In the flood of new age beliefs and so-called “healing or alternative therapies” so common these days, an import from Japan called reiki has made the rounds, raising the question: Is it okay for Catholics to practice reiki? Is reiki compatible with Catholic and scientific beliefs about healing? The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops [...]
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Reiki, ‘Healing’ and the Catholic Church
Posted in Catholics and New Age, tagged alternative therapy, attunements, catholic bishops, Christ, divine consciousness, healing, japan, Mikao Usui, New Age, Occult, reiki, reiki Master, superstition, universal life energy on April 8, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Do Catholics Believe in Reincarnation?
Posted in Catholics and New Age, tagged Buddha reincarnation, buddhism, Buddhism suffering, Catholic past life, Catholics reincarnation, Christians reincarnation, Church reincarnation, Jesus Christ, Judgment Jesus, new age Catholic, new age reincarnation, particular judgement, past lives, reincarnation heaven hell, Siddhartha suffering, St. Irenaeus, St. John on the Cross, Warren H. Carroll on February 10, 2009 | 7 Comments »
It should be stated quite clearly that the Catholic Church does not – and has never – believed in the reality of reincarnation or past lives. The concept, of course, derives from the mind of Buddha and his dilemma that the world is only suffering. This, however, is not a part of the Christian deposit [...]
Catholics and the Occult
Posted in Catholics and New Age, tagged astrology, Christian, Divination, horoscopes, Magic, New Age, Occult, Palm Reading, Religion on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Catholic Church is a wise and caring mother, and like any mother, she wishes to keep her children safe from harm.
The Catechism reminds Catholics to put all their faith totally in God:
“2110 The first commandment forbids honoring gods other than the one Lord who has revealed himself to his people. It proscribes superstition and [...]




