So many people are falling victim to mediums who claim to be able to contact their deceased relatives because they don’t understand the difference between what Catholics do when they pray for the intercession of the saints and what mediums purport to be doing.
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But the Long Island Medium is Catholic!
JP writes: “Teresa of Long Island says she is Roman Catholic and displays Our Lady in her front yard. She seems sincere and is generous with her ‘gift’. Her readings do comfort people in their grief. Please share your views.”
Do You Believe in Ghosts?
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Yes, there is such a thing as a ghost. Disembodied souls can and do appear to humans at God’s command, but what about ghosts that appear to mediums and during seances?
Bishop Barres Warns Catholics About Mediums
A few months ago, Bishop John O. Barres of the Diocese of Rockville Center wrote a compassionate but firm letter to his flock warning them about the dangers of visiting mediums to contact their dead.
US Occult Industry is Booming
Anyone doubting whether the occult is gaining steam in American society need only read the latest IBISWorld report which has found that the occult has become a multi-billion dollar industry in the U.S. over the last 13 years.
If Catholics Can Invoke the Dead, Why Can’t Mediums?
JMT writes: “Could you please give a simple explanation for why it’s okay for Catholics to communicate with the dead but it’s not okay for mediums to do the same thing.”
Celebrity Psychic Claims the Bible Was Written by Psychics
A devoted reader passed along a video of celebrity psychic Thomas John who challenges the Church’s prohibition of his trade by insisting that the Bible was written by psychics and is full of “mediumistic” experiences.
