The Weeping Statue

This Precious Moments statue was used in an experiment conducted for the Three Tortured Souls podcast. The hosts covered the topic of "weeping statues" early in 2021, ending the show with a challenge to create a working weeping statue based on methods known to have been used by those claiming miracles. This was not to say ALL weeping statues are hoaxes, just that it could be done. After three weeks, Kenny was able to get this statue to weep olive oil from the eyes. 

Antique Sick Call Crucifix Set - Complete

Although the cross is missing an ornament on the top, this set contains all of the original items: glass embossed bottle of holy water, both original (51%) beeswax candles, cotton balls, cloth, and original instructions. Complete sets are difficult to find these days, so I count myself lucky. This was purchased at a flea market in New Jersey. There are no stories associated with it, and I'm pretty sure it was never used. 

Water from Fatima

This novelty item was purchased at the Washington National Cathedral. The package gives no indication of where the water is from specifically. For all I know, it could be regular tap water. 

Our Lady of Fátima, is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary based on the Marian apparitions reported in 1917 by three shepherd children at the Cova da Iria, in Fátima, Portugal. The three children were Lúcia dos Santos and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto.

Bishop José Alves Correia da Silva declared the events worthy of belief on 13 October 1930.[3] On 13 May 1946, Pope Pius XII granted a canonical coronation to the venerated image enshrined at the Chapel of the Apparitions of Fátima via his apostolic legate, Cardinal Benedetto Aloisi Masella. On 11 November 1954, he raised the Sanctuary of Fátima to the status of a minor basilica by his papal brief Luce superna.

The published memoirs of Lúcia dos Santos in the 1930s revealed two secrets that she claimed came from the Virgin while the third secret was to be revealed by the Catholic Church in 1960. The controversial events at Fátima gained fame due partly to elements of the secrets, prophecy, and eschatological revelations allegedly related to the Second World War and possibly more global wars in the future, particularly the Virgin's alleged request for the Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Water from the Jordan River

This novelty item was purchased at the Washington National Cathedral. According to the guide, this water is from the site where they believe Jesus was baptized by John.

The Jordan River runs through the land and history of the Bible, giving its waters a spiritual significance that sets it aside from other rivers. The Jordan is significant for Jews because the tribes of Israel under Joshua crossed the river on dry ground to enter the Promised Land after years of wandering in the desert. It is significant for Christians because John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the waters of the Jordan.

The prophets Elijah and Elisha also crossed the river dry-shod, and the Syrian general Naaman was healed of leprosy after washing in the Jordan at Elisha's direction. The place where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist is believed to be in Jordan, on the east bank of a large loop in the river opposite Jericho. A site less than 2km east of the river's present course, at Wadi Al-Kharrar, has been identified as Bethany Beyond the Jordan. This is where John lived and baptized, and where Jesus fled for safety after being threatened with stoning in Jerusalem.

Until the 1994 peace treaty between Jordan and Israel, the area was a Jordanian military zone. After clearing nearby minefields, the Jordanian government has made the place accessible to archaeologists, pilgrims, and tourists. Jordan's new Baptism Archaeological Park contains the remains of a Byzantine-era monastery featuring at least four churches, one of which is built around a cave believed to be the one that ancient pilgrims called "the cave of John the Baptist".

Cross Used in Exorcism

This cross was allegedly used during an exorcism. The man introduced himself as John (he signed the back of the cross), and claimed to be a demonologist. He claimed a demon had possessed an elderly woman and John performed an exorcism on her. Rather than going back to Hell, the demon apparently sought refuge within the cross itself. John took the cross home, but further claimed he began hearing voices and seeing shadowy figures flying about his home, centered around this cross. For a time, John surrounded the cross with Bibles, but this failed to stop the experiences. John later contacted me, asking if I would take it because "it would make anyone a believer". 

I have had this item since 2019, and there has been no mysterious voices or shadowy figures flying around. John has since become unreachable after several inquiries (by me) concerning the lack of details concerning the exorcism. 

Rosary Rings

These four rings belonged to a woman who passed away in 2018. She thoroughly believed she was possessed by four demonic entities, and the only thing that kept them at from manifesting were these rosary rings, which she never took off. Her grandson, Rick, related that she had been part of two exorcisms, but she had insisted they did not work because she said the priests "did not believe me, they just entertaining an old woman to shut me up". She apparently wore the rings for well almost forty years, never taking them off. After her death, the grandson held an estate sale, which is where I met him. He told me the story and after hearing about what I did (investigate paranormal claims), he gave them to me as a gift.