Filter:AllOpenResolvedClosedUnansweredSort byViewsAnswersVotesWhile on the topic of blessings and automobiles, Catholics are generous in the use of St. Christopher medals. From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Christopher “Legends about the life and death of Saint Christopher first appeared in Greece in the 6th century and had spread to France by the 9th century. The 11th-century bishop and poet Walter of Speyer gave one version, but the most popular variations originated from the 13th-century Golden Legend. According to the legendary account of his life, Christopher was initially called Reprobus. He was a Canaanite, 5 cubits (7.5 feet (2.3 m)) tall and with a fearsome face. While serving the king of Canaan, he took it into his head to go and serve “the greatest king there was.” He went to the king who was reputed to be the greatest, but one day he saw the king cross himself at the mention of the devil. On thus learning that the king feared the devil, he departed to look for the devil. He came across a band of marauders, one of whom declared himself to be the devil, so Christopher decided to serve him. But when he saw his new master avoid a wayside cross and found out that the devil feared Christ, he left him and enquired from people where to find Christ. He met a hermit who instructed him in the Christian faith. Christopher asked him how he could serve Christ. When the hermit suggested fasting and prayer, Christopher replied that he was unable to perform that service. The hermit then suggested that because of his size and strength Christopher could serve Christ by assisting people to cross a dangerous river, where they were perishing in the attempt. The hermit promised that this service would be pleasing to Christ. After Christopher had performed this service for some time, a little child asked him to take him across the river. During the crossing, the river became swollen and the child seemed as heavy as lead, so much that Christopher could scarcely carry him and found himself in great difficulty. When he finally reached the other side, he said to the child: “You have put me in the greatest danger. I do not think the whole world could have been as heavy on my shoulders as you were.” The child replied: “You had on your shoulders not only the whole world but Him who made it. I am Christ your king, whom you are serving by this work.” The child then vanished. Christopher later visited Lycia and there comforted the Christians who were being martyred. Brought before the local king, he refused to sacrifice to the pagan gods. The king tried to win him by riches and by sending two beautiful women to tempt him. Christopher converted the women to Christianity, as he had already converted thousands in the city. The king ordered him to be killed. Various attempts failed, but finally Christopher was beheaded. Therefore, he is the patron saint of travelers, and small images of him are often worn around the neck, on a bracelet, carried in a pocket, or placed in vehicles by Christians.” Is the story of St. Christopher, as recounted in Wikipedia, accurate?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Religions845 views0 answers0 votesDoes a St. Christopher medal tucked in a glove box actually impart divine protection to the vehicle? Will its efficacy vary depending on the priest who blessed it? What if the priest blessed many at the same time?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Religions643 views0 answers0 votesIf St. Christopher medals really are effective, does the material they are constructed with make any difference? If a child in Sunday school were to draw a stick figure of St. Christopher and say a sincere prayer to St. Christopher that the drawing protect any and all who possess it, can that serve the same purpose and impart the same level of blessing and protection?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Religions584 views0 answers0 votesIs the story in this post on the Internet of a miraculous power of holy water true? If so, did the faith the author’s great-grandmother had in the efficacy and potency of the holy water she possessed, help play a critical role, if not THE critical role, in effecting the cure for her uncle born with a serious skin condition? https://forums.catholic.com/t/a-real-story-of-miraculous-power-of-holy-water/379977ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Religions558 views0 answers0 votesDid the holy water itself have additional energetic properties and efficacy that made it an indispensable component for the cure? If somebody had, let’s say, opened and accidentally spilled the water, and replaced it with locally sourced water without telling the owner, would it have made ANY difference in effecting the cure?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Religions534 views0 answers0 votesHere is a report on how a great deal of holy water is in fact highly unsanitary and even potentially dangerous to health because it usually contains a high bacterial contamination that worsens with use of communal fonts. Can Creator comment on whether the fact it is “holy” or blessed makes any practical difference? Should people be more concerned about the safety of holy water than they currently are? https://abcnews.go.com/Health/study-holy-water-harmful-health/story?id=20257722ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Religions431 views0 answers0 votes“From long experience I have learned that there is nothing like holy water to put devils to flight and prevent them from coming back again. They also flee from the Cross, but return; so holy water must have great virtue. For my own part, whenever I take it, my soul feels a particular and most notable consolation.” —St. Teresa of Avila Can Creator comment on this quote from Teresa of Avila, its meaning, and its veracity? https://www.getfed.com/8-ways-to-use-holy-water-5699ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Religions513 views0 answers0 votesIn the article on 8 Ways to use Holy Water, it is suggested that a priest bless your vehicle and sprinkle it with holy water. We know that the priest is adding his intention that the car and all future passengers be safe in the vehicle. To what extent will the power, efficacy, and even duration of the blessing depend on the belief quotient and strength of the partnership the priest has with the divine? https://www.getfed.com/8-ways-to-use-holy-water-5699ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Religions487 views0 answers0 votesWill any priest impart the same level of protection, or will this be a variable?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Religions445 views0 answers0 votesAssuming the priest’s level of belief is paramount, does the addition of holy water to the exercise make any genuine difference?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Religions621 views0 answers0 votesHow much will the owner’s belief quotient and partnership status detract from the power of the blessing conferred? If a priest blesses the car of an atheist husband at his wife’s request, and the husband is never told, what are the likely long-term benefits, if any?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Religions521 views0 answers0 votesWe understand how the New Age Movement promotes the Law of Attraction as the result of a disinformation strategy to make people think it is the be-all and end-all tool for manifesting abundance. Can you give us a tutorial on the differences between the Law of Karma and the Law of Attraction, and the relative effectiveness of healing your karma, versus focusing on what you want to attract with your thoughts, as a way to gain happiness and abundance?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Disinformation689 views0 answers0 votesA practitioner writes: “I was a friendly acquaintance of a now-deceased human-extraterrestrial hybrid who was implanted by her father via a secret governmental project into her mother’s womb; she was born outside of the amniotic sac, while having a sister, totally different from her, born inside of it. She had ET contacts throughout her life, and lots of medical anomalies and problems doctors could not explain, but she only found out the truth of her origins when her father finally told her in her 30’s. She told me about how once she was taken aboard a Reptilian ship and was being bullied into working for them, but that she sent them beams of unconditional love and compassion, and they did not end up harming her, and she was let go. I’m not sure how trustworthy a source she is, given how corrupted everything associated with the entire enterprise is, but she always struck me as a very loving person with good intentions.” Is this story true, and if so, why and how did love and compassion help her?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Extraterrestrial Genetic Manipulations582 views0 answers0 votesA practitioner writes: “An energy healer I knew was about to be attacked by a rapist with a knife, but by sending him compassion instead of being afraid, he did not attack her. It felt instructive to me in terms of the fact that there is actual physics involved in what we are dealing with, that love truly is the weapon and the answer we need.” Was this story true, and what truly happened to dissuade the attacker?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Spirit Meddlers425 views0 answers0 votesAre Morgellons treatable by ingesting or topically applying borax? If so, what are the dangers?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Extraterrestrial Interlopers523 views0 answers0 votes
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