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Magic Gathering	Ann	Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Question: My 18 year old high school son has come home with a big stack of Magic Gathering cards somebody gave him. Now he goes to peoples houses and plays these games. He is a very smart kid and got into the number one university for computer science in the country. The students there are playing this too, he just came back from visiting there and reported playing this this there too. W hen he was young he started with Pokemon (I was against this). His Dad gave it to him. Next it was Digimon, and Dungeons and Dragons and Harry Potter. I was against all of this. Eventually I got him to understand that this was evil and against God and he threw it all out and quit. It has been about 5 years since he quit with all that in middle school. Now out of nowhere this garbage is back. He will go off to college in the fall. What can I do to protect him from going down the slippery slope of the occult? Otherwise he is a practicing Catholic, wears the brown scapular, has a Rosary hanging up in his room, goes to Mass on Sunday, etc. I detest Satan and all his lies and really hate the occult garbage and the red carpet it gives to evil. Help!
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Ann: I am sorry to hear this about your son. Since he is 18 years old, there is little you can do directly except to explain to him that this activity is not consistent with being a Catholic. You might give him copies of articles such as Is Harry Potter Good for our Kids? and How POKEMON and Magic Cards Affect the Minds and Values of Children. The Bible instructs us to make the most of our time and to watch carefully how we walk: Ephesians 5:15-18: Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit. We are also to fill our minds with things that are true, pure, and good. Philippians 4:8-9 says: Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you. And, not only are we to avoid doing evil, we are to avoid even the "appearance" of evil as St. Paul warns in 1 Thessalonians 5:22: "Abstain from all appearance of evil." All of these games he is into fail the test of St. Paul's warnings and advice. As a Catholic he needs to meditate upon these passages and if he loves God follow St. Paul's advice. Beyond this about all you can do is to commit him to prayer. Our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog, linked below, has at least two prayers that are useful for you in this situation: Prayer for our Children, and especially, Hedge Prayer for a Wayward Person. He is straying from the faith by his involvement in these games. The Hedge prayer is the prayer of Hosea and his designed to lead a person back to the arms of God. We will certainly be in prayer for your son, and for you. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

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My 18 year old high school son has come home with a big stack of Magic Gathering cards somebody gave him. Now he goes to peoples houses and plays these games. He is a very smart kid and got into the number one university for computer science in the country. The students there are playing this too, he just came back from visiting there and reported playing this this there too. W

hen he was young he started with Pokemon (I was against this). His Dad gave it to him. Next it was Digimon, and Dungeons and Dragons and Harry Potter. I was against all of this. Eventually I got him to understand that this was evil and against God and he threw it all out and quit. It has been about 5 years since he quit with all that in middle school. Now out of nowhere this garbage is back.

He will go off to college in the fall. What can I do to protect him from going down the slippery slope of the occult? Otherwise he is a practicing Catholic, wears the brown scapular, has a Rosary hanging up in his room, goes to Mass on Sunday, etc.

I detest Satan and all his lies and really hate the occult garbage and the red carpet it gives to evil. Help!

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Ann:

I am sorry to hear this about your son. Since he is 18 years old, there is little you can do directly except to explain to him that this activity is not consistent with being a Catholic. You might give him copies of articles such as Is Harry Potter Good for our Kids? and How POKEMON and Magic Cards Affect the Minds and Values of Children.

The Bible instructs us to make the most of our time and to watch carefully how we walk:
Ephesians 5:15-18:

Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit.

We are also to fill our minds with things that are true, pure, and good. Philippians 4:8-9 says:

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you.

And, not only are we to avoid doing evil, we are to avoid even the "appearance" of evil as St. Paul warns in 1 Thessalonians 5:22: "Abstain from all appearance of evil."

All of these games he is into fail the test of St. Paul's warnings and advice.

As a Catholic he needs to meditate upon these passages and if he loves God follow St. Paul's advice.

Beyond this about all you can do is to commit him to prayer. Our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog, linked below, has at least two prayers that are useful for you in this situation: Prayer for our Children, and especially, Hedge Prayer for a Wayward Person. He is straying from the faith by his involvement in these games. The Hedge prayer is the prayer of Hosea and his designed to lead a person back to the arms of God.

We will certainly be in prayer for your son, and for you.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.