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Lorraine Courtney: It's time to ban eulogies outright - funerals are not an open-mic night

Eulogies should be excluded from requiem masses to preserve the centuries-old ritual, with personal remembrances reserved for wakes instead.

Philosophy

fromIndependent

3 weeks ago

Fionnan Sheahan: In liberal Ireland, you can now expect to be Catholic-shamed for having ashes on your forehead

An Ash Wednesday ritual performed in memory of a devout father was interpreted as 'far right' despite being a private act of remembrance.

Writing

fromThe Atlantic

2 months ago

January First

Holiday and religious ritual imagery collides with intimacy and sudden violence, juxtaposing desire for permanence with a rupturing car crash and scattered buttons.

fromMedievalists.net

5 months ago

Baptism and Belonging: How Identity Was Shaped in Medieval Europe - Medievalists.net

In medieval Europe, baptism was more than a rite of passage; it marked the beginning of spiritual life and affirmed one's place within the community. Baptism was the first milestone to enlightenment and the first stage to be overcome for the populace. It was the sacrament that not only welcomed an individual into the Christian life and the life of the Church, but also admitted them into the local community;

History

World news

fromeuronews

8 months ago

Video. Over 2,000 join mud ritual in Philippines to pray for global peace

Over 2,000 devotees participate in a mud and banana leaf ritual to pray for world peace.