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December 2011

December 16, 2011
Deck the Halls Over the years the one question that I have been asked most...
December 11, 2011
Helena asked whether I “saw it as a sign?” I assume she refers to my...
December 10, 2011
  Io Saturnalia! Io Triumphi! Io Saturnalia! The Virgin returns, returns old Saturn’s reign, With...
December 09, 2011
Each spring the cosmopolitan city of ancient Rome witnessed the cannophori of Attys streaming from...
December 05, 2011
  The first sliver of a new moon appeared last Saturday, announcing another kalends. I...

October 2011

October 08, 2011
"Die Necromancers!" That was the message left by the vandals for our fellow worshipers in...
October 01, 2011
The Kalends of September proved long and full, and now another Kalends comes upon us....

August 2011

August 31, 2011
With the first sliver of a new moon the Kalends of September arrives.  Arriving three...
August 29, 2011
The next step in preparing for formal ritual is to gather together the implements that...
August 29, 2011
Four days before the Kalends of September celebrates the anniversary of the dedication of the...

June 2011

June 30, 2011
Lately I have been busy in a number of areas, tending still to my garden...
June 12, 2011
Before the conclusion of Vestalia I should return to the Vestal Virgins in order to...
June 10, 2011
A front door safeguards what is inside by barring whatever is outside.  The Romans protected...
June 10, 2011
When we think of a Roman house in consideration of the religio Romana we must...
June 09, 2011
Felicitas. Today begins the festival of Vestalia, which will last through 15 June. In ancient...
June 07, 2011
Tradition is never static. It flows with many currents in and around obstructions, sometimes even...
June 02, 2011
When first I attended school in the 1950's one only had a choice between the...

May 2011

May 13, 2011
Discussion of the religio Romana today usually centers on matters of a superficial importance.  Topics...
May 11, 2011
Grant, O Gods, that the earth may lie soft and gently upon the shades of...
May 10, 2011
On 10 May, and again on 31 May, the Roman legions at Duro Europa celebrated...
May 09, 2011
Spring seems to have finally arrived warm and sunny. Each year brings a new surprise...
May 07, 2011
My own plot of land is only about a third of a iugerum, but sufficient...
May 07, 2011
When Rome was faced with a grave crisis it turned to the one man thought...

April 2011

April 18, 2011
Sundays are for sharing crossword clues and reading book reviews in the NY Times, online...
April 16, 2011
Today, sixteen days before the kalends of Maius, marks the anniversary of when Ulysses and...
April 15, 2011
Goldfinches and scarlet finches have taken on their summer colors. Hyacinths and Narcissus sway in the...
April 11, 2011
For the past few years I have traveled to meet members of our different communities....
April 06, 2011
A second point of discussion on the beliefs of cultores Deorum stated "That our Gods...
April 04, 2011
In recent weeks a discussion began with the leading members among those who share in...

March 2011

March 29, 2011
Sunday I came upon an article concerning the discovery last December of the archaeological remains...
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