Father Dan Reehil: The Spiritual Discipline Practice That Protects Your Body, Mind and Soul

Ancient Health Podcast55mJune 5, 2026
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Father Dan Reehil, a leading exorcist in Nashville, shares a transformative journey from a life of wealth and spiritual emptiness to becoming a priest and spiritual healer—driven by a profound encounter with divine presence in Medjugorje. His story reveals a radical truth: spiritual discipline isn't a restriction, but the key to unlocking daily miracles, physical healing, and emotional resilience. He argues that the body, mind, and soul are inseparable, and that physical ailments—like a woman’s crippling back pain—can be direct consequences of spiritual surrender to witchcraft. The episode challenges modern culture’s obsession with instant gratification and 'work to rest,' proposing instead a paradigm of 'working from rest' through daily prayer, fasting, and surrender to God. This spiritual alignment, he insists, is not mystical fluff but a practical, evidence-based discipline that transforms suffering into grace and turns bad days into opportunities to offer one’s crosses to Christ for the salvation of others. The most striking revelation? That God doesn’t just respond to prayer—he answers before we even finish thinking it.

Key Takeaways
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Spiritual discipline is not a restriction but the foundation of daily miracles and physical healing.

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Suffering is not a sign of God’s absence but an invitation to offer your cross to Christ for grace and salvation.

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The body can be physically crippled by spiritual surrender to witchcraft—miraculous healing followed deliverance.

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Pray first thing every morning: consecrate your day to God so every moment, even the unexpected, becomes part of His plan.

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The most powerful spiritual practice is not complex—it’s a simple daily offering: 'Lord, I give You my day.'

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Chapters
0:00
2 min

A Woman Crippled by Witchcraft

If you're not going to do the prescription for health of your soul, I'm not going to waste my time trying to help you.

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2:10
3 min

From Banking to the Priesthood

Father Reehil shares his journey from a successful but soulless life in banking to a 22-year spiritual desert, culminating in a transformative visit to Medjugorje, where he felt overwhelming peace and began his return to the Church.

5:00
4 min

The Voice That Called Him to Priesthood

After a year of prayer, Father Reehil heard an audible voice say, 'Come follow me' during Mass. He resigned from his job and began his path to priesthood, facing rejection from the priest who married him.

9:10
4 min

The Power of Daily Surrender

When you're going through your day then and something goes awry that you weren't planning on you can say well I already consecrated this, including this moment to the Lord.

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13:20
5 min

The Myth of Good and Bad Days

So your bad days aren't really bad. They're actually better than your good days. You just don't know it.

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High-Impact Quotes
So your bad days aren't really bad. They're actually better than your good days. You just don't know it.
Father Dan Reehil22:29
If your goal is to get to heaven and the chariot that takes you to your goal is death, why fear it?
Father Dan Reehil50:22
Yeah, no, because if you're not going to do the prescription for health of your soul, I'm not going to waste my time trying to help you.
Father Dan Reehil0:43
Speakers

Host

Dr. Chris Motley

Guest

Father Dan Reehil
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spiritual discipline95%mind body spirit health92%exorcism90%spiritual warfare88%suffering as grace87%rosary for families85%death as transition83%work from rest80%
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