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BENEDICTINE REVISION
I recently received notice from the monks of Silverstream in Ireland that they are reissuing some books by an author I grew up on in college and my own novitiate.DOM HUBERT van ZELLER was/is one of my...
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WYD-2023
WORLD YOUTH DAYis starting and the Holy Father asked for prayers for those attending, that they be a light to the rest of young people across the globe. Several youth from our area will be attending...
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LISTEN TO HIS VOICE
Catholics need to recover a sense of awe and adoration before the Eucharist, knowing that it is "the real and loving presence of the Lord," Pope Francis told members of the committees organizing the...
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A SAINTS TEARS
August is the month to watch the night skies for meteor showers. I remember years ago, our Mother Frances of Rome (deceased) laying on the lawn at night watching the heavens. In any given year, when...
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HOLY MARTYRS UNITE US
In May of this year, Pope Francis announced that the 21 COPTIC ORTHODOX MARTYRS killed by ISIS in February 2015 on a beach in Libya, will be added to the Catholic Church’s official list of saints...
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ASHES OF FAITH
Hawaii’s bishop, Larry Silva, visited Lahaina yesterday and was overwhelmed by what he saw. His bishopric encompasses the entire state of Hawaii, including Maui, which is the second-largest of the...
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UKRAINIAN ICONS IN FRANCE
Like all major events in the world- good or evil- we tend to loose interest when they drag on and on- Is this the case for the peoples of the Ukraine, as the invasion of their homeland seems to have...
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QUEEN OF HEAVEN - FIRST USA APPARITION APPROVED
Today we celebrate the feast of the QUEENSHIP of MARY and I am reminded that one of our local priests made a pilgrimage this summer and brought back the information on a woman I had never heard of...
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UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE- ONCE AGAIN WE PRAY
Tomorrow is INDEPENDENCE DAY in the UKRAINE. It is the most significant state holiday, which commemorates the “Declaration of Sovereignty” of Ukraine. Before the Russian invasion one and a half years...
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BENEDICTINE ABBESS/ARTIST
In doing some monastic study research, I came across another Benedictine artist- this one in England.After training as a mural painter in the Glasgow School of Art,MOTHER JOANNA JAMIESON, OSB joined...
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ANOTHER GREAT BENEDICTINE
One of my favorite Benedictines is not well known in this country and if Father E and I had our way we would make his letters at the top of the list for those seeking a deeper spiritual life.DOM JOHN...
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RARE BIRDS IN MAUI FIRE
So much has been written about the loss of life and almost total destruction of the small town of Lahaina on the island of Maui. We are certain wildlife fleeing the fire must have perished as well,...
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NEW BEATIFIED FAMILY
Sunday September 10, the ULMA family will be beatified in Markowa, in the southeastern part of Poland. This marks an unprecedented event in the modern canonization process. This is the first time that...
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MADRE of HONDURAS
For years, one of our Benedictine Oblates has traveled to Honduras with a mission group to minister to the poor in remote areas of that country. Due to the political situation, which has dragged on...
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DRESSED IN GREEN
More and more the Church is taking a strong stance on stewardship of our earth. Our past three popes have had much to say in this. Pope Francis is generally regarded as a pope who has made great...
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MONASTIC SPIRITUAL GRANDMOTHER
Although her contributions are often overlooked in most historical accounts of the liturgical movement, she gave monastic life a distinctively contemplative and liturgical spirituality very relevant...
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CHANGE OF HEART - PADRE PIO
I remember years ago, when my brother was still alive, visiting their palatial home in Orange County (CA). It was tastefully and expensively decorated. In a niche in the great room, was a beautiful...
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UKRAINE JOURNALS - A PRIEST AND A CHILD
Two new books, which give new perspectives on the war in the Ukraine are by a young pre-teen who experienced invasion first-hand, and a priest who saw the Ukraine in peaceful times, but presaged what...
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ADORATION
In his recent trip to France (once called the daughter of the Church), the Holy Father urged the faithful to get back to adoration, and to use time with Jesus in the Eucharist to intercede for...
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SWISS CONNECTIONS
Father introduced me to a mystic I had heard of but never looked into- I think mainly because her books are out of reach in cost.SISTER MARY OF THE TRINITY (Luisa Jaques) was born in 1901 in South...
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