CB: “A friend gifted me with a bracelet that contained a charm in the shape of a bee. It was made by a jewelry company named HART and when I searched their website, I was disturbed by some of the messaging. It sounded very New Age. Is it safe to wear this jewelry?”
Tag Archives: idolatry
Can Catholics Have Statues of Buddha in Their Home?
GM writes: “My mother and I got into a discussion about idolatry a few weeks ago. She seems to think that having pagan artwork in the home isn’t idolatry, and I can’t help but feel like it is, although the extent of it is a rendering of a buddha by my sister, and a couple buddha statues in opposite alcoves in our entryway. What is Church teaching regarding this?”
Don’t Rely on Charms to Protect You From Evil
Anonymous writes: “I heard that wearing a cimaruta symbol wards off evil. Is it okay to wear one? If it wards off evil, isn’t that a good thing?”
Teachers Introduce Children to Superstition
This is not the first time a reader wrote to this blog to complain about their child being introduced to a superstitious practice known as “worry dolls” in school. But this time the parent is allowing us to publish their account of exactly what happened.
Deadly Occult Rituals On the Rise
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The last month has seen a number of news stories about occult rituals being linked to the torture and murder of women and children.
