Determination and Effort
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
June 26, 2026
Assuming that the goal of spiritual life is wholeness (see yesterday’s DM), it remains to be seen how such a goal can be obtained. Looking
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Wholeness
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
June 25, 2026
In recent years, there are two words that have captured my attention when it comes to the description of the spiritual journey. They are wholeness
Water and Fire: the Feast of St. John the Baptist
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
June 24, 2026
Today it the feast of St. John the Baptist. Besides Jesus and Mary, he is the only figure which the ecclesiastical tradition has deemed worthy
Evelyn Underhill: a quiet revolutionary
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
June 18, 2026
The 85th anniversary of the death of Evelyn Underhill passed this week without much fanfare, which she would have disliked anyway. “Quiet,” in fact, might
Why the Mass?
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
June 13, 2026
The Mass in its essence is a celebration of life. It is feast, thanksgiving, memorial, communion, compassion, cosmic joy. Its history goes back to the
Why Jesus Christ?
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
June 11, 2026
Giving ritual such a place of honor as both Matthew Fox and the present writer have done in our last few DMs raises a number
Why Ritual?
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
June 10, 2026
Among the comments that we received about the recent series of DMs on ritual, two critiques caught my attention in particular: (1) Ritual for ritual’s sake
Making Rituals for Our Troubled Days
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
June 6, 2026
In his major work The Coming of the Cosmic Christ, Matthew Fox explains the six principles that he has adopted for planning and leading rituals:
Ritual as the Narrow Gate to Larger Pastures
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
June 5, 2026
During my recent retreat in Sardinia (see yesterday’s DM), I experienced again the tremendous power of ritual action. A Gospel verse comes to mind: “Endeavor
Awakening the Divine Human
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
June 4, 2026
The consciousness of mysticism is on the rise. Mysticism is about our experiential union with the Divine. The rediscovery in the West of the role
