While it’s true that the Druids once believed holly had magical powers, the use of this ancient evergreen on special occasions does not derive from any group in particular.
Backlash is mounting against the American Girl doll brand after it began marketing a book encouraging gender change to girls ages three to 12 years.
KV writes: "Is it ok for me as a Catholic Christian to give gifts with pictures of Santa Claus on them? … I am concerned that I would be promoting pagan worship if I gave gifts with Santa images on them. Is this the case, or am I being too scrupulous?”
ES writes: "I have a friend who lost her daughter to cancer. She was going to be 13 years old the past May. The father sells cookware for a living. One day, he went in to see his boss and the boss' wife happened to be in the office. Even though she knew nothing about the death of his daughter, she told him: 'Senor Flores, I see a girl next to you leaning into your shoulder. Who is she?' . . .
Believe it or not, the idea that Christmas trees were condemned in the Bible is a very common criticism of this beloved tradition. But is there any merit to this claim?
JW writes: "How can I show those close to me that the Modern Mystery School classes entitled 'Know Thyself' and 'Empower Thyself' go against Catholic teaching and should not be taken by Catholics? They claim that they are not religious classes, that anyone of any religion can take these for spiritual/personal growth. A woman claiming to be Catholic is teaching courses from the Modern Mystery school entitled astral travel and sacred geometry. She also calls herself an Adept, Initiated, Shaman...and holds goddess nights to bring in the energy of ancient goddesses---one such goddess they celebrate is Mary the mother of Jesus. They claim that Jesus is the Source, the Light...They study the universal Kabballah. My sister and nieces are taking these classes and I am very concerned."
Photo by Suhash Villuri on UnsplashBB asks: "What exactly is karma and where did this concept originate?"
We had so many requests for this prayer after reading it on radio this morning that we are posting the text here:
Photo from Wikicommons Images - by Sarahmirk (CC-BY-SA 4.0)In the first lawsuit of its kind, four national medical associations and four doctors who work with pregnant and post-abortive women are suing the federal government for illegally approving chemical abortion drugs that harm women and girls.
GL asks: "What is the Church’s position on past life regression therapy?"
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