... his own religion. The El Puerto priest's inability to cure Lucas increases Antonio's doubts. When Ultima successfully cures Lucas, Antonio comes to realize that Ultima's spirituality is both valid and separate from the Catholic Church. Antonio's realization that the church does not have the same kind of power as Ultima has suggests to him that no single way of interpreting the ... . Antonio finally begins to understand the spiritual value that Ultima places on harmony. After he affirms both his Luna and Márez heritages, he feels at peace with his identity, and his sense of peace helps h...

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... . Augustine refers to him as, "a great snare of the Devil, and many were entangled by him through that lure of his smooth language: which though I did commend, yet could I separate from the truth of the things which I was earnest to learn" (BOOK V). From this statement it is apparent that Augustine's luster for the Manichean doctrine had begun to diminish ... that the god Mars had been the father of Romulus, the first king of Rome. This contradicts the Christian belief that there is one all-powerful god who preaches, "peace, modesty, and a readiness for the afterlife" (MOVIE). Augustine...

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