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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 ...
Barron'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...
If 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...
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Labor Day: 1882-2019
Labor Day started with a Knights of Labor meeting in New York City. Or maybe American Federation of Labor vice president Peter J. McGuire thought of it. Either way, the American holiday was launched around 1882. Oregon made it an … Continue reading
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Patriot Dreams
The Fourth of July is Independence Day for the United States. It’s also the anniversary of Alice in Wonderland’s inspiration and Pulcheria’s first day as regent. Folks could celebrate Earth’s aphelion today. We’ll be getting nearer our sun until early … Continue reading
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Tagged America, citizenship, civilization of love, future generations, holidays, Independence Day, love
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Jesus Didn’t Stay Dead
We relive events from Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday in close to real time. Our Lord was arrested Thursday night. The Sanhedrin, Pilate and Herod had questioned Jesus by Friday morning. I get the impression that none of Jerusalem’s authorities … Continue reading
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Tagged Ascension of the Lord, crucifixion, Easter, faith, faith and works, Good Friday, history, holidays, Jesus, love, salvation
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Good Friday
Our Lord’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem was like a ticker tape parade. The original one, in 1886, an impromptu celebration. Jesus had grassroots support that few celebrities or politicos achieve. Our Lord could have written his own ticket. All he … Continue reading
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Tagged crucifixion, Easter, Good Friday, history, holidays, Jesus
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