[" Grace ," photograph by Eric Enstrom] Theologians tell us that Satan and his demons fell due to pride and envy-- God would become a man and not an angel. Thus, humans will have something that the angels would not. Despite being dazzlingly beautiful and powerful, Satan wanted more. As perhaps the highest of angels, he felt entitled. And legions of demons followed him. I was in an exorcism and demanding the demons to leave. After the person renewed baptismal promises and rejected...

[ St. Michael the Archangel , Master of Castelsardo, 15th-16th century] Hell Hounds are thought to be mythological creatures from the underworld who serve the devil. They are often depicted as fierce, muscular, black dogs with sharp teeth and red eyes. But actually such "mythological" creatures do exist and have attacked great saints. " On the very morning of her [St. Gemma Galgani] death, the devil appeared once again , this time in the form of a black, ferocious dog." The attacks...

[Pope John Paul II meets with his attempted assassin in prison.]  I continue to be stunned by the unrelenting rage of evil.  Satan and his minions are consumed by a violent rage against God and anyone who follows Him.  They hate everyone and even their fellow demons.  They will spend their eternity spewing forth rage and desiring to control and destroy.  They are beyond hope and conversion. Recently a possessed person, who had made blood pact with Satan, told me about her conversation with...