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The devil's strategy consists in his sowing the seeds of hatred of the light so that, in the slaying of the man Jesus, the inconceivable — deicide — is at length accomplished....
From time to time I will have someone come to see me who thinks they are demon possessed.
With regard to turning out right, which is what we all hope for despite all our failures, purgatory plays an important part here.
If Christ is growing in you, you are growing towards sacrifice.
Through faith we are able to turn our faces to God and meet his gaze.
A heathen poet has said,..."I am a man; nothing human is without interest to me": and the sentiment has been widely and deservedly praised.
Amid the general embarrassment, it was Jesus himself who saved the situation:
A soul could only be nourished, strengthened, purified, enriched and sanctified by the fullness of the present moment.