Dear Bec:

Well, your husband needs to understand that there is nothing "innocent" about witchcraft. Witchcraft is a grave sin, a violation of the First Commandment to worship God alone, and in addition it is an abomination before our Lord. There are only a few sins that God calls an abomination and witchcraft is one of them.

The Catechism has this to say:

2115 God can reveal the future to his prophets or to other saints. Still, a sound Christian attitude consists in putting oneself confidently into the hands of Providence for whatever concerns the future, and giving up all unhealthy curiosity about it. Improvidence, however, can constitute a lack of responsibility.

2116 All forms of divination are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely supposed to "unveil" the future. Consulting horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, interpretation of omens and lots, the phenomena of clairvoyance, and recourse to mediums all conceal a desire for power over time, history, and, in the last analysis, other human beings, as well as a wish to conciliate hidden powers. They contradict the honor, respect, and loving fear that we owe to God alone.

2117 All practices of magic or sorcery, by which one attempts to tame occult powers, so as to place them at one's service and have a supernatural power over others - even if this were for the sake of restoring their health - are gravely contrary to the virtue of religion. These practices are even more to be condemned when accompanied by the intention of harming someone, or when they have recourse to the intervention of demons. Wearing charms is also reprehensible. Spiritism often implies divination or magical practices; the Church for her part warns the faithful against it. Recourse to so-called traditional cures does not justify either the invocation of evil powers or the exploitation of another's credulity.

Deuteronomy 18:9-14 says:

We are ABSOLUTELY forbidden to practice witchcraft. We are not to imitate people who do. We are not to associate with people who do.

I would advise that you not go to this person's house and to not accept "gifts" from her of any kind. These gifts can and probably do have spells upon them. Items for "protection" have protection spells. Do not eat food prepared by this person as witches will contaminate the food with items to form a spell or a curse. Some of these items can be disgusting.

Your husband needs to understand the danger here. If your husband's best friend is into this too, then that friendship should be terminated.

You mention being "part of the family". Is this referring to someone other than your husband's "best friend."

In any event, you and your husband ought to pray the prayer to Renounce Ancestral Sins, the Hedge of Protection, and the Breaking Spells and Curses all found in our prayer catalog linked below.

You both need to sever relationships with this woman and any others who are into witchcraft. Do not allow this woman to touch you again or to come into your house or your property or car.

Any items that are in your house that were given to you by this witch, or given by this witch to someone to give to you, should be destroyed (not merely thrown away, but destroyed and then thrown away). It does not matter what these items might be, whether or not they are expensive or cheap. They can be books, flower vases, dishes, housewares, artwork, little charms, herbs and other food items, whatever. It all must go.

Then you need to bless and cleanse your house. A priest can bless your house, and there is also a specific house cleansing ritual in our prayer catalog.

All this might seem extreme, but it is not. I have more than 20 years experience in dealing with things like this and have had clients who were demonized because of things like this.

Thus, all this is proactive setting up good spiritual hygiene for your house and life.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary