The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself. St Augustine

Of Groups and Gatherings

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A Bloat of Hippos

A murder of crows, we know. A herd of bison, sure. A flock of seagulls, of course.

  • a quandary of bishops?
  • a travesty of priests?
  • a quarantine of parishioners?
  • a bouquet of nuns?
  • a contagion of monks?
  • a gambol of monsignors?
  • a nest of sextons?
  • a tedium of vergers?
  • a flurry of altar servers?
  • a collision of acolytes?
  • a farce of bell-ringers?
  • a trial of cruficers?
  • a commitment of thurifers?

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MARCUS AURELIUS

There is but one thing of real value - to cultivate truth and justice, and to live without anger in the midst of lying and unjust men.