Discernment can often be a difficult process.  But it is also a vital one.  Scripture cautions us to test all spirits and warns us that Satan is prowling about the world like a hungry lion.  And the very first Commandment of God tells us implicitly that He alone is our God. The New Age Movement preaches a different Gospel.  Moreover, it is interwoven into a complex array of …

Workshops on the enneagram, astrology, and even channelling are being held in Catholic parishes, reports Fr. Mitch Pacwa.  Is this the dawning of the Age of Aquarius among Catholics? In Catholics and the New Age, Fr. Pacwa probes the reasons why many Catholics are dabbling in the New Age Movement.  He shares his firsthand experiences and disillusionment with Jungian Psychology, the …

The "New Age" Movement is widely discussed and promoted by fashionable personalities and the commercial media. Its symbols and concepts are becoming increasingly widespread. But as a bizarre combination of humanist ideals, pagan superstitions, self-deification, Satanism and witchcraft, the New Age Movement is far more dangerous than it appears. All the more alarming, therefore, is the spread …

Real or Imagined? Just how real is the occult? Is it actually that big of a threat? And what does it consist of? It is indeed real. And it is actually a bigger threat than posed by many. It is far more than an image of a sneaky little devil figure in a red suit carrying a pitchfork. Satan's legions include demons of all kinds, articles and activities that come packaged as games or innocent …