Preparing us for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Father Joshua Whitfield reflects on the power of Jesus, who is indeed the strong one. He can indeed heal. He can change you. Father Whitfield asks: “Is Jesus as powerful in your life
When Neal McDonough was first asked to play the devil in a new movie, he turned it down. “I can’t play Lucifer,” the 57-year-old actor, a Catholic, remembered saying. “That’s just too dark.” McDonough, who has starred in movies from “Minority Report”
A reader asks: “As I understand, Satan/Lucifer was a Cherub and the highest ranked, most beautiful and most intelligent of the angels. I find it pleasantly and humorously ironic — a chafe to Satan’s pride — that Michael, a lowly archangel, cast
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
A reader writes: “The phrase ‘non serviam’ has been associated with Satan and his response to God when being cast from heaven. Is this in the Bible? If not, where did this come from?” As Monsignor Charles Pope explains, “The declaration ‘non
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
A reader asks Msgr. Charles Pope to clear up confusion about Genesis 3:15, as it can be hard to figure out whether it is Jesus or Mary who struck at Satan’s head in the verse, as different translations point toward different answers.
We are living in a challenging generation in terms of our belief in and understanding of the spiritual. Many Christian ideas that used to inform our families, communities and laws have faded. What used to be seen as dangerous or even evil
A reader asks: “Much of Catholic teachings and literature focus on nearly every one of us going to purgatory directly after death instead of heaven. Clearly some of us live more devout lives than others, but does anyone actually go directly to
Editor’s note: Portions of this story are graphic and may be difficult to read. David Arias is an exemplary leader among Southern California Catholics. Working in the Hispanic community, Arias has been involved in many evangelization efforts in the Diocese of San