Manresa

Woman, 96, and son die in flat blaze

A 96-year-old woman and her 60-year-old son died of smoke inhalation this morning in a fire at their home in the Font dels Capellans district of Manresa (Barcelona). Two other men, aged 66 and 74, one of whom lived in the same...

Catholic Pilgrimage Tours - Oct 2008 He ...

Catholic Pilgrimage Tours - Oct 2008 Here are the October 2008 to November 2009 Catholic Pilgrimage Tour schedules from Arlina Onglao of Journeys of Faith, Inc.OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 10, 2008 (GOLD Edition) HOLY LAND & ANCIENT...

Tolstoy’s finch, linnet mania, and a false etymology of “shibboleth”

The following description of birdsong contests is taken from Josep Pla’s brilliant anecdotography of Rafael Puget, Un señor de Barcelona, and is mid- to late-19th century (Versión española): Singing competitions A fondness for...