[The following is an article from an old British magazine. I used to have a copy on my website, but it died years ago. My dad asked it I could re-post it to Facebook for him, but I wasn't sure it would be too large (3 1/2 typewritten pages). So I'm posting it here for reference.]
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From my friend, larmer:

A friend on LJ mused the question (came upon him while shovelling snow) and I thought that you might have an answer. "Regardless, out of nowhere, I suddenly wondered if the concept of a "Christian Bodhisattva" makes any sense." Your thoughts please?Following are are some thoughts on the matter. (Warning, it runs a little long ( Read more... )

I should have posted this yesterday, but I was ... distracted.
I remember the day. I remember the launch. I remember the speech. The poem "High Flight" became one of my favourites.

[Note the following is something I posted on a Robin Hood-related list called "The Greenwood" that I belong to. I was complemented by another list member for the "Interesting thoughts and analyzis", so I thought I'd repost here. Enjoy. BTW, I was responding to a previous post, in case you're wondering who "Edwin" is.]( Read more... )

* I can't believe I'm the only one my FL that posted about Groundhog Day yesterday ( Read more... )

All the hype surrounding Obama's Inauguration has prompted some on my Friends List to post about historical events in their lives. Here's my list:

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A rather long essay, but both an interesting historical analysis and some controversial perspectives on the present:

http://fpb.livejournal.com/364850.html

Today is the Fifth day of Christmas. It's a little bit different than the preceding three days as traditionally there was no specific focus for this day (unlike the charity associated with the Feast of Stephen, or the antics associated with Childermas). However, it and the remaining seven days of Christmas (between now and Epiphany, or the Feast ( Read more... )

Today is Childermas, or the Feast of the Holy Innocents, in Western European tradition (Syrian and Chaldean tradition observed it yesterday and the Eastern Orthodox will observe it tomorrow).

The haunting "Coventry Carol" was written as part of a mystery play, The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors, that commemorated the events:

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Happy Second Day of Christmas!

Today is the traditional second day of Christmas, a tradition that has mostly been lost in our modern, North American society, more's the pity ( Read more... )