Category: Instructions
Instructions.
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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 Joy of Dance Cards
I was thinking today that I first came across properTanzkarten at the May 2022 Order of Malta Ball in Edinburgh. However, I suddenly remembered that I had seen them as […]
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May I introduce?
I had the most interesting conversation the other day after Mass with a younger-than-me man. He was sharing his experiences of dating younger-than-him women and how deeply shocked they are […]
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Marian Anthem for Advent
Today we are having a Waltzing Party as part of our Gaudete Sunday celebrations. As we always end parties and dances with the seasonal anthem to Our Lady, this afternoon […]
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Rules for Counter-Revolutionaries
Rules. Today we flinch at the word, assuming that rules limit our freedom in an onerous way. However, when we see a game that interests us, we want to know […]
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Welcoming
On Sunday I spied a new family coming into the parish hall for After-Mass Tea. Perhaps “new” is the wrong word to use, for members of this family have been […]
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Needs must
In Ontario, Servant of God Catherine de Hueck Doherty (née Ekaterina Fyodorovna Kolyschkina) is a kind of local saint. The founder of Madonna House, she was an aristocrat who survived […]
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Traditional Dance Deportment
I have finished reading Elizabeth Casciani’s Oh, How We Danced: The History of Ballroom Dancing in Scotland and must take it back to the library today. First, however, I would […]
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Planning dance parties like a (Christian) Stoic
When I was very young, I enjoyed a lot of drama. It added spice, i.e. dopamine, to life before we all got hooked on the internet. Books provided Laurie’s unrequited […]
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Learning to teach Lindy
My usual advice to would-be hosts and hostesses is not to teach your guests how to dance yourself. “Delegate” is my watchword. “Delegate, delegate, delegate.” Ideally you do nothing on […]