Anti-Catholic Chronicles Section B
What began as a dispute about divorce between England’s King Henry VIII and Pope Clement VII mushroomed into a civil war and a long-lasting hatred of Catholics by English Protestants.
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The Anti-Catholic Chronicles: Chapter I Section A Introduction
It is fitting that a Baltimore newspaper should publish a monograph about anti-Catholicism in America. Maryland was a colony founded for Catholics, and Lord Baltimore, after whom the city was named, was Catholic. Maryland is also the home of the oldest Catholic Church in the original 13 colonies—St. Francis Xavier was founded in 1731 in Compton.
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An aborted ride: Richmond to Richmond
Over the past two years, I had made some desultory attempts nearby but without success: the Baltimore Bayview yard and Hyattsville, MD. The latter was a particular waste of time because CSX upgraded the tracks long ago, making the trains too fast to jump, but I lazily hoped against hope to find a train stopped for clearance or the like. The last failed attempt was in late November, when in a bit of Murphy’s law, I found 2 repairmen adjusting a crossing signal. At a time like that, there would be no trains, period.
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Hannah Dukkha Nirvana: The Second Book of Trinity, Set 1, #3
Photo purchased from Ironica/Shutterstock.com Author’s Note: This chapter is a continuation of the story that is being written in three
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Hannah Dukkha Nirvana: The Second Book of Trinity, Set 1, #2
Photo purchased from Ironica/Shutterstock.com Set 1, #2: The Devil-Girl’s Tale … So, Hannah-Manna and the baker story is pretty cute,
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Hannah Dukkha Nirvana: The Second Book of Trinity, Set 1, #1
Photo purchased from Ironica/Shutterstock.com Set 1, #1: The God-Girl’s Tale … Wow, I would, like say that the first part
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Hannah Dukkha Nirvana: The First Book of Trinity, Set 3, #3
Ironica/Shutterstock.com Set 3, #3: The Others’ Tale … Like, OMG! We are almost through the first part of our journey.
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Hannah Dukkha Nirvana: First Book of Trinity, Set 3, #2
Photo by Ironica/Shutterstock.com The School-Girl’s Tale … She preferred the smart, pretty, and unique child of the universe. People like
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Hannah Dukkha Nirvana: First Book of Trinity, Set 3, #1
Photo by Ironica/Shutterstock.com The Ghost-Girl’s Tale … Like, so far, I talked about fathers and sons, their stories, you know,
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Hannah Dukkha Nirvana: First Book of Trinity, Set 2, #3
Photo from Ironica/Shutterstock.com Set 2, #3 The Son’s Girls’ Tale … Oh, right, you wanna, uhm, know about the lonely
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