May 2018
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The 19 Martyrs of Algeria—including The Monks (Seven Trappists) of Tibhirine
By Larry Peterson The bloody Algerian Civil War erupted in 1993 and among the victims of this persecution were 19 monks and nuns. They were assassinated between 1994 and 1996. The “positio” (the report documenting all information about the cause for beatification) has been completed, and…
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Our Lady of Walsingham—the site of England’s, Nazareth
By Larry Peterson The story begins in 1061, more than a thousand years after the birth of Our Lord. It was during the reign of Edward the Confessor that a woman of noble heritage, Richeldis de Faverches, had been praying for guidance to fulfill her need to…
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Make NO Mistake and Never Forget; Mothers are Women and Female is their Gender
By Larry Peterson I found myself writing this for Mother’s Day because the legal definition of “gender” has become controversial. I begin with a quote from Cardinal Giovanni Ravasi; President of the Pontifical Council of Culture: “The…
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St. Peter Nolasco; He founded The Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy; aka the Mercedarians. This year they celebrate 800 years of sacrifice and service to others.
By Larry Peterson Peter Nolasco was known for having as his most pronounced virtue that of ‘love of neighbor.’ It was said that people already knew of this when he was only a baby. The story was that while in his cradle, a swarm of bees landed on him, and formed a honey-comb on his…
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Choosing Government over God has a Difference; One is Death, and the other is Life
(I chose not to put any photos of Alfie in here. His parents deserve some privacy) “I do not hesitate to proclaim before you and before the world that all human life — from the moment of conception and through all subsequent stages — is sacred because human life is created in the image…
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