PA writes:
"I have a wonderful Catholic doctor who recently told me to try Tea Tree oil for a skin infection my 6 year old had. She also gave me a prescription for a topical antibiotic if the oil did not work. I have used essential oils for medicinal purposes for a number of years and have had good results with them. We have not used them for serious illnesses, mostly just skin problems, viruses, tummy aches etc. I used the Tea Tree oil and within a couple days the infection stopped spreading and by the end of one week was completely gone. Is Church teaching against this?"
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The number of active cults in the world today number in the tens of thousands and attract the people you'd least expect to their secretive rolls. This is why books such as the following recently released account by two Australian brothers about life in a destructive charismatic cult are so crucial for warning others about just how easy it is to fall into the trap of mind-controllers.
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ME writes: "
Do you know anything about Earl Nightingale's "The Strangest Secret"? Is it New Age?"
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What is the one thing all alternative medicine techniques have in common?
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LS writes:
"My friend receives a daily meditation from 'Today's Gift at Hazelden'. She is a member of Al Anon and I suppose her group suggested the readings. She sent me one of her meditations that particularly touched her. I thought it sounded very New Age. The piece was written by Maxwell Maltz. Is this websight considered to be New Age?"
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PM asks:
"Do you have any info on 'The Secret Scrolls' by Rhonda Byrne. I have a friend who is believing this stuff and I have concerns."
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A new study published last week in the Arthritis Care and Research journal found that among 455 patients with painful knee arthritis, acupuncture delivered no more relief than a sham treatment.
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Here we go again. Police in Salt Lake City have issued a warrant for the arrest of a cult leader who claims God appeared to him and said he was the Holy Spirit and the father of Jesus Christ on charges of felony first-degree rape.
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A new report published today found that many popular dietary supplements contain ingredients that may cause cancer, heart problems, liver or kidney damage.
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There has been a lot of disturbing New Age news this past week. The following story is a bizarre tale about a man posing as a Buddhist guru who lured vulnerable women in search of alternative therapies into his cult-like following, preying upon them in yoga studios and health food stores.
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