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The afterlife: what Jesus taught and what developed later
There are no satisfactory doctrinal statements on these issues. Maybe Dame Julian of Norwich stated the truth when she told us of her vision of Hell. It was empty. I was brought up for a few years in a Franciscan parish, and my parents were ...
frankbeswick, on 04/12/2024
Walks for a Ruby Wedding
Thank you for your comment July 8, 2019, in answer to my previous, same-day question.
The comment box below contains the appetizing description of teacakes as muffins with fruit.
Does any fruit do or might certain fruits be likelier in ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/11/2024
Understanding Sacrament
Thank you!
Baptism, confession, confirmation, Mass, marriage, holy orders, Last Rites are the sacred seven.
Perhaps Jesus Christ being baptized, calling for an "I'm sorry" to God and inventing the Last Supper respectively can be considered ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/11/2024
The Timeless Paths: a review of the book Holloway
The introductory paragraph describes some holloways as 18 feet (5.4864 meters) deep.
Do they have some expectable width?
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/11/2024
The Jesus' Wife Papyrus
The third subheading, The discussion, advises us that "The Vatican dismisses it [the Jesus' wife papyrus] as a forgery, but whether they think the forgery is modern or ancient is not clear."
Does that dismissal exist in public-access form?
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/11/2024
The British Flower Show
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Some Unitedstatesians employ leaf blowers -- as clippings, debris, dirt blowers -- for insect pest-free, insect pest-reduced control.
Some Unitedstatesians gather all those blown-together clippings, debris, dirt for composting even ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/11/2024
The afterlife: what Jesus taught and what developed later
The third paragraph to the third subheading, Other thoughts, advises us that "It was the doctrine of limbo that was the first time when I thought that a teacher was wrong. I was six at the time when the adorable Miss McLeish told us that there ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/11/2024
Reflections on the Monarch's Death
Probably. It was the norm at the time.
frankbeswick, on 04/11/2024
Reflections on the Monarch's Death
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Online sources attribute to William III (Nov 14, 1650-March 8, 1702) an approximate 30-day mourning period for his wife, Mary II (April 30, 1662-Dec. 28, 1694).
Did he wear black those 30-some days?
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/11/2024
The British Flower Show
Keeping the ground free of weeds to prevent cover for insects. Encouraging predators.
frankbeswick, on 04/11/2024
The British Flower Show
Keeping the ground free of weeds to prevent cover for insects. Encouraging predators.
frankbeswick, on 04/11/2024
Reflections on the Monarch's Death
She wore predominantly black.
frankbeswick, on 04/11/2024
Safety in British Mountains
We were taught in primary school that he would destroy it by fire, but that is a mere theological opinion. There are no other traditions that I know about. My stance is made clear in my response to Jehovah's witnesses. When they ask me whether I ...
frankbeswick, on 04/11/2024
The British Flower Show
Thank you!
Your last in-text image boosts my fresh garden-vegetable appetite perhaps as much as insect attendees'.
What methods did you employ to control insect attendance, particularly in the Tatton Show problem year?
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/10/2024
Reflections on the Monarch's Death
Thank you!
Online sources describe Queen Victoria as donning black every day for 40 years after the death of Prince Albert. Did she don black from head to foot or did she just don something, however major, however minor, black all that ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/10/2024