A recent story about wicca/witchcraft becoming one of the fastest growing religions in the Hudson Valley sheds light on the rising popularity of “the Craft,” thanks in part to pop culture which presents the occult as being “hip” rather than what it is – extremely dangerous.
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CM writes:
“Is it okay for Catholics to join True Life in God prayer groups and can you tell me if there’s anything New Age about them?”
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LD writes:
"My parish has been using the Little Rock Scripture Study for its weekly bible study for about a year now. I don't care for the series but can't quite put my finger on why. I certainly don't think it's New Age but it doesn't feel quite Catholic either. Can you tell me anything about where this series comes from and is it a truly Catholic study?"
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JM writes:
"I am writing about books widely available at school and 'Scholastic' called "The Magic Tree House" series by Mary Pope Osborne. Could this series be considered (occult)? My daughter read them a few years ago and she advises me now not to let her sister read them."
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AQ asks: “I was wondering do you know anything about Tacpac. It seems ok for sensory processing but when I googled the music of Tacpac it seemed that the music was meditation type music.”
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A consumer watchdog group has filed a complaint against actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s New Age lifestyle brand, Goop, which is very popular among women, for providing deceptive information to market its products.
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CW asks:
“Do you know anything about the predictions surrounding this date [September 23]? Are they credible?”
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CM writes: “
What do you think of prayer chains? I receive a lot from friends to pray for different things and at the end it says do not break this chain, contact 10 more friends!! It makes me feel uncomfortable can you give me your take on it please.”
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During his Angelus address on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis warned those who seek security in consulting horoscopes and fortune tellers rather than the word of the Lord.
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We recently had a question from a reader asking if there was anything New Age about music that had been deliberately recorded at 432 Hz. At first, I thought this question was a little odd, until I looked into it and made a few surprising discoveries.
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