Pondering the Permanent Things A. Francis Coomes beauty—that oppose this sinister force

beauty—that oppose this sinister force that has cast its spell upon so many women

and friends

How investiture in the scapular assists you in living out your baptismal promises

and the battle between good and evil in which all Christians are engaged

One of the devil’s favorite words is tomorrow

Pondering the Permanent Things A. Francis Coomes beauty—that oppose this sinister forceGod fashioned the universe as a seamless fabric, a marvelous, unified, orderly creation. But mans sin tore it asunder, disrupting its great cosmic harmonies. Only Christ could make the symphony ring out again. And through a dazzling array of literature, music, sculpture, art, theater, and dance, men and women of faith, too, can work with Christ to mend the tear in the universe. According to the late Professor Thomas Howard, the poet and the prophet