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BLESSINGS TO PRESIDENT
Message to President Joseph Biden from Pope FrancisThe Honorable Joseph R. BidenPresident of the United States of AmericaThe White HouseWashington, DCOn the occasion of your inauguration as the...
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THE OTHER SIDE OF GLASS
Recently, I came across a Ukrainian artist who is a master of painting on glass. Born in Lviv in 1963 OKSANA ROMANIV-TRISKAgraduated from Lviv College of Applied Arts IN 1982. From 1984 till 1989 she...
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CONVERSION
This morning, the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, we had a visiting priest, who was ordained in our Archdiocese a few years ago. He has come several times for visits and retreats. The theme...
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MISSIONARY FOUNDER
We did the Blog Feb 2020 on Bl Alfredo Cremonesi (d.1953), but it is interesting to note that this missionary order has no fewer than 10 either canonized or up for canonization (includes already one...
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LIBERATION
Today we mark the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz (which I visited in 1998), yet more dreadful news tells us that terror goes on in our world today.Last week I did a Blog on an...
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YOUNG AT HEART
The next PIME missionary on our list is, BL. CLEMENT VISMARA, who for 65 years carried out his work in Burma (now known as Myanmar) From 1923 to 1988 he served the people there, earning for himself...
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ANYTHING FOR CHRIST
An adventurous, fun-loving child who felt an early call to the missionary life, BL. MARIO VERGARAentered the PIME seminary in Monzain 1929. After enduring a life-threatening illness his first year in...
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PASSION FOR THE MISSIONS
We end the Month of January with BL. PAOLO MANNA, who was the first Superior General of PIME in Italy, although his heart remained in Myanmar.Born in Naples, like Bl. Clement, his mother died when he...
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH- THE CHURCH
November was Black History month, and we published information on the six Americans up for canonization.* One is Venerable Pierre Toussaint (Blog Oct. 26, 2012), whose holy wife is now being...
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NEW LETTER ON THE EUCHARIST
Since we are in the midst of the Year of the Eucharist in our Archdiocese (Seattle), I am presenting a recent the letter by one of my favorite Bishops.A Pastoral Letter from Bishop Thomas J....
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BLACK PAINTER WHO LOVED SCOTLAND
On the occasion of the inauguration of Joseph Biden, his wife Jill presented the nation with a piece of art by a very talented artist who has been all but forgotten. And while the piece in question...
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BLACK CATHOLIC SCULPTRESS
While researching Robert Sheldon Duncanson, I noted that while there have been many fine Black artists in America, few are known.A very talented Catholic Black sculptor, whose life was fascinating, was...
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RECOGNIZING BLACK TALENT
In contrast to the work of Edmonia Lewis, is a modern sculptress, of no less talent.AUGUSTA SAVAGE, born in 1892, was an American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. She was a teacher...
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BACKYARD BIRDERS IN A PANDEMIC
Fortunately for us, birds do not know there is a pandemic going on, so are in their usual habitats. The COVID-19 pandemic with all its trials, like social distancing, work-at-home directives, and...
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SCULPTOR WHO SAW THE SPIRIT OF MAN
JAMES RICHMOND BARTHE (known as Richmond Barthé) was an African-American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. He is best known for his portrayal of black subjects. The focus of his...
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NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR MADAGASCAR ?
The Argentinian-Slovenian Lazarist missionary FATHER PEDRO OPEKA (See Blog Oct. 28, 2019) and his humanitarian association “Akamasoa” (“City of Friendship”) have been nominated for the Peace Nobel...
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SHE PAINTED FROM MEMORY
CLEMENTINE HUNTER was another black Catholic painter whose scenes were of Catholic ceremonies, often including biblical characters represented as black. A large theme of her work was of a black...
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PRUNING- FOR LENT
The glory of winter is its bare simplicity: The freshly pruned fruit tree glows in shallow light, Concentrating its...
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A PRAYER FOR LENT
A beautiful prayer for LENT by our old friend Servant of God Father Walter Ciszek, SJ, who spent 20 years in Russian prisons- Fifteen in confinement and hard labor in the Gulag, and five preceding...
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BRAVERY IN ANTEBELLUM WASHINGTON
As we continue to look at Black Catholics in the Church, we findSISTER ANNE MARIE BECRAFT, an American educator and nun. One of the first African-American nuns in the Roman Catholic Church, she...
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