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July 2013

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....