# Fr. Carlos Martins on Relics, Holy Curses, and How God Actually Speaks

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Podcast: [The Exorcist Files](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-exorcist-files-5678739)
Published: 2026-07-23T12:00:00+00:00
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Fr. Carlos Martins opens the mailbag. In one sitting he takes on venerating relics, praying holy curses, biblically laying off people who feel like family, staying hopeful while single at 40, and how to tell God's voice from your own. Blunt, funny, and unsparing, the exorcist without a script. Thanks to our Sponsors Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code EXFILES at https://www.cowboycolostrum.com/EXFILES . Go to wildalaskan.com/ EXFILES for $35 off your first order of premium, wild-caught seafood. Live Better Longer with BUBS Naturals. For A limited time get 20% Off your entire order with code EXFILES20 at Bubsnaturals.com Head to Exodus90.com/exfiles and start your 14 day free trial. Seek the Lord...see what happens! Timestamps: 0:00 | Cold open, “ask any demon” 0:24 | Welcome to the Q&A 1:08 | Closest calls in the exorcism room 2:30 | Relic cards down the sleeves 4:33 | Alessandro: murderer turned saint 5:07 | Father’s perfect Sabbath 6:18 | A Protestant’s honest question about relics 8:52 | What a demon reveals about a relic 10:24 | The object itself is holy 11:21 | St. Anthony’s incorrupt tongue 12:12 | Laying off people who feel like family 14:44 | Holy curses vs. praying for enemies 18:47 | The clinic that never turned a profit 20:30 | “I’m 40 and single” 24:15 | The three ugliest qualities 25:34 | Does God grant the desire or remove it? 28:53 | Inside Catholic premarital prep 34:23 | “I heard the Lord say” 36:50 | The echo test 41:06 | How to deliver a hard word 50:34 | What makes a great exorcist 53:50 | No fear of the Prince of Darkness 54:55 | Reconciliation after a friendship ends 1:03:04 | Close: “stay demon free” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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