Scientists are continuing to study the phenomenon of near death experiences with their latest research involving an analysis of people who experienced flashbacks from their life as they neared the point of death.
BT asks: “Have you heard of blessing beads? A lady wants to pray over a sick teen in hospital...but she did not say rosary....so since no one in our Catholic circles has heard of such we are assuming something new age? I searched online but couldn't find any info.”
William Peter Blatty, author of “the scariest movie ever made” - The Exorcist – who died last week at the age of 89, was passionate about his faith and an outspoken advocate for Catholic education.
CB writes: “Is it okay to name our guardian angels? I know a lot of people who do so. What does the Church have to say about this practice?”
No, and the Dominican Order has been told by Rome that they are free to refer to him as a good and orthodox theologian.
SN asks: “What is autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) and is this affiliated with the New Age or the occult?”
EA writes: “Could you tell me if Gary Chapman is a New Ager? Someone recommended his Love Languages book, and I am a bit hesitant because I think he appeared on Oprah.”
A concerned mom writes: “Lokai bracelets are the newest rage. Do you know anything about them?”
In short, metaphysics is the philosophical study of being and knowing. As this site explains, “if you have ever contemplated your own existence in the universe, you were dabbling in metaphysics.”
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Lipa CityWe have had several inquiries from readers about the status of the apparitions of Mary, Mediatrix of all Graces, which allegedly occurred in a Carmelite Convent in Lipa City, Philippines some 50 years ago. Have they been approved or not?
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