Sunday, April 28, 2019

#CeciliaBrainard Drawing: Old Haunted House in Cebu Philippines

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I'm sharing a corrected version of the Old House in Cebu, my interpretation of the Villalon House. This sat on a hill...
Saturday, April 20, 2019

Easter -- Coloring Easter Eggs

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We colored these Easter eggs by drawing designs on hardboiled eggs before dying them. I used food coloring in hot water with a bit ...
Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Remembering the Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris Before the Fire

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Like most people I am heartbroken at the fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris yesterday. April 15, 2019. Today the experts said it m...
Friday, April 12, 2019

Guest Blogger: A Theatrical Experience by Evelyn Morales Del Rosario

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My guest blogger is Evelyn Morales Del Rosario who shares her piece, "A Theatrical Experience". The writing is part of the c...
Saturday, April 6, 2019

Guest Blogger: Agape by Tony Robles

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My Guest Blogger is Tony Robles who shares his personal essay, "Agape." This story is part of the book Finding God: True Stori...
Thursday, April 4, 2019

Guest Blogger: Thank you by Raquel Villavicencio Balagtas

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My Guest Blogger is Raquel Villavicencio Balagtas whose moving personal essay, "Thank You", is part of the book, Finding God:...
Sunday, March 31, 2019

Guest Blogger: Guia Lim Writes About Mary, Our Lady of Antipolo of the Philippines

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Guia Lim shares her article about Our Lady of Antipolo. This is part of the book,   Magnificat: Mama Mary's Pilgrim Sites, Ed. Cecilia...
Friday, March 29, 2019

Guest Blogger: Our Lady of Peñafrancia by Ma. Teresita Herrera-Tan

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Our Guest Blogger is Ma. Teresita Herrera-Tan who writes about our Our Lady of Peñafrancia. Her article is part of a book I edited, Magn...
Thursday, March 28, 2019

Evora Portugal: Chapel of Bones

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In Evora, Portugal, we visited the Franciscan Chapel of the Bones. The Franciscans used bones buried outside church gr...
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Evora, Portugal: Mary Our Lady of Mothers

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Portugal - Evora: the image that comes to my mind this early morning is that of the statue of a very pregnant Mary. I saw her at the an...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Photo Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Portugal

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I just returned from a visit to Portugal, including the Shrine of Our Lady in Fatima. I’m in the middle, standing behind our kneeling t...
Thursday, March 14, 2019

Guest Blogger: Carol Ojeda-Kimbrough retells a story "Angge's Piano"

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My Guest Blogger is Carol Ojeda-Kimbrough who retells a story.  Carol has been my Guest Blogger in the past, so be sure and read her other...

Guest Blogger: Poem by Ralph Semino Galán

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Many thanks to Ralph Semino Galán for being my Guest Blogger.  He shares a poem he wrote for World Poetry Day.  ~ Cecilia Brainard ~~~ ...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Storytelling & Sketching, Talk by Cecilia Brainard

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Mysteriously I started sketching last December. I'd never done art in that way before. I'd always just written. This got me ...
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Sarimanok, Maranao art, Sketch by Cecilia Brainard

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I sketched this antique "sarimanok" silver item which I got from Zamboaga when I did a talk for USIS, around 1992. From W...