Posts Tagged ‘Spiritual Warfare’
The Spiritual Influence of St. Antony of the Desert
Such was the life of Antony. We must not disbelieve when all these wonders are wrought through a man. For it is the promise of the Savior, who said: “If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, depart hence, and it shall depart; and nothing shall be…
Read MoreWe Are At War with Agents of the Devil
In 1949 the Englishman George Orwell wrote a book titled 1984. It was about life in a totalitarian state; life under a government that held total control over peoples’ lives. Orwell invented terms used in the book that resonate today: Big Brother, doublethink, thought-crime, Newspeak. The main character in the book worked for the Ministry…
Read MoreThe Peace Enjoyed by the Just
The liberty of the children of God is the cause of another privilege of virtue, no less precious than itself – the interior peace and tranquility which the just enjoy. To understand this more clearly, we must remember that there are three kinds of peace: peace with God, peace with our neighbor, and peace with…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Spiritual Power of Holy Water
Many Catholics have never had a sufficiently full explanation of the signification of various principal devotions, pious practices, and sacred objects such as holy water. The Church in her wisdom has given the faithful holy water as circumstances may demand and the spiritual welfare of her children render expedient. The more Catholics understand their…
Read MoreThe Reality of Exorcism and Demonic Possession
Eight hundred years ago in Belgium, as a third of Europe was dying of the Bubonic Plague, a group of men quit their jobs and dedicated themselves to tending the sick and the dying. They became known as the Alexian Brothers, named after St Alexis of Rome. The new religious order distinguished itself by accepting…
Read MoreThat We Need Not Fear Satan
“Now if the devil himself confesses that he can do nothing, we ought utterly to condemn both him and his demons.” -St. Anthony of the Desert Seeing that I have begun to discourse thus unwisely, take for your safety and encouragement this also. And believe me, for I do not lie. Once someone knocked at…
Read MoreSt. Joseph: Model of Catholic Manhood
What is a real man? Can you define it? If you saw a real man walking down the street, would you notice? In a world of androgynous fashion, fluid ‘gender’ and rampant feminism, the truth about who or what a man is, is as ambiguous as information that comes out of Public Health. We are…
Read MoreJulia Meloni’s The St. Gallen Mafia: Crucial Insights into Pope Francis
Julia Meloni’s new book, The St. Gallen Mafia, is a fascinating work. Rarely do I push through a book in two days, but this time I did. The research and writing are outstanding. A read of the text and study of the footnotes and bibliography make clear that Meloni seems to have read every book…
Read MoreThe Dogma of Hell is the Most Terrible Truth
The TAN book entitled The Dogma of Hell: Illustrated by Facts Taken From Profane and Sacred History, by Fr. F. X. Schouppe, SJ, begins crisply as any author could make it: “THE DOGMA OF HELL is the most terrible truth of our faith. There is a Hell. We are as sure of it as of…
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