Tag Archives: Reasons to be Cheerful
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In Thurgoona
Leave a commentDecember 26, 2018 by lucieromarin
Thurgoona means ‘darting bird’ and if, rather than drawling it, you exclaim it suddenly – something like ‘TH’GUNA! – it …
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A Dowry for the Wonderworker
Leave a commentDecember 6, 2018 by lucieromarin
If I ever attempt the making of a Catholic set of Oracle cards (!?), the deck will certainly feature St …
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In Praise of Leaf Tea
Leave a commentOctober 21, 2018 by lucieromarin
One of my life’s blessings has been my collection of grandparents, who have been, for me, a community of good …
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The Village Fair
Leave a commentSeptember 16, 2018 by lucieromarin
Today, between the world’s best coffee and one of my local churches, I found our village fair. My suburb is …
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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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Agnostic Questions and My Answers
Leave a commentMay 20, 2018 by lucieromarin
An agnostic friend prompted me with some of the questions below. Thinking them over, I asked myself more questions from …
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2015. The Year of Healing. The Year of the Polyglot!
2January 24, 2015 by lucieromarin
It’s hardly a revelation to say that focusing on an interesting project or work can be a great help when …
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Hail to the Mother
5August 15, 2014 by lucieromarin
Happy Feast! Between today and the Feast of the Immaculate Heart I’m going to write a lot about Our Lady. …
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Roadkill Rhapsody 