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In the following decades, numerous Mother’s Day efforts sprang up. One was in 1904, by the administrator of the University of Notre Dame, Frank Hering, After observing students sending penny postcards to their mothers, he proposed “setting aside one day in the year as a nationwide memorial to the memories of mothers and motherhood,” writing: “Throughout history the great men of the world have given their credit for their achievements to their mothers. The Holy Church recognizes this, as does Notre Dame.” The person who successfully made Mother’s Day into a nation...

Philomène Faye, President of the Legion of Mary of Senegal/Charles Senghor/LCA A number of Catholic movements in Senegal have just finished a three-day prayer campaign for national reconciliation following deadly violence last month that shook the normally peaceful West African nation. Angry protests and looting broke on March 3 after political opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was arrested after being accused of rape -- allegations he vehemently denies. The government this week opened an investigation into last month's violence that it says left five people dead. The opposition says at least ...

Life Sketch of James Weldon Johnson Author: James Weldon Johnson Early Life and Education On June 17, 1871, James Weldon Johnson was born in Jacksonville, Florida, to James Johnson, a Virginian, who served as the headwaiter at a resort hotel, and Helen Louise Dillet, a Bahamian, who served as the first black, female educator in the state of Florida. The Weldons raised their son to be a strong and independent. James remained a free-thinking individual as his parents had instilled in him the knowledge that he could achieve any level of success for which he desired to strive. Johnson attended...

ANOTHER FACTOID Is it really true that the Great Wall of China can be seen from space? No, it can't. The myth originated in 1904 in Henry Norman’s The People and Politics of the Far East. It was reinforced in 1938 in Richard Halliburton’s Second Book of Marvels - The Orient and resurfaced once more during the Apollo moon landings and shuttle era. In 2003 China’s first astronaut Yang Liwei was disappointed when he couldn’t see the Great Wall from space, but in 2004 Leroy Chiao saved the day by taking a photo of it through a telephoto lens from the international space station.

50 Most Popular Biblical Baby Names By Ellen Dewitt, Stacker News On 3/5/21 at 8:00 PM EST What's in a name? Well, when it comes to biblical names, the answer is: plenty. Names from the Bible have been popular as long as the Good Book has existed, and many have grown steadily in usage in recent years. A few biblical characters made names for themselves performing miracles, like Aaron, who transformed his walking staff into a serpent and showed that he could bring on plagues of blood, frogs, and lice. Isaiah predicted the virgin birth of Christ, and Gabriel was the archangel who told the Vi...