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FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS (WELL, SOME HAVE TWO)
Carol Anne CiprianiSeveral more saints in charge of animals are ST. BLAISE (our throats are blessed on his feast Feb. 3), one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. He was a 3rd century physician who became...
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NUNS AND BOOKS
We interrupt our series on animal patrons to bring an important message to all our friends! Not that this is a hint!We learn something new everyday - even in the monastery! September 17, the feast of...
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OUR # 1 FRIENDS
St. Roch-Ann TorriniBecause DOGSare the # one pet in our country they get a separate Blog! Several interesting saints have their welfare in mind. First is ST. HUBERT of LIEGE ( c. 656–727 ) who is the...
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SAINTS AND VETS
We all suffer when our beloved pets are ailing but there are several saints, not well-known, who can help us in matters of healing these friends!Jaime Domínguez Montes Born in 1245 in Sant'Angelo, ST....
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RAGPICKER SAINT
I recently came across an interesting story- not well known in our country - of a very courageousyoung Japanese woman. Her story deserves to be told and maybe one day we will see her numbered among the...
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A MONTH OF TERESAS
Egino Weinert- GermanyWe all know that Oct. 1 is the feast of St. Therese of Lisieux , the Little Flower, and our Prioress' feast day. Oct. 15 is the feast of the great St. Teresa of Avila, and on...
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CANADIAN ROSE
St. John Paul II is sometimes remembered as a “saint maker” who canonized 482 men and women during his 27-year pontificate. Pope Francis, however, is an even more prodigious “saint maker” who has...
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"SUGARMAN"
At the end of last year the father of our land program woman came for a visit. He left us a movie, a documentary about a singer who never made it in the USA. It sat on my desk for months- I did not...
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DOWNUNDER ARTIST
Kookaburra KingRegal PerchAt this time of year, my mind traces some recent past travels as I pine for a warmer clime. Seven years ago one of our Oblates gave me a trip to Australia (a top number on...
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ABORIGINAL WOMAN
Maroochy- Tricia ReustWhen I stayed with Tricia Reust (last Blog) she spoke many times of an Aboriginal woman, namedMAROOCHY BARAMBAH, who was very active in bettering life for her people....
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CHRIST IN FORM AND HARMONY- CATHEDRAL ART
Station III- Jesus FallsIn 2010 St. James Cathedral (Seattle) was given a new set of Stations of the Cross, which hang in the Cathedral each year during the season of Lent. The stations are the work...
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SHIPWRECKED WORLD
One of our nuns from the Abbey, Mother Augusta, sent this along to us. "We get these messages from Tomie dePaola every now and then and the one today was a word fromSt. Hildegard which I thought you...
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BECOMING SAINTS
Why do we commemorate ALL SAINTS DAYandALL SOULS DAY? To remind us that we are all called to be saints and to be encouraged by their lives.All Souls' Day is a day of prayer for the dead. In Western...
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CATHEDRAL ARTIST PART II
I was so captivated by the Cathedral stations of Seattle artist JOAN BRAND- LANDKRAMER that I decided to root through the air and see if I could find more of her art.Low and behold, before the very...
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MORE CATHEDRAL ART
The past few Blogs have presented some art in our Seattle Cathedral, but there is much more to see and people come from all over to gaze and pray.Perhaps the most "controversial" is also the oldest. No...
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WAKE UP, WORLD!
This month starts a year long celebration of CONSECRATED LIFE within the Church.The Holy Father said the year-long celebration “will be an important moment for 'evangelizing' our vocation and for...
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THANKSGIVING FOR OUR KING- TRIPLE CELEBRATION
Christ the Pantocrator- Hagia SophiaTomorrow as we celebrate the SOLEMNITY of CHRIST the KING, we also look forward to Thursday, and the celebration of THANKSGIVING DAY. Sunday is also a special day...
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WOMEN IN JESUS' GENEALOGY- TAMAR
ADVENT is a preparatory season. It is a season of looking forward and waiting for something wonderful- for the annual celebration of Christ's birth, and for the time when Christ will come again. At...
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JESUS' HOSPITABLE GRANDMOTHER
Rahab- Michael DudoshWe continue our journey through Advent with the five women mentioned in Jesus' genealogy. We can ponder why some of the more "famous" gallant women, such as Esther, Deborah and...
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FEASTS AND BIRTHDAYS
Immaculate Conception- Peru- 1700sThis week we have in the middle of Advent, two great feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and birthdays for two of us in the monastery. This first is December 8, the...
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