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The history of Christmas — (Reblog)

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The history of Christmas —

Viking Christmas — Bryn Donovan (Reblog)

How did the Norse Yule turn into a Viking Christmas celebration? In 940 to 961 AD, Haakon the Good was the king of Norway, and during his reign, the English court introduced him to Christianity. Haakon then tried to convert the rest of Norway. It must’ve been such an interesting time, with Viking Yule (or […]

Viking Christmas — Bryn Donovan

Christmas Miracle — writing to freedom (Reblog)

Christmas Miracle ~ a rare winter snow sparks childhood glee and magic shared heart to heart ~ ~ We haven’t had any snow in about 5 years, except for a couple of dustings that lasted mere hours. Even this miracle event was only about 2″ of snow, but it brought so much joy to those […]

Christmas Miracle — writing to freedom

Haiku: ‘Telling the Truth’

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Doubting all my life
The ancient tales I was told
Telling me the Truth

Copyright Francis 2020

Thought for the Day – 24 December – The Holy Family – Jesus — AnaStpaul (Reblog)

Thought for the Day – 24 December – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) The Holy Family – Jesus “We have in the Holy Family, the highest possible models of perfection – Jesus, Mary and Joseph.As God, Jesus is essentially holy.By means of the Hypostatic Union, this sanctity is transmitted also to His human nature.The […]

Thought for the Day – 24 December – The Holy Family – Jesus — AnaStpaul