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Category Archives: Bert’s Blog
Our Times: The Age of Martyrs
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. – Never in the history of the papacy has any Bishop of Rome written at greater length about martyrdom than Pope John Paul II. His encyclical The Gospel of Life devotes a thousand or … Continue reading
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Japan OMI Christmas Gathering
A few photos I took on Dec 26, 2012 in Kochi, Japan.
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Ordination of Pedro Hong OMI
Enclosed are some photos I took at the Ordination of Pedro Hong in Seoul, Korea, on December 6th 2012.
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On-going Formation
Koga, March 2012 – On the morning of the 1st we started getting input from Bert and an open discussion on the topics that were prepared for us. The theme was ”Then and Now”.
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AWA ODORI Festival in Tokushima, Slideshow by Bert Silver, OMI
(2012-07-28) – Tokushima City’s Awa Odori (阿波おどり) is the most famous of many dance festivals held across Japan during the Obon season in mid August. Awa is the former name for Tokushima Prefecture while Odori means dance.
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Archbishop’s memo on Japan addresses evangelization
Vatican memo sheds light on Church in Japan (Alessandro Speciale, Vatican City, June 4, 2012) – It was an unusually frank and sincere analysis, one you don’t usually hear from diplomats, let alone Vatican ones. And in fact, the public … Continue reading
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A beautiful sping vacation!
Golden Week Photos….Anan, Ishii in Tokushima Prefecture. What is “Golden Week”?
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Woodwork…A good way to relax
Profits from this years’ work…Hitotsu bukai! Seminarian Diocesan Fund.
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Wisteria
Wisteria – beautiful at this time of the year.
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Peonies
Golden Week in Japan. Took advantage of the nice weather and went to the Temple near Anan to see the peonies. Tatsueji. A sample of some of the flowers in bloom. Enjoy. Bert
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Autumn in New England
Autumn in New England: mostly pictures of Massachusettes.
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