Category Archives: Slightly Comforting
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Seven Things I Did Not Expect
Leave a commentOctober 6, 2013 by lucieromarin
1. That the lift would break down. So, you know how sometimes you approach a situation with dread, and you …
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How Shall We Survive the Winter?
2September 1, 2013 by lucieromarin
First day of spring! So, I’ve been thinking about the winter, especially as it appears in two books I read …
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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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The Continuum
2July 13, 2013 by lucieromarin
I mentioned that I’ve been reading John Saward’s “Sweet and Blessed Country: the Christian Hope for Heaven.” If your idea …
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In Praise of Phlegmatics
Leave a commentJune 25, 2013 by lucieromarin
I suppose this post should have been entitled, ‘In Praise of Phlegmatics of Good Character.’ Why? Because – if I …
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Anniversaries
4June 10, 2013 by lucieromarin
The best column I ever read on the single life (this was in the days before the internet, and, therefore, …
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The Challenge: Reason Six
Leave a commentApril 6, 2013 by lucieromarin
Recap: The challenge was to find ten reasons for being grateful for ending up as roadkill. I seem to recall …
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The Challenge: Reasons Four and Five
Leave a commentFebruary 22, 2013 by lucieromarin
A break from bullying! So – I’ve set myself the challenge of coming up with ten reasons to be grateful …
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The Challenge: The First Three Reasons
Leave a commentFebruary 5, 2013 by lucieromarin
So, the challenge was, in summary: after several decades of intense investment in one or more Catholic subcultures that might …
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A Challenge!
2February 1, 2013 by lucieromarin
I remember reading ‘The Courage to be Chaste’ many years ago, and being less-than-enthused by the suggestions it offered for …
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