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Famous Fahey Kin. Actress Myrna Fahey. 52 Ancestors, Week 28 – Characters.
This week’s writing prompt is Characters. Although we are always free to be creative and interpret the prompt however we wish, some suggestions were: every family has a person who might be described as a “character,” or someone named for … Continue reading
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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. Week 6: Maps. February Theme: Branching Out. My Ancestor Anneken (Annetje) Hendricks (Henriksen) Vanderbilt from Bergen, Norway.
Above is a painting of an old map of Bergen, Norway. Hieronimus Scholaeus’ prospect of Bergen was painted about 1580 and published in Cologne in 1588 in a large atlas with pictures of “cities from the whole world” The Civitates … Continue reading
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My Ancestor William Durkee – First Irish Catholic to settle in Massachusetts
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My more recent immigrant ancestors were from in and around Gort and Peterswell Parish in Galway, Ireland, and from Klingenmünster in the Südliche Weinstraße?(Southwest Wine Route) district in Germany. I have to…
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The Salvation Army Red Kettle and Ringing of Bell History
As I was getting my Mrs. Santa Claus outfit together, in the last few weeks, in preparation for volunteering to ring The Salvation Army bell this holiday season, I decided to discover the history behind The Salvation Army red kettle … Continue reading
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Tagged bell ringers, Bells, Catholic, Charity, Christian, Christianity, Christians, Christmas, Christmastime, faith, Holidays, Hope, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love, Merry Christmas, Mrs. Santa, Mrs. Santa Claus, Red Kettle, The Bible, The Salvation Army, volunteering
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Salvation in Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Monotheism.
Zoroastrianism “may be a minor religion on the world scene today, but it has had a major impact on the world by way of the other monotheisms.” (15) Monotheism: “the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.” (16) My … Continue reading
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Tagged Apocrypha, Arabic Infancy Gospel, Babylon, Bible Study, Book of Ezra, Book of Nehemiah, Catholic, Christian, Christianity, Christimas, Epiphany, faith, God, Gospel of Matthew, Infancy Gospel of Thomas, Iran, Islam, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Judaism, Love one another, Magi, Monotheism, New Testament, Old Testament, original sin, Persia, Protoevangelium of James, Religion, Salvation, Syriac Infancy Gospel, The Bible, The First Infancy Gospel of Jesus Christ, The Three Wise Men, Yahweh, Zoroaster, Zoroastrianism
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The Real Kung Fu Warrior Monks of the Shaolin Temple in China.
Most of us are familiar with the Shaolin Kung Fu style of martial arts. Even if you do not follow or practice the martial arts yourself, you may have seen Shaolin Kung Fu as portrayed by David Carradine in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bodhisattva, Bruce Lee, Buddhism, CEO Monk, Chen Buddhism, China, Daruma, David Carradine, Dodhidharma, Dwarf, enlightenment, Enter the Dragon, India, Japan, Japanese, Korea, Kung Fu, Mahayana, Monks, pirates, Shaolin, Shaolin Monastery, Shaolin Temple, Shaoshi Mountain, Shi Yongxin, Song Mountains, Vietnam, Wokou, World Religions, Zen
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Peacocks as Sacred Symbol in Christianity
I spent my tween and teen years living in Spring Valley, California. Spring Valley is a suburb of San Diego to the east. Where there just happens to be peacocks roaming freely and nestled among homes and roadways in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam and Eve, Angels, Augustine, Belvedere Courtyard, California, Casa de Oro, Catholic, Christian, Christianity, Garden of Eden, God, Guido Nincheri, Jesus, King Solomon, KIngs, nobility, Orthodox Church, Paradise, Peacocks, peafowls, Royalty, Sacred, Spring Valley California, Symbols, The Bible, The Old Testament, Vatican, Vatican Museum
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