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Judson Carroll's avatar

I agree with everything you wrote. As you know, I deal a lot with combating new age and witchy ideas through my teaching on herbal medicine. My book, The History and practice of Christian Herbal Medicine is all about the very Catholic history of herbal medicine... and it is hated alike by pagans and anti-Catholics who post negative reviews. One thing I think is an issue among many modern Catholics is that they are city folk, mostly, and lack a needed connection to nature. Our ancestors could not have imagined living without, at least a small garden. God made man to till the soil and the steward nature. When Jesus healed the blind man, He did so with real mud, not just spiritual words and He always sought quiet prayer time in nature. There needs to be a focus on getting Catholics out of the cities more often, and not just for spiritual retreats, but actually getting into the woods and getting hands dirty, with an emphasis on Catholic spirituality and nature that many saints wrote about - Saint Hildegard von Bingen and such would satisfy the longing that leads many to paganism and new age stuff.

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Kaleb Hammond's avatar

Thank you for sharing this with us, Jenny. One wonders how many demonic New Ages practices have led to the corruption of seminaries and convents, especially following the supposed "openness" after Vatican II, and if they even inspired the sex abuse crisis.

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