By Francis X. Maier, The Catholic Thing - As C.S. Lewis reminds us in the words of his demon Screwtape, the notion that we humans create our own meaning, own our own bodies, and command our own destinies “is equally funny in heaven and in hell.” We’re not gods, and we all die. No exceptions... No matter how loudly we express the unique and wondrous grandeur of our individuality, it all ends up in ashes or a casket.