JV writes: “I recently came across a website that featured a painting of St. Vincent Ferrer holding Buddhist mala beads. How can this be?”
New Age mysticism is always looking for credibility, especially among the lucrative Christian market, and they are not above misappropriating our saints, especially the giants of Christian mysticism such as St. Teresa of Avila.
BW writes: “My husband is a very sick man with several serious medical problems and while I was looking up different medicinal ways of helping him I came across a different way of practicing medicine which is called Functional Medicine. After asking someone about Functional Medicine I was told that it works, and many people have been healed by it. My concern is if you know anything about it and if you do does it have anything to do with New Age or the occult? I do not want us to get involved with anything like that.”
The Witches of Cambridge, another book glorifying the use of witchcraft and magic by Alice Hoffman, author of the Practical Magic series, has become an instant best-seller on the New York Times Bestseller List. But is this book appropriate for Catholics?
The deaths of two University of Mississippi students last week, both of whom were found to be in possession of kratom, has reignited the controversy over the dangers associated with this opioid-like supplement.
LJ writes: "What is the difference between yoga exercises and secular isometric exercises, and why do so many of them look exactly alike? It's very confusing for those of us who want the health benefits of yoga but without the religious baggage."
Our Wacky Wednesday radio show received a text from a listener who asked about the growing trend of manifestation journals that are being sold beside Christian devotionals in some stores. What is the best way to help someone who confuses manifestation journaling with authentic prayer?
CB writes: “I have been hearing a lot about manifestation yoga lately. Is it really yoga or just another New Age gimmick?
BP: "There are lots of people who believe people can be healed by music played at 432 Hz rather than the standard 440 Hz because this frequency is mathematically aligned with the universe. Is there any truth to this?"
We recently had a question from someone wondering how to explain why a person should use holy water rather than saging to rid a home of “evil vibes.”
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