Ritual as Performance
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
July 24, 2026
We believe we pick our battles, but in a deeper sense our battles pick us. This was, at least, my case when, as a child,
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The Reappearance of Ritual
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
July 23, 2026
I am reading a very good book by philosopher Byung-Chul Han entitled The Disappearance of Rituals: A Topology of the Present. Originally written in German
The Cardinal from Naples
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
July 18, 2026
One prophetic voice of our times is that of the Catholic Archbishop of Naples, Italy, who was placed in that position by Pope Francis and
Lampedusa
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
July 17, 2026
It is called the “lamp island” because in ancient times Phoenicians and Greeks — and maybe Sards — left some outposts on this tiny spread
The American Pope
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
July 16, 2026
Slightly more than a year in, is it time to offer an evaluation of Pope Leo XIV from the point of view of Creation Spirituality?
Liturgical Music – part 2
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
July 10, 2026
As yesterday, Gianluigi chose today’s videos to complement his theological reflections. Enjoy! We are examining liturgical music, following a prompt by Brendan Doyle (see yesterday’s DM).
Liturgical Music – part 1
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
July 9, 2026
Gianluigi chose today’s videos to complement his theological reflections. Enjoy! Music has been one of my earliest passions. My father was a church musician (among
God as Freedom
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
July 8, 2026
The trial and execution of the three leaders of the Guglielmites in Milan (see the July 2 DM) must be seen in connection with the
“America” – part 2
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
July 4, 2026
Yesterday I discussed how the Enlightenment is truly foundational to U.S. society, for good and for ill. I praised the power of continual self-criticism, which
“America” – part 1
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
July 3, 2026
My relationship with the culture and the people of the United States is complicated. One could say that we are in a perennial state of
