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Our Out-of-Control Border is even a Challenge for a Saint
By Larry Peterson From 50 years ago 1973 Sometime during the early summer of 1973, Jesus Gaytan and two friends began making their way north to the United States. They were planning to ”sneak” across the border and find work as farmhands. They did not care where they just wanted to work. Arriving at the… Read more
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One Quiet Birthday among Millions of Unwanted Birthdays
By Larry Peterson Meet a pro-life couple from 1978 This is about a pro-life couple and an incident that took place 46 years ago. The exact date was September 6, 1978. But I cannot preface that story without mentioning the new law taking place in Florida. It is as follows: On May 1, 2024, Florida… Read more
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He died in a Concentration camp—his crime was “being Catholic”
By Larry Peterson He Died for being “Excessively Catholic” Even as a child, Marcel Callo was a bit of a perfectionist. He liked order and displayed natural leadership qualities. He was born in Rennes, France, on December 6, 1921. Marcel, the second of nine children, was just a normal boy with a great… Read more
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Praise the Lord—Jumbo Feeney attended Mass on Easter
By Larry Peterson Jumbo Feeney and I grew up together in the Bronx and have been best friends since first grade. We can go a year without talking to one another, and when we get on the phone together, it is just like we spoke ten minutes ago. I love the guy. But sometimes he… Read more
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Does God send us “signs?” You Decide
This is a test post: –Looking into her eyes, he said, “There is Victory over Death.” I recently attended a funeral Mass and during the few minutes before the Mass started, something extraordinary happened. I believe God sent a messenger to share with all those in attendance an affirmation of what we proclaim to believe;… Read more
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Saint Abel the Just, Feast Day, January 3
By Larry Peterson His was the first recorded death in Human History The holy people from the Old Testament are not usually called saints. We do not say, “St. Abraham” or “St. Moses” as we do for St. Joseph or St John. But the church does allow for them to be called saints one day… Read more
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