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garysibio (43)in #history • 7 years ago
St. Anthony of Padua, The Hammer of Heretics
"St. Anthony of Padua" by Francisco de Zurbaran (1640) St. Anthony of Padua Order: Order of Friars Minor (OFM) Honors: Doctor of the Church Born: 1195 (Lisbon, Portugal)…
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garysibio (43)in #history • 7 years ago
St. Adalbert of Prague
By Mihály Kovács - Fine Arts in Hungary:, Public Domain, St. Adalbert of Prague Born: 956 Died: 997 Feast: 23 Apr Patronage: Bohemia; Poland; Prussia Adalbert was born…
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garysibio (43)in #photography • 7 years ago
Surreal Landscape with Railroad Tracks (2014-09-19 12-32-55b)
The photo was taken near the Metra right-of-way at 116th Street in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. The original photo was taken with a Nikon Coolpix P7700 camera. I combined two…
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garysibio (43)in #christianity • 7 years ago
The Perpetual Virginity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
THE PERPETUAL VIRGINITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY by Gary J Sibio If a Catholic [1] and a Protestant were to get together and talk about Mary and her virginity, it is…
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garysibio (43)in #luminar • 7 years ago
Trying Out the Luminar for Windows Beta
Macphun's Luminar for Mac has been around for a while. They've been working on a Windows version and recently allowed people to download the beta version for free. If you are…
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garysibio (43)in #animals • 7 years ago
Grazing Llama (2015-04-28 15-03-34a)
There is just something peaceful about watching an animal graze. Living in Chicago there are not many opportunities to do that so, when we saw some llamas while on the way to a…
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garysibio (43)in #bible • 8 years ago
Did the Catholic Church Ever Forbid Reading the Bible?
A common claim among those who wish to discredit the Catholic Church is that, although it is permitted and even encouraged now, at times the Catholic Church has forbade its…
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garysibio (43)in #chicago • 8 years ago
Chicago's Railroad Bridge to Nowhere
Metropolitan West Side Elevated Bridge (2016-12-20 16-01-30b) The bridge, known as the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Bridge, is located between Heritage Avenue and Paulina…
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garysibio (43)in #nature • 8 years ago
Cattails
Cattails (2011-10-10 13-13-51) If you have spent any time around a pond anywhere in the northern hemisphere, you have most likely come across one or more of the species of…
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garysibio (43)in #history • 8 years ago
The Curious "History" of Mother Shipton, 16th century "prophetess"
Image courtesy of Wikipedia Sometimes in books and articles dealing with prophecy, especially those written from a Roman Catholic perspective, you will see quotations from an…
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garysibio (43)in #smartphone • 8 years ago
House Fly Macro Taken With a Smartphone
House Fly (2016-08-21 12-20-22) This photo was an experiment. I wanted to see how good my smartphone, a Motorola Droid Turbo 2, would do for taking macro photos. I found this…
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garysibio (43)in #politics • 8 years ago
Is the investigation into Trump and Russia going to do any good?
I have to wonder about how effective any investigation into Trump's ties to Putin is going to be. Based on what I'm seeing on social media, quite a few people, maybe even most…
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garysibio (43)in #landscape • 8 years ago
Panoramic Infrared Photography: Des Plaines River (Color & B&W)
Des Plaines River IR Panorama (Color) (2014-08-28 12-28-20 to 12-28-40b) Des Plaines River IR Panorama (B&W) (2014-08-28 12-28-20 to 12-28-40a) The photos were taken at…
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garysibio (43)in #history • 8 years ago
Simeon Stylites the Elder: Life at the Top
An 18th century icon of Simeon with his mother's corpse at the base of his pillar. Image courtesy of Wikipedia. St. Simeon Stylites the Elder, monk, confessor Also known as…
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garysibio (43)in #history • 8 years ago
Adrienne von Speyer: Doctor, Mystic, Stigmatist
Adrienne von Speyer Adrienne von Speyr (1902-1967) was a Swiss medical doctor, Catholic mystic and stigmatist. In addition to her medical work, she authored over 60 books on…
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garysibio (43)in #japanese • 8 years ago
Anderson Japanese Gardens
Anderson Japanese Gardens is located at 318 Spring Creek Road in Rockford, Illinois. Rockford is located in Winnebago County in north central Illinois. A Rockford businessman…
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garysibio (43)in #japan • 8 years ago
Takashi Nagai: A Doctor at Nagasaki
"Love everyone and trust His providence and you will find peace. I have tried it and I can assure you it is so." -- Takashi Nagai Takashi Nagai was born on 03 Feb 1908.…
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garysibio (43)in #chicago • 8 years ago
Chicago History: The New Devon Theater
Assyrian American Association (2017-03-09 13-52-37a) In the early 20th century, Chicago was known for its many movie theaters. Some closed quickly, a very small number are…
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garysibio (43)in #fish • 8 years ago
Balloon Belly Mollies
Also known as: Balloon Molly or Bubble Belly Molly The closer fish is a male; the one in the background is a female. One of the great fish for beginners to tropical fish is…
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garysibio (43)in #history • 8 years ago
The Rather Grotesque History of the Guillotine
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. NOTICE: If you have a weak stomach, you may want to sit this one out. The guillotine is a method of execution in which the person to be…
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