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NEW BIRDS
As I had written in a blog before Holy Week, I was off to SE Arizona with two of our Oblates. Southeast Arizona has some of the top birding spots in the world and on this trip we visited five. The...
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FOUR POPES- TWO SAINTS
Yesterday Pope Francis (with Pope Emeritus Benedict present) canonized two pillars of the Catholic Church, two popes who had an impact that goes beyond our Church and have influenced people around...
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RARE THINGS AT OLR - WHO KNEW????
Recently, we had a small group of children and adults visit one of our bogs. The leader later wrote to tell us what they found. “Chorus frogs, amphipods, snails, dragonfly and damselfly nymphs.Your...
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FIRST COMMUNION
Melody after her First CommunionWe were blessed to have a First Holy Communion on Divine Mercy Sunday, an event which always touches our hearts and souls. These photos by our Intern, Tari, say it all!
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THE GOOD SHEPHERD- A TRIPLE CELEBRATION
GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY is the Fourth Sunday of Easter in the Catholic liturgical calendar. The name derives from the Gospel readings on this day which are taken from the 10th chapter of John. In this...
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THE MARY MONTH OF MAY
Holy Family Living at NazarethI chose the artist to portray the mysteries of Our Blessed Mother for this month, dedicated to her, because of his love for her. Artist SIDNEY MATIAS was born in 1969 in...
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ANOTHER SAINTLY FRIEND
Pope Paul VI with Mother BenedictOn May 10 it was announced that Pope Francis will declare POPE PAUL VIblessed at a beatification ceremony in the Vatican on October 19, 2014. The Holy...
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MARY CLOSE BY
SISTER MARY JEAN DARCY, O.P. was born in Anacortes, Wa. (as the Eagle flies just a few miles from our Island) in 1914. She was the youngest of nine children. She attributes her gifts to: "the...
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THE END IS HERE
Shaw Island Llama/Alpaca ClubAfter 15 years I have finally "resigned" from 4-H on Shaw. I worked with the children and llamas (alpacas included) for 10 years and birders for 7 years. This year most...
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SCISSORS AND PAPER
Earlier this month we did a Blog on Sister Mary Jean Dorcy and mentioned her "disciple" Dan Paulos who carried on her work and has gone beyond her giftedness in his art. His great devotion to the...
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SPIRIT SPEAKER
Last week I took two of our Shaw children to a parish on the mainland north of us so they could be confirmed. Our charismatic Seattle Archbishop was on hand for the ceremony, even though it was a small...
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THE GIFTS of the SPIRIT- WISDOM
In April Our Holy Father started a series of short talks at his general audiences to explain the gifts Jesus would leave to the disciples after He left them. This week I present these talks as...
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THE GIFT of UNDERSTANDING
(Dr. He Qi)The Holy Spirit’s gift of UNDERSTANDINGallows Christians to obtain “intimacy with God” and helps them understand things as God understands them.When the Holy Spirit dwells in our hearts and...
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COUNSEL
Continuing his weekly catechesis on the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, Pope Francis devoted his May 7 general audience to the gift of COUNSEL.The gift of counsel helps Christians “understand the...
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FORTITUDE
Alexander Sadoyon - ArmeniaIn recent catechesis, we examined the first three gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, understanding and counsel. Today we think about what the Lord does, He always comes to...
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KNOWLEDGE
Sadao Watanabe (Japan)“When we speak of KNOWLEDGE, we immediately think of the human capacity to learn more about the reality that surrounds him and to discover the laws that govern nature and the...
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A SPIRIT of LOVE
Adam Stalony Dobrzanski- PolishDear Brothers and Sisters: In our continuing catechesis on the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, we now turn to the gift of PIETY. Through this spiritual gift, we...
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PENTECOST
Our Lady's Island, Wexford, IrelandAnd suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven...
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AFTER PENTECOST
Iain McKillop- Guildford Cathedral, EnglandWe have finished another Easter Cycle, ending with Pentecost. Now what?We need to remember how the Apostles and disciples were after the Holy Spirit came...
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INDIAN SAINTS
A few weeks ago our new Chaplain arrived. He is originally from Jagdalpur, India in the State of Chhattisgarh. Just this week the Vatican announced that Nov. 23 will be the canonization of the...
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