Scripture is loaded with warnings about false prophets and the destruction that will come to them as a result of their erroneous teachings. I came across the following one this morning while at prayer.
ML writes: "Many of my friends, suspicious of modern medicine, are turning to nutritional therapies including essential oils. I dabbled in the New Age years ago, although the dabbling got me too close to the fire, so to speak. As my faith life grew, and I began to abandon my New Age philosophies, I began to experience bizarre physical symptoms which I knew were spiritual in origin. Thanks to my wonderful, faithful husband, I got to a priest for deliverance prayer.
MD writes: "Is cupping OK for Christians to do? My doctor suggested it for bursitis."
SR writes: "Everyone seems to be on some kind of diet. (I.e. Paleo diet or Gluten free, Atkins, etc. I understand if someone is diagnosed with Celiac Disease or Gluten intolerances, it makes sense and would be prudent to eliminate gluten, but it seems that more and more people are on diets because they are desperate to lose weight. In some cases I feel some people turn these diets into a "religion". Are they any diets we should avoid (that are New Age?)
Amma (Courtesy of Wikicommons Media, wikifrizbee CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)A listener of EWTN’s Wacky Wednesday radio show asked: “I was hoping you might be able to talk about a woman named Amma who is referred to as the ‘Hugging Saint’. She has a following of people and it seems like a cult. What can you tell us about her?”
LB writes: "I have a relative in my family who is a trained physical therapist. I have noticed that she talks about organs "having certain emotional energy" These energies give way to our illnesses in our bodies. She has even been able to sense that a patient had an abortion years earlier, causing her uterus to retain the trauma inflicted to it. Many people admire her ability to release this negative energy from her patients. I worry that this seems very new age. In all other areas of her life she is an outstanding catholic. She has been trained in cranial sacral therapy, holistic healing, too. Any thoughts?"
SR writes: "Are taking digestive enzymes safe? Are there studies or scientific evidence that states taking them could pose risk to one's health? Or are they just another New Age invention?"
MN writes: "Is Dr. Eric Pearl's Reconnective Healing appropriate for Catholics?"
LD writes: “I often hear you say on Wacky Wednesday that the reason why dead people can’t come back and haunt us isn’t just about religion, but physics. What do you mean by that?”
CB writes: “Why do so many people deny the existence of Satan? Isn’t it obvious that evil is afoot in this world?”
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