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Frank Answers About Yoga Fire

  • Post author:Frank Senn
  • Post published:November 1, 2022
  • Post category:Christmas/cosmology/fire/winter/yoga

The winter solstice on December 21 is the darkest time of the year in the northern hemisphere. The months of November, December, and January that surround the solstice can also…

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Read more about the article Frank Answers About Halloween and Death

Frank Answers About Halloween and Death

  • Post author:Frank Senn
  • Post published:October 30, 2022
  • Post category:All Saints Day/All Souls Day/Celtic folklore/devil/Halloween/witches

The popular folk holiday of Halloween comes at the end of harvest time in the northern hemisphere when Earth itself is shutting down for the winter. The pumpkins that are…

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Frank Answers About Anointing the Sick and Massage

  • Post author:Frank Senn
  • Post published:October 18, 2022
  • Post category:human touch/liturgy

Question: Anointing the sick has gained in popularity. In my church it is offered in the Sunday Worship service and many people come forward for the laying on of hands…

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Frank Answers About Naked Freedom at Home

  • Post author:Frank Senn
  • Post published:September 12, 2022
  • Post category:home/naked

Question: Our son, a recent college graduate, is living and working at home---naked much of the time. He works on his computer in his bedroom, designing computer programs for customers,…

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Read more about the article Frank Answers About Connecting with Earth’s Body

Frank Answers About Connecting with Earth’s Body

  • Post author:Frank Senn
  • Post published:September 1, 2022
  • Post category:cosmology/elements/yoga

This is my second reflection on cosmology and yoga. The first was Frank Answers About Yoga Harnessing the Wind and Releasing the Spirit. This one is about the yoga body…

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Frank Answers About Embodied Theology

  • Post author:Frank Senn
  • Post published:August 22, 2022
  • Post category:naked before God/theology

A few years ago I was contacted by a European Catholic priest who is a member of a religious order and a writer on spirituality. His email included questions to…

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Read more about the article Frank Answers About Yoga for Men

Frank Answers About Yoga for Men

  • Post author:Frank Senn
  • Post published:August 20, 2022
  • Post category:fitness/masculinity/yoga

Question:  I’ve been interested in doing yoga and have tried it a few times. How did you get into yoga? What attracted you to it? The classes seem to be…

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Read more about the article Frank Answers About Nude Art in Churches

Frank Answers About Nude Art in Churches

  • Post author:Frank Senn
  • Post published:August 2, 2022
  • Post category:art/nude

My question to myself (and to any who might answer in a comment): Is it appropriate to display nude art in places of Christian worship? The above scene greeted me…

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Read more about the article Frank Answers About Jesus and Male Intimacy

Frank Answers About Jesus and Male Intimacy

  • Post author:Frank Senn
  • Post published:July 29, 2022
  • Post category:Bible/friendship/Jesus/male issue

Question: What do you make of the “beloved disciple” in the New Testament? Is it possible that Jesus and John had a, let us say, very “intimate" relationship? Or, to…

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Frank Answers Some Personal Issues Regarding Masturbation

  • Post author:Frank Senn
  • Post published:July 28, 2022
  • Post category:autoeroticism/male issue/masturbation/pornography

It's not surprising that I received several questions about masturbation during the years of the COVID pandemic. Solo sex was promoted by health agencies like the Mayo Clinic as a…

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