Frank Answers About Lent and the Belly
I posted this aricle several years ago, but it goes with the article about "Our Problems with Fasting." It is also related to the Gospel for the First Sunday in…
Return to Frank Answers
On May 31, 2024, Frank-Answers.com went dark. I removed it because it had become too controversial among my clergy colleagues. One of their issues was too much nudity in the…
Frank Answers About (Black) Body Image
I posted this before. I repost it here. Before COVID-19 I met a Black man who was originally from the Caribbean in a yoga class. Like me he was a…
Frank Answers About the Spirit and Breath
This article focuses on the relationship between the Holy Spirit and the breath, and the how the act of breathing helps us understand the role and work of the Holy…
Frank Answers About Dancing in Worship
Question: It seems that liturgical dance is becoming more common in liturgies at church assemblies. Dancers are part of the procession or they enact Scripture readings. I feel that dance…
Frank Answers About Christmas As a Solstice Festival
Question: Is December 25 really the date of Christ’s birthday? Wasn’t Christmas invented by Christians to counter the pagan Roman sun festival? And aren’t a lot of Christmas symbols hold…
Frank Answers About Embodied 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…
Frank Answers About Being Naked Before God
Question: I was intrigued by your example of embodied prayer in your blog article “About Masturbation and Prayer.” Did you get this idea from someplace or did you make it up? There…
Frank Answers About Naked Meditation
Question: I’ve been practicing meditation in the morning. I find it comfortable to sit in my underwear, but I’ve been thinking about meditating while naked. This is a new idea…
Frank Answers About Gnosticism, Mysticism, Contemplation, and Meditation
Frank,How would you say mysticism, or even non-discursive contemplation, differ from gnosticism?Thanks!-- Brian Frank (attempts) a brief answer: Gnosticism, mysticism, and contemplation are huge categories, with extensive literature, and varied…
