Monthly Archives: November 2013
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The Art of Gift-Giving
Leave a commentNovember 30, 2013 by lucieromarin
A friend visited me some weeks ago, to show me her newborn. “Here’s your present!” I exclaimed, and she grinned, …
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Books for Rainy Days
8November 27, 2013 by lucieromarin
Reading books isn’t just a matter of accessing text; all your external senses can be drawn into it, (there’s the …
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The Deluge and Its Consequences
3November 23, 2013 by lucieromarin
It’s raining. It has been raining for days, and I’ve been caught in more than one downpour. (I was drenched …
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Catholicism is Fruitcake. Protestantism is Banana Bread.
4November 21, 2013 by lucieromarin
Today’s post was to be about post-Deluge theology. Then I read this post, entitled ‘In Defense of Fruitcake,’ and I …
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St Elizabeth of Hungary
Leave a commentNovember 19, 2013 by lucieromarin
Today, in the Old Calendar, is the feast of St Elizabeth of Hungary, and, for the life of me, I …
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Music for November
1November 16, 2013 by lucieromarin
Done with Victoria’s Requiem? Heard a few too many versions of Allegri’s Miserere? Try this: (just make sure you listen with headphones, …
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On Questions
Leave a commentNovember 14, 2013 by lucieromarin
I’ve just come from Mass, during which I mangled part of a Gradual verse, listened to a homily about indulgences, …
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Ten Things that Ought to Exist
9November 12, 2013 by lucieromarin
1. A rest-home for the burnt-out and the broken-hearted. This has been a dream of many years for me, unfulfilled …
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Philosophy for Normal People
4November 8, 2013 by lucieromarin
I wanted to write a book about Thomism, which was to be entitled ‘Philosophy for Normal People.’ I wrote the …
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If You Leave and If You Stay
2November 8, 2013 by lucieromarin
So…you committed to an apostolate, a liturgical subculture or a prayer-group for a number of years, and you realise now …
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Roadkill Rhapsody 