I don’t think we can say that God truly sent the devil — also known as Lucifer, or later as Satan — down to earth in quite the way your question envisions. While the devil was cast out of God’s direct presence in heaven, this did not happen because God actively wanted Satan to have sway over his creatures.
The time between Easter Sunday and Pentecost is so special, but perhaps we leave the Easter season behind us too quickly.
Prepare children for Mass with these Gospel summaries and reflection questions for April 2024.
The Gospels are full of the marvelous deeds of Jesus, including how Jonah became a sign to the city of Nineveh. During our 40 days, may we seek to see how God sends us out, like Jonah, to be a sign of Christ’s limitless mercy.
In her book, author Amy J. Cattapan offers the most appropriate Gospel stories to remind teachers of their true purpose, and she gives inspiration and hope to overcome fatigue and burnout.
More people are seeking alternatives in a world beset by violence whether through war, domestic abuse, rising crime and shootings, income inequality, racism, or disrespectful rhetoric in politics and social media.
“The Life of Jesus Christ: Understanding the Story of the Gospels,” published by Our Sunday Visitor in 2021, to help people experience and follow Christ by reading the Gospels.
Biographies verses the four Gospels/Secret archive of the Bishop
