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  • What are the origins of Adoration and Benediction ?

    By Larry Peterson Growing up and going to Catholic school, we had religion class every day. One thing we all learned about was the “Real Presence.”  There was no doubt in our minds that inside the church, Jesus was truly present “body and blood, soul and divinity. He was inside the tabernacle, and He was… Read more

  • The Visit from St. Dymphna—What a Joy

    By Larry Peterson Loretta and I were living in northern New Jersey and had two sons; Larry Jr was six, and Billy was two. We were hoping to have a girl, but Loretta had been told that she would never have any more children. We were disappointed but okay with the report. We had, after… Read more

  • Sickness, Drought, and Famine had decimated the Region—Our Lady came and Showered the People with Abundance

    By Larry Peterson “I have heard their prayers. Assure them that as of this day, their suffering has come to an end”. There is a town located in Italy called Cursi. It is in the Apulia region of southeast Italy, and if you look at the map of the country, it is located on the… Read more

  • Confession is the Soul’s Bath; St. Padre Pio

    By Larry Peterson Defender of the Seal of Confession; Father Fernando Olmedo Reguera On July 1, 2019, The Vatican issued the Note of the Apostolic Penitentiary  (a tribunal in the Roman Curia that deals with mercy and forgiveness) about the inviolability of the Sacramental Seal aka the Seal of Confession. A Sacrament is of God—not… Read more

  • Eucharistic Prayer I—from Daily use to Muted Gem.

    By Larry Peterson Before 1970, the only canon used during the Mass was the Roman Canon. Today’s standard missalettes carry six Canons; Eucharistic Prayers I thru IV and two Eucharistic Prayers for Reconciliation. The altar missal used by the priest has nine;  (the ones mentioned and there are three for children’s Masses). It seems the… Read more

  • The Father of Public Education in Puerto Rico never went to school.

    Rafael Cordero y Molina             en.wikipedeia.org By Larry Peterson Rafael Cordero y Molina came into this world on October 24, 1790, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was born into a low-income family and had two older sisters.  His dad, Lucas Cordero, worked on a tobacco farm and his mom, Rita… Read more