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A LEGEND PASSES
Mother Irene Boothroyd, 93, a member of the Abbey of Regina Laudis, died at the Abbey on July 19, 2013, after a short illness. Our infirmarian for over 50 years, Mother Irene was a World War II Veteran...
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THE POPE TO END HUNGER
Kathe KollwitzMuch has been made of our new Holy Father Francis and his love of the poor of this world. He chose the name “Francis,” in honor of the saint who gave up his wealth to live among the...
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A MARRIAGE OF TWO SOULS- ART AND CHARITY
Annunciation with KnittingRecently, I came across another unusual, but wonderful artist. ANTHEA CRAIGMYLE's childhood years were spent in the rambling old vicarage overlooking the Thames on Chiswick...
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BIRDING 101
Blue-crowned mot-mot, Costa RicaRainbow Rosellas- AustraliaIt is not yet September but already the ducks are starting to arrive back for the winter. It has been a cool, and sometimes cold, summer with...
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EVEN SAINTS DOUBT
Jesus has a very special love for you. As for me, the silence and the emptiness is so great that I look and do not see, listen and do not hear. - Mother Teresa...
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IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER! LOCAL MUSIC- FROM AROUND THE WORLD
This past week we again ventured over to our neighboring island for the annual Orcas Chamber Music Festival. The OICMF attracts very gifted and well-known musicians from around the world.Many return...
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VATICAN UPDATE
Pope Francis yesterday appointed a senior Vatican diplomat as his new Secretary of State, to replace Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. The Secretary of State is considered the top political and diplomatic...
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NATURE'S FLITTING JEWELS - A SIGN of RESURRECTION
Anna's HummingbirdRufous HBAfter doing crows and Steller's jays for their birding projects, the Shaw group has decided to do something a bit more "Community" minded, getting other islanders involved in...
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LOCAL ART
"Tree"When we attended the Orcas concert a few weeks ago (see blog 8/26 ) we passed one of our favorite places on the island, the Lambiel Museum (a blog on this later.) We were entranced by the new...
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HAPPY FEAST DAY
It has been almost one year (October 7) since my patroness was canonized, so I thought I would do a short update for her feast.Paraclete Press has put out a revised edition of St. Hildegard of...
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A NATIONAL TREASURE
KatarzynaPietaI am amazed when I look at art from other countries, how different it is from what I think of as great art. A case in point, is a Polish woman, whose very simple, yet colorful paintings...
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ANGELS GET BAD RAP
Angel of the Birds-F. DvorakDiane SalamonSeptember 29 is the feast of St. Michael and other Archangels and October 2 the feast of our Guardian Angels.In the past few decades ANGELS have gotten a “bad...
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NEW SAINTS FROM A NEW POPE
Saints Maria and LauraOur Holy Father Pope Francis has been very busy since the first days of his election to the Papacy (March 13, 2013). Several weeks after, on March 27, he proclaimed Venerable,...
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SOUTH of the BORDER SAINT
Another North American added to the roster of "saints to be" this year is VENERABLEofMEXICO who was born in Tlatempa, municipality of Zacatlán Puebla on September 16, 1893 and died in Mexico City on...
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THE HORSEBACK PRIEST of ARGENTINA
Bl. Jose on his muleMalacaraBLESSED JOSE GABRIEL del ROSARIO BROCHERO(1840-1914) of ARGENTINA was just beatified by Pope Francis. The ceremony took place in the small town of Cordoba Villa Brochero...
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THE HOLY CANADIANS
The Roman Catholic Church has been an important part of early Canadian history. A French priest traditionally accompanied the great explorer Jacques Cartier who said the first ever recorded Holy Mass...
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THE INFANT WHO HEALS
The Infant in PragueWhen I was a child in Catholic school, every classroom (at least at my school) had the INFANT of PRAGUE. The Child had an entire wardrobe of brightly colored clothes (in those days...
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MODERN SAINT IN THE CONGO
Our Lady of the CongoSeveral years ago, we had a wonderful young priest with us for a year- from the Congo. Before he came, people told us we would love him, as the people of this country are very...
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NEW BLESSEDS FOR ALL SAINTS DAY
SEPT. 28, the Holy Fatherbeatifieda young martyr with two more to follow in the coming weeks. They are from different countries and all were executed for their faith in the 20th Century.BL. MIROSLAV...
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MIRACLE IN COLORADO
While she never visited the USA in her lifetime, MOTHER MARIA THERESIA BONZEL, foundress of the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration, made foundations in this country.There are four provinces...
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