Category: Christian Life
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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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Lourdes & Macarena
Mr McLean and I returned from Lourdes yesterday, tired from the journey but grateful for the graces received. Some of these—like the heart-stopping beauty of the Sanctuary of Our Lady […]
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A Village Dance
“I don’t have a problem with Catholic Match being an option,” said a fellow Easter Sunday lunch guest. “I have a problem with Catholic Match being the ONLY option.” I […]
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Friends with anyone who is friendly
The other day I was in the loft of a converted garage reading Chapter One of the newest Polish translation of C.S. Lewis’ The Horse and His Boy. I have […]
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Looking forward to Easter
Carnival is over, as is the Vienna ball season and, indeed, the activities of Mrs McLean’s Waltzing Party until Easter Sunday. I haven’t yet thought of a dancing event specific […]