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24
Nov
2009
Praising the philosophers: our place in religious intolerance

2 days ago by Gareth Hughes

Tomorrow, 25 November, is the feast of St Catherine the Great Martyr of Alexandria (ἡ Ἁγία Αἰκατερίνη ἡ Μεγαλομάρτυς της Ἀλεξάνδρειας, hē Hagia Aikaterinē hē Megalomartys tēs Alexandreias). It is also the commemoration of Isaac Watts, famous hymnwriter, in the Church of England calendar (and surely ...

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20
Oct
2009
Two drunken irishmen, funny joke?

37 days ago by A.G silta

Okay: A bartender stood at his bar, cleaning the top when a deathly drunk man walks in. He plops down on one of the stools and bangs his fist on the counter. "Oi! Barkeep! One bottle ‘o yer finest irish whiskey!" the bartender goes and gets the whiskey and a glass and pours a drink. "And leave the b ...

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19
Sep
2009
Mount Sinai and the Sinai Peninsula

68 days ago by Gayle

From Cairo and with a different crew we took a 7 hour bus ride to St Catherine. On the ride we took the tunnel under the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal runs through Egypt separating Egypt from the Sinai Peninsula. It links the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea and is big business in Egypt. The canal is ...

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20
Aug
2009
Saint Catherine’s Monastery

98 days ago by admin

The Orthodox Monastery of St Catherine stands at the foot of Mount Horeb where, the Old Testament records, Moses received the Tablets of the Law. The mountain is known and revered by Muslims as Jebel Musa. The monastery contains a Basilica, Chapel, Charnel House, Well, Library, Gallery and Mosque wh ...

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13
Aug
2009
Saint Catherine of Sweden, Patron Saint

105 days ago by Administrator

Saint Catherine was born in the year 1331 in Sweden. Her mother was Saint Bridget of Sweden. Saint Catherine of Sweden was the fourth child conceived by Saint Bridget and her husband Ulf. St. Catherine is remembered by many as the patron saint of pregnant mothers, but more specifically against abort ...

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12
Aug
2009
Saint Catherine of Siena, Patron Saint

106 days ago by Administrator

Saint Catherine was born on March 25, 1347 in Siena. Saint Catherine of Siena was one of twenty-six children in her family. Her family was not wealthy, but certainly not poor either. Saint Catherine is remembered as the patron saint of philosophers. St. Catherine grew up as a peculiar child, she spe ...

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11
Aug
2009
Saint Catherine of Bologna, Patron Saint

107 days ago by Administrator

Saint Catherine was born in the year 1413 in Bologna. Saint Catherine of Bologna is remembered by most as the patron saint of artists. Her father was an important diplomat, and Catherine’s family was fairly well off. When St. Catherine was just eleven years old, her father sent her to gain knowledge ...

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10
Aug
2009
Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Patron Saint

108 days ago by Administrator

Saint Catherine was born around the year 282 in Alexandria, Egypt. Saint Catherine of Alexandria’s parents were of some sort of nobility in the region and she lived an easy life during her early years. She is known as the patron saint of potters, mechanics, and students. St. Catherine began her life ...

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The Nightmare of GM Foods

108 days ago by James Bourque

By Melanie Segala “You have to know where your food is coming from.” These words of warning were spoken by biologist and plant expert, Arpad Puszati at a gathering of concerned citizens in St. Catherine’s, Ontario earlier this year.1 As far back as 1998, Dr. Puszati’s research at the Rowett Research ...

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