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Sarcasm Part 1: On Discerning Love, Valentine’s Day, and the Danger of Sarcasm

Sarcasm Part 1: On Discerning Love, Valentine’s Day, and the Danger of Sarcasm

by Joe Simmons, SJ | Feb 14, 2012 | Blogs    ~ Approx. 4 mins

My mind has forgotten, or blissfully blocked, the sarcastic comment that prompted her words.  I may never recall what I said to her, but I sure remember my sister’s response.  It cut like a knife: “And you’re studying to be a priest?” *** All Jesuit novices undergo a...

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