Witch bottles
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Beach goers are reporting on a series of eerie finds that have been washing up along the Gulf coast of Texas recently – glass bottles containing strange objects that are supposedly used by witches to trap malevolent spirits.
Author Rick Riordan (Photo courtesy of Wikicommons Images, Rhodendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)
JG writes: “My daughter has asked to read The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan. Do you know anything about the author or book series? I appreciate your feedback.”
Entrance to the Ramtha School of Enlightenment, Yelm, Washington (Photo courtesy of Wikicommons Images, Richard David Ramsey, CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)
BL asks: “What do you know about a woman named J.Z. Knight who claims to channel a 35,000 year old spiritual entity named Ramtha?”
JB asks: “Somebody just told me about Life wave patches that are supposed to help with pain and other problems that haven’t been helped with traditional medicine. I don’t know if these are legit – they talk about scientific studies, but I am afraid they fall under New Age medicine practices. Can you tell me what you think of this?”
Due to an alarming increase in enrollment in Freemasonry in the Philippines, the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) released a new document that reaffirmed the Church’s long-standing condemnation of masonry.
KF writes: “As a former practitioner, I understand the dangers involved in . . . TM-style meditation, centering prayer and yoga. I’d especially like to see an article on the enormous damage that can be caused by ‘kundalini’ effects.”
DD asks: “Can you explain tai chi, and what is wrong with it from a Christian point-of-view?”
We received a question during one of our radio shows about a novel/movie called The Lightning Thief, and whether or not this is acceptable reading/viewing for Christians.
Sabrina Carpenter (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Phillip Mansfield CC BY 3.0 DEED)
Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, pastor of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish in Brooklyn has been relieved of his administrative duties after he allowed a scantily dressed pop star to film a lewd video inside his church.
ST asks: “What is so New Age about dreamwork? Doesn’t the Bible contain several stories about people, such as St. Joseph, who received important messages in their dreams?”
