charismatic heresy

UNMASKING THE CHARISMATIC HERESY "For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine but, following their own desires and insatiable curiosity, will accumulate teachers and will stop listening to the truth and will be diverted to myths" 2 Timothy 4:3-4 - "False messiahs and false prophets will arise and will perform signs and wonders in order to mislead, if that were possible, the elect" Mark 13: 22 - "The smoke of Satan has entered the Church" Pope Paul VI

11.19.2006

CENTERING PRAYER




Breathe a certain way
Maintain a certain posture
Repeat a word or phrase,
Use a word or phrase to stay "focused"
Go beyond thinking or thought
Turn inward in order to find or be with God
Be in silence in order to truly pray

This is Centering Prayer.

Centering Prayer was started in 1976 at the St. Joseph's Abbey by Fr. William Meninger based on the Cloud of Unknowing. It was Cistercian monk, Father Thomas Keating during his work in interreligious dialogue who popularized it in the network called Contemplative Outreach.

"Many people assume centering prayer is compatible with Catholic tradition, but in fact the techniques of centering prayer are neither Christian nor prayer. They are at the level of human faculties and as such are an operation of man, not of God. The deception and dangers can be grave." Rev. John D Dreher

Occult cannot be made safe by Christianizing the terminology or the techniques. Centering prayer is an offering with a catch. It’s all very spiritual and mystical, but you are entering into an experience with angels of light – which is really darkness and you know who is really behind it; Satan, the father of lies. Men like Thomas Keating, Basil Pennington and Henri Nouwen are “false apostles, deceitful workers, who masquerade as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light. So it is not strange that his ministers also masquerade as ministers of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds. false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.” (2 Corinthians 11:13-15)

By encouraging Eastern meditative techniques blended with Catholic forms of prayer the body of Christ is becoming infected with the philosophies of men and the doctrines of demons. We should be concerned about such leaders; they are putting the body of Christ at risk.


The Danger of Centering Prayer
Centering Prayer: Catholic Meditation or Occult Meditation?
A Closer Look at Centering Prayer

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I am a recovering charismatic and a Catholic Orthodox; observing orthopraxis to the best of my ability. I acknowledge what the Church REALLY DOES TEACH; opposed to what some people erroneously say the Church teaches. “Catholic Orthodoxy” is proposed "to conform to the Catholic faith as taught by the Magisterium of the Church. So an "orthodox" person is one who is FAITHFUL to the teachings of the Church, whereas a "heterodox" person is somebody who rejects ANY Catholic dogma. Orthopraxis means "Performing the correct actions". Catholic Orthodoxy is defined by the Catechism: it tells us what we have to TO BELIEVE. Catholic Orthopraxis is denoted by the Code of Canon Law: it spells out what we have TO DO. Because “Truth is not determined by a majority vote" -- Pope Benedict XVI.

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