All of this is why I’m in favor of publicly sharing our signs but not publicly sharing our symbols. I hope this helps. (Send QUESTIONS ONLY to The God Squad via email at [email protected].) ...

She is a freelance writer and executive director of FUVIRESE USA.] A version of this story appeared in the Jan 1-14, 2016 print issue under the headline: Signs and symbols.

There are symbols that are used in every Catholic rite and sacrament which represent specific Catholic beliefs and teachings. In a Catholic funeral several symbols are used. The paschal candle ...

The myth of the Nine Emperor Gods is enacted in a body of rituals, the significance of which is reflected in the symbolic representations of the gods. Myth, ritual, and symbol are thus ideologically ...