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When ritual outlasts belief

I pray the rosary every morning like my grandmother taught me but I stopped believing in Mary years ago and don't know why I keep doing it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Spiritual practices continue automatically despite the erosion of their theological foundation.

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