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A Six Week Challenge
On Tuesday I found myself admiring an X-ray of my right knee. I apparently have a frayed meniscus (fibrocartilage in knees that acts as a shock absorber), but my leg […]
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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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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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The Jesuits’ Ceilidh
“I hate being a wallflower, so I’ll only put up with it for an hour,” I told Mr McLean before departing for the ceilidh at the Jesuits’ hall on Lauriston […]
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‘Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day’
Three days until Christmas! To drum up the late Advent excitement, I decided to write a blogpost about that wonderful English carol ‘Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day.’ However, as […]
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Welcome, FIUV!
Hello to all readers of Gregorius Magnus magazine who have followed the link to the Mrs McLean Waltzing Party website! I hope to make the comments feature easier to access […]