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... also is full of idols ; they worship the work of their own hands , that which their own fingers have made " Isaiah 2 : 8 3 The ' he question of which priest would sprinkle 57 Child of the Catholics and of Protestants.
... also is full of idols ; they worship the work of their own hands , that which their own fingers have made " Isaiah 2 : 8 3 The ' he question of which priest would sprinkle 57 Child of the Catholics and of Protestants.
Página 59
3 The ' he question of which priest would sprinkle me at the baptismal font caused a nasty fight between my mother ... priests . The newlyweds made their home in Les Cayes , the original hometown of the Benedicts and Ledans , after my ...
3 The ' he question of which priest would sprinkle me at the baptismal font caused a nasty fight between my mother ... priests . The newlyweds made their home in Les Cayes , the original hometown of the Benedicts and Ledans , after my ...
Página 61
... harmless or consulting a Hougan or Manbo , or Vodoo priests and priestesses was a matter of self- defense . People were confused about God and his views on all of this . Some people even entered into covenant 61 Child of A Mountainous Land.
... harmless or consulting a Hougan or Manbo , or Vodoo priests and priestesses was a matter of self- defense . People were confused about God and his views on all of this . Some people even entered into covenant 61 Child of A Mountainous Land.
Página 64
... priests in Les Cayes and I could periodically kneel in the ornate wooden booth of the church confessional to unload my sins and as I believed then , receive forgiveness by promising to recite the prescribed number of " Hail Marys ” and ...
... priests in Les Cayes and I could periodically kneel in the ornate wooden booth of the church confessional to unload my sins and as I believed then , receive forgiveness by promising to recite the prescribed number of " Hail Marys ” and ...
Página 65
... priests , nuns , and the pious . There was always a good number of Vodooisants capitalizing on the crowd's lack of spiritual discernment to mix in their own rituals . Mary the mother of Jesus was a favorite honoree . Several titles were ...
... priests , nuns , and the pious . There was always a good number of Vodooisants capitalizing on the crowd's lack of spiritual discernment to mix in their own rituals . Mary the mother of Jesus was a favorite honoree . Several titles were ...
Conteúdo
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The making of a refugee | 103 |
Refugee | 139 |
A single blue suitcase well traveled | 173 |
Liberated daughter of a troubled people | 217 |
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Página 74 - Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you; 15 (For the Lord thy God is a jealous God among you;) lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
Página 57 - Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots: Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made: And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.