Dating has come a long way from boy-meets-girl at local diner. Now it’s online dating, Tinder and . . . crystals?
CL asks: “Can you tell me if Sarah Hall's YouTube meditation on the Healing of the Blessed Mother is new age or is it ok for a Catholic to listen to? I have used it to fall asleep but won't use it until I'm sure it is ok for a Catholic to listen to."
While the world mourns the sudden death of Pope Francis, papal experts from around the world are offering differing views about the nature of his pontificate, but there’s one aspect of his papacy they all agree upon – Pope Francis never shied away from warning the faithful about the dangers of the devil, the occult, and the New Age.
LT writes: “I just spent the last half hour talking to my 18 year old son about lucid dreaming. For the past week, he has been consumed about it...reading articles, watching videos of people who are involved in lucid dreaming, etc. . . .
A black mass held on the steps of the Kansas State Capitol on Friday morning descended into chaos with the leader of the Satanic Grotto and a Christian protestor both arrested by police.
JL asks: “I was given a very pretty crystal ball as a gift. I don't want to use it and don't know how to use it and have no intentions of learning how to use it. Its just a pretty object. Any harm in keeping it as an art object?"
Welcome to astro-mapping, aka astrocartography, the latest craze in astrology that allegedly helps people find a place to live that won’t interfere with their “Saturn lines” or the placement of asteroids that are meant to heal wounds from past lives.
The Kansas State Capitol in Topeka, Kansas. (Photo courtesy of Wikicommons Images, Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0)The Archdiocese of Kansas City has filed a lawsuit against the organizers of a black mass scheduled to take place on March 28 on statehouse grounds in Topeka, Kansas, demanding the return of consecrated hosts and wine that were stolen for use in the ritual.
BB asks: “I understand there’s another Black Mass being held in Kansas soon. Can you explain what a Black Mass is and why it is considered so blasphemous?”
The Crucifixion of St. Peter (painting by Peter Paul Rubens - 1577-1640).We recently had a question from a caller during our Wacky Wednesday radio show asking about the meaning of the upside-down cross. Is this symbol blasphemous?
