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Why I Feel Guilty Watching Downton Abbey, or That Creamy English Charm

Why I Feel Guilty Watching Downton Abbey, or That Creamy English Charm

by James Martin, SJ | Feb 12, 2012 | Uncategorized    ~ Approx. 5 mins

I’m an over-the-top “Downton Abbey” fan.  Lately I’ve been avoiding all Sunday night engagements (at least those that continue past 9:00 PM ET) and am downcast if I haven’t heard the Dowager Countess’s most recent aperçu.  Despite the show’s manifest weaknesses...

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