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WHO IS ON THE ROAD
Father John GiulianiWhen we hear the story of Jesus appearing to the two travelers on the way to Emmaus ( Luke 24:18) , we just presume...
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HE WHO HUNG AROUND
Have you ever wondered why Jesus hung around so long after the Resurrection, appearing here and there?Taking on our human nature, He knew how stressed out His family and followers must have been....
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A MESSAGE FOR THE WORLD: DIVINE MERCY
The Archbishop of Vilnius believes that Lithuaniahas a “big message” for the world.Amazingly enough Archbishop Gintaras Grušas ((pronounced “Grushas”) was born in Washington, D.C., in 1961, to a...
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DIVINE MERCY
Pope Francis celebrated DIVINE MERCY Sunday Mass at the Church of Santo Spirito in Sassia, a church in Rome that is known as a shrine to Divine Mercy, with the relics of both St. John Paul II and...
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UPDATE ON GENETICIST
The Holy Father recognized the heroic virtues of JEROME LEJEUNE, the French geneticist who discovered the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome. (see Blog 6/24/2018)The step means that Doctor...
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CATHOLIC INCREASE
The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world has shown steady growth, while the number of religious men and women continued to decrease, according to Vatican statistics.At the end of...
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RIGHTEOUS SAINTS
At this time while we are in the Alleluia season, it is fitting to remember some saints who have been acknowledged for their part in protecting others during WWII. In the years since the tragic murder...
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ICONS AS INSTRUMENTS OF PEACE
I recently came across some art work by a Benedictine nun living far from us. SISTER MARIE-PAUL FARRAN, OSB, of the Monastery on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem died in 2019 at the age of 89.Her...
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A PEOPLE REMEMBERED
The U.S.bishops’ conference issued a statement on Monday recognizing the upcoming anniversary of the Armenian genocide.“April 24 is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, marking the 1915 start of a...
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TRANSFORMING ART
A fascinating story of an artist who found his voice in the worst of circumstances. As we celebrate the Easter mystery, here is a story of a man who knew what death and life were about. LADISLAV...
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REMEMBERANCE
Remembering that our Seattle Archbishop, Paul Etienne, proclaimed from Corpus Christi 2020 to the same feast 2021, a Year of the Eucharist, here are some reminders for all:“As we take a year to renew...
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ABANDONED
St. Lucy finding Light in the DarknessAs we all suffer the on-going effects of this pandemic, which has ravished our lives, I find more and more...
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LORD OF THE DANCE
Most of us know and love the hymn “LORD of the DANCE”. And if we don’t know the hymn we certainly know the dancing of Michael Flatley, who brought to life this grand music in his "Riverdance". Dance,...
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SAINTS AND PRAYER
In this Blog I am often writing on how important the saints are to our faith. This month Pope Francis in his continuing catechesis series on prayer wrote:Today, I would like to reflect on the...
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DOCTOR TO THE POOR
April 30 Venezuela was given a new saint. DR. JOSE GREGORIO HERNANDEZ CISNEROS was described by Pope Francis as “a model of personal goodness and civic and religious virtues.”Dr. Hernández was known...
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MIGRATION DAY 2021- SOAR LIKE A BIRD
WORLD MIGRATORY DAY’s (May 8) conservation theme is, Sing, Fly, Soar — Like a Bird! This day engages participants at more than 700 locations from Argentinato Canada, exploring how to identify birds,...
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EASTER GARDENER
I recently came across a good poet for this Eastertide.SERVANT of GOD MARIE (known by the pen-name Marie Noël) ROUGETwas born in Auxerre, Burgandy, France in 1883. She is known as the “warbler of...
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DANCING TO HEAVEN - ASCENSION
Having done a Blog (May 3) on the dancing Lord and saints following Him, I found this lovely painting of Jesus ascending into heaven, by an Indonesian artist. BAGONG KUSSUDIARDJA, born into a...
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A SCOTSMAN FOR THE PEOPLE
We certainly know from artists who write about why they do what they do, that it comes from a place deep within them and if it comes from a deep faith, then we are all the better for it. This goes...
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FATHER OF EUROPE
With major strife in the Middle East, it is good to be reminded of someone who spent their life striving for unity in the world.Pope Francis could declare venerable the French statesman ROBERT...
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