It has recently come to my attention that several homeopathic enthusiasts are implying that Catholics and Christians should be encouraged to use homeopathy because of the many popes who used it. They are also pointing to an award given to a homeopathic physician by Pope Paul VI and to the fact that Mother Theresa’s order has also used these drugs as reason for Catholics to embrace homeopathy. Although all of these facts are true, when the story behind them is told, the picture looks a whole lot different!
Christian reviewers are giving the thumbs down on the sequel to the hit movie, Wicked, and for good reason. Wicked: For Good is filled with mixed messaging about good and evil. It features witchcraft throughout the film, constantly suggesting that sorcery is okay if intended for good purposes. The PG film also contains sexually suggestive content that is not suitable for young children.
Earlier this month the Italian Embassy to the Holy See hosted a conference on the practice of surrogacy, calling for a “total abolition” of the practice, a position shared by a surprising number of secular feminist groups.
BB writes: "There are so many different kinds of therapies and self-help practices out there these days. Can you give us some practical advice on how to know if it's New Age or not?"
Francis MacNutt as a Dominican priest (photo courtesy of Wikicommons images, Catarzani, CC BY-SA 4.0)
CR writes: “Should I stay away from this couple's [Francis and Judith MacNutt] ministry and writings? I am concerned that he gave up his priestly vocation to marry, and that this might be an indication of something unseemly in their deliverance ministry.”
JB writes: “So many of my friends have abandoned modern medicine and say the placebo effect proves alternatives like positive thinking work because they tend to be more in line with the body’s natural ability to heal itself. Is this true, or is it just New Age spin?”
The faithful are being called to contact New York’s Catholic Governor Kathy Hochul to protest her planned signing of a bill allowing assisted suicide in the state.
Over the course of the last few years, we have had numerous inquiries about the book, Jesus Calling, written by the Presbyterian wife of a missionary to Japan named Sarah Young. The following article provides links to our research on this subject.
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It has recently come to my attention that several homeopathic enthusiasts are implying that Catholics and Christians should be encouraged to use homeopathy because of the many popes who used it. They are also pointing to an award given to a homeopathic physician by Pope Paul VI and to the fact that Mother Theresa’s order has also used these drugs as reason for Catholics to embrace homeopathy. Although all of these facts are true, when the story behind them is told, the picture looks a whole lot different!
