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Francisca del Espiritu Santo Fuentes—The Young Widow Founded a new Order in the Philippines for Filipinos
By Larry Peterson Francisca de Fuentes was born in Manila in 1647. Her father was Don Simon de Fuentes, a Spanish nobleman and her mom’s name was Dona Ana Maria del Castillo y Tamayo. She was a true native to the islands and was quietly known as a Spanish mestiza (a woman of mixed race).… Read more
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Give us Silence or Give us Death: A Priest will accept death rather than violate this vow
By Larry Peterson On July 1, 2019, The Vatican issued the Note of the Apostolic Penitentiary about the inviolability of the Sacramental Seal aka the Seal of Confession. A Sacrament is of God—not man. “the sacramental seal is inviolable; therefore, it is a crime for a confessor in any way to betray a penitent by… Read more
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Give us Silence or Give us Death: A Priest will accept death rather than violate this vow
By Larry Peterson On July 1, 2019, The Vatican issued the Note of the Apostolic Penitentiary about the inviolability of the Sacramental Seal aka the Seal of Confession. A Sacrament is of God—not man. “the sacramental seal is inviolable; therefore, it is a crime for a confessor in any way to betray a penitent by… Read more
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“Give us Silence or Give us Death”—This is the message to the world from the Catholic Church regarding the Sacramental Seal of Confession and the Priesthood.
On July 1, 2019, The Vatican issued the Note of the Apostolic Penitentiary about the inviolability of the Sacramental Seal aka the Seal of Confession. The highlighted links will give you the full documents. A Sacrament is of God—not man. “the sacramental seal is inviolable; therefore, it is a crime for a confessor in any… Read more
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Give us Silence or Give us Death: A Priest will accept death rather than violate this vow
By Larry Peterson On July 1, 2019, The Vatican issued the Note of the Apostolic Penitentiary about the inviolability of the Sacramental Seal aka the Seal of Confession. A Sacrament is of God—not man. “the sacramental seal is inviolable; therefore, it is a crime for a confessor in any way to betray a penitent by… Read more
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This Aborigine child’s legacy lives on in the 21st Century-Meet Francis Xavier Conaci
By Larry Peterson Kate Galvin is a nursing student from Australia who is a descendant of the Aborigines, the indigenous people native to her homeland. Her roots are ingrained in what is known as Australia’s Stolen Generations. In July of 2018, she was awarded the Francis Xavier Conaci Scholarship. Sponsored by the Australian Catholic University… Read more
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