Before it takes a Tolle...

I know that some people at the parish here have read Mr. Eckhart Tolle's book. But I think it is one of those modern books that should cause one to pause if one considers oneself a Catholic. Fr. Barron, who I have posted about before, offers this two-part reflection:



Here is part 2:


What many people don't realize is that the New Age movement has a very real correlation to Freemasonry, which is, again, one of the official enemies of the Catholic Church (again, not the people but the teachings). Why? Because as Mr. Fr. Barron points out, there is a vast distinction between the similar teachings of Mohammed, Buddha, and Jesus. In Freemasonry, as in the New Age movement, Jesus is reduced to his role as a teacher, and ignored as the Divine Son of God. This is a pretty serious thing to overlook and to equivocate a few men with some wise ideas with the only Son of the Living and True God who suffered and died upon a cross.

Let us be aware of this desire towards indifference in our own lives. We must be careful that anywhere we are, especially at any Catholic parish, that we aren't led into being indifferent to the person of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.