Author: Dorothy McLean
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St. Louis in Edinburgh
Traditional Catholic social dancing is a worldwide movement, and we in Scotland hear of exciting lessons at the American “Newman Guide Colleges” and at formal balls in, for example, St. […]
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Dinner parties
When I first arrived in Scotland, I was invited to a munchie box of dinner parties. These combined elegance with heavy drinking and generally followed a common plan: drinks and […]
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The dreaded cardboard box
“I thought marriage would make my life easier,” said my then-colleague, many years ago, in a different country, and at an awful workplace. She had met her husband on vacation, […]
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The Depths of the Sea
“What do women want?” I demanded of a wise man after hosting yet another dance party with 10 men and only 4 women. “If I could answer that, I’d be […]
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Pretty/Handsome, Kind-hearted, Etc.
This is the third article in my Auntie Seraphic Comeback series about love stuff. I’m going to continue doling out advice to TLM-loving Catholic women, but don’t worry: I have […]
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Men are who they are…
…and not who you want them to be. (Part One is here.) Pity the bookish girl, for the contrast between boys in fiction and boys in life is stark. Our […]
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The Caffeine in the Cappuccino of Life
I was once famous among women on Catholic campuses (like Notre Dame, Indiana) as “Auntie Seraphic”. The source of my notoriety was my blog “Seraphic Singles” where I wrote whatever […]
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The Children’s Ceilidh
“Come for the [TLM], stay for the dance,” said one of my adverts for yesterday’s event. It was our second ceilidh designed for the under-12s and their parents. This time […]
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Collegiate Tobacco
Edinburgh rejoices in at least three swing-dancing societies and perhaps a dozen teachers. The different dances on offer include Lindy Hop, Balboa, Blues, and–less frequently–Collegiate Shag. As previously discussed, this […]
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The Cobbler’s Daughter
While I was in Lourdes, I read something very funny online by some folks who confuse transitory pastoral advice with immutable doctrine and are opposed to social dancing. Their post […]