Our Lady, Mediatrix of Graces, (Photo courtesy of Wikicommons images, Roel Balingit, CC. BY-SA-3.0)A Filipino priest who defended the Church’s findings regarding the non-supernatural status of the alleged apparitions of Our Lady in Lipa City has been arrested and charged with offending the religious feelings of a former government official who is refusing to adhere to Church teaching on extraordinary phenomenon.
After linking itself to a British designer known for his Satan-inspired clothing line for their LGBTQ+ Pride Month celebration, Target stock has already dropped nearly 2 percent and consumer backlash is just getting started.
MB asks: "I saw an advertisement for transcendental meditation in a church bulletin. What is it and is it acceptable by the Catholic Church?"
May 25th
“For no prophecy ever came through human will; but rather human beings moved by the holy Spirit spoke under the influence of God.”
-2 Peter 1:21
May 24th
“When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul laid [his] hands on them, the holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.”
-Acts 19:5-6
CL writes: "I have a question regarding Reiki. I am aware that as Catholics we should avoid Reiki, given that it can involve evil spirits. If I am getting massage therapy in an office where Reiki is practiced, even though I am not engaging in Reiki and the massage therapist is not either, am I in danger simply by being in the same building where the Reiki is taking place?"
May 23rd
"When they lead you away and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say. But say whatever will be given to you at that hour. For it will not be you who are speaking but the holy Spirit."
-Mark 13:11
May 22nd
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the holy Spirit be with all of you.”
-2 Corinthians 13:13
May 21st
“When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me”
-John 15:26
May 20th
“We are witnesses of these things, as is the holy Spirit that God has given to those who obey him.”
-Acts 5:32
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