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January 4 - Rise of the exorcists in Catholic Church
Article: Roman Catholic Church And The Last Days
Dioceses across Italy, as well as in countries
such as Spain, are increasing the number of
priests schooled in administering the rite of exorcism, fabled to rid people
of possession by the Devil.
The rise in
demonic cases is a result of more people dabbling in practices such as
black magic, paganism, Satanic rites and Ouija boards, often exploring
the dark arts with the help of information readily found on the internet,
the Church said.
The diocese of Milan
recently nominated seven new exorcists, the
bishop of Naples appointed three new ones a couple of years ago and the
Catholic Church in Sardinia sent three priests for exorcism training in
Rome, amid concern that the Mediterranean island, particularly its
mountainous, tradition-bound interior, is a hotbed of occultism.
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January 14 - Buddhist Singing Bowls
Article: Roman Catholic Church And The Last Days
Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward
McNamara, professor of liturgy and dean of theology at the Regina Apostolorum
university.
Q: At our parish during Lent, a Buddhist
singing bowl is used at the start of Mass in place of the gathering or entrance
song. According to one popular resource (Wikipedia),
singing bowls are "used as a support for meditation,
trance induction and prayer." On the Internet several websites assert that
singing bowls provide "positive energy" and provide "beneficial therapy" because
their "specific vibrations ... hit our energy bodies" (Sound Bliss). I know that
instruments have to come from somewhere, but the background of singing bowls
sounds as if it might be introducing a spirituality that is different from
Catholicism. So my question is this: Is it appropriate to use a singing bowl or
similar instrument in a Catholic Mass? -- A.C., Texas
A: Singing bowls would be, technically
speaking, a kind of bell, and, as our reader mentions, are used above all in the
Buddhist religious tradition.
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Sincerely,
Roger Oakland
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According to a National Geographic survey,
77 percent of all Americans "believe there are
signs that aliens have visited Earth", and according to a recent Harris poll
only 68 percent of all Americans believe that Jesus is God or the Son of God.
That means that the number of Americans that believe that UFOs have visited us
is now greater than the number of Americans that believe what the Bible has to
say about Jesus Christ. 
Former DARPA director and now Google executive
Regina Dugan is pushing an edible
"authentication microchip" along with an electronic tattoo that can read your
mind. No this isn't a movie script about a futuristic scientific dictatorship,
it's trendy and cool!
SmartMetric has announced that it
has developed and will soon launch the SmartMetric
Biometric Bitcoin Card.
Pope Francis met with an ecumenical scholarship
organization on the morning of Jan. 11, thanking them for their dedication to
the work of Christian unity. "I express my deep gratitude to all the benefactors
who have supported and (continue to) support the committee," he told members of
the Catholic Committee for Cultural Collaboration.