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HOLINESS IN MARRIAGE
On Sept. 15, 1959,GEORGES VANIER took office as Governor General of Canada with words few leaders would speak in public today.“My first words are a prayer. May almighty God in His infinite wisdom and...
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ANOTHER CANADIAN JOINS THE RANKS
Catherine with Our Lady of CombermereWe have been so engrossed in the Olympics in Sochi, that I have been a bit remiss about this blog, but here present another amazing woman, who hailed from the...
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CANADA AGAIN
JEAN VANIER, born September 10, 1928, is a Canadian Catholic philosopher turned theologian, and humanitarian. Beginning with a community in France, he is the founder of L'Arche, an international...
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THE WAY of JESUS
Jesus is Condemned to Death- David O'Connell*The Stations of the Cross began as the practice of pious pilgrims to Jerusalem who would retrace the final journey of Jesus Christ to Calvary. As early as...
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POPE'S MESSAGE FOR LENT 2014
Simon of Cyrene Helps Christ- O'ConnellAN INVITATION TO EVANGELICAL POVERTY IN OUR TIME“Dear Brothers and Sisters,As Lent draws near, I would like to offer some helpful thoughts on our path of...
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PEACE FOR OUR TIME
Jesus Falls 3rd Time- O'Connell Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you: I do not give to you as the world gives. Let not your hearts be troubled, nor be afraid....
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REMEMBERING THE HOLOCAUST DURING LENT
D. O ConnellRecently Belgium’s King Philippe signed into law a controversial bill that will allow for chronically ill children to be euthanized. The bill, while widely opposed by religious groups...
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MODERN JESUIT SAINT FROM CHILE
Father William McNicholsHaving been educated by Jesuits in college, I have a special devotion to them and their blessed brethren. As I mentioned in the New Year, we each drew a modern Jesuit saint as...
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UPDATE on the WEST-COAST CHEESE NUN
Mother Prioress & New Cheese CoolerAt Thanksgiving of last year we announced the continuation- after a long absence- of our Jersey cheese. The update on this work is long over due. As we...
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BIRDING IN A NOT SO FAR LAND
Elegant TroganI realize that I have been slow in getting blogs out, and some of you have "complained". It has not been an easy winter, due to complications after my knee surgery in the fall. But hope...
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MONDAY in HOLY WEEK
Ioana CorujanMihaela BerceaToday's images are by Romanian artists who have "resurrected" the old art of reverse glass painting in which the image is painted behind a glass panel, making the usual...
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HOLY WEEK in MODERN TIMES
I am always astounded in art how images we have seen over and over again, some a thousand years old, such as the Crucifixion, can be changed to inspire us anew, with form and colors.This Holy Week I...
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TUESDAY in HOLY WEEK
Suffering Servant - Friedrich Peter (Canada)Living not far from us (as the eagle flies) is the German born artist Friedrich Peterwho now lives in Vancouver. He was born in 1933 and after finishing...
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WEDNESDAY in HOLY WEEK
Jesus Condemned to DeathThe Wahshing of the Feet- Ghislaine HowardGhislaine Howard is a British artist born in 1953 who was named as a Woman of The Year in 2008 for her contribution to art and society....
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HOLY THRUSDAY- BODY GIVEN
The Last SupperStanley Spencer (1891-1951) was an English artist, who before World War I enjoyed a steady faith, in which he experienced much love with few shadows in his life. When he returned from...
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THAT FRIDAY WE CALL GOOD
Theyre Lee-Elliott (British-d. 1988)Graham Sutherland (English- d. 1980)Francis Souza- India (d. 2002)de Grazia (USA)Jacobello Alberegno (Italian-1390)
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A DAY of DARKNESS
Kostis Parthenis (Greece d. 1967)This lesser known "Pieta" by Kostis Parthenis is one of my favorites. The artist was born in Alexandria in 1878, only coming to Greece for the frst time in 1903. In...
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RESURRECTION
Romanian ArmenianEthiopian HE IS RISEN, AS HE PROMISED! ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIADr. Hi Qi (USA)
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SPRINGTIME
It is I think not by chance that Jesus died in the spring-time of His life and we celebrate that death in spring today. In the northern hemisphere, spring is when new life returns to the earth after...
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IMAGES of SPRING- ON AN ISLAND
New born MaudMari- Highland calfA LIGHT EXISTS IN SPRING by Emily DickinsonA Light exists in SpringNot present on the YearAt any other period --When March is scarcely hereA Color stands abroadOn...
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