Humility is a virtue that is one of the hardest to acquire. While we all know what pride looks like, few of us have been taught how to practice true humility. The devil pounces on this lack of knowledge and twists the definition of humility around in our minds, convincing us that we are practicing […]
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Often when we think of what actions merit a “ticket” to Hell, we immediately think of murder or adultery. Yet Satan is much craftier than that and can lure a person to Hell over a lifetime of “smaller” sins to ensure that the person is obstinately and permanently separated from God. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] No matter
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Another devious plot of the devil revolves around convincing us that we can live two lives. He thoroughly enjoys the thought of us living our daily lives divorced from our Faith, but still approaching the altar on Sunday to receive the Eucharist. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] One could say that the devil encourages us to be neither hot
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[callout]UPDATE: I felt a need to add further clarification on this particular article, which I have found to have influenced people in various ways. First of all, this article is a part of a series on the Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis and when I came to this particular “letter,” I tried to make sense
#13: Two Reasons Why the Devil Wants us to Shop Around for the “Best” Parish Read More »
The devil knows that pleasure is a good thing. In fact, he knows that God created the numerous pleasures in life. Instead of allowing us to enjoy the natural pleasures in life, the Enemy knows he must distort pleasure into something unnatural that drags our soul into the depths of Hell. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]The Drunkard’s Progress: A
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This week we will look at how the devil is so cunning that he is able to hide his existence by encouraging us to depict him as a comical figure. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Sparky, the Arizona State Sun Devils mascot. Taken by James Santelli, Neon Tommy. September 24, 2011. (Wikipedia)[/featured-image] Instead of avoiding the public spotlight in
The Enemy’s Tactic #7: How the Devil Hides his Existence with Red Tights and a Pitchfork Read More »
In the sixth chapter of our series on the tactics of the Enemy, we are surprised to see how Satan actually encourages us to care for people. However, we quickly see that he is trying to draw us away from practicing everyday charity to those we see and know in favor of more imaginary acts
The Enemy’s Tactic #6: How Satan Encourages us to be Charitable to People we Do Not Know Read More »
