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Alan Ames	Liz	Saturday, January 31, 2009
Question: Dear Brother: May God bless you for all your good work. I was wondering if you had heard of a healer named Alan Ames from Australia. He is coming to a church near my home for a Mass, talk, and healing service. I was thinking of going, as I suffer from severe anxiety. I figure it must be OK if the event is being sponsored by a Catholic church, but I don't know for certain what to think about "faith healers." If you have any thoughts on the matter, I would greatly appreciate it. God bless.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Liz: Apparently Alan Ames has permission from his Archbishop to conduct a healing ministry so I guess he is okay as far as I know. He claims to exercise ALL of the charism gifts of the Holy Spirit, which I sincerely doubt. I do not know anything more about him. And I wonder what he means by "word of knowledge". Most people seem to define that gift the way that Pentecostals define it. Since he has permission of his bishop, and to give a talk in a local parish usually requires permission of the local bishop there should not be a problem attending his meeting. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Alan Ames

Liz

Saturday, January 31, 2009

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Dear Brother:

May God bless you for all your good work. I was wondering if you had heard of a healer named Alan Ames from Australia. He is coming to a church near my home for a Mass, talk, and healing service. I was thinking of going, as I suffer from severe anxiety. I figure it must be OK if the event is being sponsored by a Catholic church, but I don't know for certain what to think about "faith healers." If you have any thoughts on the matter, I would greatly appreciate it. God bless.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Liz:

Apparently Alan Ames has permission from his Archbishop to conduct a healing ministry so I guess he is okay as far as I know.

He claims to exercise ALL of the charism gifts of the Holy Spirit, which I sincerely doubt. I do not know anything more about him. And I wonder what he means by "word of knowledge". Most people seem to define that gift the way that Pentecostals define it.

Since he has permission of his bishop, and to give a talk in a local parish usually requires permission of the local bishop there should not be a problem attending his meeting.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum.
Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum
Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum