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By Brad Miner, The Catholic Thing - Satan is real. . .and really dangerous... C.S. Lewis put it succinctly in the preface to The Screwtape Letters: There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them. They themselves (the devils) are equally pleased by both errors and hail a materialist or a magician with the same delight.

By Dr. Donald DeMarco, Catholic Exchange - In 1973, the internationally distinguished psychiatrist, Karl Menninger, wrote a book entitled, Whatever Became of Sin.  He predicted that the time would come when people no longer believed that there is such a thing as sin.  With the growth of humanism and the decline of religion, people would excuse their immorality by blaming their biology, their upbringing, their associates, or even the environment.  There would, therefore, be no need for forgiveness since what was formerly known as a sin would be rationalized away.

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - Theologians study and contemplate Divine Revelation under the watchful eye of the Church. Good theologians emulate Mary, who pondered the words of the Angel Gabriel after the Annunciation (cf. Lk. 2:19). Theology considers the marriage of faith and reason, and God’s Revelation and our understanding. Theological studies unlock the mysteries of doctrinal expressions for application to our particular circumstances. We need more faithful theologians.

By Fr. Paul D. Scalia, The Catholic Thing - In the Catholic tradition, a veil is not just a covering. Obviously, it does conceal something or someone. But it also reveals. We veil what is sacred – to reveal it as sacred. Thus, the chalice is often veiled not because it’s ugly (one hopes) or because we’re forbidden to look at it. It’s veiled to reveal its sacred purpose as the vessel of Christ’s Precious Blood. A woman is veiled not because she is ugly (one hopes) or because we’re forbidden to look at her. She’s veiled to reveal her dignity as a bride on her wedding day or as a vowed bride of Christ.