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In a time where Christians have very little knowledge of other spiritual beliefs and the occult it seems that we are being challenged to be transformed along with the rest of the world that does not know Christ. The question we need to ask those who are promoting these methodologies: is Christ sufficient or deficient? The newest breakthrough trend on spiritual life/personality casting is ENNEAGRAM, this is supposed to be a tool for discovering more about one’s strength's and weaknesses in our personality. The word 'Enneagram' comes from two Greek words Ennea meaning 'nine' and Grammos meaning 'point'. The Enneagram...

I post the following because yesterday's Bulletin at my Church had a notice about a "Women's Weekend Retreat, A Fool for Christ" The notice had a Rev. Timothy Armbruster, CPPS of St. Joseph Missouri as the director of the Retreat. What caught my eye in the blurb was the following: "He began "clowning around" as a result of a dare from his mother...and still continues his ministry today." I proceeded to search Fr. Armbruster but found nothing listed. I also searched the Web site of www.pbspiritualcenter.org the location of where the Retreat would be. I found the following: Rose Mary...

According to a priest who does not identify himself as a Conservative, the formation program of the Diocese of Rockville Centre was in dire need of a deep overhaul.Every formation program in the diocese was handled for decades by the “Pastoral Formation Institute” or PFI, run until recently by Sister Lauren Hanley, CSJ, whose congregation has its Mother house at Brentwood, NY, in the same diocese. This is how our Priest, who has been a first-hand witness for years, describes the controversial program: “For years the PFI has been forming the laity of Rockville Centre in a mix of very liberal...

The First Commandment is "I am the Lord Thy God. Thou shalt not have strange gods before Me." But, according to one local convert from the New Age, San Diego Catholics who aspire to know their God better are sometimes presented with information on strange gods instead. Moira Noonan, a resident of Encinitas, authored Ransomed From Darkness which tells the story of her conversion from New Age spirituality to the Catholic faith. Noonan believes most Catholics are being insidiously exposed to New Age ideas in the Church. How long have you been a Catholic? I finished RCIA about 10...

Spiritual Guidance Training Program uses creation-centered approach By Denise Konkol Special to the Catholic Herald RACINE — For many Catholics, the terms “New Cosmology,” “Feminist Theology,” and “Enneagram Spirituality” may seem foreign, distant, and, well, not very Catholic. However, these concepts are just what other Catholics seek to understand while attending the Spiritual Guidance Training Program at the Siena Center in Racine. In the process of instructing its second class, and anticipating its third to begin in January of 2005, the Siena Center has offered the two-year program since January of 2001. Each class is limited to 28 students, and...

The following announcements were in the Religion section of the Lake Charles (LA) American Press. "St. Joseph Spirituality Center, 3080 Kleinert Ave., Baton Rouge, (225)383-3349 - 'Enneagram and relationships,' with Sister Lucy Silvio, 7-9 p.m., Mondays through Nov. 10, at Sisters of St. Joseph Convent. The workshop requires a basic understanding of ones's Enneagram type. Silvio will focus on how familiarity with the Enneagram can enhance relationships and spiritual growth." "Jesuit Spirituality Center, St. Charles College, Grand Coteau, (337)662-5251 - ...Retreat on the Enneagram by the Rev. Murray Clayton, Mickie Cowan and Margaret Glenn, Friday-Sunday, Nov. 21-23."