Angel cards : Sinful?

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Hi all,
I would like to know how you feel about angel cards.
Does the Church consider their use sinful in the same way as tarot cards or astrology?
Are they a deterrent from seeing the true message of Scripture?
Do some folks use them as an alternative source in order to reinforce their beliefs?
How do you view them?
God Bless,
Colmcille.
 
I view them as a piece of paper with a depiction of an angel on them. 🤷

Just as with any printed image of anyone or anything, it can either be used properly and in proper context to help us grow in holiness, or it can be used improperly and lead to sinful actions. Even an image of Jesus Christ or Our Lady could be used in an improper manner. I see no difference with images of what we imagine angels might look like.

Angels exist within the beatific vision - they are closer to God that we can be in our earthly lives. To ask them to intercede for us is no different than asking the saints to do the same.

~Liza
 
Are you talking about ANGEL(R) Cards, which are a product under registered trademark? The company that makes them is called Innerlinks, and according to their information page, they do not mention being Catholic; they do not even profess to be Christian. The page claims that “their work reflects the practical applications of living a spiritual lifestyle in the everyday world.” I would be wary of any product they make. I have not seen them, but since they appear to be created by non-Christians, I doubt these cards reinforce Catholic beliefs and may even lead people away from the faith.
 
bkayw said:
youtube.com/watch?v=EWVhUNMWbHE
…what a crock.

It’s divination, and yes it’s a sin against trust of the Triune God.

innerlinks.com/products.php#7

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Hi bkayw,
Thank you for your post (and, indeed, to all the other posters).
I think your post is getting at some of what I suspected.
Namely, that these angel cards are just another business venture that feeds into any falling away from faith. Profits, not prophets, is what it’s all about.
I mean, how can there be a bona fide set of angel cards when all others are just a fairground sideshow money-spinner?
God Bless,
Colmcille.
 
If you mean the ones that are meant for fortune telling, I agree with :thumbsup:everybody else.
If you mean the kind that come in a box, & just have pictures of angels, along with a virtue (kindness, patience, love, musical, industrious, etc), I have bought them & put them in greeting cards as a “mini-gift” for friends I don’t buy regular gifts for…🤷. They’re like any other wee remembrance tucked in with a greeting.

But trying to read the future? Nope. Not only superstitious, but, IMHO, not possible. (If God wanted us to know the future, He would have designed our brains that way…again,IMO:)).
 
Zooey said:
If you mean the ones that are meant for fortune telling, I agree with :thumbsup:everybody else.
If you mean the kind that come in a box, & just have pictures of angels, along with a virtue (kindness, patience, love, musical, industrious, etc), I have bought them & put them in greeting cards as a “mini-gift” for friends I don’t buy regular gifts for…🤷. They’re like any other wee remembrance tucked in with a greeting.

But trying to read the future? Nope. Not only superstitious, but, IMHO, not possible. (If God wanted us to know the future, He would have designed our brains that way…again,IMO:)).
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Hi Zooey,
Thank you for pointing out the distinction.
I think the cards you use are fine and are a nice touch. (In fact, if I come across a pack of them, I will purchase same for the express purpose for which you use yours.)
However, I am troubled by the other kind. A very dear friend of mine has taken to using them. This lady’s Faith has always been very strong but I am worried that she may be putting too much “faith” in these angel cards. How would you advise me to wean her off them, so to speak?
God Bless,
Colmcille.
 
colmcille1 said:
Hi all,
I would like to know how you feel about angel cards.
Does the Church consider their use sinful in the same way as tarot cards or astrology?
Are they a deterrent from seeing the true message of Scripture?
Do some folks use them as an alternative source in order to reinforce their beliefs?
How do you view them?
God Bless,
Colmcille.
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True faith and beliefs are 2 different things. Faith is consent or surrender to the divine reality before the experience of God is broken down into human belief systems. Angel cards may help teach beliefs but you must be willing to get beyond attachment to “things” to journey inward and trust in God. Take a walk in nature and learn to love silence.
 
colmcille1 said:
Hi Zooey,
Thank you for pointing out the distinction.
I think the cards you use are fine and are a nice touch. (In fact, if I come across a pack of them, I will purchase same for the express purpose for which you use yours.)
However, I am troubled by the other kind. A very dear friend of mine has taken to using them. This lady’s Faith has always been very strong but I am worried that she may be putting too much “faith” in these angel cards. How would you advise me to wean her off them, so to speak?
God Bless,
Colmcille.
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Oh, dear…I wish I had a:blush: good answer…
I think I might be inclined to share with her, some legitimate devotions to angels. I know (because a:) nice person on another forum gave me one) there is a chaplet of prayers to angels, & to St Michael the Archangel. There are also litanies devoted to the angels.
There are such very good, & truly Christian devotions to angels, that you may be able to lead your friend to adopt, that would, I hope, take her time & her energy away from the stuff that is new agey…
And of course, the best thing we can ever do for anyone (as my grandmother often told me), is to pray for them!!👍
HTH!!
 
Zooey said:
If you mean the ones that are meant for fortune telling,…
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Wow - have never heard of these!! So I guess my post has to be interpreted in that context - I was only referring to holy cards with angels on them. I had no idea people were turning the holy angels into some sort of carnival trick. 😦

~Liza
 
lizaanne said:
Wow - have never heard of these!! So I guess my post has to be interpreted in that context - I was only referring to holy cards with angels on them. I had no idea people were turning the holy angels into some sort of carnival trick. 😦

~Liza
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O gosh! You are such a Catholic! :D:D:D:D:D
 
If you’re talking about Doreen Virtue (that’s her real name), “angel cards” are generally synonymous with her material. Current “angel card” highlights incl. Archangel Raphael Healing Oracle Cards:

angeltherapy.com/bookstore.php

I don’t know if Sharon Lee Giganti has ever done an “angels” segment for her New Age Deception shows on Catholic Answers radio, but the overwhelming majority of “angel cards” are produced by Hays House or/and originate with Doreen Virtue’s work.
 
tskrobacz said:
True faith and beliefs are 2 different things. Faith is consent or surrender to the divine reality before the experience of God is broken down into human belief systems. Angel cards may help teach beliefs but you must be willing to get beyond attachment to “things” to journey inward and trust in God. Take a walk in nature and learn to love silence.
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Hi tskrobacz,
Thank you for your reply.
I am a little confused about your distinction between true faith and belief. Perhaps I am in the wrong here, but I have always spoken of my faith and my belief as one and the same thing.
And how exactly can angel cards teach beliefs? With regard to Catholicism (my friend is a devout Catholic) there are proven ways of learning our faith. I am worried that my friend will be relying on these cards to illuminate areas of her faith which she may find troublesome. I suspect she may use them as a shorthand version, as it were. The problem, as I see it, is that these cards seem to be offering quick “solutions” to deep questions of faith.
God Bless,
Colmcille.
 
Zooey said:
Oh, dear…I wish I had a:blush: good answer…
I think I might be inclined to share with her, some legitimate devotions to angels. I know (because a:) nice person on another forum gave me one) there is a chaplet of prayers to angels, & to St Michael the Archangel. There are also litanies devoted to the angels.
There are such very good, & truly Christian devotions to angels, that you may be able to lead your friend to adopt, that would, I hope, take her time & her energy away from the stuff that is new agey…
And of course, the best thing we can ever do for anyone (as my grandmother often told me), is to pray for them!!👍
HTH!!
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Hi Zooey,
Thank you for your reply.
I will take on board your good advice. She is such a dear friend and I would do anything for her.
God Bless,
Colmcille.
 
lizaanne said:
Wow - have never heard of these!! So I guess my post has to be interpreted in that context - I was only referring to holy cards with angels on them. I had no idea people were turning the holy angels into some sort of carnival trick. 😦

~Liza
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Hi lizaanne,
Thank you for your reply.
It’s funny, but I was not aware of the good angel cards until Zooey had pointed out the distinction!
God Bless,
Colmcille.
 
Hi

I am resesrching angel cards as a phenomenon as a friend of mine does ‘angel card readings’. To me thats divination and its utterly wrong.

From reading this thread, there seems to be some sort of good angel cards, there is clearly confusion here about what angel cards are.

Can someone link me to these good angel cards please, pictures, websites, descriptions, anything to do with these good angel cards so that I can discern between the good ones and the bad ones.

Thanks.
 
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