This week saw the Catholic world celebrate two great angelic feasts – the Feasts of St. Michael and the Archangels and our Guardian Angels – but Christians need to be aware that the New Age has made the existence of these awesome beings into a very dangerous cottage industry. Read the rest…
Category Archives: Occult
The Fanciful Fable of Lemuria
TO writes: “This is a new one on me: Lemurian Cards. Can you help us understand what this is? I’m sure it’s of the occult and new age.”
Are Potter Spells Real? Does it Matter?
The recent incident involving the pastor of a Tennessee parish who decided to purge the school library of Harry Potter books has kicked off another round of verbal sparring over whether or not these books are dangerous because they contain real spells. As this article will point out, these arguments reveal an alarming naivete about the “Craft” and the science of spell casting.
Why Catholics Should Avoid Shopping at Botanicas
A botanica shop in Massachusetts
JJ writes: “I live in a largely Hispanic section of town and there is a botanica shop here that sells a lot of Catholic items such as rosaries and statues along with items associated with Santeria. Is it okay to buy from these shops?”
Don’t Let the Media Define the Case Against Potter
Don’t wait for the media to give you a fair and balanced report on Harry Potter books and why a Catholic pastor from Tennessee decided they weren’t suited for the children in his school. Instead of presenting the priest’s side of the story, the media is using the opportunity to paint Potter foes as a pack of fringe-dwelling fanatics and doing everything in their power to avoid interviewing any of the esteemed experts who have spoken out against these books for fear of tarnishing the luster on their “golden calf” – Harry Potter.
How the Media is Spinning the Potter Book Banning Story
After consulting wit several exorcists, Rev. Daniel Reehil, pastor of St. Edward parish in Nashville, Tennessee, made the courageous decision to ban the enormously popular Harry Potter occult-fiction books from the school library. Instead of presenting all the facts about why he made this decision, the biased media is fueling Potter-fan outrage by keeping their reporting as shallow and nondescript as possible.
Is Satan a Person or a Concept?
A statement by the superior general of the Society of Jesus, Father Arturo Sosa, SJ, that the devil “is not a person . . .” brought swift condemnation but gave the Church a valuable opportunity to teach the faithful about the nature of evil.
A Course in Miracles Gets a Glowing (and False) Do-Over by Media
Ever since Marianne Williamson, a well-known New Age guru and cheerleader for A Course in Miracles, entered the presidential race, there have been many articles written about the Course, some of which are very misleading.
Beware of Spiritualist Churches
AB writes: “I recently had a friend who has left his traditional Christianity and embraced the Spiritualist Church. I am having a hard time understanding exactly what this is. From his description of their activities it has elements of new age or even witchcraft. But he talks about Jesus as well. However they use non traditional “inspiration ” such as the gospel of Thomas. Anyway I am just a bit confused and wonder if you have any insight on this group.”
Parents Report Seeing Ghostly Images on Baby Monitors
Stories are popping up all over the country about parents who had the wits scared out of them after witnessing what they swear are ghostly images appearing around their babies cribs.