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Brian H. Gill
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"The Princess and the Goblin" is a classic - at least in the sense that it's been re-published many times since 1871, with enough folks buying the reprints to justify yet another reprinting. The story can be, and has been, described as ...tagged: science-fiction-and-fantasy and faith-belief-religionBarron's book is an intelligent, informed look at Catholicism's first two millennia. "Catholicicsm" is "A Journey to the Heart of the Faith" in the sense that Barron touches on the core, the basics, of what the Catholic Church is and ha...tagged: faith-belief-religionby Ellis PetersIf you've seen the 1997 Derek Jacobi Central Independent Television/ITV screen adaptation of this Ellis Peters novel, you know the setting and general plot. The mystery is set in England's Shrewsbury region, during what folks started ca...tagged: mysteries
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Pentheus, Pwyll and Pan Twardowski: Fairly Faustian
(Marguerite’s garden in Gounod’s “Faust,” set design by Édouard Desplechin. (1859)) Christopher Marlowe based his “Dr. Faustus” on Germany’s Faust legend, which was in turn inspired by Johann Georg Faust’s reputation. And on J. G. Faust’s abrupt death in 1520, … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, demons, folklore and myth, history, Satan
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“One Small Step” in a Long Journey
“A journey of a thousand li starts with a single step.” (“Tao Te Ching,” Laozi) “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” (Neil Armstrong) I figure the journey to Earth’s moon began when someone looked … Continue reading
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Tagged America, astronomy, cosmology, folklore and myth, history, politics, science, Solar moons, space exploration, technology
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World Day of Peace, 2019
For two dozen centuries, at least, a few folks have said that peace is a good idea. Many others have agreed. Making peace a practical reality has remained an elusive goal. But I think we’re closer to it than when … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization of love, culture, folklore and myth, forgiveness, love, peace, wisdom
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Spiritualism, Attitudes
I’ve read that spiritualism and spiritism started in the 18th or 19th centuries. Folks who take one or both seriously seem to think spiritism isn’t spiritualism. How the ‘isms’ are different depends on who’s talking. Some say spiritualism is a … Continue reading
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Tagged America, folklore and myth, getting a grip, history, love, natural law, spiritism, spiritualism
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