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MUSICAL SPOKESMAN FOR UKRAINE
Again in looking at one person, I find another. The article about the Ukrainian conductor Kirill Karabits (see previous Blog), led me to a composer I had never heard of. As the war in Ukraine...
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SUMMER
In Praise of Summer God speaks:“I am the breeze that nurtures all things green I am the rain coming from the dew that causes the grasses to laugh with joy...
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A HEART OF GOLD
We are already looking forward to our annual Orcas Chamber music Festival. The new program is filled with new musicians- for us anyway. One of interest for this Blogger, as I have been of late...
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PAINTING FLOWERS - FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER
“I know I can’t paint a flower. I cannot paint the sun on a bright summer morning, but maybe in terms of paint color I can convey to you my experience of the flower or the experience that makes the...
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A CONDUCTOR'S FIGHT FOR HER COUNTRY
A Ukrainian female conductor that I discovered when doing the previous Blog on Illia Ovcharenko (Photo to left) is OKSANA YAROSLAVIVNA LYNIV. Known for her exceptional combination of precision and...
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CATHOLICS AND THE EUCHARIST
As the Catholic Church in the U.S. is embarking on a National Eucharistic Revival in an effort to foster a greater understanding and appreciation that Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist Congress...
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THE LIGHT IS EVERYTHING
Every yearthe liliesare so perfectI can hardly believetheir lapped light crowdingthe black,mid-summer ponds.Nobody could count all of them—the muskrats swimmingamong the pads and the grassescan reach...
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PATRON OF ADDICTIONS
It seems there is a saint for every ill in our society and one who is called the patron of alcoholics will next year in Ireland celebrate the 100 anniversary of his death.VENERABLE MATT TALBOTwas born...
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ACCEPTANCE
A prayer most relevant for our age!“Mother of Christ, help me to be willing to accept the suffering that is the condition of love. Help me accept the grief of seeing those whom I love suffer, and when...
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OUR FOUNDER IN THE WORLD OF CRISES
Connie KittokThursday is the feast of our patron and founder, ST. BENEDICT. In the past 20 years he has become popular in many circles. We ask...
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FATHER AND SON- ART FOR UKRAINE
Another Ukrainian artist who just popped into my search isIRENAEUS YURCHUK. He was born in Ukraine during World War II and raised in Upstate New York. He moved to New York City to earn an...
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RICH BLACK EARTH
A Poem for the People of UkraineBomb the walls till they are rubble; Bomb the rubble till it’s bricks; Bomb the bricks till they are pebbles; Bomb the pebbles till they’re sand— But grains of sand are...
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MODEL FOR EASTERN EUROPE IN CRISES
Friends of ours were recently in Romania (a country I would have liked to visit, especially to bird) which caused me to find this saint.BL. VLADIMIR GHIKA was a Romanian diplomat and essayist who,...
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ROMANIAN HOLY MARTYR- DOCTOR-PRIEST
Another Romanian is SERVANT of GOD MARTIN BENEDICT, who was born in the municipality of Nicolae Bălcescu, Galbeni, in 1931, to peasant parents. After attending elementary school in his home town...
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TRUE TO HER WORD TO US
True to her word, Our Blessed Mother seems to not be abandoning us, in spite of a world which from all outward appearances, is getting further from her Son. I remember Mother Miriam telling me that...
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BIRD OF PARADISE
For those who are in the scorching sun, I offer this photo from my God-daughter, Amie Hood.Taken at Yellowstone, Summer 2024.
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BENEDICTINE MYSTIC POET
Benedictines have a new saint to add to the rostrum of holy men. VENERABLE BERNARDO VAZ LOBO TEIXEIRA VASCONCELOS was a Benedictine monk, mystic, poet, and writer. He was born in São Romão Corgo...
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NO MEDIOCRE CATHOLIC
Jesus said that it is as hard for a rich person to get to heaven as a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, and yet we have seen quite a few people of noble or high birth become saints. One...
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BLESSED LAY WOMAN- MOTHER TO MANY
More and more women, who have raised a family, are seeking religious life. Most orders do not take women past 40. My mantra is: the Church needs holy lay women. A good example of a new blessed is...
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THEOLOGIAN FOR OUR TIME
Considered to be one of the most important churchmen, and perhaps one of the most important theologians, of our time, SERVANT OF GOD LUIGI GIOVANNI GIUSSANI was born on October 15, 1922, in Desio, a...
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