TV asks: “Just need a quick yes or no. Have been following your new age practices series. Was doing “Catholic” yoga. . . stopped that, got cleansed, but how about Somatic Exercises? They do have a “cat stretch” routine that doesn’t resemble yoga at all that I can see. But want to know before I start. I need something slow and gentle for health reasons.”
Category Archives: New Age
Cuban “Healer” Uses Machete to Treat Patients
A spiritual “healer” from Cuba, who claims he started healing 30 years ago after being visited by a spirit, treats as many as 150 patients a day and performs surgery with a machete – and no anesthesia.
Satan: The Ultimate Spin Doctor
Satan’s tactics haven’t changed much over the centuries, probably because they don’t have to. If we fall for the same tricks over and over again, why fix what’s not broken?
Catholics and Ayurvedic Massage
ST writes: “What is an ayurvedic massage and it is okay for a Catholic to get one?”
Ayurvedic Medicine: Risks Outweigh the Benefits
Anonymous: “My brother-in-law has offered to pay all expenses for me to see an Ayurvedic Practitioner that he sees for treatment in New Jersey. I have seen one before here in my state. My viewpoint is that despite how ill I am, it would be putting my faith into Eastern Medicine, instead of in Jesus Christ, for my healing. Am I correct in my view? Would you explain further, and why it would be unwise to seek healing from this type of Practitioner?”
Can Catholics Use Crystals for Healing?
AK wrote about being given a crystal by a friend who said she should use it to find “clarity, atonement, and peace.” Certain that the object was given to her out of love and kindness, she now asks what she should do with it. “Do I just look at it as a pretty geode? Do I return it? I’m not interested in giving my friends the impression that I promote or believe in the power of crystals.”
Ear Candling Doesn’t Work, is Dangerous, and the FDA is Cracking Down on it!
(Photo courtesy of Wikicommons images – Travis Isaacs CC BY 2.0 DEED)
AE writes: “Here is one subject that I hope you will write an article about: ear candling. Not only should people be aware that ear candling is a nightmare for audiologists and ENTs because of so many people who end up burning themselves, but it’s pretty much quackery that’s been promoted by “holistic healing” gurus. Even though the FDA has banned ear candles, I still see them being sold at even pharmacy chains.”
Yoga Ban in Alabama Schools May Soon Be Overturned
A bill to reverse a 28-year ban on yoga instruction in public schools stalled in committee in the Alabama State Legislature last week, but lawmakers are confident that they can garner enough votes to overturn the law.
Just in in Time for Easter Sunday: Satan Sneakers
It’s all so predictable – the week before Easter and it’s either the release of an outrageous film about Jesus being married or the annual Easter Sunday Hunky Jesus and Foxy Mary contest sponsored by the witless Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence – now it’s Satan Sneakers that come equipped with pentagons and a drop of real human blood in the soles.
What’s Wrong with the Prayer of Jabez?
I was at a conference recently and one of the attendees said she kept the prayer of Jabez affixed to her bathroom mirror and wanted to know if this prayer is okay.
