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Hindu Holy Days – The Ancient Indian Festival of Holi. Also known as The Festival of Love, The Festival of Colors and The Festival of Spring.

Hindu Holy Days – The Ancient Indian Festival of Holi. Also known as The Festival of Love, The Festival of Colors and The Festival of Spring. The Holi festival is mentioned briefly under the Hindu Holy Days section of our textbook (Religions of … Continue reading

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The Sámi, an Indigenous Group in Scandinavia and Northwestern Russia, and their Traditional Religious Belief System.

The Sámi people are an indigenous group that is found in parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and some areas of northwestern Russia. They are the most northernmost indigenous people living in Europe. They have made their home there for the … Continue reading

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Peacocks as Sacred Symbol in Christianity

I spent my pre-teen and teenage years in Spring Valley, California. This area is a suburb located to the east of San Diego. Notably, there are peacocks that roam freely, finding their place among the homes and streets in the … Continue reading

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My McGuire/Maguire Ancestors in Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana in USA.

The surname McGuire/Maguire is an Irish surname (also found in Scotland), with its roots to be found in County Fermanagh, Ireland (now Northern Ireland). The surname McGuire is an Anglicized version of the Gaelic name Mag Uidhir, which means son of … Continue reading

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Task of Theology. Why it’s important to Me. General and Special Revelations

The work or task of theology according to Migliore is,” . . . inseparably bound to an identifiable faith community that worships God, attends to Scriptures and its accounts of God’s work and will, and engages in manifold ministries of … Continue reading

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Letter to Philemon

The Epistle of Paul to Philemon = Freedom in Forgiveness Continue reading

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The Epistle to Titus

Paul’s Letter to Titus Background information about this epistle: The Pastoral Epistles (PE) comprise a corpus of pseudepigraphical teachings attributed to the apostle Paul and ostensibly written to his closest followers, Timothy and Titus. These books were likely compiled in … Continue reading

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Spiritual Growth Through Trauma

Before I include my own insights into my own personal faith and spiritual growth journey, I feel I need to give some context and general information about the stages of faith: “It is important to remember that such developmental “stages” … Continue reading

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Epistle of Jude

Letter of St. Jude Continue reading

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Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement

Dorothy Day was born in Brooklyn Heights, a neighborhood of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. She was the daughter of John Irving Day and Grace Bryant Satterlee. Her father was born in Tennessee and had deep southern roots going back … Continue reading

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