rituals
Itching to get away this summer? Remember the six stages of transformative travel
By Jaco J. Hamman — August 11, 2022
(The Conversation) — The pandemic has intensified wanderlust – but also the need for mindful, ethical travel.
Wiccan celebration of summer solstice is a reminder that change, as expressed in nature, is inevitable
By Helen A. Berger — June 17, 2022
(The Conversation) — For Wiccans, midsummer, with the maximum hours of sunlight, is the time for celebrating new life.
Pandemic cooking and Jewish food rituals offer comfort in times of sickness
By Hanna Tervanotko and Katharine Fitzgerald — December 21, 2020
(The Conversation) — Food preparation makes the intangible aspects of culture and religion tangible.
In the midst of deep grief, a scholar writes how Hindu rituals taught her to let go
By Ketika Garg — October 2, 2020
(THE CONVERSATION) — Rituals can hold the core beliefs of a culture and provide a sense of control in an otherwise helpless situation.
Mourning in Manchester, religious and secular traditions meet and meld
By Catherine Pepinster — May 27, 2017
(RNS) This is a moment where Christian tradition meets secular rituals that have come to define public mourning since this increasingly irreligious nation said goodbye to Princess Diana exactly 20 years ago.
What is behind the turkey pardoning ritual?
By Jerome Socolovsky — November 24, 2016
Drawing on the long traditions of forgiveness in the world’s religions, this very public act of pardoning reminds us about the important role rituals themselves play in society.
Cardinal Dolan: ‘Where’s the Catholic Sandy Koufax?’
By David Gibson — March 10, 2016
NEW YORK (RNS) The city's archbishop is none too happy that Jews and Muslims seem to observe their rituals and holy days while Catholics prefer to play games and hang at Starbucks through Lent and Holy Week.
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