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Why I left the New Age and occult and returned to my Catholic faith

Introducing the New Age To Catholic Podcast! (EP 3)

March 16, 2022


I left the New Age and occult in 2017 but I didn't return to my Catholic Faith immediately.  Instead like many ex-new agers, I became involved in the Evangelical "New Age To Christianity" movement.  

In this introductory episode I talk about why I began this podcast and some of the topics I'll be covering.

For more on spiritual warfare, modern day occultism, and the Catholic faith please follow New Age To Catholic via most popular podcast apps or by signing up for my email list at Barbara Graver's Email List! 

You can listen to my testimony in two parts in episodes 1 & 2 of the podcast or at New Age To Catholic Testimony 1 &2.
 
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My New Rosary and Associated French Saints

March 14, 2022


I began the 54 Day Rosary Novena on March 3rd and then, just a few days later, received this beautiful rosary (won in a Twitter giveaway) pictured above.  The creator is entering Carmel to embark upon her vocation as a nun.  That alone makes it special but I love this rosary for other reasons as well.

I love the fact that it is a St. Therese of Lisieux rosary, with relic.  And I was very moved by the centerpiece - because it taught me about the martyrs of Compiègne: a group of sixteen nuns who were executed during the French revolution because they would not renounce their vocation.

About the Carmelites of Compiègne (martyred in 1794):  "On 17 July they were... sentenced to death by guillotine.  Providentially, they were wearing their outlawed religious habits, since their only secular clothes were being washed on the day of the trial." - From Carmelite Nuns UK Website

I have a pretty typical American mongrel pedigree (English, Scottish, German and Native American) so I don't feel a strong connection to any of the countries my ancestors left behind when they came to America.  But for some reason I keep making connections to France in my journey of faith.

Our Lady of Lourdes played a role in my conversion.  I chose St. Jane Frances de Chantal as my confirmation saint because I was a young single mom (like her) when I became a Catholic.  I picked St. Joan of Arc to be the patron saint of my business because I so admired her devotion and courage.  I have recently been reading content by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and other related (oftentimes French) SSPX resources.  

And I keep tripping over St. Therese of Lisieux - in my readings, at flea markets and, now, in this rosary.

Realizing, through all this, how little I knew really about my confirmation saint, I started reading a bit about the Salesians (an order founded by St. John Bosco and connected to St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantel) this week.  

One of the first things I stumbled across was the fact that St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (of Sacred Heart of Jesus fame) was a member of this same order.  This is of interest to me because I love the Sacred Heart devotion and St. Margaret Mary.  I also think it's interesting that St. Jane Francis's great spiritual friend, St. Francis de Sales, is the patron saint of writers).

This is not to say - of course! - that French saints (or Catholics) are any better than those from any other country.  But I am beginning to think that at this point in my spiritual journey there may be something I'm meant to learn from them.  

I will be sharing more on this in the weeks and months to come!


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The Sacred Heart of Jesus (Vintage Holy Card)

March 1, 2022


O sweet Jesus, Whose overflowing charity for me is requited by so much forgetfulness, negligence and contempt, behold us prostrate before Your altar eager to repair by a special act of homage the cruel indifference and injuries, to which Your loving Heart is everywhere subject.
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My name is Barbara Graver. I returned to Catholicism in early 2020 after becoming deeply involved in the New Age and occult. While in the occult I was a popular metaphysical blogger and professional card reader, relying heavily on spirits who were not what I believed them to be. I now blog and podcast on my experience. To get my media in a weekly digest please sign up for my email list below!
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