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Why Christians Need to Discern What Jewelry to Wear

CB: “A friend gifted me with a bracelet that contained a charm in the shape of a bee. It was made by a jewelry company named HART and when I searched their website, I was disturbed by some of the messaging. It sounded very New Age. Is it safe to wear this jewelry?”

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Beware of the “Manifesting” Trap

Manifesting is all the rage these days. It’s about how to use your mind to will your goals into existence by using tools such as meditation, guided visualization, vision boards, and other rituals that many believe can make big things happen for anyone. Is this true, and is this something a Catholic should be get involved in?

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Beware of Therapies That (Secretly) Require a Religious Conversion

One of the greatest threats to Christians in the burgeoning field of alternative health care is when these therapies require a person to adopt a belief system that is not compatible with the faith.

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Beware of the “Manifesting” Trap

                                                                             Photo by Aleksandra Sapozhnikova on Unsplash

Manifesting is all the rage these days. It’s about how to use your mind to will your goals into existence by using tools such as meditation, guided visualization, vision boards, and other rituals that many believe can make big things happen for anyone. Is this true, and is this something a Catholic should be get involved in?

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Catholics Be Wary of New Age Thought Control Techniques Disguised as Neuroscience

New Age thought control techniques continue to evolve, and the latest version attempts to marry the Law of Attraction with neuroscience and the Reticular Activating System of the brain. It’s catching on, even in some Catholics circles where it’s being used in spiritual formation. What’s it all about and can Catholics use it in their quest for sanctity?

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Vision Boards and Magical Thinking

PM writes: “I was wondering if someone can be clear on the dangers of Dream Boards or Vision Boards. Is this New Age? I was invited to a party of with a group of women cutting out pictures of their wishes and glue them to a board to hang up and look at each day hoping that the ‘Universe’ will provide them all the wishes on their boards.”

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