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July 13, 2013
Morning Prayers
Every morning begins before the family lararium. An oil lamp or a candle is lit,...
June 2013
June 29, 2013
What Really Happens When We Die?
Following an accident in my early teens, I had been stabilized after receiving nine units...
June 28, 2013
We Are Not Forgiven
A self-described “born-again” Christian once told me that what distinguishes Christians from people of all...
June 27, 2013
Is There Really a Devil?
If Nature is neither good nor evil, if the divine in Nature is neither good...
June 17, 2013
The Face of the Goddess
More than thirty years ago, I was introduced to a particular Goddess for the first...
June 17, 2013
Patheos’ New Sitewide Series: What Do I REALLY Believe?
When, therefore, you ask me “what does God really look like,” it is not an...
June 12, 2013
An Ecstatic and Formal Side to Roman Traditions
Ritual is a tool and is never meant to be held for its own sake....
June 05, 2013
Life in Ritual Context
Any activity may be transformed into a ritual, and ritual can be transformative of your...
June 01, 2013
Dancing the Sacred Way
Some years ago, an old woman came up to me, handed me two pennies, and...
May 2013
May 26, 2013
Odds and Evens
“When you sacrifice to the celestial Gods,” Numa said, “let it be with an odd...
May 25, 2013
OBLATIONS
Numa Pompilius developed rituals for Rome that were complex and difficult to perform, but not...
May 24, 2013
Numa and Mola Salsa in Roman Ritual
Thirdly we come to a Postumnian Law that instructs us, “No sacrifices shall be performed...
May 23, 2013
Discussing Sacrifice in the Bhagavad-Gita
For Catholics, sacrifice is about depriving yourself of something you enjoy, or doing something extra...
May 21, 2013
Sacrifice in the Numa Tradition
The Second Postumnian Law states: “Sacrifices are not to be celebrated with an effusion of...
May 08, 2013
Update on Temple of Jupiter Perunnus
There is still a long way to go in building a temple complex for Jupiter...
May 08, 2013
Images of the Gods in Roman Ritual
"The Gods are not to be represented in the form of man or beast, nor...
May 02, 2013
The Postumnian Laws
“Numa appointed Numa Marcius, son of Marcus, as pontifex from among the patricians. He gave...
May 01, 2013
The Pious Life of a Cultor Deorum
The first lesson that we as cultores learn from Numa is to live an ethical...
April 2013
April 27, 2013
The Numa Tradition for Today
Romulus reigned for thirty-seven years after founding the City of Rome. Then, on 5 July...
April 18, 2013
PARILIA
This coming Sunday (21 April) the people of Rome shall celebrate the 2766 anniversary of...
March 2013
March 01, 2013
MATRONALIA: Festival of Wives and Mothers
The Roman festival year begins on the first day of March, the month which is...
February 2013
February 25, 2013
CARISTAS: Celebration of the Dear Ones
This past weekend we celebrated the festival called Caristas, or the Dinner for Dear Ones...
January 2013
January 28, 2013
CARMENTALIA: The Women’s Festival
In the Julian calendar today marks the second day of Carmentalia. The festival celebrates Carmena,...
January 22, 2013
Compitalia
When the Dolphin rises an hour before sunrise in the first flush of dawn (19...
January 14, 2013
The Arrival of Aesculapius
The first of January holds many celebrations for the New Year. Being the first of...
January 13, 2013
Put Your Best Foot Forward This New Year
Whenever a Roman leaves his house he steps out with the right foot first. Riding...
January 12, 2013
Kalends Rite for Juno Limentina
Marcus Horatius Pont. Max. cultoribus, Quiritibus, et omnibus s. p. d. In ancient times the...
January 12, 2013
Kalends rite for Janus
M. Horatius Pont. Max. cultoribus, Quiritibus, et omnibus s. p. d. Over the last fifteen...
January 12, 2013
Annum Nouum MMDCCLXVI bonum faustum felicem!
In these wee hours of 12 January 2013 the moon is completely obscured. Tomorrow the...
November 2012
November 01, 2012
Conventus IX, Poltava 2012
Traveling through Europe this past summer offered many sights and experiences, along with some adventures....
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