Monthly Archives: August 2013
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A Handful of Buttons
Leave a commentAugust 30, 2013 by lucieromarin
My grandmother used to keep a jar of miscellaneous buttons; sometimes, I’d tip some of them onto the table and …
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Books…for When You Can’t Travel
4August 27, 2013 by lucieromarin
If you can’t afford to travel, and it’s getting you down (or other people are getting down on your behalf, …
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The Size of the Universe
5August 24, 2013 by lucieromarin
Some time ago, a reader left the following question in the combox: Out of interest, has the Catholic church addressed …
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Note from a Beanbag
Leave a commentAugust 22, 2013 by lucieromarin
Prone. Virus. Nasty. Thoughts forthcoming on the size of the universe and the difference it makes to things. Not really …
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How to Avoid Poisoning Your Entire Life with Envy
2August 20, 2013 by lucieromarin
So. Two people get nightmares; both want them to stop. The first, however, has had nightmares since childhood, because she …
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Finance for the Non-Financially-Minded
3August 17, 2013 by lucieromarin
I manage money the same way I drive: eyes half-closed, hands gripping the wheel of fortune with white-knuckled horror, my …
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Happy Feast!
Leave a commentAugust 15, 2013 by lucieromarin
There are a few Feasts left in the calendar which make me feel that I know how Christmas felt to …
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Have You Tried Prayer?
8August 13, 2013 by lucieromarin
Seraphic shared the story of a reader told two astounding things at a Theology on Tap meeting. The first was …
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Bishops, Other than the Bad Ones
Leave a commentAugust 11, 2013 by lucieromarin
So…bishops, huh. We’ve all heard a lot about awful bishops, and I’ll admit that in the past few decades we …
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Eight Things You Weren’t Told About St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
3August 11, 2013 by lucieromarin
1. It’s her real name. It’s her real name! Enough with this ‘St Edith Stein’ business! From the moment of …
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Roadkill Rhapsody 