By Claire DwyerIt was almost immediately when I started intentionally covering my family members in prayer years ago that I realized the magnitude of participating in the power of Christ who drives out demons and destroys strongholds. “You want to play that game?” the darkness seemed to sneer, surfacing from areas I hadn’t suspected.
by Charles D. FrauneFor those who were not brought up in an authentically Catholic cultural environment, Halloween can easily take on the character of a death festival.
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?
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?”
(Image courtesy of Nheyob at Wikicommons Images)Archbishop Gregory Aymond of the Archdiocese of New Orleans has had the altar of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Pearl River, Louisiana burned after a priest and two women were caught making a pornographic film on the altar.
According to exorcist Fr. Francesco Bamonte, “the extraordinary actions of the devil refer to his particular actions on matter. Important: it is far more interesting to demons to keep people enslaved to sin and to bring them ultimately to the greatest misfortune — eternal damnation — than it is to provoke a series of misfortunes.”
NM asks: "Can you tell me if the Toronto Blessing is from God, or is it a bad thing?"
This week marks the celebration of one of the most beloved beliefs of a Christian souls - angels - a good time to review what is Catholic teaching and what is not.
PU writes: "Do you know of the computer game Wizard 101? My 20 year old daughter has been playing this game for many years and insists it is just a fun game. I was wondering if there are actual spells in this game like there are in the Harry Potter books. And how innocent is this game?"
Pope Francis recently declared Sister Maria Laura Mainetti, the superior of the Sisters of the Cross religious order, to have died as a martyr after she was slain by three teenage girls in a Satanic sacrifice.
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