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‘Of Gods and Men’ – Film Review
4January 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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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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Who Am I, if I Am Not My Friends?
Leave a commentDecember 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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My Percussive Advent Note of Humility
2December 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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Nearly-Christmas Notes
2December 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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St Lucy’s Day!
2December 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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Oddments
7December 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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“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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Blerg
3December 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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