Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The cinematography, music, and dancing in the wildly popular new movie, Wicked, are truly spectacular – but don’t let the stunning visuals fool you. This film is riddled with mixed messages about good and evil that should concern parents.
An online campaign from One Million Moms is calling upon parents to forgo the film, Dear Santa - a movie that was outright banned in the Philippines – and to withdraw their support for streaming giant, Paramount+ until they stop airing Satanic-themed content.
Master Sha (Photo courtesy of Wikicommons Images, Firuzan.mistry CC BY-SA 4.0)CC writes: "I have a friend that is very much into "Divine Healing Hands". Master Sha is the head of this 'movement'. I tried to read the book she gave me but was not really inspired so I only read the first few pages. I was wondering what you know of this 'movement' and the Catholic church's viewpoint on it."
GH asks: "A friend gave me two silver bracelets that have the Aztec calendar...is the calendar anti-Christian or linked to the occult?"
NE writes: "I was at a friend's house and we played a card game called Wizard. When one of the four cards that has a wizard on it is played, it trumps all the others. I began to wonder after if it was OK to play it."
JK asks: "What are your views on UFOs and extraterrestrials? Are these for real? What does the Church believe about this subject?"
We have received numerous inquiries from readers who wonder why our blogs on New Age and alternative health practices seem to put so much emphasis on science. Shouldn't they based on Catholic teaching?
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSIt’s decision day in America. Many of us believe this is one of the most consequential elections in our lifetime. So how do we deal with all the “what if’s” that assail us as we wait for those all-important election results?
We recently had a question from a fan of our Wacky Wednesday radio show who called in to ask about jewelry that contains the blood of a loved one. What is this all about?
ST writes: “I read a story about President Bush’s daughters who claim they had encounters with a 'friendly' ghost in the White House. Is this even possible?”
