Tag: monastery
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July 17, 2008 11:23 PM EDT --
An Old Mosque
The Hazreti Suleyman Camii is a twelfth-century mosque in the Kurdish city of Diyarbakir that . . . more
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July 26, 2006 11:11 PM EDT --
Tucked among the mountains in the northernmost reaches of China's Yunnan Province, Deqin county is home to 55,000 people, 80 percent of whom are Tibetan. I entered Yunnan Province from Laos . . . more
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April 24, 2006 09:32 AM EDT --
I took the jacket off the book, as fast as I could, and laid it on the glass plate of my Epson 4990 Perfection. (Why the hell did Epson create a line of scanners bearing the word Perfection on them? Did . . . more
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August 31, 2006 02:55 PM EDT --
(You will find the actual veil on my page under my pictures.)
Pope Benedict XVI plans to visit a remote monastery in the Abruzzo region east of Rome to see a small piece of cloth that appears . . . more
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April 02, 2006 04:26 PM EDT --
In this most eloquent memoir, Bissell debuts a fine literary talent that will not be forgotten and should not be missed. It is with beauty and grace that we are taken on the journey of a young girl who longs . . . more
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May 29, 2006 10:44 AM EDT --
The Transformation of Beatrix or, Beryl Walks into a Room...
...and the place is immediately fresh and bright. We turn to see a slight, alluring woman dressed in understated elegance. . . . more
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May 12, 2007 12:30 AM EDT --
Have you ever wondered why people make the choices they do? Sitting down with Beryl Singleton Bissell's fabulous memoir, The Scent of God, is like sitting with a good friend over coffee, . . . more
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July 26, 2007 07:39 AM EDT --
July 2, 2008 I am leaving tomorrow to repeat this event -- 10 days of silence. I will miss my fellow Gatherers and will probably wonder what you are up to. If you are wondering what I'm . . . more
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August 29, 2008 04:18 PM EDT --
Come take a walk with me through the picturesque village of Amorbach, Germany, located about an hour from Frankfurt and an hour and 45 minutes from Stuttgart (for Christina:).
We never planned . . . more
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February 09, 2007 09:31 PM EST --
Book three of the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz has lived up to the greatness created in the first of the series. In the first book, "Odd Thomas," we are introduced to the dynamic character . . . more
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April 29, 2008 07:10 PM EDT --
Slides of Little Portion Hermitage where the Brothers and Sisters of Charity live. Everything burned to the ground: chapel, kitchen, offices, warehouse with inventory. Gone.
They ask for prayers. . . . more
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July 28, 2007 03:47 PM EDT --
As we drive from Delphi to Kalambaka, the sunny weather our tour group enjoyed at the beginning of the week has given way to a mixture of clouds, haze, mists, and rain. We are staying in Kalambaka . . . more
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June 15, 2008 05:36 AM EDT --
Solovetsky Monastery: Gulag Or Fortress Or Monastery
Solovetsky Monastery, founded in the late 1420's by the monks, Gherman & Savvatiy of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery. This important . . . more
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August 03, 2007 11:39 AM EDT --
Terminado. Finito. Finished! The final stop on my eleven week book blog tour. Were some of you wondering just how long this book blog tour would continue? Just how much more could you learn about a book . . . more
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November 03, 2007 08:27 AM EDT --
I was transfixed by the news from Rangoon in September — pictures and headlines juxtaposing the gentlest of traditions and the harshest of regimes. But as often happens when religion enters the . . . more
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November 26, 2007 05:49 PM EST --
If you are planning a trip to Cyprus and you want to experience something a little different, then the Troodos Mountains may be just the place for you.
Best visited in the spring, the Troodos . . . more
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March 14, 2007 10:58 PM EDT --
Percheska Laavra Treasures Decaying & Perishing
Percheska Lavra's golden domes have held dominance over Kyiv for a millennium. Visitors are awed by its history, beauty & . . . more
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August 12, 2008 09:09 PM EDT --
A while back I wrote an extensive article about the high speed train to Lhasa Tibet. My critical response to an Article in WIRED Magazine, which wrongly extolled its engineering “virtues” and amazing . . . more
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April 18, 2006 03:17 PM EDT --
Rus: Kyiv's History of St. Sofia Cathedral
Sofyevska Sobor, St. Sophia Cathedral, is a world famous archituectural marvel as well as a historical landmark. It built in . . . more
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March 29, 2007 12:07 AM EDT --
I have written three historical mysteries featuring the eighteenth-century Jesuit, Ignaz Pfefferkorn, S.J. (Sonora Wind, Ill Wind; I'll Come To Thee By Moonlight; and The Storks of La Caridad). The . . . more
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