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A convert, wife, mother, and humanitarian: Caroline Chisholm helped thousands of young female immigrants
Women settlers in Australia faced a life of prostitution, but Venerable Caroline was able to save many of them. By Larry Peterson She was called “the Savior of Living Cargoes” Caroline Chisholm was born in Northampton, England, in 1808. She was the daughter of William Jones, a wealthy farmer, who had been married four times.… Read more
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Francis Delalieu; this Good Samaritan saved a future Servant of God and her family from death– then he was gone.
There were no strings attached—He simply loved his neighbor By Larry Peterson One of the most famous Gospel readings is the one we all know as the Parable of the Good Samaritan. What follows is about someone who may be among the greatest Good Samaritans of all time, a man we know almost nothing about.… Read more
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Widowed with Eleven Children, she began taking in Unwed Pregnant Girls; She would go on to be known as Sister Marie of the Nativity
During an era when unwed mothers were rejected by society, she took them into her home Larry Peterson Rosalie Cadron was born on January 27, 1794, in Quebec, Canada. She was the oldest of two daughters born to a farmer by the name of Antoine Cadron and his wife, Rosalie Roy, who was a midwife… Read more
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The Innocence of the Blessed Virgin Mary–was there such a thing?
Knowing the possible consequences, she embraced God’s request and never looked back By Larry Peterson A dear friend gave me a gift on Christmas that I never expected or imagined. It was a print of a painting which is among the most beautiful I have ever seen. It is of the Blessed Mother holding the… Read more
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This Filipina nun’s legacy continues through the order of nuns she established
Mother Rosario Arroyo is much loved and often invoked. Some say her intercession has already brought miracles. By Larry Peterson Maria Beatrice Rosario Arroyo was born on February 17, 1884, in Molo, which is located in the Philippines. She was the only daughter born to Ignacio Arroyo and Dona Maria Podal; the Arroyos also had… Read more
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