BASHMAYA presents the lives and messages of Catholic mystics, visionaries, and alleged modern prophecies. In keeping with the mind of the Church, we wish to be entirely clear about how such material should be received.
Accordingly, accounts on this site concerning Medjugorje, Maria Simma, Catalina Rivas, Anne Catherine Emmerich, Maria Valtorta, and contemporary messages are offered for prayerful reflection and study — not as definitive pronouncements. Where the Church has spoken, we defer to her judgment; where she has not, we hold such matters with prudence and humility.
We encourage every reader to test all things by Sacred Scripture, the Catechism, and the lawful pastors of the Church, drawing spiritual fruit from whatever leads to conversion, prayer, and the sacraments.
