It's a miracle I was baptized. I had to go to one of these events as a condition of the catechism class. I ran out of there like my head was on fire.
Besides, if I wanted to be smacked on the head, and swoon in a room full of naive people then I would have joined the pentecostal church. Besides, the Holy Spirit goes where it wants, when it wants and NO ONE knows when it comes or where it goes. You cannot COMMAND the Holy Spirit or boss it around like these misguided people think they can.
Speaking in tongues is having the gift of being able to communicate to people in languages you don't know. Its not about speaking gibberish.
If you ask me, personally, I think it is blaspheming the Holy Spirit. Its borderline evil and I want nothing to do with it.
Its a miracle I was baptized in the Catholic Church. A miracle.