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Indonesian Volcano Erupts Again
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Mark Herringshaw
Mount Merapi, the volatile Indonesian volcano has erupted again killing more than 100 people. Today’s blast was the most powerful eruption in more than a century. Dozens of bodies were found today after searing gas avalanched down on villages below the mountain. Houses and trees were torched and whole communities were incinerated as residents fled.…
All Saints Day – Hope in the Teeth of Death
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Mark Herringshaw
Today is “All Saints Day,” following last night, “Halloween” or “All Hallows Eve.” What we call “Halloween” has its origin in an ancient Celtic festival to remember the dead called “Samhain.” By the 800s the Celts had become Christian and they “converted” their pagan celebration into a Christian holy day honoring those who had had…
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