island life- in a monastery

Avi Kiriaty ,  though not born in  Hawaii, certainly has captured the soul of the Hawaiian landscape and peoples. He was born in  Israe...

Avi Kiriaty My big birding trip for the year was the Big Island of HAWAII.   I lived for two years in Hawaii- many years ago, doin...

Pope Francis will canonize    LOUIS and ZELIE MARTIN , the parents of    St. Therese of Lisieux   during the world Synod of Bishops on th...

In a past blog we wrote of a neighboring tribe, the SAMISH. Our connection is from the early days of our foundation when  a friend donate...

Canoe Journey "For 500 generations they flourished until newcomers came... much was lost; much was devalued, but much was also ...

We have a new, much needed, ferry in the San Juans this summer. It was named the  SAMISH and is the the second 144-car ferry. The tota...

The Spanish missions in Alta California comprise a series of 21 religious and military outposts; established by the Franciscan order bet...