MH asks:
"I did a search on google for the record labels owned by Wiccans to promote Satanism. I came across this website that gives some examples of backmasking. It has backward lyrics of songs with satanic messages. I was wondering if this is true or if someone just made it up. I do not know how play a record backwards myself and do not know the website as a trustworthy source. Do you know if these backward lyrics are accurate or a trustworthy source to look to?"
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Davos Congress Center in Davos, Switzerland (WEF - CC BY SA 4.0 DEED)
Last week’s meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos created quite a controversy around the world when an Amazonian Chieftess was permitted to lead participants in a shamanic ritual, which prompted some to ask, “What spirit governs Davos?”
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Kiko Arquello, founder of the Neocatechumenal Way. (Photo courtesy of Wikicommons images, CncMadrid, CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)
BB writes: "I know from listening to Catholic Answers that the Centering prayer movement from the teaching of Father Thomas Keating is not in alignment with Catholic teaching. The same Parish wants us to look at their NeoCatechumenal Way. I am finding mixed info, both good and bad...Any input would be appreciated."
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A woman called into our radio show a few weeks ago with questions about the Lion's Club and whether or not it had any connection to the Masons. What I discovered is quite interesting.
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Himalayan salt
JB writes: "Salt inhalation therapy is reported to provide natural relief for allergies, asthma, and respiration conditions. A friend of mine had good results using a dry salt inhaler, and I have read many positive anecdotal reports about this. Is this a new age therapy?"
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MM asks:
Is there anything wrong with Mindfulness Meditation? It sounds like it's nothing more than living in the present moment. Could there be anything wrong with that?
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During a popular video podcast in Peru, self-proclaimed visionary Erica Serrano told listeners in this predominantly Catholic country to use a consecrated host in a purification ritual and to ward off “toxic people.”
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KB writes: "
My husband practices this mindfulness type of meditation, including a body scan meditation. He does a shorter one in the morning, about 15 or 20 minutes, and the body scan in the afternoon, which takes about 45 minutes, for stress reduction and as a way of dealing with anxiety. The other day he chose to skip family prayer time in favor of this meditation . . . "
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BS write:
"I read your article that stated the Vatican considers Chiropractic new age. You give the history of chiropractic treatment and it’s definitely a concern to me after reading it. Do you really consider Chiropractic dangerous? My Chiropractor is a practicing Christian and never talks about any energy fields or healing touch which would have definitely been a red flag for me. I have been helped so much by Chiropractic. But want to know if you really think I am playing with the occult."
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KM writes: "
I have tried to teach my children, the prayer of silence, where I ask them to sit and close their eyes and just to focus on God and to try not to think of anything else. Is that O.K? I thought that was what contemplation was, but sometimes it’s difficult to figure out. I hope that is not the Catholic equivalent of mind-blanking."
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