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Meet this newly beatified wife, mother, widow and foundress who sheltered pregnant women
After Our Lady of Loreto obtained her healing, Blessed Maria Llong devoted herself to the poor. By Larry Peterson Maria Llorenca Llong was born in Lieida, Spain, in 1463. Born as Maria de la Estirpe, she was the daughter of the noble Requences family and a descendant of a famous Spanish navy captain. In 1483 Read more
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Servant of God; Father Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly (Kathanar)
Originally posted on Cradling Catholic: Venerable Payyappilly Varghese Kathanar By Larry Peterson On April 14, 2018, Pope Francis met with Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. He presented the cardinal with the names of eight Catholics who have attained the designation of Servants of God. This designation is awarded… Read more
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Evangelizing—What is it, and how can we, as individuals, Evangelize?
By Larry Peterson What is Evangelization? We Catholic/Christians are asked to ‘evangelize.” But for me, the word, Evangelize, has always been intimidating. And what does that word actually mean? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary says that the word, evangelize, is a verb that means “to preach the gospel to” or “to convert to Christianity.” St. Pope Paul Read more
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They desired to help the poor and their lives connected across the ages–Today they are all saints
By Larry Peterson Saint-Servan, France,1839: On a bitterly cold winter night, Jeanne Jugan, 47, looked out from her bedroom window and saw a person huddled outside. She went out and somehow managed to carry the shivering woman into her own home and place her in her own bed. The woman’s name was Anne Chauvin and Read more
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We learned Latin and were known as Altar “Boys.”
By Larry Peterson Recently I found an old picture from my grade school days. It was taken inside the church in the parish where I grew up (circa the late 50s to early 60s). Just like that, it escorted me back in time. In the picture, the church was filled with all the kids from Read more
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He Loved God, family, and Country. He became a priest, went to war, and laid down his life for his friends
By Larry Peterson Joseph Verbis Lafleur was born in Villa Platte, Louisiana, on January 24, 1912. He was the fourth child born to Agatha Dupre and Valentine Lafleur. When Joe was a young boy, he began telling his mom that he would grow up and be a priest. He was so sure of his calling Read more
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