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POPE'S WORDS- DECADES AGO
As we continue our thoughts and prayers for the people of the Ukraine, these words of St. Paul VI are most appropriate for the month of our Mother Mary: May she, who knows the sufferings and troubles...
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BIRDS AND LIGHTS
This Saturday is the World Migratory Bird Count. Of course I will be doing it on Shaw Island along with Oblate Gigi and her busband Jim. In just a few days, goldfinches, purple finches, pinesiskins...
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NEW SAINT - OLD FAVORITE
Today one of our favorite saints will be canonized- Here is CHARLES de FOUCAULD's Prayer of Abandonment Father, I abandon myself into Your hands; do with me what You will. Whatever You may do, I...
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MUSIC FROM UKRAINE
Recently came a request from a Ukrainian woman whose family is still in her country- she is in USAnow- so we have daily prayed for Olga, Tatanya, Marina Sergy, and Mihail. This very moving music...
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BIRDS IN PARADISE
House finch taken by our neighbor, Ned GriffinThis year’s Migration Bird Count yielded some interesting birds, least of which was a trumpeter swan, which flew over us as we sat...
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CHILDREN'S ART-- THE UKRAINE
An auction of Ukrainian children's art sent to the InternationalOwlCenterin Minnesota has raised tens of thousands of dollars for relief efforts in Ukraine.When the war started in Ukraine, some of the...
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FIRST PRIMATE OF MEXICO
"Devotion to the saints is “simply talking to a brother, a sister, who is in the presence of God, who has led a righteous life, a model life, and is now in the presence of God. And I talk to this...
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WE SAW HIM GO
SenegalAscensionWe saw his light break through the cloud of gloryWhilst we were rooted still in time and placeAs earth became a...
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HEALING
Many years ago, I had the pleasure of speaking to Wendell Berry, by telephone, with the idea of coming to see him, when I was lecturing in his home state of Kentucky. He was most kind, but the event...
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PATRON OF MODERN NURSES
Feb 2 Pope Francis in an audience said: “Even when we rely fully on the intercession of a saint, or even more so that of the Virgin Mary, our trust only has value in relation to Christ. As if the path...
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FLAMES OF PRAISE - PENTECOST
Nalini Jayasuriya (Sri Lankan, 1927–2014) PENTECOST Today we feel the wind beneath our wings.Today the hidden fountain flows and plays.Today the church draws breath at last and sings.As every flame...
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100 DAYS
May Mary Mother of the Church, whose feast is today, intercede for all peoples of the world, that there be lasting peace.Yesterday the Holy father spoke:On Pentecost, God’s dream for humanity becomes...
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JOY TO THE END
A lot of activity going on in the monastery these days with many young helpers on the horizon. Our prayer remains the anchor which keeps all in balance so there in stability in our lives. This month I...
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HOLY TRINITY
Kateryna Shadrina- Ukraine Prayer To The Holy Trinity10th Century HymnJesus our Savior, with the Father reigning;Spirit of mercy, Advocate, Defender,Light never waning.Trinity sacred Unity...
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WORLD AT WAR
Olesya Hudyma - UkraineThe big news yesterday and today is an interview with Pope Francis published in the Italian Jesuit publication, “La Civiltà Cattolica,” as well as a secular newspaper, “La...
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NUN POETESS
I recently came across a nun who was famous for her poetry, among other things, so decided to see if we have more “nun poets” in our Catholic history.Perhaps the most famous was SISTER MARY MADELEVA...
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FINDING GOD IN POETRY
Another sister, close to the heart of other famous writers was, SISTER MAURA EICHNER. Born in 1915, she grew up in New York City where she was educated by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. At the...
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A POEM FOR OLD AGE?
One of my recent favorite poems is by another nun, Sister Miriam of the Holy Spirit, more commonly known as JESSICA POWERS. She has been hailed as one of America's greatest religious poets. She was...
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LORD OF MY HEART
A CELTIC PRAYER FOR THE SACRED HEARTLord of my heart, give me vision to inspire me, that, working or resting, I may always think of You.Lord of my heart, give me...
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OUTSPOKEN WITH FAMOUS POETS
To end this month, our last nun-poet is SISTER BERNETTA QUIN. Like Jessica Powers, also a native of Wisconsin, Sister Bernetta, born in 1915, was a prolific writer. She was acclaimed by Flannery...
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