The Cathedral Community bulletin for March 22 identifies Joy Bergfalk as the person responsible for presenting the labyrinth at Sacred Heart. Joy Bergfalk is identified on one of her websites as a “pastor”. It appears that her denomination is American Baptist. She is also the co-director of Life Listening Resources on Westfall Rd. This address is also the location of Labyrinth House, which has a “six-circuit peace labyrinth” in the back yard. Life Listening Resources also sponsors programs that utilize Reiki and the Ennegram.
Joy Bergfalk seems like a caring and sincere individual. However, some of her philosophies are not compatible with Catholicism. Her promotion of practices that are clearly at odds with the Catholic faith should be a red flag for those who think her labyrinth in the Cathedral is a good idea. The association of labyrinths with the New Age is another red flag that shouldn’t be ignored.
By the way, why not a Rosary procession instead of the maze daze? Or, how about Eucharistic exposition and benediction? Unlike labyrinths, those are two traditional devotions that have a solid Catholic history with absolutely no New Age affiliation.
Please follow the links for more information on the New Age and its incompatibility with Catholicism: Reiki, Ennegram, Labyrinth, New Age