Priest: Halloween Costumes of Demons, Witches and the Dead Open the Door to the Devil — So Dress Like Saints
Cultivate beauty and goodness to combat the cultural evil surrounding Oct. 31, Spanish clergyman instructs.
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‘The Dark Charm of Halloween’ is Title of New Book by International Association of Exorcists
The priest explained that the consumerist reinterpretation of the Celtic festival in the United States emptied it of its content of faith and allowed it to once again 'become rooted in magic, horror, and death, unlike Christianity.'
‘Send Us Into the Swine’: Christ Frees Man From the Torment of Demons
‘The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him; but he sent him away, saying, Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.’ (Luke 8:38-39)
It’s Still Too Early to Celebrate Halloween
Our culture’s shallow understanding of All Hallows’ Eve starts ringing hollow weeks in advance
All Saints and All Souls (Oct. 30)
This week’s Register Radio shines a light on All Saints Day when Catholic News Agency’s Hannah Brockhaus tells the story of some of the Church’s newest saints and blesseds. Then we turn to All Souls and remembering the dead — even those we didn’t know — when we highlight the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s Requiem Mass for the Homeless with composer Frank LaRocca of the Benedict XVI Institute.
The Sacred and the Profane: Religious Themes in Vampire Fiction
Almost from the beginning, vampire fiction has been a battleground between the powers of heaven and hell.
4 Marks of Celtic Influence on Catholic Halloween
Here are four facets of Halloween that point to its Celtic origins as one of the traditional quarter days in Ireland.
In Poland, Halloween is Hallowed, not Hellish
Halloween is increasingly being stripped of its Catholic essence worldwide — except in Poland, where traditions remembering the saints in heaven and faithful departed in purgatory are carried on with devotion.
Halloween Coincides With Feast of Missionary Bishop St. Wolfgang
The 10th-century Benedictine monk and bishop was a Church reformer in southeast Germany.
As Halloween Approaches, an Exorcist Speaks on the Reality of Satan
An interview with a London priest who battles the devil.
