Broomsticks & Benedictines

What happens when the Church tries to rebrand a party it wasn’t invited to?

In this episode of Firelight Dialogues, Pat explores the glorious, chaotic collision of the holy and the hexed: Walpurgisnacht. It is the one night of the year when a 10th-century Saxon might head up a mountain to dance with spirits, only to be told by a monk that they are actually there to celebrate a nun’s "administrative acumen."

We’re diving deep into the transition from the dark half of the year to the light—a "liminal space" where the veil is thin and the catering is questionable.

In this episode, we discuss:

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