http://mills.academia.edu/KirbyKimber/Papers/368463/Head_Covering_Among_Catholic_Laity

Because you dont often  hear anything GOOD about Muslim/Christian relations i bring you some good news for a change

In Egypt, after the terrorism and attacks on Coptic Christians, many Muslims volunteered to be human shields at the Coptic Christian Services.  These majority Muslims by the thousands turned out at services and candlelight vigils.
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BBC films an English women's choir trying to replicate Vivaldi's all women performances of his music. He wrote for an all woman choir, and the contention has always been whether the bass and tenor lines were "guest performers" or not.

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over on catholicism  the fact that we have at LEAST two really cool fan geeks was revealed....
For Christian Trekkies...

vavma' Qun qo'Daq SoHtaHbogh
quvjaj ponglIj.
ghoSjaj wo'lIj 'ej qo'vamDaq,
bIQapqang'chu'jaj; Qun qo'Daq rur.
jaj Soj ghonob 'ej
quvHa'ghachmeymaj ghonobHa';
quvHa'ghachmey manobchuqHa' rur.
tlhu'ghachDaq ghoDevQo'
'ach mIghvo' ghotoD

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i have been making Rosaries , as usual. and browsing around some web pages... again as usual....
and... i found a few more books that are really good resources for religion, and religious life in the SCA time period.

HERE is the link to one called "Spiritual Combat" first published in Venice by   in 1589 ! a new book to add to my period collection! ( Read more... )

My dear friend Lynn,   
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as i was distributing Faerie Con fliers today on South Street, i was . umm..... overwhelmed by a group of dancing Jews in full prayer shawls carrying a Torah ( Read more... )