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Book Review: The Avenging Saint by Leslie Charteris

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (310) • United Kingdom 21 May 23

I've just finished the fourth book in the adventures of Simon Templar - “The Avenging Saint”. First published with the title “Knight Templar” in 1930, this is a direct sequel to “The Saint Closes the Case”, which I read and...

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Short story: The Saint who could read people’s hearts/souls

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 25 Oct 21

It was reported that the great Saint, Pedro Amothka, could read minds, hearts, souls, and consciences, of other people. He only did this when it was requested of him to do so, though, to try to aid someone to find their...

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Can you do a Matthew?

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 20 Sep 21

Matthew was privileged and learned. He was a publican. That means, in the time of the Romans ruling, he was a Jewish tax collector. Known as Matthew of Galilee, his name literally means 'gift of God.' Perhaps conscious of the...

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"O Buona Ventura"

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 14 Jul 21

My good fortune yesterday my favorite 'Saint' movie starring Val Kilmer was on my suggested list. Sprawled on the couch, legs up, while reviewing the saint-spy infiltrating Russian affairs. By pure luck, the movie was followed by...

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With Lilies and a Dagger.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 5 Jul 21

Listening to true-to-life stories was my cup of tea. Back in High School, I looked forward to my Religion class because our teacher, a beautiful young postulant named Miss Dungca, narrated the most wonderful stories of people from...

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December 27.

Aleskys Cardozo @Aleskys (5879) • Venezuela 27 Dec 20

Today is a very important date for my city because it is the day that Saint Benedict's Day is celebrated, it is a day in which the parishioners attend to visit it and as it is so crowded and they attend from many States the saint...

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Thank You, Padre Pio!

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 23 Sep 20

Every morning a suffering. My daughter, the doctor, said that every time she is home, I grimace in pain over a part of a body. No ouch nor screaming of the sort, just curling in agony waiting for the piercing pain or muscle cramp...

The Sycamore Tree

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 18 Nov 19

The old priest who gives me cracked Hosts in Communion is back. He said he went on a journey to Galilee to see the Bible come alive before his very eyes. The tour team guide of which the old priest was part of, paused long enough...

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Our Patron Saint...

Sharon Artes @CzianneL_Andrea (283) • San Pedro, Philippines 1 Nov 19

Today, we celebrate All Saints Day in the Philippines. ( I believe it may vary depending on geographic location of that Catholic country celebrating the said feast -as also noted by@justforhim-Thanks! ) On the illustration is one...

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Even Bees go to church

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 28 Sep 19

While attending church mass, there was this really annoying bee buzzing around the place. We tried our best to ignore it but were forced to shoe it away when ever it gets too closed. But then I noticed a bunch of lowers near...

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Mystery of the Blessed Trinity.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 16 Jun 19

The Mystery of the Blessed Trinity has always been baffling even the intelligent of minds, It is just difficult to mathematically conclude that 1 is equal to 3. No way. Thus, the doubt. The unbelief. Years ago, I heard someone...

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TV Review The Saint Episode One The Talented Husband

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 29 Jul 18

Crime Writer Leslie Charteris created The Saint in the 1920's. Simon (The Saint) Templar was a sauve wise-cracking private detective, who had made his fortune by stealing from crooks and acting as a modern day Robin Hood. He...

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Happy Patrick's Day!

Albena Ivanova @WriterAI (5373) • Bulgaria 17 Mar 18

Happy Patrick's Day to all of you that celebrate it today! It's a green coloured day as I see. Google also marks it as a Google Doodle. And also all of us should remember Saint Patrick's biography. Have a nice day!...

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St Munchin - Patron Saint of McDonalds?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Jan 18

There must be hundreds and hundreds of saints around the place and some seem very obscure. In County Limerick in Ireland we came across St Munchin. When we lived in a suburb in Perth, Western Australia, our two boys went to a...

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Halloween isn't tradition. Undas is.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 31 Oct 17

I did get to read stories of Jack o' lantern and pumpkin pies when I was a child. That's all about the knowledge of the western tradition called Halloween that I know. In the Philippines, 31 October is the eve of All Soul's Day,...

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Preston Heritage Weekend – Diary Saturday 9th September 2017 St Wilfred’s Church

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 13 Sep 17

My second to the last tour on the first day of Preston’s Heritage weekend was a visit to this lovely church dating back to 1793, though heavily rebuilt in the Victorian era. Its founder, a priest called Father Daddy Dunn also...

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Christmas Eve Trivia

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 24 Dec 16

St. Nicolas is the patron saint of Moscow, Greece and Russia. He is the saint of unmarried girls and sailors. What a mixture, huh? In Italy it is tradition for a witch(or old lady) named Befana to deliver gifts to good children...

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Mother Teresa Is an Inspiration

@acelawrites @acelawrites (19272) • Philippines 4 Sep 16

I watched the live coverage of the CNN on the canonization Mass for Mother Teresa, of the Daughters of Charity, and of Kolkata (now Calcutta), India. Over the years, she had been an inspiration for all, even to non-Catholics,...

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Nothing better than making good things

123playa123 @supervalon (1208) • North Las Vegas, Nevada 20 Jul 16

My mom went to the market 20 minutes ago, and she was kinda late than usual. When she came home she was panting. Finally got a breath and told me that she found a phone couple meters away from my building, which there is a parking...

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WHEN THE DESTINY TAKES A REVERSE TURN.....

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 29 Jun 16

Previously the house in which we were living was quite good and comfortable. The owner of the house, in those days, was a billionaire with many Estates and he was always in White Indian Dress (Dhoti, Kurta, and a Turban). He was a...

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