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The Christian Teaching on the Holy Spirit
Good point. There is no mention of girl twins. Why? We do not know.
frankbeswick, on 05/09/2024

The English Meadow
Thank you!
Cows eat as winter feed hay. Might they also eat silage? Might sheep also eat hay?
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/09/2024

Review of Paul: a biography
As before, no agreement can be found.
frankbeswick, on 05/09/2024

Late Winter in the Garden
I don't know much about Australian soils.
frankbeswick, on 05/09/2024

Key Ideas in Catholicism
Good luck and God's blessings to you in the blood drive.
frankbeswick, on 05/09/2024

The Christian Teaching on the Holy Spirit
Thank you!
It's interesting that the Old Testament invokes twins in Esau and Jacob even as the New Testament involves as twins perhaps St. James the younger and St. Thomas.
Might there be any instance of girl twins?
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/09/2024

English Identities
A strange fact unearthed by my sister's genealogical researches is that she and I are one per cent Russian. I PUT THIS DOWN TO THE FACT THAT MY FATHER'S Irish ancestors come from Limerick, which was a big Norse settlement in Ireland, and someone ...
frankbeswick, on 05/09/2024

Review of Paul: a biography
Thank you!
It also intrigues me as to whether or not present-day Jewish people identify a particular site as their Messiah's.
Might it be east of the Jordan or their first arrival place in Canaan or Israel?
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/09/2024

English Hedges
No, but blue and green eyes were rare among Middle Eastern folk. But no one saw fit to make records of such matters. Mary's are depicted as blue, in the west, but Indian Christians depict her as Indian with Brown skin and dark eyes. Most people ...
frankbeswick, on 05/09/2024

Does God Speak?
No specific details are known about the end. My attitude is that I do not know when the end will come, but as I am 73 if it does not come in the next few years I will not be here. So why be too bothered about it.
frankbeswick, on 05/09/2024

Late Winter in the Garden
Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous observation and question.
It's a bit surprising to me that Australia is not among the mineral content-depleted soil list that includes America and Europe.
Is Australia not as ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/09/2024

Key Ideas in Catholicism
There's a blood drive from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. this coming Saturday.
That blood drive always has a refreshment area where volunteer blood-giving gets thanked with a nice drink and some nice snacks before leaving.
There should be a nice ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/09/2024

English Identities
Thank you!
Ireland attracted Norse speakers such that my maternal Norse line appears in every county of all Ireland.
That representation causes me to consider Scandinavian influences as strong in Ireland also.
Might Scandinavian influences be ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/09/2024

English Hedges
The Catholic Faith Store online advises us to "Get out and pray: how to create a prayer garden."
For Mary-dedicated prayer gardens, the aforementioned site considers:
Lilies, for Mary's grace and purity;
Roses, for Mary's heavenly ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/09/2024

Belfast; HMS Caroline
The in-text images of onboard drink and food cause me to consider officer and sailor fare.
Did the captain and his officers drink the same drinks and eat the same foods as their sailors? Or was it one menu for captain and officers and another ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/09/2024