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CREATE NOT DESTROY
I recently posted news regarding the destruction of artwork depicting some of our famed saints and founders of our country. I came across an interesting interview (Catholic News Agency) of Canadian...
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HUNGARIAN LOVER OF THE EUCHARIST
In this crises time in our world and in our church, many are not able to get to Mass on a regular basis but there are usually weekday Masses and sometimes even adoration of the Blessed sacrament.Our...
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UNDERCOVER AGENT FOR GOD
Youth of the world have a new patron in VENERABLE MATTEO FARINA, who died in 2009. Born in 1990 in Brindisi, he spent his brief but deep earthly life surrounded by love of his family, his friends, his...
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A RARE CARDINAL
In a rare move in modern times, a “lowly” priest was made a cardinal of the Church, without first being a bishop. In accordance with the norm that all cardinals should be bishops, Pope Francis...
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MARTYR FOR THE EUCHARIST IN MEXICO
In a Blog last year (9/5/19) we briefly mentionedST. PEDRO de JESUS MALDONADO, as one of the Knights of Columbus martyrs, but he was also a defender of the Eucharist. He was a priest during the...
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PEACEFUL ART FROM UKRAINE
In past centuries, spirituality and culture coexisted and complemented each other. Today however, we live in a time of their total separation. Countries of the Soviet Block suffered this most of all...
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UNKNOWN ARTIST
FishermenIn my last Blog I said I had discovered two Ukrainian artists whose work I found interesting. But when I went to find some information on the second I could find nothing- not even in the...
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A PAIN TO THE HEART- RACISM IN HUNGARY
Sometimes something in the news hits hard, like a stab in the heart or punch in the gut. In these turbulent times, especially in our own country regarding racism, prejudice and downright hatred, I...
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NEW ABBOT
Our dear friend Abbot Neal Roth, O.S.B. retired earlier this year and so a new abbot was elected for Saint Martin's Abbey in Lacey, WA. ABBOT MARION, the ninth abbot of Saint Martins, was born in Can...
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KNOWLEDGE LEADING US TO GOD
.Always interesting what one finds on the internet when searching for something else. I came across an article about a nun, who should be better known than she is, as her contribution to modern science...
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FOOD IN A PANDEMIC
Daniel BonnellWhat seems like eons ago, I started to present excerpts from our Seattle Archbishop’s pastoral letter given to us April 29 of this year. No one knew then, how our lives would be changed...
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HOMESCHOOLING FOR CATHOLICS- FIND THE SAINTS
As many schools are deciding to keep children home this fall, using Zoom or Google Classroom to interact with their students directly, it means that parents are being forced to be more involved in...
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A MOTHER WHO NEVER GAVE UP
In my last Blog I mentioned how important it is to give our children a knowledge of the saints but it is also important for adults- parents- to have some guides as they go through these uncertain...
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DANCING FOR THE LORD
I recently came across this video, which is sure to delight. The Franciscan Mission of Legnano in Italy is bringing joy to the locals in dance.Dancing together to the contemporary song “Jerusalem”, the...
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DINE WITH JESUS
“The Eucharist brings us the Father’s faithful love, which heals our sense of being orphans. It gives us Jesus’ love, which transformed a tomb from an end to a beginning, and in the same way can...
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THE RULE
In recent Blog, I mentioned the Rue of St. Benedict and how he can influence families in education of their children. I found this recently written by Prior Mark Kirby, OSB, of Silverstream...
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HERO PRIESTS
Too often in the past, we have heard about the wrong doings of priests, while the majority who have dedicated their lives to Christ and his people go unnoticed, except by their flocks. Mundelein...
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DEFENDER OF SLAVES
With all the racial tension/discrimination in our country, I am trying to find saints to pray to- who suffered either directly (Thea Bowman) or through those they cared for.Our saint today was one...
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LIFE WITHOUT THE EUCHARIST
In a letter to the leaders of the world’s episcopal conferences, the head of the Vatican’s office for worship and sacraments, Cardinal Robert Sarah, said that Catholic communities should return to Mass...
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A SENSE OF HUMOR FOR OUR CHILDREN'S SAKE
I came across this at Aleteia (a wonderful Catholic site) - A thoughtful prayer composed by the sweet actress Jennifer Garner, as parents, teachers and school officials struggle with what to do...
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