Know Thyself, and thy faults, and thus live. – St. Augustine
My mother had me pegged at a very young age. I remember walking into her bedroom as she put down the book Transformed Temperaments by Tim LaHaye and smiled at twelve-year-old me. “You,” she said with certainty, “are a melancholic.” It didn’t mean much then–although I remember it clearly–but years later I would come to learn and appreciate the four temperaments. Sure enough, even as a child, melancholic me was more likely to be writing poetry than playing sports or crying over a poignant novel than hanging out with friends.
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PM asks:
"Is self mastery through conscious autosuggestion by Emile Coue new age?"
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Anyone wondering about the efficacy of I-Renew Bands may want to be aware that these bands are based on the existence of a putative form of energy that science does not recognize.
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Saint John's Bible (Image courtsy of Wikicommons, cjstirlbyu, CC BY-SA 4.0)
We recently had a question from a reader who is concerned about an upcoming retreat at her parish, which will teach a method of prayer known as Visio Divina, and wondered if this is another New Age prayer gimmick.
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AS writes:
“Conscious Breathwork sessions are all the rage right now. Can I, as a practicing Catholic, participate in this?”
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TO writes: "
This is a new one on me: Lemurian Cards. Can you help us understand what this is? I'm sure it's of the occult and new age."
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MFM asks: "
Would the book THE LANGUAGE OF LETTING GO by Melody Beattie be something a Catholic should be reading?"
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The recent incident involving the pastor of a Tennessee parish who decided to purge the school library of Harry Potter books has kicked off another round of verbal sparring over whether or not these books are dangerous because they contain real spells. As this article will point out, these arguments reveal an alarming naivete about the “Craft” and the science of spell casting.
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A botanica shop in MassachusettsJJ writes: “I live in a largely Hispanic section of town and there is a botanica shop here that sells a lot of Catholic items such as rosaries and statues along with items associated with Santeria. Is it okay to buy from these shops?”
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CB writes:
"I was wondering if you have ever heard of Bio-Meridian (testing), our chiropractor has recently offered it in his office. I reminded me of Bio-Feedback that I heard about many years ago. I am trying to dissuade my husband from having it done."
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