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Screwtape 2020

GUEST COLUMN

Michael Thomas Cibenko

The devil sees shepherds "withholding essential nourishment" from their flocks as "a delightful thing to behold."

“Young Goodman Brown.” By Nathaniel Hawthorne.

LITERATURE MATTERS

Michael S. Rose

Brown believes he can dabble with the Devil just this once and then return to Faith spiritually unscathed and continue his earthly pilgrimage to Heaven.

“William Wilson.” By Edgar Allan Poe

LITERATURE MATTERS

Michael S. Rose

Poe uses the doppelgänger motif as a physical manifestation of Wilson’s conscience and ultimately shows the demise of a man who, blinded by his sins, kills his own conscience.

Dracula. By Bram Stoker

LITERATURE MATTERS

Michael S. Rose

For the original vampire slayers, most of them nominal Anglicans, the efficacy of Catholic sacramentals and the Sacrament quickly becomes apparent.

True & False Possessions, Revisited

IN A STRANGE & CONFUSING REALM

Richard E. Gallagher

Devil or Disease?

Stephen J. Kovacs

Do we have a means by which to judge between true and false possession? Dr. Jean Lhermitte says yes, we do, to an extent.

Soldiers for the Battle

Only a tiny number of American priests are trained in the rite of exorcism, and these few have been overwhelmed by requests to evaluate claims of possession.

An Army of Locusts Arises From the Smoke

GUEST COLUMN

Anne Barbeau Gardiner

The Demon of Child Sacrifice & the Valley of Slaughter

LIBERA NOS A MALO

Thomas J. Euteneuer

The Smoke of Satan in the Vatican?

Fr. Gabriel Amorth's recent declaration that Satan is alive and well in the heart of the Vatican itself has to rank as the exorcist's most provocative revelation to date.

Seven Degrees of Demonic Persecution

LIBERA NOS A MALO

Thomas J. Euteneuer

The New Rite of Exorcism: A Potent Weapon Is Weakened

LIBERA NOS A MALO

Thomas J. Euteneuer

My (Somewhat Crooked) Path to the Monastery

CALL OF THE WILD

Abbot Joseph

The Church's Warfare of Exorcism

LIBERA NOS A MALO

Thomas J. Euteneuer

The Nature of Satan & the Church's War Against Him

LIBERA NOS A MALO

Thomas J. Euteneuer

In practical terms, holiness means simply staying in the state of grace and doing everything we can to evangelize our wicked culture with the sanctity of Christ and His Church.

Why Is There Evil in the World?

IF GOD IS ALL GOOD...

Arthur C. Sippo

Our suffering in this world is a sign of God’s grace, whereas the flourishing of worldly people is a sign of their impending doom.

Exorcisms in the Modern World

Arthur C. Sippo

Review of The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist by Matt Baglio

Father Corapi Speaks

The apostolic preacher discusses his return to the faith from the grips of the Devil, the challenges facing the Church today, and more.

The Primeval Struggle

GUEST COLUMN

Terence J. Hughes

The forces that promote the Culture of Death have chosen their reward: "Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven!"

Perfect Possession

REBELS AGAINST THE LIGHT

Maria Hsia Chang

An Exorcism Available to Everyone

It is futile to try to fight the devil with holy water, without abandoning a life of sin and turning to the way of sanctity.

A Case of Demonic Possession

AMONG THE MANY COUNTERFEITS

Richard E. Gallagher

Psychiatrists as a group are generally not very open to, or knowledgeable about, the distinct possibility of demonic possession.

Your Final Destination

CHOOSE YOUR GATE

Abbot Joseph

The Bileworm Memorandum

SIX STRATEGIES FOR SATANIC SOVEREIGNTY

Eugene Hoyas

The devil shares his business plan to destroy "orthodox fools" through schism, revolution, division, and other tactics.

The Dark Side of Self-Sacrifice

GUEST COLUMN

Eric J. Scheske

All traits, even virtuous traits, can be twisted to do the Devil's work. The dark side can be seen clearly in the celebrated Friedrich Nietzsche.

Why Evil? Why Anything At All?

Brendan Sweetman

Review of Evil and the Evidence for God

Bad Things & Good People

CHRIST & NEIGHBOR

John C. Cort

Many cannot bring themselves to believe in Hell, which Christ tells us repeatedly (40 times) is an essential part of his religion.

The Jesus Therapy

HEALING MENTAL ILLNESS

Barbara Nauer

The single impediment to making Jesus Christ’s methods effective is the same one that sometimes neutralized them in his own day — lack of faith.