
C asks: "
I have a friend who was an ayurveda practitioner and teacher for years before returning to the Catholic faith. She insists that ayurveda is scientifically proven etc. Not knowing anything about it, I've been searching the internet for more information. Is Ayurveda science or pseudoscience?"
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LB asks: "Who is St. Germain the Wonderman? Catholic? New Age? Another Culture?"
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Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924)
DP writes: "What do you know about the book, The Secret Garden? Is it true that the author was into the New Age and the occult?"
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The International Association of Exorcists has issued a Note offering important clarifications about the Ministry of Exorcism in the Church in order to correct erroneous practices being carried out by some priests as well as the faithful.
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Psychics from around the world are making headlines with dramatic predictions for 2025 ranging from the end of Harry and Meghan’s marriage to mankind making the first official contact with extraterrestrials. Are these people really able to see into the future?
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MB writes:
"Not so long ago I had a Reiki massage - before I knew that this was an occult-based practice. Is it possible that I might have been spiritually harmed by this?"
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A reader of our blog gave us permission to print a moving glimpse into her conversion from the New Age, along with an excerpt from Pope Francis' "The Joy of the Gospel", and asks us all to remember to pray for those who are caught up in these false beliefs.
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KK writes: “
I have this book, The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies by English poet Cicely Mary Barker. She claims to be Christian but writes poetry about fairies. Her other book is a fairy journal; claims also to have seen and heard them. I want to know if her writings are truly Christian or occult?”
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This is Part II of a two-part series documenting the experience of Priscilla de George, a devout Catholic woman who thought she would be safe if she prayed to Jesus and Mary while attending yoga classes, and whose life began falling apart shortly after she started the practice.
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The "yoga wars" are hotter than ever, with both sides staking out their positions and hammering their tent pegs ever deeper into the ground, but for everyday people like 54 year-old Priscilla de George (not her real name), this isn't a matter of taking sides - it's a matter of life and death.
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