It’s Sunday afternoon. Two disciples of Jesus are walking to Emmaus, a few miles away from Jerusalem. As they walk, they discuss the bizarre events of the previous days. Their leader – a man named Jesus whom they had followed as he cast out demons, healed the sick, and raised the dead – had been […]
The Demon of Avarice
“The demon of avarice…is extraordinarily complex and is baffling in his deceits. He pretends to be a steward and a lover of the poor…he makes us mentally visit prisons in the city and ransom those on sale as slaves. After deceiving the soul…he engulfs it in avaricious thoughts and then hands it over to the […]