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Losing Oneself in Ritual

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

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

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

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Liturgical Music – part 2

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).

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Liturgical Music – part 1

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

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Week of 6/8-13/2026:

This is a summary of the previous week’s daily meditations. Some are written by Matthew Fox (MF) and some are written by his colleague, Gianluigi

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Why the Mass?

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

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Why Jesus Christ?

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

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