Although Eastern meditation practices are being sold wholesale to the public as a panacea for everything from stress to digestive issues, experts say there can be very real – and very serious – consequences to these mind-control techniques.
Category Archives: New Age
Don’t Get Your Theology From Kat Kerr!
PM writes: “I heard of a person who left the Catholic Church for this ministry / revival church (of Kat Kerr). Your thoughts?”
Targeting Teens: New Sabrina Series is Dark, Demonic & Violent
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, a new series targeted to teens that recently debuted on Netflix, delves into worship of the “Dark Lord,” mocks Christianity, and Catholicism in particular, and depicts those involved in the worship of Satan in a sympathetic light.
Here Comes Another Unrealistic “Reality” Show About Mediums
The same network that hosts The Long Island Medium has decided to venture further into their whimsical misrepresentation of mediumship by launching a second reality show based on the dark art, this one called “Mama Medium.”
THE GRINCH (2018) Teaches the True Meaning of Christmas
GD writes: “I am so tired of being lured into the season’s so-called “hit” movies for kids, only to get there and find out that they are filled with New Agey ideas, violence, bad language, etc. Is The Grinch okay for kids to see or should we take a pass on it?”
Hilot for Healing?
JA writes: “I have recently heard of a health and massage practice from the Philippines called “Hilot”. Is this practice occult or New Age (and therefore to be avoided like the plague by faithful Catholics)?”
Is Dr. Eric Berg Legit?
EC: “A friend of mine is spending a lot of money on ‘Dr’ Eric Berg stuff, could you please shed light on him. I’ve seen that he is not a medical doctor online. Any help is greatly appreciated.”
If Catholics Can Invoke the Dead, Why Can’t Mediums?
JMT writes: “Could you please give a simple explanation for why it’s okay for Catholics to communicate with the dead but it’s not okay for mediums to do the same thing.”
Biofeedback is Not New Age
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AR asks: “Could you briefly describe what biofeedback is and why it is considered New Age?”
Father Thomas Keating Dies, Age 95
St. Joseph’s Abbey, Spencer, MA (Wikicommons)
Father Thomas Keating, the Trappist priest who played a major role in introducing the controversial centering prayer movement in the 1970’s, died on October 25 at the age of 95.
