Tuesday, March 15, 2005
MOIRA NOONAN AND "A COURSE IN MIRACLES"
Spirit Daily’s Dan Brown has an article up on his website describing the book by Moira Noonan titled Ransomed from Darkness: The New Age, Christian Faith, and the Battle for Souls..
Noonan spent many years immersed in occultism, then came back to the Catholic Church, and was shocked to discover how much occultism has entered the Church. She is attempting to warn Catholics about its dangers.
An article at EWTN which discusses the theological errors of A Course in Miracles cites Noonan as an authority on the topic.
St. Joseph Radio offers a taped radio program featuring Noonan discussing the New Age.
The USCCB website offers a radio program, part of the Catholic Communication Campaign, on February 19-20 which features Noonan. It appears that the program can be heard at this website.
It was A Course in Miracles that led formerly Catholic James Twyman to take up Catharism according to his book Emissary of Light. He writes:
As the Course says, if you remain as God created you, then sin, guilt, sickness, and death are not real, but are illusions you have made up in your mind to avoid the truth. Forgiveness helps us look past these illusions to what is real. (p. 66)
Twyman not only studied this course, he also taught it. In fact, he taught it in Bosnia on his first visit there, prior to his visit to the "monastery" of the Emissaries of Light. He sees what the Emissaries teach as a continuation of A Course in Miracles.
Why is this important?
The Ursuline Sisters in Cleveland are offering a program of “A Course in Miracles” at their Sophia Center this Spring. From the website:
Gifts From A Course in MiraclesThis is located in the Diocese of Cleveland, specifically at 2600 Lander Road, Pepper Pike, Ohio.
The spirituality of a Course in Miracles is universal in nature, answering the deepest questions of human existence. In this introductory overview of the main ideas, we hope to experience its wisdom and love by reflecting on excerpts from the book, Gifts from a Course in Miracles. Each presentation is followed by a meditation and discussion.
Presenter: Mariella Marck, SFCC, MS Rel Ed, MA psych:
Cost: $35, plus book
Date/Time: Wed., April 13, 20, 27, 2005 (10:30 am - 12 noon)
Where is Bishop Pilla?
Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us!
