What ‘The Conjuring’ Taught Me About the Struggle for Holiness

Carly Kashmanian writes that a scene from the 2013 film The Conjuring illustrates how love can overcome evil.

In the film, a mother of five named Carolyn is possessed by a demonic spirit after moving into a farmhouse in Rhode Island. The spirit, a witch named Bathsheba, eventually takes full control of Carolyn, causing her to chase her youngest daughter with shears. During this struggle, the medium Lorraine Warren tells Carolyn to fight the possession by remembering a precious memory of a family beach day. Kashmanian notes that the film portrays the power of love as a tool to conquer evil.