Sex and the Church
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
May 6, 2026
Last week I was struck by something that Pope Leo said regarding the blessings of same-sex partnerships that the German Catholic bishops are planning to
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Reflections on International Workers Day
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
May 2, 2026
The crisis of work today is huge. Perhaps all illnesses of present-day society stem from it or are related to it. People leave their homelands
Breathing – part 2
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
April 30, 2026
If you think of breathing as a feature of Buddhist meditation (see yesterday’s DM) or as a component of Yogic as well as Shamanic traditions,
Breathing – part 1
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
April 29, 2026
I get so frustrated these days by the state of the world that I ask myself what it means to go back to the basics
The Sensual Basics of Our Existence
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
April 24, 2026
James Reho’s project (see DMs for April 21-22) derives directly, by his own admission, from Matthew Fox’s joining of sensuality with spirituality, or rather can
Spirituality and Sensuality
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
April 23, 2026
Early in his career, Matthew Fox wrote: No one who has admitted he or she is vulnerable to goose bumps can any longer believe in
Tantric Jesus
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
April 22, 2026
Almost ten years ago, a book was published which perhaps did not get theattention it deserves. It is titled Tantric Jesus: The Erotic Heart of
Dancing as a Way of Life – part 2
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
April 18, 2026
In the first chapter of his Danser sa vie, Roger Garaudy traces a spirituality of dance which is a spirituality of life. He quotes Ananda
Dancing as a Way of Life – part 1
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
April 17, 2026
These days I am obsessed — as most of you, I believe — by the theme of resistance. How to resist individually and collectively to
Diary from the Italian Countryside – part 3
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
April 16, 2026
Do I live in Paradise? The majestic linden tree that lives in front of my house, and which last month was naked, is now showing
