I listened to an interview of her experiences. It does not accord with scripture or the Father's of the Church. It is very sweet and comforting and reassuring....and gets very very "new age" as she continues to describe what "God" showed her. Massive and subtle deception is what my spiritual radar tells me. Our only guide through such confusing and convincing (read the comments after the you tubes) NDEs is the Rock of 2000 years of Church teaching and the Bible and the saints. And her experiences do not line up. She seems a nice and sincere woman but she has in my humble opinion been deceived.
I will take your word for it. It was highlighted in Spirit Daily today. I will delete this thread a little later, when folks have been warned.
I see Michael brown's special report just now. He makes her sound legit. Maybe I missed something. Probably better listen for yourself Padraig. To me there is something very "off" but I am not in Michael brown's league. Wish a priest would weigh in on this.
I noticed Spirit Daily does post a lot of videos from CBN, a protestant network with lots of " I Found God and this is what He told me" videos. I've watched a few but most are obviously the "Care Bear In the Sky" thing with no real experience of God or any sound doctrine. Have no clue why a Catholic Site like Spirit Daily posts all these.....
Thank you. Yes. Care bear in the sky describes it perfectly. There was a lot of pantheism stuff "revealed" and "infused" knowledge about God's names in the Koran.
I've gone off spirit daily. For me there is a clear lack of discernment by MB in some of the links. For example, blaming outbreak of covid on animals. https://spiritdaily.org/blog/news/pandemic-was-it-raccoon-dogs It is clear that covid came out of a lab.
I watched the video after reading about her on Spirit Daily. I very soon had a nagging feeling that there was something slightly off about her story. The drowning episode sounded as she was naturally disoriented and her nervous reaction afterwards an understandable PTSD. I didn’t listen to much more as my spirit began to feel uneasy. I don’t mean to imply that she is a bad person. yesterday I was listening to the testimony of Sondra Abrahams and found that to be uplifting. I thought I had found her through this forum but a search tonight didn’t find any discussion. I’d love to know what you all think about Sondra. I know I am capable of being deceived but I sense she is the real deal. Plus she prays, goes to frequent adoration, confession and her experiences have made her a fervent and orthodox Catholic. So to steal a phrase - “I’m with her”.
I found Sondra Abraham convincing. Nothing in her experience went against Catholic teaching but rather supported it.. Her experience was even somewhat horrific in that she saw a man willingly go to Hell rather than accept the mercy of Christ. Jesus showed her this. I also remember her being shown an episode in her life where she refused to help a homeless man who asked for money. She dismissed him as trying to con her. Jesus told her she was not to make that judgement but to give him money and let God sort out how he used it.. i always remembered that and have been more willing to give money to strangers who beg on our roadways. If they are grifters it is not my problem. God will deal with that but if they are in need and I harden my heart then that is my problem. She has quite a "ministry" sewing blessed miraculous medals into clothing she makes as I recall. I would like to go back and listen to her again.
I dropped Spirit Daily a couple years ago. Michael Brown has too much of a fascination with the dark side and I avoid that. I like Spirit Digest much better for up to date news. And of course Mother of God is indeed a God send.
…I haven’t heard about Sondra Abraham, but am curious. As for Sharon M., I listened to most of part 1 and 2 of her Youtube videos and kind of agree with everyone else’s comments. And while she made it clear a couple of times that, in her experience, God doesn’t judge, she does acknowledge the existence of evil. Yet, I heard no mention of any kind of eternal consequence of sin. I saw no part 3 or 4 on Youtube, so I don’t know if this was ever addressed. As for SpiritDaily, I admit I still peek on the site now and then, as I know of no other site that posts the types of things it posts. But, I became wary of the site long ago. I can’t put my finger on exactly why, but it has something to do with the political posts being more sensationalized than informative. I’m saying 4 ongoing, different novenas for various intentions and for calm. These are increasingly crazy times we live in. God forgive my impatience. I keep hoping God intervenes sooner rather than later.
I noticed as well that Mr Brown is too fascinated with the dark side. Ugh. But I do look at the site.
I'd forgotten about Spirit Digest. I must bookmark it. I think Spirit Daily has some interesting content. I don't look up his political threads as I heard he's a Democrat. He has something about a wonderful mystic called Edvige Carboni currently on his site. I recommend following the link. It's to Glen Dallaire's site which is always good. Sondra Abrahams testimony - a fuzzy old video but I felt such warmth as I watched it, as if the Holy Spirit was touching my heart. This is about 45 minutes and half the length of the other one. https://sign.org/videos/sondra-abrahams-visit-heaven-hell-purgatory-13239 Incidentally, that Signs and Wonders website looks good. Michael Brown also has this video with a transcript in his archive. More recently she gave this talk which mentions sewing the Miraculous Medals into clothing and handing out Mary prayer cards. I'd love to meet Sondra. What impressed me was that although she experienced the deep love of Jesus, she doesn't make it all about her. She says that he loves everyone as much. In fact, she doesn't really talk much about herself at all except to relate how she reacted to seeing hell, etc. That's one reason I think she's authentic. Plus her clothing is modest.
I enjoy , 'Spirit Daily' and read it everyday. I don;t know if many of you have read Michael's books? In one of them which I read many, many years ago he recounts a little about his conversion experience. He was a young man doing very well for himself as a journalist in New York,. He also tells of how his appartment got attacked by demons. I forget how it happened, maybe he had bought something and brought it into his appartment. It was very interesting. I think maybe, I am just guessing that Michael brought a lot of the stuff from before his conversion on through into after his conversion, in the way he looks at things. I also sense a certain innocence as regards to what is going on in the Church. I supppose he will read this as I know he visits the forum regularly.
Back in the early 2000’s I attended a retreat featuring Sondra, along with Spirit Daily’s Michael Brown and Howard Storm that took place in New Orleans at the Ursuline Convent. Her talk was very moving. She told us that she had the ability to see everyone’s guardian angels, and could tell us their names. She cradled a huge Crucifix in the crook of her arm and would kiss it every now and then. (She told us she never goes anywhere without her Jesus.) My cousin went to ask her what her guardian angel’s name was and Sondra told her she had 2 of them and gave her their names. Neither name had we ever heard of before— but sort of sounded biblical. She seemed very sincere in her devotion to Jesus and the Blessed Mother.
I think there is a big argument in the Church about supposing to know our Guardian Angels names. I think most priests I have read say we are not supposed to do this. I must check. Giving our Guardian Angels names is bit New Agey. Of all the saints I have heard of who talked with their angels I never heard of one who named them. People like Padre Pio and St Gemma Galgani and St Frances of Rome and some of these knew their angels from infancy. Still, they never named them. “The practice of assigning names to the Holy Angels should be discouraged, except in the cases of Gabriel, Raphael and Michael whose names are contained in Holy Scripture.” Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy from the Holy See, 2001
https://www.goodcatholic.com/can-we-name-our-guardian-angel/ Don’t Name (Or Try To Discover The Name Of) Your Guardian Angel There is a persistent error among many Catholics when it comes to their Guardian Angels: trying to discover their name or identity, or assigning a name to them. It’s easy to understand why this mistake is common. After all, when human beings form a relationship, learning each other’s name is the first step. Is it wrong to name our angels or to ask them to reveal their names? Here is the answer. One of the beautiful and consoling teachings of the Catholic Church is that God has given each one of us a guardian angel to lead us on the path to salvation. 4 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Name Your Angel It is an excellent and commendable practice to invoke our angels and learn how to recognize their promptings. However, there is a distinction that must be acknowledged if we are to behave appropriately in respect to our guardian angels. Among other human beings, we are equals; but that is not the case with us and the mighty Heavenly Host. n fact, trying to find out the name of, or give a name to, our Guardian Angel is a bad idea for four big reasons. 1. Angels in the Bible declined to give their names when asked. God created a multitude of angels—more than we can count—yet He has given mankind the names of only three angels in Sacred Scripture: St. Gabriel, St. Michael, and St. Raphael. Since this is all that God has chosen to reveal to us about the identity of specific angels, we have no reason to insist on knowing the names of guardian angels. In fact, Sacred Scripture offers accounts of human beings trying to learn the names of angels to no avail. Yes, we have the names of three archangels, but God chose to reveal the names of Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael—they were not asked for by human beings. In the Book of Genesis, the patriarch Jacob was unsuccessful in obtaining the name of the mysterious being who wrestled with him in the desert. Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” The angel answered, “Why do you ask for my name?” (Genesis 32:24-29). Jacob received no answer but a gentle rebuke in the form of a question. Jacob Wrestling with the Angel by Gustave Dore When an angel appeared to Samson’s mother as recorded in the Book of Judges, she told her husband, “A man of God came to me; he had the appearance of an angel of God, fearsome indeed. I did not ask him where he came from, nor did he tell me his name. But he said to me, ‘You will conceive and bear a son…’” When the angel returned, Samson’s father asked him, “What is your name, that we may honor you when your words come true?” But the angel would not tell him: And the angel of the Lord said to him, “Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?” Judges 13:18 These angelic rebukes tell us to respect the hiddenness of the names these spirits have received from God. In heaven, we will likely know their names—something to look forward to! 2. To name something is to claim authority over it—and we have no authority over angels. The act of naming carries great significance. To name something is to claim authority over it. In the Garden of Eden, God gave Adam dominion over the animals. As an exercise of Adam’s authority, God brought the animals to Adam so that he could give them a suitable name. However, God only brought Adam the creatures that were of a lower nature than humans (or of the same nature, as in the case of Eve). God did not bring Adam creatures that were of a higher nature than humans, that is, the bodiless spirits. Therefore, it is not within our authority to give names to, or find out the names of, creatures that are of a higher created order than us. To know an angel’s name is to discover much more about their identity than is the case with human beings. Because angels are simple spirits, to know their name is to know their essence, the very core of their being and the purpose of their creation. This knowledge is for God alone, and those in heaven with whom He shares this knowledge. 3. Fallen angels can interfere in our attempt to learn the names of guardian angels. Demons are fallen angels who refused to serve the loving God who made them. When we attempt to discover the name of our guardian angel, we immediately start looking for signals that our angel is trying to answer us with a specific name. Or we say, “The name ‘Fred’ popped into my head, so I knew it was my angel’s name!” Both of these examples are unwise. We can mistake many things for “signals” that are nothing of the sort, and in the end, we are only deluding ourselves. In the same way, just because a name pops into our head doesn’t mean it belongs to our angel. Our brains are active and full of imagination and stream of consciousness. There is no guarantee that an idea is inspired by your guardian angel. Furthermore, as Fr. Matthew Kauth reminds us in the video below, demons are fully capable of interfering in such attempts. They are present, just as your angel is. You may indeed receive a name—and it may be a misleading one. And that is why the Church advises against the desire to know one’s angel’s name, as we see in the next point… 4. The Church told us not to. There is one final reason why we should not name our angels: the Church warns against this practice. According to the Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy from the Holy See’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments: “The practice of assigning names to the Holy Angels should be discouraged, except in the cases of Gabriel, Raphael and Michael whose names are contained in Holy Scripture.” Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy from the Holy See, 2001 The Church discourages this practice for our own protection. We have to remember that, just as we are always in the company of angels, so too we are in the company of demons. If a demon sees that we are trying to discover the name of our guardian angel, and knows the kinds of things we will mistake as signs (they are brilliant deceivers), they can masquerade as angels of light and send us false signals. If they observe that we are following their deception, they can lead us far astray. This is the reason why the saints divulged the supernatural occurrences in their lives to a confessor or spiritual director, to serve as a protection against demonic deception. As with all ill-advised attempts to inappropriately communicate with the spirit world, doing so can open us up to demonic influence.
