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NUNS ON SHAW ISLAND
The new issue of our Seattle Catholic Magazine has done a lovely article on life at Our Lady of the Rock. Mother Prioress is on the cover- photo by Tari Gunstone, last year's intern (other...
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AROUND THE WORLD WITH BOOKS
Other than the lives of the Saints, which I devoured, I did not read much non-fiction when I was younger, but in College was swept up with Dr. Tom Dooley in his books: Deliver Us From Evil, The Edge...
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CATHOLIC (??) MOVIES
Someone said to me recently, " since you have done some blogs on books, what aboutMOVIES"?The Catholic Church and the movie industry have a relationship that goes back almost 100 years, to the...
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RAIN? WHAT RAIN???
Shaw Islanders are not singing in the RAIN according to our Fire Chief, Jon Shannon. Most people think that we live in one of the rainiest part of the continental USA. Our Islands are in what is...
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CHILDREN in FILM
I probably could do another ten blogs on movies- it is fun to go through the list...now, what would I like to see again? The first movie I remember seeing was Bambiwhich got me thinking of movies...
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MOVIES- THE END
One would wonder if we go to the movies weekly??? Many of these movies I saw before I entered religious life. My brother Jeff and I often went to Saturday matinees with friends, and my Mother was a...
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ANOTHER ADDICTION? MORE SUMMER FUN!
Blue-eyed Darner- My First ID!Last month my oldest friend from the east coast was here visiting. We have known each other for 46 years and like me she is an avid birder.While sitting at our pond and...
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SUMMER MUSIC - FAVORITE BARITONE
August is the month we look forward to as it is our FAB Orcas Chamber Music Festival. I have written about this in past blogs (8/26/13). One of my favorite people- not that they aren't all talented -...
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YOUNG MUSICIAN FRIENDS
P & M on left- Bain the WhalersHaving done the Blog on Philip Cutlip reminded me of two other (even more local) Alums, PETER & MOLLY WILSON, who met at Seattle Pacific University, fell in...
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DUTCH BLESSED
One of our three Land Program young people for the year is from the Netherlands. This prompted me to find a "modern" Dutch saint. One of the things I find interesting is our "misconception" of other...
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NUNS AND GUYS- PET PEEVES
Anni MorrisWhatever happened to "women's lib"? In the beginning when it all started, I would stare at the speaker and say, "I don't see anyguys". But soon found that all it does is confuse the...
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CANADIAN "ICON"
After Labor Day, I will be taking a short trip to the Okanogan- our side as well as the Canadian side (if our wild fires have diminished) - so think this a good place to introduce a very talented...
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(STILL) CHASING WOODPECKERS
Black-backed W.P.Three-toed W.P.There are five species of WOODPECKERSfound on our island: Downy Woodpecker (our smallest), Hairy Woodpecker (like the downy but a longer beak, about the size of a robin...
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CALIFORNIA SAINT- THE FOUNDER
Pope Francis is scheduled to canonize JUNIPERO SERRA on Sept. 23 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.Junípero Serra Ferrer (1713-84) was a Spanish...
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CALIFORNIA SAINT- CONTROVERSY
The pope's decision to canonizeST. JUNIPERO SERRA, has led to some controversy, particularly over how he treated Native Americans. Well, many Jews opposed the canonization of St. Benedicta of the...
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THE ROYAL HIGHWAY
The Spanish missions in Alta California comprise a series of 21 religious and military outposts; established by the Franciscan order between 1769 and 1833, to spread Christianity among the local Native...
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A NEW FERRY- AND THE SAMISH
We have a new, much needed, ferry in the San Juans this summer. It was named the SAMISH and is the the second 144-car ferry. The total cost of the vessel was approximately $126.45 million (people...
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NATIVE BRETHREN
Canoe Journey"For 500 generations they flourished until newcomers came... much was lost; much was devalued, but much was also hidden away in the hearts of the dispossessed......Their voices insist upon...
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OUR INDIAN MAIDEN
In a past blog we wrote of a neighboring tribe, the SAMISH. Our connection is from the early days of our foundation when a friend donated a working copy of The 'Maiden of Deception Pass':...
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HOLY PARENTS of ST. THERESE
Pope Francis will canonize LOUIS and ZELIE MARTIN, the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux during the world Synod of Bishops on the family on October 18th.The new saints were married in 1858. The...
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