A natural cave in Hieropolis, Turkey carried a reputation as one of the most famous “gates to hell” – a link to the world of the dead– because of the emission of toxic gases (mostly carbon dioxide) that killed animals in proximity. The Gate of Pluto (Plutonium or Ploutonion) was ...
musical instruments are not for angels to make sweet sounds but for demons to create cacophony, or used as torture devices against sinful musicians.The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Thingsis therefore an ironic affirmation of Bosch’s maxim, “Poor is the mind that always uses...
If anything, Jesus gave a stern warning to us all when asked “Lord, are only a few to be saved?” He answered “Strive to enter by the narrow gate; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able to” (Luke 13:24). A number of great saints such as St. Augu...
do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. 13 "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that lea...