1. ‘Of Gods and Men’ – Film Review

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    January 8, 2014 by lucieromarin

    ‘Of Gods and Men’ – the story of Trappist monks in Algeria who decide to remain with the local Muslim …
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  2. Sunday Miscellany

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    January 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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  3. On Clerical Roadkill

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    January 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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  4. Who Am I, if I Am Not My Friends?

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    December 28, 2013 by lucieromarin

    It’s easy to love friends as much as family. It’s easy to love them more than family, if you’re single …
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  5. My Percussive Advent Note of Humility

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    December 22, 2013 by lucieromarin

    Only four days ago I was thinking faintly contemptuous thoughts about percussionists, wondering if they counted as real musicians. I …
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  6. Nearly-Christmas Notes

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    December 17, 2013 by lucieromarin

    It’s boiling hot outside. About half an hour ago I stepped outdoors for two seconds, and I’m still warm. In …
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  7. St Lucy’s Day!

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    December 13, 2013 by lucieromarin

    Well, you know you’re a popular saint when your Feast Day makes it on to the IKEA website! Granted, this …
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  8. Oddments

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    December 9, 2013 by lucieromarin

    I read this line the other day: “If any man has a mind to come my way, let him renounce …
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  9. “They Shall Say to the Mountains, ‘Cover Us.'” (For When You Know What’s Coming, and It’s Bad.)

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    December 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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  10. Blerg

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    December 3, 2013 by lucieromarin

    I’m ill, and find that lying in the foetal position in between bouts of nausea is definitely not conducive to …
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