By Jack Rigert, Crisis Magazine - As Divine Mercy Sunday just passed, it is good to remember that human history is not merely the product of political movements or economic forces. It is, at its core, a spiritual confrontation between two powers: the force of attraction emanating from the wounded Heart of the Crucified and Risen Christ, and the power of Satan, who refuses to relinquish his dominion. The battlefield is the human heart, where each individual must choose which force to embrace (see Cardinal Caffarra’s address for the fourth annual Rome Life Forum, May 19, 2017).