Category Archives: Roadkill
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Physical Weariness versus Spiritual Weariness
Leave a commentFebruary 5, 2014 by lucieromarin
I know, I know – as I’ve experienced neither prolonged hospitalisation nor the dark night of the soul, I’m probably …
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Sunday Miscellany
1January 5, 2014 by lucieromarin
At last! After years of listening to the annual sermon about how the Poles saved us all at the Battle …
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On Clerical Roadkill
23January 2, 2014 by lucieromarin
I’ve just realised that I know (or know of) five priests who have left active ministry – of whom two …
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“They Shall Say to the Mountains, ‘Cover Us.'” (For When You Know What’s Coming, and It’s Bad.)
3December 6, 2013 by lucieromarin
I’m no fan of sudden disasters or unexpected evils, and quite understand why we wish for a little foreknowledge sometimes; …
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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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Ultrasupernaturalism
4October 25, 2013 by lucieromarin
“If I could have been certain of the reader’s goodwill, I would have called [this book] ‘ultrasupernaturalism.’ For that is …
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Warning Signs
4October 22, 2013 by lucieromarin
Signs that your new-found community may not be the orthodox wonderland you thought it was: 1. They suggest you name …
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AHA! A Story About St Therese that You’ve Never Heard Before!
1October 3, 2013 by lucieromarin
I’m serious! Today, in the old calendar, is the Feast of St Therese (and the chant for tonight’s Mass is …
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Burnout, Sanity, and Too Much Thinking
1September 15, 2013 by lucieromarin
Many, many people are on the lookout for something. Whether the issue is women, the environment, unborn children, free speech, …
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Roadkill Rhapsody 