On the telephone or over a dinner table or wherever, meaningless conversations may not be so meaningless after all if we see them as *rosary conversations*. Come along and see what we mean. [As heard on Cambridge 105 Radio]
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We attend to the theme of Switching Identities, from one kind of person to another, sometimes the switch imposed on us, sometimes we choose the wrong one for ourselves. Sometimes we have no identity. You (whichever you that you are right now) are invited to attend. [As heard on Cambridge 105 Radio]
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We attend to buyers, sellers, beggars, shnorers, fishermen – all out to get a catch. (“Did I hear you say that there must be a catch?”) I’m amazed at the way RLA always manages to put together and perform such fine shows. I hope you agree. Anyway, you too are invited to attend. [As heard on Cambridge 105 Radio]
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January, and the Roman god Janus, who, standing in the present, looks both ways, past and future – the doorway deity. Let’s attend to that theme, with several songs about looking back and looking forward. You are invited to attend. [First heard on Cambridge 105 Radio]
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Christmas Day on Cambridge 105 Radio, as we attend to some funny, some outrageous, some whimsical, some vivid and heart-warming words and music. You are invited to attend, too.
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We attend to Changes, with a variety of music and words. You are invited to attend. Of course.
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As the Advent season begins, walking through the increasing darkness, heading for the light that never dies, we come together in community to tell stories by the fireside. So here’s a wonderful Christmas story – maybe the best of all time. Come join us for the story, and much more. [As heard on Cambridge 105 Radio]
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We attend to various aspects of losing – losing things, losing people, losing our path, losing ourselves. “The art of losing isn’t hard to master.” Songs from Kinky Friedman, John Lennon, Otis Redding, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, The Kinks, Leonard Cohen. (As heard on Cambridge 105 Radio)
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We celebrate our 300th show with a compilation of some clips from earlier shows, and songs and poems that we’ve attented to before and that bring out the spirit of the show over the past fourteen and a half years. You are invited to attend. [As heard on Cambridge 105 Radio]
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The second part of our time spent attending to Dylan’s Oh Mercy album, its tone and topics always resonant with confusing times, calling for our keen self-awareness and deep compassion. And, in its way, playful, too. Of course.
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