The University of Exeter, a cathedral town in southwest England, said the master of arts in magic and occult science -- which is described in a press release as "innovative" -- has been created following a "recent surge in interest in magic."
An Oct. 25 article in the New York Post provided a how-to guide for using a Ouija board, which purports to allow spirits to communicate by spelling out messages with a sliding pointer. First manufactured in the U.S. in 1890 amid surging
With the publicity surrounding the new film “Oppenheimer,” Monsignor Owen Campion writes how evil acts can never be permitted: “This is fundamental. Some actions are too evil ever to be permitted. Take all deadly weapons as an example. Nothing justifies the wholesale,
Prayer, sacramental grace and the cultivation of virtue are Catholics' most effective responses to an upcoming satanist convention in Boston -- and the event itself is an opportune moment for Catholics to give witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ, pastoral
Pauline Sister Nancy Usselmann writes: “I find that it is easy for my mind to get caught up in the struggles of society, the suffering of people, the horrible things that happen every day. Evil seems to be rearing its head and
A reader asks: “Why are so many afflicted by demons today? It seems the number is up. But, from my perspective, I know many people who are decent people and can’t understand why God allows them to be tormented or possessed by
In the most recent column of Pastoral Answers, a reader asks, “Why has God allowed mankind to continue since Adam in spite of the evil that has prevailed. For that matter, why did God create the heavens and the earth in the
Have you heard of the “Bird Box” challenge? It comes from the Netflix film “Bird Box” and has sparked copycat videos and memes spanning from the ordinary to the dangerous. So what is it? Using the movie as their inspiration, individuals are
Horror movies where the devil is real and the solution is Catholic have become a genre unto themselves. It is ironic that, as Mass attendance wanes, interest in Catholic-themed horror movies grows. Warner Brothers’ “The Conjuring” franchise taps into a bigger universe
St. Michael defeating Satan. Renata Sedmakova / Shutterstock Old Scratch is back in the news. Recently, in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Mundo, Jesuit Superior General Father Arturo Sosa Abascal said: “We have formed symbolic figures such as the devil to