YG asks: “I would like to know if Khalil Gibran is from the New Age movement. Should Catholics read 'The Prophet' and other books from this author?”
We have received a few questions concerning an alleged mystical phenomenon that occurs at charismatic prayer services and Masses in the form of flecks of sparkling glitter, gold dust, and even bubbles which some believe are manifestations of God’s grace. What is it, and is it really from God?
Science may be on the verge of discovering what Christians have always known – life really does continue after death.
IB write: “I was given a book to read called ‘Prison Angel’, the story of a lady who considered herself a nun without being consecrated as one by our Catholic Church until years later. What is your opinion about this book?”
We have received several questions from parents about a relatively new kind of music known as electronic dance music (EDM) who are wondering if this music is dangerous.
Gavin Long, the former Marine who killed three policemen in Baton Rouge last weekend was a self-styled New Age guru who penned three books containing a wide variety of esoteric ideas about how to become healthy in mind, body and spirit.
Who says adult coloring books have to be filled with mandalas and Buddhist symbols?
LL writes: “I have carried with me and read the Pieta Prayer Book for two decades. A lot of the prayers are some of my favorites. Somebody just told me that the Pieta book is bad, and shouldn't be used. Is that true? Is it New Age, or is it a good Catholic Prayer book approved by the Church?”
JB writes: “ . . . [O]ver the past few years many of my fellow Catholic moms have started selling Norwex, like Tupperware, but more of a house cleaning thing. At first I was intrigued, but the products seem to lean towards 'chemicals are bad' (um not when my kids have gotten sick and I need bleach to clean my toilet, but ok), and after visiting their website something just smelled of population control, or the like. Any ideas?”
With almost one in every five Americans now sporting at least one tattoo, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new consumer alert on potential health risks associated with these permanent markings.
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