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Navigating False Prophets in Confused Time: A Conversation With Michael D. O’Brien, by Pete Baklinski – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Navigating False Prophets in Confused Time: A Conversation With Michael D. O’Brien, by Pete Baklinski

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Author and novelist Michael O'Brien (left) with journalist Pete Baklinski. (Image courtesy of Mr. Baklinski)

By Pete Baklinski, Michael O’Brien, Catholic World Report, July 7, 2025

Pete Baklinski has a BA from Thomas Aquinas College and a Masters in Theology (STM) from the International Theological Institute. He is married to Erin and together they have nine children. He worked for ten years as a reporter and editor. He now works as the communications director for a pro-life organization. He lives in Combermere, Ontario. He can be followed on X: @PeteBaklinski aka Pro-life Canadian Man.

 

The “question of private revelation is not a matter of mere navigational error,” says the noted author. “We are talking about the health and the destiny of human souls here, of salvation and damnation…”

False prophets have existed ever since God first began communicating with mankind. They claim to hear voices from heaven—whether from God, saints, or angels—and that they have been entrusted with urgent revelations. That they exist is nothing new: they lived in Old Testament times alongside legitimate prophets, and they exist today.

What is new, however, is the sheer speed and scale with which alleged private revelations are spreading today. In the digital age, YouTube prophets, websites, and social media accounts spring up overnight to disseminate messages of chastisement, global cataclysms, preparing for the end times, and counting down to the kingdom and promised second coming of Jesus. Such messages are consumed by countless Catholics sincerely trying to be faithful to the Lord Jesus in a world that feels increasingly unstable. In some Catholic circles, the messages become the lens through which the times are judged, and actions are determined that are deemed to be an appropriate response. …

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