Book Review by Aloy Polintan Book: Magnificat: Mama Mary's Pilgrim Sites Collected and Edited by Cecila Manguerra Brainard Anvil, 2012, softcover, 168 pages, ISBN 9789712727115 Available from Amazon Kindle This book collects 24 Marian devotees’ accounts of their experiences in Marian pilgrim sites. The sites are found in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, … [Read more...] about Aloy Polintan Reviews Magnificat: Mama Mary’s Pilgrim Sites (edited by Cecilia Brainard)
Takuya Matsuda Interviews Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
Interview of Cecilia Manguerra Brainard by Takuya Matsuda Focusing on her novel, When the Rainbow Goddess Wept Takuya Matsuda is a PhD Candidate, Teaching Fellow at the English Department of the University of North Texas This Interview was done in March 2020 by email TM (Takuya Matsuda): My name is Tak Matsuda, and I’m a PhD candidate in English at the University of North Texas. I’m … [Read more...] about Takuya Matsuda Interviews Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
Artist Tina Borja Heiter on Brainard’s Book of Sketches
I am sharing a letter from my artist friend, Tina Borja Heiter about my recent book, Magical Years: Memories & Sketches, a book that collects sketches inspired by my childhood in Cebu. Tina was my classmate at Maryknoll College and she is is now a resident of Switzerland where she exhibits her art at the Galerie am Schanzenbgraben. Tina has a website at … [Read more...] about Artist Tina Borja Heiter on Brainard’s Book of Sketches
Academic Studies on Cecilia Brainard Novels
I was happy to hear from two PhD candidates. The first interviewed me about my novel, When the Rainbow Goddess Wept. He wrote: "My name is ________ and I’m a PhD candidate in English at the University of ______. I’m from Japan and working on my dissertation that discusses ethnic American writers’ literary writings on the Second World War in the Pacific. I read your novel, When the … [Read more...] about Academic Studies on Cecilia Brainard Novels
2020 Get Togethers with Maryknoll Classmates
It's only February, but I've had the chance of seeing some classmates from Maryknoll College class of 1968. l-r: Cecilia Brainard, Bing Jacala, Tina Heiter, Maria Ciocon Recently some other Maryknoll classmates and their husbands had lunch at my home in Santa Monica. I have not seen these friends for some time and it was wonderful to get caught up with them. We … [Read more...] about 2020 Get Togethers with Maryknoll Classmates