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July 2013

July 13, 2013
Every morning begins before the family lararium. An oil lamp or a candle is lit,...

June 2013

June 29, 2013
Following an accident in my early teens, I had been stabilized after receiving nine units...
June 28, 2013
A self-described “born-again” Christian once told me that what distinguishes Christians from people of all...
June 27, 2013
If Nature is neither good nor evil, if the divine in Nature is neither good...
June 17, 2013
More than thirty years ago, I was introduced to a particular Goddess for the first...
June 17, 2013
When, therefore, you ask me “what does God really look like,” it is not an...
June 12, 2013
Ritual is a tool and is never meant to be held for its own sake....
June 05, 2013
Any activity may be transformed into a ritual, and ritual can be transformative of your...
June 01, 2013
Some years ago, an old woman came up to me, handed me two pennies, and...

May 2013

May 26, 2013
“When you sacrifice to the celestial Gods,” Numa said, “let it be with an odd...
May 25, 2013
Numa Pompilius developed rituals for Rome that were complex and difficult to perform, but not...
May 24, 2013
Thirdly we come to a Postumnian Law that instructs us, “No sacrifices shall be performed...
May 23, 2013
For Catholics, sacrifice is about depriving yourself of something you enjoy, or doing something extra...
May 21, 2013
The Second Postumnian Law states: “Sacrifices are not to be celebrated with an effusion of...
May 08, 2013
There is still a long way to go in building a temple complex for Jupiter...
May 08, 2013
"The Gods are not to be represented in the form of man or beast, nor...
May 02, 2013
“Numa appointed Numa Marcius, son of Marcus, as pontifex from among the patricians.  He gave...
May 01, 2013
The first lesson that we as cultores learn from Numa is to live an ethical...

April 2013

April 27, 2013
Romulus reigned for thirty-seven years after founding the City of Rome. Then, on 5 July...
April 18, 2013
This coming Sunday (21 April) the people of Rome shall celebrate the 2766 anniversary of...

March 2013

March 01, 2013
The Roman festival year begins on the first day of March, the month which is...

February 2013

February 25, 2013
This past weekend we celebrated the festival called Caristas, or the Dinner for Dear Ones...

January 2013

January 28, 2013
In the Julian calendar today marks the second day of Carmentalia. The festival celebrates Carmena,...
January 22, 2013
When the Dolphin rises an hour before sunrise in the first flush of dawn (19...
January 14, 2013
The first of January holds many celebrations for the New Year. Being the first of...
January 13, 2013
Whenever a Roman leaves his house he steps out with the right foot first. Riding...
January 12, 2013
Marcus Horatius Pont. Max. cultoribus, Quiritibus, et omnibus s. p. d. In ancient times the...
January 12, 2013
M. Horatius Pont. Max. cultoribus, Quiritibus, et omnibus s. p. d. Over the last fifteen...
January 12, 2013
In these wee hours of 12 January 2013 the moon is completely obscured. Tomorrow the...

November 2012

November 01, 2012
Traveling through Europe this past summer offered many sights and experiences, along with some adventures....
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