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Travelling through time and space – with a crache
I watched Doctor Who last night. ‘I don’t know where I am!’ Such a familiar feeling. So now it’s Sunday morning and the wretched clocks have gone forward – depriving me of yet another hour’s sleep. But I’m ready for … Continue reading
Posted in Religious for a year: Atheist-man's experiment
Tagged Catholic, Church, Crosby, Doctor Who, Easter, Easter eggs, Henry VIII, Hymns, Lancashire, Luther, Mass, Messiah, priest, Puritans, reformation, Satan, Singing, spring, sun
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Full in the panting: on dealing with disappointment and dodging the black dog
We’re still conducting the grand experiment, Atheist-man and I. A year of living religiously – well, in the sense of religiously going to church each Sunday, anyway. It’s making a big impression on both of us. We relish the time … Continue reading
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Tagged Black dog, Bread of Heaven, Catholic, disappointment, Gerry Carroll, Hymns, Mike Gorman, Mslexia, Pope, priest, Rome, Singing, sleuth, Writing
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A taste for varnished wood. Thoughts of a ‘resting’ one on going back to Mass
‘I’d like to try Advent and see what it’s like.’ Odd words from a committed agnostic. Even odder when it’s Sunday morning and he’s lying in bed reading the papers. It’s the kind of comment he might come up with … Continue reading
Posted in Religious for a year: Atheist-man's experiment, Thinking, or ranting, or both
Tagged Advent, Agnostic, Catholic, Church, Hats, Lancashire, Mantilla, Mass
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