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MESSAGE FROM SEATTLE ARCHBISHOP- THE EUCHARIST
Our new Archbishop of Seattle, Paul Etienne, has written a magnificent pastoral letter- too long to put on this Blog- “The Work of Redemption: Eucharistic Belief and Practice in the Archdiocese of...
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A LEPER HIMSELF
AMBROSE KANOEALI’I HUTCHISON was a long-time Native Hawaiian resident of the leper settlement of Kalaupapa on the island of Molokaʻi, residing there for fifty-three years from 1879 until his death in...
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QIVIUT HATS
I don’t usually use this BLOG for sale items , but we have had requests online for our fab qiviut hats. And since we are not taking guests, nor is there our county fair in August, I thought it a...
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SACRED HEART
Stephen Whatley- EnglandThe Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a liturgical feast celebrated on the Friday after Corpus Christi. The devotion to the heart of Jesus has Christ’s unconditional...
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NEW SAINT FOR COMPUTER AGE
Our computer age, especially for youth, will have a new patron saint in October, when VENERABLE CARLOS ACUTIS (see Blogs7/10-18 & 12/7/13) is beatified in Assisi, Italy at the Basilica of Saint...
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THE BIRDS AND THE BEES AND....
National Pollinator Week is a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what you can do to protect them.Thirteen years ago the U.S. Senate’s unanimous approval and designation of a week...
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DOUBT IN THE TIMES OF A PANDEMIC
Doubting Thomas- Dr. He QiWe are living in a time, probably the most difficult in our modern history, since World war II. It certainly is for me. Life was almost too easy for most of us Americans....
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BISHOP BARRON SPEAKS!
No one says it better than Bishop Robert Barron!Recently, the bishops of California made a statement regarding the attacks on the statues of St. Junipero Serra in San Francisco, Ventura, and Los...
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ERADICATION OF HATRED IN OUR NATION
I try to stay away from politics and very controversial topics in this Blog but there are certain things that infuriate me and one is the mess in our own country right now. Things are so bad that even...
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A HOLY FRIEND IN HAWAII
When I lived in Hawaii (Oahu) fifty years ago, my pastor in ManoaValley, was MSGR. CHARLES KEKUMANO. Not only was he my pastor, but we soon became friends, especially when he knew I had a religious...
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IN MEMORIAM
Mother Miriam in back, with Mother Prisca & Mother Prioress ThereseMother Miriam Benedict, one of the foundresses of Our Lady of the Rock died Friday in Italy. She had been the postulant mistress...
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MARTYRS of the EUCHARIST - 20th & 21st CENTURIES
One of the more shocking stories of 2019, was a survey from the PewResearchCentershowing that only 28% of American Catholics know and believe the Church’s teaching on the Eucharist, that Christ is...
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FEAR AND FAITH AND THE EUCHARIST
James ThomasIt has never been easy to live a Eucharistic life. When Jesus first proclaimed this mystery to his disciples, some were scandalized: “As a result of this, many of his disciples returned to...
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ART IN TIME OF A PANDEMIC
IKathe Kollwitz"In our present day, it can be easy to conclude from the various crises taking place around the world, all the injustice and political unrest, the rampant poverty and environmental...
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WHERE CHARITY AND LOVE ARE!
I recently came acrossKINGS RETURN, an a cappella (sung without instrumental accompaniment) vocal group rooted in Gospel, jazz, R&B and classical music, singing the classical Latin piece Ubi...
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INFLUENCED BY PARENTS AND THE ARTS
When we speak of art, often it is only the visual arts, and we forget that music is one of our greatest arts. I wanted to find out a bit more about the Norwegian composer OLA GJEILO (pron. Yay-lo),...
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AMEN AND STAY SAFE!!!!
I am amazed at the number of people out there who are not heeding medical advice and common sense. They need to read, which I am beginning to think some Americans incapable of! People these days walk...
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UPDATE on PADRE KINO
On July 11, the feast of St. Benedict, Pope Francis formally recognized PADRE EUSEBIO KINO, S.J., as Venerable. The 17th century Italian Jesuit missionary evangelized, and mapped, much of what is now...
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FIFTY YEARS OF A LIFE GIVEN
In her Czech crown of fresh flowers made by 2 Shaw womenOn the feast of Corpus...
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STAND AND WONDER
Beautiful poem which should make us think during these stressful times when we actually have more time than ever to stand and wonder! LeisureWHAT is this life if, full of care,We have no...
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