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CHINESE BENEDICTINE DIPLOMAT/ABBOT
The Chinese diplomat(DOM) LU ZHENGXIANG was perhaps the most influential Chinese Christian to have lived during the Republican Era (1911-1949). He was appointed the premier and prime minister of...
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ALL IN THE FAMILY
VENERABLE ENRICA BELTRAME QUATTROCCHI, was the fourth and last daughter of Bl. Luigi and Maria Quattrocchi, (See BLOG 2/4/2014 ) was declared her “Venerable,” on August 30, 2021.Her parents lived a...
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MARTYR FOR JUSTICE
Recently, one of our ex- interns was here for a visit. He is studying law at Notre Dame and talked of the difficulties he sees in our country today and the often unfairness of law and how he...
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MIGRATION
While we always watch the return of our many species of water fowl, we have never participated in an off island migration bird count. And why this one now? Avian migration is a natural miracle....
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EXERCISING SAFETY!
This week in our local paper “THE SAN JUANJOURNAL” was a letter to the editor that expresses how we all feel- so I offer it, as well as the best cartoon I could find! We are tired of the people...
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MESS IN "PARADISE"
As my readers know, I usually only write of positive happening, usually involving holy people, but several issues- as a result of the anti-vaxxers- has gotten my ire!Staffing shortages at Washington...
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BL. MECTILDE'S LETTERS
I was asked by the editors of Angelico Press to review a new book The Breviary of Fire, a compilation of letters by Blessed Mother Mectilde of the Blessed Sacrament (See Blog April 7, 2017). The many...
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CATHOLIC ART IN THE MODERN WORLD
Arup Das- Indian“At the back of our brains, so to speak, there is a forgotten blaze or burst of astonishment at our own...
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ARTIST IN A SUFFERING WORLD
Recently recovering from an illness, I came across a fascinating British artist while watching some BBC programs with Philip Mould, in one of which he showed a rather startling painting, inspiring me...
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DUTCH ARTIST WHO LOVES BIRDS (?)
I recently came across another artist whose work is unusual and captivating.JANPETER MUILWIJK (b. Fontainebleau, France in 1960) lives and works in Middelburg, the Netherlands. He studied drawing and...
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MISSION SUNDAY- 2021
Pope Francis’ message for World Mission Sunday this year reflects on the theme: “We cannot but speak about what we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:20). He reminds us that, “as Christians, we cannot keep...
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A JEWISH ARTIST'S EXPRESSION OF CHRIST
A most unusual artist, who painted many Christian themes and yet was Jewish, was ABRAHAM RATTNER, an American born in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1895....
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BIRDS AND ANGELS
Last spring when I did the Blog on the Myrrhbearers (April 4, 2020) I used the image by VIKTORYIA KULVANOUSKAYA, who interested me to delve further. I could find little on her life, but she has a...
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THE NAZIS FIRST PRIEST MARTYR
In his Angelus, November 1, the Holy Father said regarding the saints: The Beatitudes show us the path that leads to the Kingdom of God and to happiness: the path of humility, compassion, meekness,...
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FRIENDS IN THE VATICAN
The Franciscans, who we have been close to for 50 years in Connecticut, as well as here on Shaw, now represent us in the Vatican.Pope Francis has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini, a member of the...
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ALL SOULS DUE TO COVID
All Souls Day- Ivan Milev- BulgariaNovember is not only the month of saints, but also ALL SOULS. The latest statistics re. the Covid 19 is astounding- the kind of figure which is hard to get your...
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THE ITALIAN FR. KOLBE
FRIAR PLACIDO CORTESE who helped to rescue Jews during the Holocaust was named Venerable in August (2021).Like St. Maximilian Kolbe, Venerable Cortese was a Franciscan friar who directed a Catholic...
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UPDATE ON A FAVORITE SAINT
Pope Francis will canonize BLESSED CHARLES de FOUCAULD, (See Blog March 2013) considered to be one of the pioneers of interreligious dialogue, together with six other Blesseds, during a...
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THE BICYCLE MARTYR
The most recent priest to be beatified (September 26, 2021) , as a martyr from WWII is GIOVANNI FORNASINI.Bl. Don Giovanni was born near Bologna in 1915. He is reported to have been a poor student...
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THOU SHALL NOT KILL
Letter in the San Juan Journal November 10, 2021 by our good Shaw friend Gabriel JacobsThere are laws aimed at preventing people from injuring or killing others either by harming their bodies...
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