Losing Oneself in Ritual
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
July 25, 2026
A very important sub-theme has emerged this week in my discussion of the theme of ritual. This theme is represented by the relations between the
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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,
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
Ritual: When self becomes Self Uniting to the Universe Awakening Joy
Matthew Fox
June 9, 2026
We ended Saturday’s DM with one of my favorite quotes from Teilhard de Chardin. It deserves our prolonged—and frequent— meditation: The cosmic sense must have been
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
Sensuality, Spirituality & Indigenous Prayer Ceremonies
Matthew Fox
April 25, 2026
I appreciated GG’s fine meditation on sensuality and spirituality in yesterday’s DM along with his commentaries on the book Tantric Jesus: The Erotic Heart of Early
Loneliness, Part II: Ways Spirituality Combats Loneliness
Matthew Fox
December 22, 2025
For combatting loneliness, it helps to learn the difference between aloneness and loneliness. Meditation and contemplation can teach us deep lessons of aloneness and solitude,
On Becoming a Spiritual Warrior in a Time of Apocalypse
Matthew Fox
January 10, 2025
A spiritual warrior takes care of his or her body and soul in order to be strong. And a spiritual warrior knows what he or
How We Fall in Love with the World—in Spite of History
Matthew Fox
December 4, 2024
This week in our meditations I have invoked cosmologist Brian Swimme and Seneca educator Sister Jose Hobday. Science and indigenous wisdom can assist us in times
