Just about everyone recognizes the beloved image of the plump white kitty with the big red bow named Hello Kitty that so often graces the dresses and t-shirts of little girls, but some people believe its creation was the result of a pact with the devil which was made to save a child with cancer.
Catholic women need to be on the lookout for false prophets who are hawking the latest version of New Age goddess worship which is based upon the heretical Gospel of Mary Magdalene.
J writes: “I recently read on a blog about "Energy Profiling" or "Dressing Your Truth" by Carol Tuttle. I started watching the video series on energy profiling and felt that it was very New Age or based on eastern religions. The ‘Dressing Your Truth’ seems to be becoming very popular. As a Christian, I am concerned about this creeping into our churches, ladies retreats, etc. Are you familiar with energy profiling?”
MCA writes: "I looked for any information about The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren on the website and nothing came up. Do you have any comments regarding the appropriateness for Catholics who may want to read this book?”
TV writes: "I had heard that Pope Benedict said that Yoga is not a sin in itself but the worshiping of our bodies is sinful. Is there more you can share about our Catholic Church's teachings of yoga."
Another study claiming that the long-term practice of transcendental meditation (TM) can do everything from bring down crime rates to slow aging is once again making the news – and it’s raising the same questions that have plagued this theory for decades.
Since we began this blog in 2009, I can’t tell you how many times we have received mail from people asking us to show them where we can find a prohibition against yoga, Reiki, and other New Age practices in Scripture. Because it’s not there (of course), the person feels that it is safe to assume no prohibition exists.