by Kay Ahmed | Jan 4, 2019 | From the Editor, Ritual Reboot
Rituals are central structures for common worship, and they’ve certainly been subject to scrutiny, critique—even conflict—and change over the centuries of the church. In this issue of Bearings, our featured contributors, Claire Dixon, a 21-year-old Catholic college...
by Kay Ahmed | Jan 4, 2019 | Featured Article, Ritual Reboot
Our church has three regular worship services a week. Two of them are in our smaller chapel space, have minimalist bulletins in lower case letters, pastors on barstools using iPads, Communion bread from the pop-up gluten-free bakery down the street, guitars and...
by Kay Ahmed | Jan 4, 2019 | Featured Article, Ritual Reboot
For a while I didn’t understand why Hollywood was obsessed with creating horror movies based on Catholic traditions. From “The Exorcist” (1973), to “The Da Vinci Code” (2006), and “The Nun” (2018), Catholic tradition seems to be on the chopping block when it comes to...
by Kay Ahmed | Jan 4, 2019 | Creative Insights, Ritual Reboot
In “Born to Believe,” I reflect on the beliefs and rituals children inherit from previous generations as they attempt to express life’s importance as it occurs, and often when it is most out of control. At birth our religious choices are determined by our...
by Kay Ahmed | Jan 3, 2019 | Commentary, Ritual Reboot
Some Bearings readers will remember (or may have read about) the 1984 Ronald Reagan campaign commercial to which my title refers, “Stronger, Better, Prouder,” or more popularly, “Morning in America.” The ad used images rendered in pastel hues and sweeping orchestral...
