TS asks: "I am a volunteer in our Parish Library and am causing trouble by respectfully and carefully questioning why we allow certain authors in our 'Catholic' library. The librarian is a very recent convert and has said that if the Vatican has not excommunicated the authors, then their books must be OK. And the pastor is very liberal and was a good friend of the 'centering prayer' priest, Fr. Menninger. I've researched to try to find something that lists specific books because the librarian will only believe that. She says which of the books and I say all, but she won't go for that. I am concerned about Matthew Fox, Anthony DeMello, etc., but especially the new age believers like Joyce Rupp, Joan C.... and those. What should I do?"
Anonymous asks: “I recently purchased some clothing, with the tie dye on them. Sometimes, I think they are strange designs that don't make sense on the clothing. I googled tie dye to know if there are any spiritual origins to the tie design and apparently there can be in certain cultures. Is this true or am I overthinking?”
A recent interview with an exorcist who warned about an “AI demon” who has been appearing to users around the globe has raised serious questions about the use of these systems and whether or not they can become infested with evil.
Anne Rice (1941-2021)NT writes: "Not sure if you can help me, but I'm having a difficult time discerning if Christ The Lord Out of Egypt by Anne Rice is a good book to read? It's was selected by my parish book club."
Wikicommons Images, Archives des jésuites de France (CC BY-SA 3.0)LE writes: "There seems to be a resurgence of the life and philosophies of this man . What is going on? Have the people forgotten his history. I wanted to look him up in your list under new age but I couldn't find him. Could you put out an exposé' on him?"
Photo courtesy of Wikicommons Images, Danbu14 CC BY-SA 3.0GH asks: "I have a question about a large Obelisk located outside of St. Peter’s basilica in Rome. I have read that new agers believe that obelisks embody the very presence of Lucifer. Why would our Holy Mother Church allow an obelisk to be erected just outside of St. Peter’s basilica?"
There’s a new trend sweeping across Europe - people requesting to be de-baptized because they no longer want to be affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. Is this even possible?
Photo by Suhash Villuri on UnsplashBB asks: "What exactly is karma and where did this concept originate?"
Photo by David Bumgardner on UnsplashMC asks: “Is the Chi Rho symbol connected to the occult in any way?”
