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TO CALL THEE LOVE
Let Me Be To Thee As The Circling BirdGerard Manley HopkinsLet me be to Thee as the circling bird,Or bat with tender and air-crisping wingsThat shapes in half-light his departing rings,From both of...
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UNDOER OF KNOTS
One of our favorite artists has a new, very beautiful, image of our Lady, this time, Undoer of Knots. He did the lovely painting of Our Lady of Seattle, a copy of which hangs in our chapel. Daniel...
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NEW SAINT FOR THE EUCHARIST?
At this time of Eucharistic Renewal, it is important that we have holy people who give us example of great love for Jesus in His gift to us with His Body freely given. The Vatican has granted...
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THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Good Shepherd Sunday, the 4th Sunday after Easter is designated World Day of Prayer for Vocations.Pope St. Paul VI instituted the day of prayer in 1964 and placed it on the Sunday on which the Gospel...
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CATHOLICS IN AMERICA- SURVEY
Some interesting new surveys from the Pew Research Center regarding Catholics in the USA, including priests. Twenty % of Americans identify as Catholic (a stable number since 2014), which is roughly...
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BLESSED FRIEND OF THE POPE'S
VENERABLE ENRIQUE ERNESTO SHAWwas an Argentine Roman Catholic businessman. He was born in France, later emigrating to Argentina where he served in the marines. He promoted and encouraged business...
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LIGHT INVISIBLE
In this world of so much darkness, T.S. Eliot reminds us of the true Light which burns brighter than any darkness! From The RockO Light Invisible, we praise thee! Too bright for mortal vision. O...
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JOY IN A SHORT LIFE
One can tell by the many photos of this new martyr, that she radiated joy. “The greatest gift is that I know God and I can’t keep it to myself, I have to spread it! If I can help someone, make them...
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CRUCIFIXION AT EASTER
While the Orthodox Church just celebrated the joyous feast of Easter, May 5 (following the Julian calendar), the Ukraine is still under seige by the Russians. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk,...
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DO NOT LEAVE US
The Ascension, Fray Luis de LeónHow can You leave Your flock,O Holy Shepherd, this valley deep and dark, while You break the pure air, departing to regions immortal and secure? Those once blessed,...
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SEMINARIAN MARTYR
BLESSED ROLANDO RIVI died as a martyr in a little town called Monchio, in the province of Modena, at the age of 14. He was born in 1931, and began serving Mass at the age of five and made his first...
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HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
The icon, Mother of God of Lasting Things, was written by Mary Katsilometes of Portland. It depicts Mary as a Coast Salish woman holding the Native Child Jesus. It was commissioned by St. Paul Parish...
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SPREADING FIRE
I came to bring fire to the Earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! (Luke 12:49)Fire You came to cast upon the earth fire, You Yourself, a raining white light. Fire tongues upon Your apostles...
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MODERN SAINT FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT
A friend of Pope Leo XIII and the teacher of St. Gemma Galgani, BLESSED ELENA GUERRA is known for her spiritual writings and her passionate devotion to the Holy Spirit. When Pope St. John XXIII...
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100 YEARS ON SHAW- THE GENERAL STORE
This Memorial weekend our small SHAW ISLAND GENERAL STORE celebrates 100 years. Started in 1898, it is one of the oldest businesses in the San Juan Islands and in Washington State. Located at the Shaw...
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EUCHARISTIC MEDIATOR
Perhaps a saint we can pray to in relation to not only the war in the Ukraine, but also in Gaza, and for the relentless anti-semitism in our own country now, is ST. JOZEF BILCZEWSKI. He was born into a...
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FOR CORPUS CHRISTI
“O Christ, Thou Art Within Me Like a Sea” O Christ, thou art within me like a sea,Filling me as a slowly rising tide.No rock or stone or sandbar may abideSafe...
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ANOTHER EUCHARISTIC MODERN SAINT
One of the reasons I love researching modern saints, is there is often so much information, that we know to be true- not mere legends. Case in point, is BLESSED LOJZE GROZDE, a Slovenian student who...
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UKRAINIAN CONDUCTOR IN UK
Another find in the BBC music magazine our neighbor gives us each month is another famed Ukrainian musician.Since the invasion of his beloved homeland in February 2022, the conductor KIRILLS KARABITS...
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HEARTS OF CHRIST & HIS MOTHER
Tomorrow and Saturday we celebrate the feasts of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of His Mother Mary (Saturday).Pope Francis announced yesterday that he is preparing a reflection,...
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