In his “Spiritual Exercises,” St. Ignatius of Loyola repeatedly addresses “the Evil One,” warning the pilgrim on the path of salvation to discern his manifold deceits. Our faith acknowledges that our world is beset by the prince of darkness, Satan, who since the rebellion in the beginning, seeks to confound us. Ignatius, ever mindful of the tradition handed down by the Fathers, does not speak in vague terms; indeed, he names “the Evil One” as the ancient enemy, the fallen angel, whose pride cast him from Heaven and whose envy stirs him to seduce the soul away from God’s love.