Kevin O’Brien has a very nice speaking voice. Why then did he choose to make such strange voices and sound effects, most of which sound like they came from a third-rate cartoon? The devil sounds like a gleeful, over the top drama queen. Gemma Galgani sounds like a cartoon chihuahua. Utterly hideous!

I couldn’t take much more of it, so I went for the Kindle version. It is an excellent book, inspiring and uplifting. A nice companion to Thigpen’s classic text on spiritual warfare.

Hopefully, you won’t ever have to go head to head with Satan, but these saints did, and they conquered through Christ. Whatever we’re up against, many have come before who endured as much or more. The saints are our teachers and friends. Now in the presence of God, they can help show us the way more clearly. That’s the message, and it’s something Catholics should contemplate frequently.