The Exorcist Files Taming the Tongue and The Sins of Speech with Fr. Gregory Pine
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Apr 21, 2026 
Father Gregory Pine, Catholic priest and author focused on spiritual formation, discusses training the tongue and the moral weight of speech. He shares a personal misstep, explores truth versus courtesy, and distinguishes kinds of lies. Conversations cover gossip, profanity, marketing ethics, deception in intelligence, and practical steps for reform.
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Zooming Pizza Humiliation Teaches Speech Is For Friendship
- Father Gregory Pine Zoomed into a community meeting eating pizza and drinking beer, which offended about 50 people and required him to apologize individually.
- That episode taught him speech is for friendship and careless remarks can deeply wound communion.
The Small Lie About Fresh Coffee
- Father Gregory Pine admits he once told a parishioner their coffee was fresh when it had been brewed hours earlier.
- He uses this small, common falsehood to show how easily we slip into casual untruths.
Speech As A Means To Communion
- Speech is a faculty for communion that concretizes thoughts and affections so embodied humans can share life with one another and with God.
- Father Gregory Pine links human speech to the eternal Word, framing speech as participation in God's intelligence.
