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Fleur @Fleura (34957) • United Kingdom 5 Oct

Sometimes change comes gradually, sometimes it happens in jumps. In my lifetime for example, homosexuality has gone from just about being decriminalized to now practically being celebrated and gay marriage being legal. In the...

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How Much Lower Can a Man Go?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189825) • Boise, Idaho 24 Jan 25

I am so sick of him already.....and now this. Trump has said how religious he is and such a god-fearing man. He invites folks to the Washington D.C. church and hears a sermon. The Bishop spoke about most immigrants being good...

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Short Story: The book of life. Which page affects you the most?

emptychair @innertalks (23736) • Australia 21 Oct 21

The good Bishop, Arwin Curchwold, was giving a talk on life, and its meaning. Here is a transcript of his talk: "I was thinking, this morning, as I lay in bed that life is like a book, that we can either read, or write."...

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Short Story: The Bishop's letter

emptychair @innertalks (23736) • Australia 23 Jun 21

The old Bishop, Father Fredlick Rovsky, was already retired as a priest, and he was now living in an old people's home for retired priests. He wrote a letter to his brother, a self-proclaimed atheist. Here is his...

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Short Story: Nobody, but nobody, is a nobody's child.

emptychair @innertalks (23736) • Australia 1 Feb 21

Jack Rodgert, a long-time Catholic priest, now a Bishop, was walking along the river bank, in his local city, when he saw a young teenage boy asleep, under one of the bridges there. It looked to the Bishop, as if this boy...

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Short Story: God is always a Loving God.

emptychair @innertalks (23736) • Australia 26 Nov 20

Bishop George Gertoid was giving his weekly sermon at his church. This week his talk was about God, entitled: "God is always a loving God." Here is what he said: "Fury, anger, rage, vengeance, violence,...

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Can you enumerate the twelve apostles?

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 5 Sep 20

A bishop was ranting, his fifth grade teacher admonished him for putting Paul the Apostle among the twelve apostles, and when he complained, his teacher asked him where in the Bible is it written Paul was among the twelve...

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In Nigeria...

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 17 Feb 20

I was listening and yet again to Fr. Donald Calloway's lecture on the Holy Rosary. This was 2015. He mentioned how a Bishop from Nigeria, Oliver Doeme, endorsed his book even if it was not yet finished. And he also mentioned Boko...

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Priests cannot absolve this

kenshin2143 @kenshin2143 (1880) • Philippines 19 Jan 13

Our teacher in theology yesterday told us that among the sins of men, sins related to abortion is one that priests cannot absolve. Only bishops are given the authority to absolve such crime. However, there are also some priest...

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Church organization

2timothy @2timothy (794) • Philippines 21 Sep 09

The Catholic church has the pope, cardinals, archbishops, bishops, priest, and deacons respectively in the said order. Similarly, Protestant churches have minister, head pastor, assistant pastor, deputy pastor, elders, deacons, If...

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Of birth controls and religion

juliefaye @juliefaye (1214) • Philippines 16 Jul 08

The catholic bishops is threatening to raise the issue of the so-called anti-life bills before the Supreme Court should they be passed and even issued a pastoral letter where they said Catholic political leaders who vote for death...

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Anyone, who read The Black Jewels

meritkay @meritkay (11) • Germany 12 Apr 08

who read the Black Jewles by Anne Bishop? which is your favourite part, which character do you like best? I like Dreams made of Flesh, best and my favourite Character is Lucivar

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Stupid theives - Would you steal a bishops car?

chillymullet @chillymullet (181) • United States 28 Jan 08

I just read a news article that said a man had stolen A Bishops car! Do you think he knew. What do you have to say for this person? Add me as a friend

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Missing Bishop & new prospect in training

vpbanjo @vpbanjo (28) • United States 19 Oct 07

I miss Bishop very, very much. My new friend, a 5m old yellow lab, is helping me by keeping me active. He at the moment has no name. We have been together for about 11 days. I hope very soon to have a name for my new...

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Indulgences: Plenary and Partial - Do You Believe In Them?

DarlingGirl @DarlingGirl (745) • United States 6 May 07

I looked both up today via Google because I was so intrigued with the idea. I had just come from my local dumpster, where I picked up two padded envelopes and an eBay shipping box. You wouldn't believe what I save in packing...

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The Bishop Visiting - You Can Start Giggeling Now, - ! :o)

Marja @buenavida (9984) • Sweden 25 Mar 07

A bishop decided to visit a priest to see how things were going in his congregation. He had not announced his visit in advance so there was nobody home in the parsonage. But he saw that the light was on in the church. So he...

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Hello Chess players around the community

itpranay @itpranay (37) • India 22 Nov 06

This is pranay.I am district level player officially in chess.Do you like mistrious moves of pawns,bishop,rook etc.always find troublesome which one is best black or white.time to add yourself in chess gaming.no matter its offline...