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FAITHFUL WOMAN (RUTH)
Naomi with her Two Daughters-in-Law-ChagallPerhaps no woman is more “immortalized” in the Old Testament than RUTH, a widow and a Moabite who became the daughter-in-law of Rahab. Ruth's story is a...
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(STOLEN LAMB - BATHSHEBA)
Bathsheba- Paul CezanneAnother woman mentioned in Jesus' genealogy is only referred to as "Uriah's wife" (Matthew 1:6), emphasizing the fact that BATHSHEBAbecame King David's wife only after committing...
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THE MOTHER OF ALL PEOPLES
J. Kirk RichardsThe fifth and final woman listed in Matthew's genealogy is Jesus' mother, MARY. She is depicted as a young woman, a virgin, who was engaged to Joseph. Engagements were serious contracts...
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A BLESSED CHRISTMAS
This year I chose as my personal Christmas card the lovely "Madonna of the Fir Tree" which I first saw some years ago when our then Archbishop Brunette used it as his greeting. Other than the gentle,...
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CHRISTMAS ROSE
J. Kirk RichardsThe Child Jesus to Mary, the RoseA Ballade John Lydgate, OSBTranslated by Jacob RiyeffMy Father above, seeing your hopeful meekness,spread balm like dew on Roses where you stoodand sent...
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FLIGHT
When the Magi came in search of Jesus, they go to Herod the Great in Jerusalem and ask where to find the newborn "King of the Jews". Herod becomes paranoid that the Child will threaten his throne, and...
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SHAW ISLAND WINTER DOLDRUMS
Shaw Island Landing- Cindy MargritzThis winter has been a strange one in the history of our small isolated island. Last winter, for the first time in anyone's memory the store closed for the winter....
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UNIQUE EDUCATION
Into the New Year I thought I would do a few blogs on our Island life- past and present.When I came to Shaw Island, almost 30 years ago, our island school was one room with one teacher, K thru 8...
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SHAW LIBRARY & HISTORICAL MUSEUM
I have a special place in my heart for our island library & museum. First of all I am a voracious reader and secondly I served on the Library board for 5 years at one point. Because our library is...
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ISLAND ART- RESCUED
In our previous blog on the Shaw Library we mentioned that MALCOLM CAMERONand his wife Babs donated the land for the library, but there is more to this man then just his generosity to the island....
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HENRY'S LEGACY TO SHAW
In several of the past blogs on Island life, I have mentioned HENRY DELBERT HOFFMAN, who was a much revered man, know for his humor, simple life and generosity.He was born on September 28, 1929 in...
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NEW YEAR - NEW ABBESS
We rejoice that yesterday February 1 our new Abbess, Reverend Mother Lucia Kuppens, was elected. She is the 3rd Abbess of the Abbey of Regina Laudis and will probably be the last Abbess who knew our...
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REEFNETTERS ONCE AGAIN ON MONASTERY LAND
Reefnet Boats on Monastery Land- Ned GriffinFor over 30 years our local fisherman on Shaw stored their reef net boats on our beach- what I call "saluvial muck" (bay mud). It takes seconds at low tide...
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PRE(TTY)-FAB NEIGHBORS
Our closest neighbors- just a pasture away- are two retired teachers, who, when they decided to build a new home, knew they wanted an energy-efficient, no-stress Passive House design. The...
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MONASTERY ARCHITECT- ANOTHER HENRY
OLR MonasteryThis is the last Blog on the history of Shaw. HENRY KLEIN the architect who build the home that is now our monastery, passed away in 2013, in Mt. Vernon, WA.at the age of 92. He was born...
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CRUCIFIXION - ASH WEDNESDAY
Welsh artist John Petts - DetailThis Lent I would like to focus on the CRUCIFIXION of CHRIST and some modern artists who are "fixated" on this most Sacred event.The crucifixion of Jesus has been...
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THE FIVE FINGER PRAYER FOR LENT
Our Holy Father Pope Francis has given us an easy way to pray- this Lent- and always. It is a prayer that keeps us mindful of all who need our prayers. Just spread out your hand and use each finger...
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SUFFERING CHRIST- A PEACEFUL REVOLUTION
This week we present an artist who lived in, what I consider one of the most beautiful cities in the world, where I spent one month, ten years after the Velvet Revolution. Czech artist JAROSLAV...
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CHRIST CRUCIFIED IN NICARAGUA
Our artist for this second week of Lent is JOSE IGNACIO FLETES CRUZ who was born in 1952 in Managua, Nicaragua. He is a Primitivista artist, whose naif style of image-making is associated with a...
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THE CARDBOARD JESUS
Our next artist for Lent, the only one not to suffer through a world war, is RUDOLPH VALENTINO BOSTIC. Hewas born in Savannah, GA in 1941. Rudy Bostic is a self-taught artist known for his vibrantly...
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