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BIRDS OF HAWAII- A FAVORITE ARTIST
For me, no one paints the birds of Hawaii quite like MARIANBERGER, who lives and works in Volcano Village. She was born in Limerick, Ireland. Her father was a meterologist who gave her a love of...
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MORE "FAVORITE" BIRDS OF HAWAII
When I started doing some of the artists of the Big Island, I kept saying, "this is my favorite", only to decide that I have many " favorites". One is JOHND. DAWSON, who like me is a native...
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RELATED FRIENDS- HAWAIIAN ROOTS
While I have been birding in Hawaii in the past 8 years with several guides, I have one who is a good friend and whose family we have known for 45 years. His Mother gave us our first Highland cattle-...
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HAWAIIAN ARTIST AWARE OF LOST TREASURES
The artist DAVIDK.HAYES, whose art is special for reasons beyond its beauty, was born and raised in Hawaii. He graduated from St. Louis High School in Honolulu and received a BA from University of...
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'OHANA IN THE CHURCH
When one is in Hawaii long enough one hears the term 'OHANA, which is the term for family. Not only does it mean blood-related but also adoptive and intentional, which includes neighbors and...
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THE EXAMPLE OF SAINTS- A PRAYER IN HAWAII
Bishop Larry Silva of the Diocese of Honolulu (which includes all the islands), gave the people this prayer for the Covid-19 corona virus pandemic, which we prayed Sunday:Dear God of all the living,...
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN HAWAII
One of my favorite birds, I see daily in the yard here is the AFRICAN SILVERBILL. A bird as common as sparrows at home. It is a small estrildid finch. These small passerines are not true finches as we...
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ANOTHER HAWAIIAN NON-FINCH
Another little bird that is commonly found in the yard here, is also called finch but in truth is not. That bright yellow bird, mostly found in pairs, has a saffron colored crown, and is referred to...
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PINK BILL
This morning while walking in the garden, I spotted two birds I knew but had not seen in almost 60 years. The JAVA SPARROW is another one of those birds whose name does not denote the species. It is...
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HAWAII'S ELEGANT PREDATOR
As much as I love to see the stark white CATTLEEGRETS with their livestock, as we drive by the vast green pasture lands of the Big island, I read they are nest predators, stealing eggs and chicks of...
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TALKING IN HAWAII
When I was growing up, we always had some species of talking bird, but the one I remember best, was Fagan, my Father's MYNABIRD. In gleaning information about this species, it seems like the world...
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THE WARMTH OF THE EUCHARIST
Having returned from Hawaii, just in time for Lent, I am reminded that we are in the middle of the three year Eucharistic Revival set forth by the bishops of our country to counteract the surprising...
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A BISHOP MOURNED
As we start into Lent a Community mourns the loss of their Bishop, The Most Reverend David O’Connell, Episcopal Vicar of the San GabrielPastoral Region. In his statement, Archbishop Gomez said Bishop...
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PIETA- UKRAINE
On 24 February 2022, Russiainvaded Ukrainein a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has caused tens of thousands of deaths on both sides and instigated...
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UKRAINE-IN LENT
Why is the subject of the Pieta so meaningful during Lent? It allows the viewer to enter into and experience the suffering of both Jesus and Mary. It reminds us that Jesus and Mary both knew first...
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PIETA- MODERN UKRAINE
The Pieta is one of several representations used in Biblical art to depict a grieving Virgin Mary (the Mater Dolorosa). Another comes from the Stations of the Cross, when the weeping mother meets her...
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JEWISH PIETA
ARNOLD PETER WEISZ-KUBINCANwas a Jewish Slovak painter. His works, many destroyed during the Holocaust, are considered to be among the most original artistic expressions of the Slovak interwar...
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PIETAS- GERMAN
The Pieta appears to have originated in Germany(where it is known as the Vesperbild) during the mid to late 13th century era of Gothic art (although equally early examples have been found in Spainand...
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PIETA IN THE CAMPS
This Pieta was done many years before WWII and yet the image reminds me of those prisoners of war in their stripped pajamas.WIKTORIA GORNYNSKA was active in the Polish Underground during World War II...
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PANDEMIC PIETAS
I found two Pieta’s that have recently been painted due to the on-going Pandemic.Helen Lavelleof Scranton, PAhad her painting, "Pandemic Pieta," displayed in an art exhibition through the...
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