July 2023
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Connecting the Holocaust and an Unsuspecting Family from the Bronx
By Larry Peterson Mom died from leukemia way back in 1961. She had just turned 40, and, at the time, there were no cures, chemo, or bone-marrow transplants. She was dead within six months of diagnosis. Her daughter’s death was more than she could bare We lived in the Bronx in a five-floor walk-up. Grandma…
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Let’s ask St. Benedict—“What is Humility?”
By Larry Peterson What is Humility? The dictionary defines it as; noun“modest opinion or estimate of one’s own importance, rank, etc. The opposite of humility is pride. Pride is defined as; noun a high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc. Apparently, in this modern, self-absorbed world the Pride factor has taken over. There used to be a slogan that said, “Sticks and stones can break your bones,…
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The Eleven Martyrs of Nowogrodek
They were filled with a burning love for Jesus and His holy Mother Religious Sisters have vowed their lives to God for many centuries. We should remember that these women, young and filled with a burning love for Jesus and His holy Mother, are not thinking of dying for their faith. They wanted to serve…
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