Thursday, 22 June 2006

Dancing Priests

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Fr. Nicholas of Roman Miscellany put up this post about Fr. Saju George, the Dancing Jesuit . Looking at the picture, I can't help wond...
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Tuesday, 20 June 2006

The Need for Fertility Treatment?

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Listening to the radio this morning (I really shouldn't... it's invariably bad for my blood pressure) I was interested to hear that ...
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Sunday, 18 June 2006

Happy Father's Day

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Today is Father's Day in the UK. Unlike Mothering Sunday, which is a Church Feast Day, Father's Day is a piece of shameless commerci...
Tuesday, 13 June 2006

What About the Office?

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What I really want to know is this: now there will be a new translation of the Missal, what about the Divine Office? As I said in my last po...
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New Translations

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There is an air of barely supressed excitement on the blogs and in the Catholic Press... ...well, ok, I'm exaggerating a little. Fine......
Monday, 12 June 2006

Photo Album

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I finally managed to get my photos from Lourdes uploaded from my mobile phone (I don't have a digital camera)... This is slightly more d...
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Persecution Complex ?

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It's not that I'm paranoid, but... I'm beginning to think that Blogger has it in for me. I think it senses that I know absolute...
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Friday, 9 June 2006

Marriage

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...No, not mine (I've taken private vows.) I was invited to the wedding of the daughter of a friend of mine. Friday afternoon seems a s...
Saturday, 3 June 2006

Pilgrim's Progress

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Lourdes was wonderful: glorious sunshine, great food, good wine, congenial company... The atmosphere is really special. Everyone is there...

Commercialism?

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The only disadvantage in going on pilgrimage to Lourdes is that coming back can be a bit of a shock ! Driving to church this morning was a ...
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Sunday, 28 May 2006

Holidays

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It is gradually dawning on me that tomorrow I'm off on pilgrimage to Lourdes. I've been so caught up in various things going on at s...
Friday, 26 May 2006

Hymn Lyrics to make you Weep

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...Only this time with laughter! Given my previous posts on inclusive language in hymns and getting children to learn the traditional hymns...
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Thursday, 25 May 2006

Feast of the Ascension

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I never quite got the point of today's Feast: it seemed a bit harsh for the disciples, having gotten used to Jesus being around again, t...
Tuesday, 23 May 2006

Before the Moon and the Stars were made...

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We had the last of our First Holy Communion Masses last Saturday. I've heard (and experienced) some real horrors over the years, but the...

Prayers Needed

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...And while I'm on the subject of prayer, I'd appreciate one or two. I have an interview on Thursday afternoon. Quite apart from t...

Children's Prayers

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One of the "problems" often mentioned in English state schools is the legal requirement for a daily act of worship. Many of my col...
Monday, 22 May 2006

Bad vibes for the week ahead

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I suspect that I'm in for a trying week... Last night I couldn't get to sleep. Instead of giving it up as a lost cause at 4am (I hav...
Sunday, 21 May 2006

Cats Rule

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As a woman who has a cat, and more importantly, as a woman whose cat knows exactly how to make me rush around supermarkets finding exactly t...

On a Mission

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Well, I've done my bit to help stuff up the DVC opening weekend figures: I went with a friend to see Mission Impossible 3 - which was ...
Saturday, 20 May 2006

Traditional Hymns in School

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I used to teach Science, and although I miss the fun and games I used to have with some of the more interesting practical sessions, one thin...
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