How to Piss Off and Overall Annoy Demons
If you're like me, you're probably struggling during Lent and need to go back to confession or need to try to be more disciplined in fasting and prayer. It's during this time especially that Old Scratch likes to throw a wrench in the gears with various annoyances like car gremlins and near heart attacks. The aim of the game is to piss you off and discourage you from gaining traction in attaining holiness and overcoming sin. So why not flip the script? If I'm having such a bad day, why shouldn't he? Yes, Jesus says turn the other cheek and offer to your enemy your other cheek, but He was talking about human adversaries, not demons. Should we go on provoking the Devil? Absolutely not! That is spiritually dangerous and rooted in pride. I'm writing this in good humor and jest. What you can do, however, is fortify your home like a proverbial Macaulay Culkin (like Kevin in Home Alone). We can incorporate sacramentals and devotional practices that aid us in our spiritu...