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A NEW FERRY FOR A FRIEND
As we wind down summer in the Pacific Northwest, specifically on ferry serviced islands with no bridges, we pray the ferry service will be kinder, ie. more on time and more crews. But the news this...
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HOLY CROSS PRAYER FOR UKRAINIANS
Tomorrow is the feast of the Holy Cross and Catholic bishops have requested “Eucharistic Adoration at every church in Europe” in order to pray for peace inUkraine. The effort has been started by the...
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VIRIDITAS - FIRST WOMAN ECOLOGIST?
God speaks:“I am the breeze that nurtures all things greenI am the rain coming from the dewthat causes the grasses to laugh with joy of life.I am the yearning for good.”SAINT HILDEGARD is considered...
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HER LIFE FOR PRIESTS
I recently received a book about a little known Benedictine contemplative nun who, while born of Polish parentage, was born in the Ukrainian city of Lviv (then part of Poland).SISTER BERNADETTE of the...
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THE WORK OF SISTER PAULINE
Another nun who recently came to my attention was one I knew many years ago. I found that she died two years ago. We knew each other through the Delta Society, an organization dedicated to study of the...
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MARTYR FOR THE ROSARY
I had planned to devote the month of October to some modern day martyrs from the Ukraine and Poland and start with a story I just read.This week we celebrate the feast of our Lady of the Rosary. And...
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AN END TO WAR- THE POPE SPEAKS
October 2, 2022 from the VaticanPope Francis spoke:Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!The course of the war in Ukrainehas become so serious, devastating and threatening, as to cause great concern....
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POLISH MARTYRS- CAUSE FOR JOY
While the world still looks to the crises in the Ukraine, and the generosity of nations aiding the many women and children who have been forced to flee, Polandis in the forefront of countries giving...
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MARTYRS of NOWOGRODEK
Polish nuns who were massacred in WWII and beatified in 2000 by Pope (St.) John Paul II in 2000 were an example to the nuns just beatified in Poland in June of this year. (See previous Blog)The...
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A SLOW DEATH
SISTER MARIA MALGORZATA BANAS, may havebeen left behind by her superior, when the community went off to martyrdom, but she has not been forgotten. In December 2021, Pope Francis approved the decree...
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THE PROTECTING VEIL
Today, October 14, Ukrainians celebrate the Feast of the Protection (Ukrainian “Pokrova”) of OUR MOST HOLY LADY THEOTOKOS . Of the feasts dedicated to the Mother of God, this one deserves a special...
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TO LOVE WITH A FREE HEART
While the Ukrainian war continues, the Polish people continue to help the many fleeing refuges.Many people in this caring nation, who never lost their faith in spite of wars, are being considered for...
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MISSION SUNDAY- THE LOVE OF A PEOPLE
Many tend to think of Catholic missionaries as religious, priests, sisters and brothers, but there are many in the foreign fields who are lay men and women. One example close to us is a past intern,...
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MYSTICAL NURSE
Another amazing Polish nurse of this period was SERVANT of GOD ROZALIA CELAKOWNA. She was born to a peasant family in 1901 in Jachówka near Maków Podhalański. Her parents, Tomasz and Joanna struggled...
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MOTHER OF AUSCHWITZ
BL. STANISLAWA LESZCZYNSKA was a Polish midwife who was incarcerated at Auschwitz during World War II, where she delivered over 3,000 children. She was born to a Polish Catholic family of carpenter...
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SAINTS AROUND US - 2022
We all have our favorite saints and at times see them as our friends in need. The Church celebrates so many thousands and each country has their own, with their particular feast day. So why do we...
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CHILDREN OF THE WORLD
Phung Wang - VietnamPope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of November is “to pray for the millions of CHILDREN who are suffering around the...
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PRAY FOR OUR PRIESTS
Elizabeth Wang (d. 2016)Living on a small island, with a ferry service that is most problematic in these post-covid times, we are grateful for the...
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HOLINESS TODAY
We know November as the month dedicated especially to the saints. In October at the Press Conference to present the Study Conference “Holiness Today” (Augustinianum Patristic Institute, 3 to 6 October...
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