Exorcist Fr. Elias Vella OFM Conv. shares his insights on the New Age.

Explore the New Age 

from an Exorcist's Perspective 

with Fr. Elias Vella OFM Conv. 

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#1. The New Age: What is the essence of New Age spirituality?








Isn't New Age relaxing and satisfying? What's wrong with that?
 

#2. The New Age: Is New Age Truly Satisfying?






Both the New Age and Jesus claim to give peace to people, but what is the difference?  

#3. The New Age: Does New Age Offer Lasting Peace?






#4. The New Age: What is The New Age Mentality?
and where does it lead to?

Do New Age practices such as Reiki, Crystal Therapy, Tai Chi, Yoga, Transcendental Meditation, Acupuncture etc. give us healing energy powers? 
 

#5. The New Age: An Exorcist's Perspective 

Exorcist Fr. Elias Vella OFM Conv shares his insights on the New Age.

What is the difference between the healing practices of New Age and those of Christianity? Didn’t Jesus command us to heal others?

 

#6. The New Age: Where does true healing come from?

Where do many of the New Age practices come from and what philosophical principles are behind them? 

#7. The New Age: What are the roots of New Age?








Is Yoga simply physical exercise? Can yoga be spiritually dangerous in any way? 
 

#8. The New Age: Is Yoga simply physical exercise?








Are we all divine beings, gods and goddesses? What’s the difference between the Christian concept of God abiding in us and the New Age belief?
#9. The New Age: Are we Gods?







Should we believe in ourselves? What is true and authentic Self-Affirmation? 

#10. The New Age: Is self-affirmation unlimited?







Being positive is beneficial, but should we think positively about everything? 

 
#11. The New Age: Should we always think positively?








Is nature a divine goddess to be worshiped, or is it a part of creation that declares the glory of God?

 
#12. The New Age: Is nature a goddess?






Reincarnation is a belief found in many religions including the New Age. But is it true and is it compatible with Christianity?

  #13. The New Age: Is Reincarnation True?








Is it possible to liberate ourselves from religious creeds and commandments, and instead make up our own spiritual rules?

#14. The New Age: Are we our own spiritual authority?

#15. The New Age: Acquiring true Spiritual “Energy”.

#16. The New Age: Acquiring true Spiritual “Energy”.

Is Jesus just an enlightened man who simply reached a higher consciousness, or is He the incarnate eternal Son of God?

#17. The New Age: Is Acupuncture Wrong? 

“The Western form of acupuncture, which is based on science and not Taoism, is acceptable for use by Christians. However, the traditional Chinese acupuncture belief system is not compatible with Christianity.” Read more about acupuncture here: https://tinyurl.com/rchh3uhd -

#18. The New Age: Are you seeking a New Age Spirituality?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8ePqAAq-AU

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FEBRUARY 7 - Saint Colette of Corbie - Santa Koleta ta' Corbie

7 ta’ Frar

Tifkira Franġiskana ta'
Santa Koleta ta’ Corbie
(1381-1447)
Koleta twieldet Corbie, fi Franza, fl-1381. Meta sfat iltima qassmet ġidha kollu lill-fqar, libset il-libsa tat-Tielet Ordni Franġiskan u għexet magħluqa u maqtuggħa min-nies għal tliet snin. Imbagħad daħlet mal-Klarissi tat-Tieni Ordni minn fejn ħadmet kemm felħet biex igġġb lil xi kunventi tat-Tieni u ta’ l-Ewwel Ordni taħt dixxiplina aktar regolari u primittiva skond l-ispirtu tal-ħajja Franġiskana. Kienet tinsisti ħafna biex f’dawn il-kunventi tingħax ħajja iebsa l-aktar fejn jidħol il-faqar u t-talb. Ghħlhekk fl-istorja Franġiskana isimha tniżżel ma’ tar-riformaturi ta’ l-Ordni. Mietet f’Gand fis-6 ta’ Marzu 1447. Il-Papa Piju VII kitibha mal-qaddisin verġni.

 

 

 

Statue of Saint Colette of Corbie, along the road between Corbie and Albert, France

 

 https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-colette/

 

 Saint Colette’s Story Colette did not seek the limelight, but in doing God’s will she certainly attracted a lot of attention. Colette was born in Corbie, France. At 21, she began to follow the Third Order Rule and became an anchoress, a woman walled into a room whose only opening was a window into a church.
After four years of prayer and penance in this cell, she left it. With the approval and encouragement of the pope, she joined the Poor Clares and reintroduced the primitive Rule of St. Clare in the 17 monasteries she established. Her sisters were known for their poverty—they rejected any fixed income—and for their perpetual fast. Colette’s reform movement spread to other countries and is still thriving today. Colette was canonized in 1807.

 

 

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December 1st, 2019 - Apostolic Letter "ADMIRABILE SIGNUM' - Pope Francis

APOSTOLIC LETTER

ADMIRABILE SIGNUM

OF THE HOLY FATHER
FRANCIS
ON THE MEANING AND IMPORTANCE
OF THE NATIVITY SCENE

http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_letters/documents/papa-francesco-lettera-ap_20191201_admirabile-signum.html





From the Franciscan Sanctuary of Greccio, the Celebration of the Word with the Holy Father and signing of his Letter on the Nativity Scene
Pope Francis-Celebration of the Word 2019-December-01 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwnaPcnwzkQ

IN MALTESE

Admirabile Signum - Ittra tal-Papa Franġisku dwar il-Presepju  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIZUzos22pQ     

OR

https://www.youtube.com/watchv=jxWxUfjyHr4



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OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE - December 12th, 2019 - HOMILY - Pope at Mass: MARY IS WOMAN, MOTHER, MESTIZA - Jesus is the only Redeemer

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2019-12/pope-guadalupe-mass.html

Pope Francis shares a reflection on Mary’s essence as woman, mother and mestiza on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrated on Thursday evening in St Peter’s Basilica.

By Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp

As has been his custom since the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis celebrates the liturgy in honour of Our Lady of Guadalupe. He was joined by many members of the Latin American community in Rome for the celebration in St Peter’s Basilica on Thursday afternoon. Pope Benedict XVI was the first Pontiff to celebrate this liturgy in 2011 in honour of the bicentenary of independence of the Latin American and Caribbean nations.

Mary’s essence

Pope Francis delivered his homily off the cuff, saying that the liturgy for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and her image displayed on the altar, suggested three adjectives to him. These three adjectives explain Mary’s essence: Woman, mother, mestiza, he said.

Mary as woman

Mary is a woman, the Pope began. She is the woman par excellence most particularly because she is a disciple of her Son, whose message she bears. “It is that simple”, the Pope said. Even though Christians have venerated her under many other loving titles throughout the ages, “nothing else is needed” to describe Mary, he said. Mary is humble and faithful to her teacher, her Son, the only Redeemer.

Mary as mother

Mary never took anything from her Son because she is His mother. “She is our Mother, the Mother of our peoples…the mother of our hearts,” the Pope explained. Not only is she the Mother of the Church, she is also an image of the Church. Therefore, “what can be said of Mary can also be said of the Church which is feminine”, Pope Francis said. The Church cannot be imagined except in this Marian sense. This is essential in understanding the role of women in the Church, the Pope went on. Understanding the role of women only in a functional way is incomplete, he said.

Mary as mestiza

Our Lady wanted to be seen as a “mestiza”, the Pope noted, “not only with Juan Diego. She became a mestizo to show that she is everyone’s mother.” Mary speaks to us just as she spoke with Juan Diego, tenderly, maternally. The Pope concluded his homily noting that Mary appears as a person of mixed race in order to communicate that her Son too is a “mestizo”: that is, He is God, and He is man.

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