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The Call to Evangelization has been Heralded by three Popes and the Clergy. So how do we answer their Call?
By Larry Peterson The term, “New Evangelization” was introduced by Pope St. John Paul II, back in 1983. This call to evangelize has been carried forward by Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Even today, our priests often tell us to go out and evangelize. Evangelization by the laity makes sense. A simple way to… Read more
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Stabbed repeatedly, she kept saying over and over, “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.” Then she breathed her last.
By Larry Peterson She was born in a place called Kerala, a state on the southwest coast of India. The date was January 29, 1954, and she would be the second of seven children born to Paily and Eliswa Vattalil. They named her Mariam after the Blessed Mother, and she was baptized one week later… Read more
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Many Climate Change proponents are the actual “Deniers” of one Absolute: The Truth of Life
By Larry Peterson You cannot embrace the child’s home and then kill the child. The drums of Climate Change are pounding harder and harder every day. School children are being indoctrinated about the cataclysm posed to destroy the Mother Planet. Purveyors of the “existential threat” about to waste us are in our face 24/7. We… Read more
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This Archbishop sold his bed and used the money to help orphans; meet Thomas of Villanova, the “Father of the Poor”
By Larry Peterson Tomas Garcia y Martinez (Thomas Garcia) was born in 1488, and he might be a prime example of how a father and mother can influence their son. They not only taught him the Faith, but they also showed him how to be charitable. His dad, Alphonsus, was a miller and along with… Read more
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On September 14 we celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross— Question: Why do we honor the Cross that Jesus died upon?
By Larry Peterson The wooden cross was used as an instrument of torture for the vilest of criminals, fastening them to it and allowing them to hang there until they died. So why do we honor and revere the Cross that Jesus died on? Because Jesus Himself said: “If any man will come after me,… Read more
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The Feast Day of the Holy Name of Mary is September 12: Why do we honor Her name?
By Larry Peterson Why do we honor the name of Our Lady and hold it in such high esteem? Why not just honor her as the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of Jesus? Why did Pope Innocent XI, in 1683, proclaim that September 12 is the Feast day of the Most Holy Name of Mary? … Read more
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