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Let them call me a catastrophe.

The official report calls it a “catastrophic structural failure.” Michael calls it murder. But who murdered faith itself? Catastrophic Priest Novel

I’ve been worse. CATASTROPHIC PRIEST (100,000 words) combines the theological horror of Midnight Mass with the grim, propulsive violence of Hellboy and the psychological ruin of First Reformed . It asks: What does a holy man do when he realizes that holiness is a lie, but love is not? Let them call me a catastrophe

Michael corners Silas in the mill’s blast furnace. The demon offers one final temptation: kill him and the town stays dead. Spare him, and the children return, but Silas walks free. I’ve been worse

One year later. Michael is defrocked, imprisoned for arson and mass destruction of property. In his cell, he receives a single photograph: Maria, the eight-year-old girl, alive and smiling on a school playground—holding a note that reads, “You said God couldn’t die. You were wrong. But so was I. – M.S.”