked word for word against the transcript.

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