Monthly Archives: July 2012

Reflecting on Relics

My sister and I went to a nearby parish last week to view the Treasures of the Church road show of relics. You know, relics–bits of bone or flesh or garments or hair of saints, or

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Of Jugglers and Magicians, and the Chasm That Lies Between

Jugglers and magicians don’t get along, a juggler recently told me. He explained it something like this: There’s nothing secret about the way jugglers use their skill, keeping

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