1. The Church and Public Transport

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    July 4, 2013 by lucieromarin

    It’s winter here. This means that the view from the bus window at 7:30 a.m, passing through our city’s Italian …
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  2. Silence is (Sometimes) Golden

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    July 1, 2013 by lucieromarin

    Silence has many uses and fosters many virtues. No one became ever became a saint while filled with interior noise. …
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  3. Redemptorist Rhapsody

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    June 29, 2013 by lucieromarin

    I don’t know about you, but I never think about Redemptorists. I mean, I know they exist, but I never …
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  4. Why Not Everyone is Roadkill

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    June 27, 2013 by lucieromarin

    I’ve written about the different ways in which the members of the various conservative subcultures of the Church can end …
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  5. In Praise of Phlegmatics

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    June 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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  6. Beauty, the Healer

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    June 22, 2013 by lucieromarin

    Recently, I found myself in conversation with a woman who told me she felt sure she’d have no regrets about …
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  7. Re-arranging the Furniture

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    June 20, 2013 by lucieromarin

    Bill Bryson’s ‘At Home: A Short History of Private Life’ contains the story (I don’t have it here – sorry) …
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  8. Prayers for the Road(kill)

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    June 18, 2013 by lucieromarin

    At the spiritual banquet of faith, mental prayer is the broccoli. It is one of those green vegetables that must …
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  9. A Day Out, with Lace

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    June 16, 2013 by lucieromarin

    I’ve just returned from a giant Craft and Quilt Fair, to which I took myself after being ordered by a …
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  10. The New New Evangelisation

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    June 15, 2013 by lucieromarin

    In 2000 or 2001 (I forget which year it was) I attended a meeting during which someone said something happy …
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