What do we know about the devil? A great deal, actually. Satan is a personal, spiritual being whose power of intellect and strength of will far exceeds that of man. We might draw an analogy of this difference between the intellectual powers of a child and those of a full grown, highly educated adult; however, such an analogy falls exceedingly short of articulating the angelic/human gap with any accuracy.
Arianism: Heresy Ancient Yet New
Although most of Jesus’ contemporaries either did not recognize his divinity or rejected it, the demons were well aware of the fact that he was God. Today, we find a similar situation: there’s no shortage of people who are either ignorant of who Jesus is, or reject his divinity outright.
The Dignity of the Worker and Work
Redeemed and restored by the sacred blood of Christ, man is gifted with the task of participating in the creating, redeeming and sanctifying activities of the Creator. One essential way in which man freely engages in this wondrous enterprise is through his work.
Stay Awake!
Death will arrive in the blink of an eye. At that moment, the order in which we have maintained our house, or the disarray we have intentionally permitted, will be confirmed for eternity. The Son of Man will require an account of our deeds and words.
The Catholic Church: Gift of Love, Truth and Life
It was bishop Fulton J. Sheen who said, “There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate The Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive the Catholic Church to be.” It is helpful to contemplate how the Church came to exist, and the price our Lord paid to give birth to her.