Lucifer. Beelzebub. Old Scratch. Dick Cheney. No matter what you call him, the Devil generally gets a bad rap. Some folks blame him for all that's wrong with the world. Others claim he's evil ...

St. Paul speaks of everyman’s experience, amazed by how easily one sins despite good intentions and how hard it is to do good even while wanting to. The truth is that evil is attractive and seductive.

This is the second part of a two-part posting. To read Part 1, click here. At the same time, we human beings are eternally hoping and waiting for someone to save us from our existential predicament, ...