The faithful are facing this election day with a great deal of apprehension and angst. What if the nation elects leaders who do not represent our views about life and death matters such as abortion, COVID-19, law and order, economic security, religious freedom? How do we face the outcome of this day – whatever that might be?
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U.S. toymaker, Mattel, is being accused of cultural appropriation after it launched a new “Day of the Dead” Barbie doll that represents one of Mexico’s most cherished traditions – the annual celebration of the Day of the Dead.
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H asks:
"Can you tell me if NUCCA is an acceptable form of Chiropractic therapy?"
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KMK asks:
"Are you familar with this type of therapy? My brother's girlfriend has her doctorate in Psychology and she admits she is New Age in her thinking. She is very involved in being trained in this method and now my brother is going to attend a weekend conference on Constellation Therapy with her. What can you tell me about it?"
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The enneagram, one of the hottest New Age gimmicks, is a personality-typing system often used in spiritual direction and for self-knowledge. People use it to identify their character type, then take steps to improve their personality, spiritual life, etc. But is this a good idea?
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SMB asks: "What can you tell me about the new book on angels -
Angels All Around Us? Is this another one of those New Age books on angels?"
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MB asks: "
While it's true that most yoga positions are designed to be positions of worship to Hindu gods, I find it hard to believe that there's any danger in practicing them when it's just being done as an exercise."
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We continue to receive questions from concerned parents of both public and parochial school children whose schools are introducing yoga and mindfulness into the curriculum in some way. What can they do to counter this worrying trend?
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SO writes:
“I saw this doll advertised on a local channel. The webpage for it is scary. The ‘Warning’" are unsettling. Are they just scary fun? Or should we avoid bringing this into the house?”
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We recently had a question from a reader about the legitimacy of the Healing Room movement and whether or not it's okay for Catholics to participate.
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