SM writes: “I read your article about mandalas and how they are prayer ‘gimmicks.’ I was just wondering what you think about the artwork (mandalas) of St. Hildegard of Bingen, especially since she is now a Doctor of the Church. It seems to me that you are saying some of her practices were new age.”
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Church to Pronounce Two New Doctors of the Church on October 7
On the eve of the upcoming Year of Faith, Pope Benedict XVI will declare St. Hildegard of Bingen and St. John of Avila as Doctors of the Church.
Vatican Announces Two New Doctors of the Church
Shortly after celebrating Mass on the Solemnity of Pentecost, the Holy Father announced that he will proclaim St. John of Avila and St. Hildegard of Bingen as Doctors of the Universal Church on October 7.
