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July 2012

July 18, 2012

Gardening with the Gods

Any activity you undertake can be transformed into a ritual act. By doing so, the...

June 2012

June 30, 2012

Conventus Sarmatia

Earlier this month a Protocol was affirmed between the international fellowship of Cultores Deorum Romanorum...

May 2012

May 16, 2012

A Host of Gods and Goddesses

Religion is a way of life. It is not about which tenets you may espouse,...

February 2012

February 01, 2012

Kalendae Februariae

The Kalends of February honors Juno Sospita of Lanuvium. She is called the Queen of...

January 2012

January 31, 2012

Structure of a Formal Roman Ritual

The Roman caeremonium is composed of a number of stages, each stage composed of one...

January 30, 2012

The Altar of Peace

Today, 30 January, is the anniversary of the dedication of the Ara Pacis, the Altar...

January 27, 2012

Rites, Rituals, and Ceremonies

The Latin term ritus means means a rite that is performed in the customary and...

January 26, 2012

Ritus Romanorum: an Introduction

"Lares, gods of my fathers, preserve me! While young and still nursing, you guided me...

January 25, 2012

Opening Prayer

Most holy Minerva, to You I call upon, virtuous dancer, come, and for a moment...

January 25, 2012

Women as Pontifices

"Numa appointed Numa Marcius, the son of senator Marcus, [as pontifex maximus] and all the regulations bearing...

December 2011

December 16, 2011

Deck the Halls

Deck the Halls Over the years the one question that I have been asked most...

December 11, 2011

To Helena

Helena asked whether I “saw it as a sign?” I assume she refers to my...

December 10, 2011

On Saturnalia Eve

Io Saturnalia! Io Triumphi! Io Saturnalia! The Virgin returns, returns old Saturn’s reign, With...

December 09, 2011

Mesonyctium and the Savior Gods

Each spring the cosmopolitan city of ancient Rome witnessed the cannophori of Attys streaming from...

December 05, 2011

OCTOBER CELEBRATION OF CERES

The first sliver of a new moon appeared last Saturday, announcing another kalends. I...

October 2011

October 08, 2011

Update on Temple of Jupiter Perennus

"Die Necromancers!" That was the message left by the vandals for our fellow worshipers in...

October 01, 2011

Assault on the Temple of Jupiter

The Kalends of September proved long and full, and now another Kalends comes upon us....

August 2011

August 31, 2011

Ritual Items

With the first sliver of a new moon the Kalends of September arrives. Arriving three...

August 29, 2011

Ritual Implements

The next step in preparing for formal ritual is to gather together the implements that...

August 29, 2011

Sun and Moon

Four days before the Kalends of September celebrates the anniversary of the dedication of the...

June 2011

June 30, 2011

On Same-Sex Marriage

Lately I have been busy in a number of areas, tending still to my garden...

June 12, 2011

Mola Salsa

Before the conclusion of Vestalia I should return to the Vestal Virgins in order to...

June 10, 2011

Sator Rotas Opera

A front door safeguards what is inside by barring whatever is outside. The Romans protected...

June 10, 2011

Cardea: Blessing the Doorway

When we think of a Roman house in consideration of the religio Romana we must...

June 09, 2011

Vestalia

Felicitas. Today begins the festival of Vestalia, which will last through 15 June. In ancient...

June 07, 2011

Mos Maiorum

Tradition is never static. It flows with many currents in and around obstructions, sometimes even...

June 02, 2011

First Sunday

When first I attended school in the 1950's one only had a choice between the...

May 2011

May 13, 2011

Casting Faith to the Winds

Discussion of the religio Romana today usually centers on matters of a superficial importance. Topics...

May 11, 2011

Lemuria, Day Two

Grant, O Gods, that the earth may lie soft and gently upon the shades of...

May 10, 2011

Rosalia

On 10 May, and again on 31 May, the Roman legions at Duro Europa celebrated...