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Can We Stop Talking Judas and Start Talking Peter?
Leave a commentSeptember 2, 2018 by lucieromarin
It is the custom among conservative Catholics, whenever a scandal surrounds a bishop’s failure, to refer to Judas, and to …
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The Glass I Cannot Throw Away
Leave a commentAugust 23, 2018 by lucieromarin
This is the glass I cannot throw away. It sits next to my sink. I can’t use it (the …
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It’s About Power
Leave a commentAugust 20, 2018 by lucieromarin
In the wake of the latest clergy scandal, theories abound. They all fall short. Those who blame religion and/or celibacy …
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What They’re Playing in Heaven Today
Leave a commentAugust 15, 2018 by lucieromarin
This. On repeat. (I used to page-turn this, and to see my friend play it – well, there was nothing …
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On Turning Forty
Leave a commentJuly 18, 2018 by lucieromarin
Single women raised in conservative communities dread their fortieth birthdays. (I don’t know if the same is true for men; …
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She Gathers the Herbs for Battle
Leave a commentJuly 7, 2018 by lucieromarin
I have arisen from the bronchitis-that-would-not-die to find that we’re just over a month off the Feast of the Assumption. …
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Let’s be Non-Binary
Leave a commentJune 28, 2018 by lucieromarin
I’m not talking about gender! (I’m also not talking about Early Music – I’m not a great fan of mixed-voice …
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You Know You’re an Adult When…
Leave a commentJune 15, 2018 by lucieromarin
You have the bronchitis that will not die; But you have to get up at 5am tomorrow to travel for …
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Wounded Witches, Pro-Life Pagans
Leave a commentJune 11, 2018 by lucieromarin
When I turned fifteen, a Catholic adult gave me a book about how to summon demons. It was based on …
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