(All photos courtesy of The Catholic Witness)By Jen Reed
Promoting the dignity of women and their fundamental call to transform the world as daughters of God, the Women of Grace apostolate welcomed Hispanic women for a Morning of Grace on Saturday, April 1 at the Diocesan Center in Harrisburg.
LG asks: "Our church sponsors Yoga classes for women ages 14 and up. I have pointed out to our priest and DRE that yoga is more than stretching and exercise but also leads into certain meditations and sometimes 'prayer' and asked them to reconsider the decision to do this. It has been offered for about a year and they are now recommending the book Prayer of the Heart and Body by Thomas Ryan. Do you know anything about this book? Does it refer to prayer, spirituality or any other type of meditation that would be similar?"
New research on the prevalence of rapid onset gender dysphoria (ROGD) among children has found that 75 percent of the cases involve girls who say they are being supported and even encouraged in this endeavor by their friends.
The newly released movie, Nefarious, is a supernatural thriller that exposes Satan’s strategies in shocking detail and is being hailed by exorcists as “the best movie portraying demonic possession ever produced.”
What should a Catholic do when they encounter a wellness organization that presents itself as Catholic and yet promotes Eastern meditation techniques, naturopathy, homeopathy, and other New Age modalities? Can a Catholic healthcare provider really have it both ways?
TN asks: "Is it alright to use solfeggio tones to relax and for healing, if not, why not?"
In a newly released book entitled, Exorcists Against Satan, Pope Francis speaks candidly about the devil’s existence and strategies, warning that the devil tries to attack everyone and is only thwarted by prayer.
After a Texas court decided that approval of the abortion pill, mifepristone, was invalid and ordered the drug off the market, an appeals court has decided to temporarily allow access, but is requiring the Food and Drug Administration to restore critical safeguards to chemical abortion drugs while the lawsuit proceeds.
Photo by Mateus Campos Felipe on UnsplashBased on new internal information obtained by Congress, we now know that at least one undercover FBI agent was used to spy on Catholics while they were attending Mass in an effort to develop sources in Christian churches and Catholic dioceses in order to “combat domestic terrorism.”
St. Catherine of Siena (Wikicommons Images - Sailco CC By 3.0)LL writes: "Please compare and contrast "automatic writing" with "locutions" such as those given to St. Faustina and many other saints of antiquity."
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