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73Illinois High School Football Playoffs
Today marks the last weekend of the regular season of high school football in the state of Illinois. The grueling nine week schedule ends for some schools but the intensity picks up for 256 schools who...
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90The Roman Catholic Tradition of Eating Fish on Fridays
The practice of fasting and abstaining from certain foods is an ancient one that has been practiced by many religions. In the early years of Christianity in Europe, the Church instituted the practice of...
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88Catholic Symbols
Contains pictures and explanations of the different Catholic symbols, these symbols act as badges of faith, teaching tools and aids on the journey towards an understanding of complex philosophies.
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84St. Lorenzo Ruiz - First Filipino Saint and Martyr
Lorenzo Ruiz was born in Binondo, Manila between 1600 and 1610. The exact date of his birth is unknown since the baptismal records of the church of Binondo were destroyed. Lorenzo had a Chinese father and a...
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82Bonfire Night in England--Remember, Remember the 5th of November-Guy Fawkes-England's first terrorist gang?
England is a strange place and its people rather quirky. At least I think they are and I was born and bred in England, and still live there. There can be few places around the world that would still...
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81Know Your Saints, A Prayer Guide
I come from a Catholic household. Catholic of the Irish variety. I qualify this because different ethnicities have special saints they pray to and have festivals to honor. I thought today would be a good day...
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75A Degree Of Patriotism In The Knight's Of Columbus
The first charter membership of the newly formed 4th Degree of the Knight's Of Columbus was in 1900. They had a Grand Exemplification in New York at the Lenox Lyceum. 1200+ 3rd Degree candidates attended the...
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85"Bringing in the May" - the history and culture of the traditional English May Day
May Day celebrations in England have a rich and diverse history. Strands of the festivals come from different pagan, polytheistic, and Christian traditions, all of which became mixed together over the years. ...
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80Jose Rizal the Philippines National Hero
December 30 may be known for plenty other events that have occurred throughout history but in the South East Asian region, particularly in Philippines, December 30 1896 marked the execution of Jose Rizal,...
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