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Catholic mystic Luz de Maria de Bonilla has received prophecies from heaven warning of plagues that will affect humanity. Through these revelations, specific natural remedies have been recommended to help prepare. Here's the complete list of medicinal plants revealed as of 2025.

How did herbal medicine, once the cornerstone of care, become dismissed as “alternative”? Even before America's colonization, medicine was undergoing a dramatic transformation, altering who could heal and how. Judson Carroll unpacks in Christian Herbal Medicine: History and Practice.

You may recognize the names of the twin martyrs, Saints Cosmas and Damian, invoked in the Roman Canon of the Mass. But did you know they were also renowned physicians, whose healing gifts continue through their intercession? In this article, Witold Malinowski explores their enduring legacy.

Looking to heal your family at home using God’s natural herbs? Though herbalism has deep roots in Christian tradition, much of the modern information is unfortunately influenced by New Age ideas. In this post, we’ll introduce 23 Christian herbalist books for home healers.

In a recent message to Luz de Maria de Bonilla, the Blessed Virgin Mary warns that three diseases will strike simultaneously. She also shares natural remedies to be used at the first signs of illness. In this post, we’ll explore the message and share natural tips for prevention and treatment.

In the bloody wake of the English Reformation, the Catholic Church faced intense persecution, with monasteries dissolved, priests and religious executed, and Catholic hospitals seized. How would herbal medicine, once safeguarded by monks and nuns, survive under Protestant rule?

For centuries, the Catholic Church has integrated faith and science for holistic healing. A prime example is the Benedictine apothecary in Trastevere. In this article, we'll explore the Spezieria di Santa Cecilia and the Speziaria di Santa Maria della Scala, known as the "Pharmacy of the Popes."

Despite being labeled a heretic by peers due to his unconventional methods, Paracelsus remained a loyal Catholic, believing that virtue and devotion to God are more essential for any physician than personal skill. Judson Carroll shares his story.

Declared a polymath and widely associated with various products and concepts, what is the truth behind the modern image of Hildegard von Bingen? In this article, Johannes G. Mayer and Tobias Niedenthal debunk seven common myths surrounding this remarkable medieval saint.

In this continuation of our series on Saint Hildegard, the "herbalist trained by heaven," Judson Carroll delves into the remedies and recommendations of this revered medieval healer. Discover the herbs Saint Hildegard advocated for treating various ailments, as well as those she advised against.

Saint Hildegard von Bingen, Medieval herbalist and Doctor of the Church, possessed unparalleled knowledge and insight into human health, the universe, and the natural and spiritual worlds—knowledge not learned through study and practice, but bestowed upon her mystically by God Himself.

In this continuation of our series on the history of Catholic herbal medicine, we explore the legacies of Saint Fiacre, Saint Gertrude of Nivellles, and Abbot Walafrid Strabo. Join us as Judson Carroll illuminates their enduring impact on herbalism.

Judson Carroll reveals Catholic monasteries' pivotal role in herbal medicine for 1,000 years. Their guardianship ensured that "folk medicine" survived despite suppression by the secular medical establishment.

Today, herbal medicine is frequently associated with witchcraft and the New Age movement. Yet, what were its origins in antiquity? Could herbal medicine actually be rooted in Christian tradition? Judson Carroll explores in this excerpt from "Christian Herbal Medicine, History and Practice."