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This year we are celebrating the “Jubilee“ in Italy, a Holy Year celebrated by the Catholic Church, a year of hope and a time for reflection and forgiveness. #Jubilee

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Hail all ye #FoodandLit lovers!

This year we are celebrating the "Jubilee" in Italy, a Holy Year celebrated by the Catholic Church, a year of hope and a time for reflection and forgiveness. Religious or not, we want to celebrate Italy all year long! That‘s right! Every time you read about Italy or eat Italian food, we want you to celebrate it here! I‘m going to try to read 1 book and eat at least 1x or 10x Italian food each month. ⬇️

p. 25: 'By the eleventh century... the church congregation formed a similar grouping to that of its members' everyday lives. One often began, continued, and ended one's spiritual life in the local church. One went there with one's neighbors. Most churches would grow in size in later times, but the essential parish church community had now been created.'

Started. Looking forward very much to learning what church was like for my ancestors. Recommended to me by Tudor historian Norman Jones.

#UniteAgainstBookBans and #LetUtahRead

Recent acquisitions:

📖 Going to Church in Medieval England by Nicholas Orme
📖 The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation by Ian Mortimer

#UniteAgainstBookBans and #LetUtahRead

#poetrymatters
#venerable
@TheSpineView

#bookspin Christianity and Liberalism
#doublespin The Wolf Hunt
#bookspinbingo #blackout #august

I picked this up when we were in Pennsylvania last month. It was written by an insider, so it avoids stereotyping, yet the author doesn‘t shy away from exploring all the divisions and dissensions that have happened over the last 250 years. I loved it. (Picture from our trip.)

#CoverLove #Angel had this one a long time

★★☆☆☆

I'm glad I read this as an influential historical document, but wow! Despite my strict religious upbringing and lifelong fascination with Christian monasticism, I was somehow not prepared for just how authoritarian Benedict's Rule would be.