• Does God send us “signs?” You Decide

    This is a test post: –Looking into her eyes, he said, “There is Victory over Death.” I recently attended a funeral Mass and during the few minutes before the Mass started, something extraordinary happened. I believe God sent a messenger to share with all those in attendance an affirmation of what we proclaim to believe;… Read more

  • Saint Abel the Just, Feast Day, January 3

    Saint Abel the Just, Feast Day, January 3

    By Larry Peterson His was the first recorded death in Human History The holy people from the Old Testament are not usually called saints. We do not say, “St. Abraham” or “St. Moses” as we do for St. Joseph or St John. But the church does allow for them to be called saints one day… Read more

  • Marriage— “it unites spouses and binds them to their eternal souls…”

    Marriage— “it unites spouses and binds them to their eternal souls…”

    By Larry Peterson As we celebrate the Feast of the Most Holy Family it seems fitting to repost this article that focuses on the domestic church as described by Pope St. John Paul II in his Apostolic Exhortation  titled, Familiaris Consortia issued on November 22, 1981. St. John Paul II said, “Marriage is an act… Read more

  • His Love of Family led him to Martyrdom

    His Love of Family led him to Martyrdom

    He is a patron of married couples and fathers (posted in honor of the Most Holy Family By Larry Peterson Madagascar is a vast island nation located off the east-central coast of Africa. It was here that Lucien Botovasoa was born in the year 1908,  the exact day is unknown. He was the oldest of… Read more

  • A Joyful Christmas can also harbor a Joyful-Sadness

    A Joyful Christmas can also harbor a Joyful-Sadness

    By Larry Peterson Christmas is much more than just a day I never viewed Christmas as just a “day”. Thanksgiving is a “day”. My birthday is a “day”. Your anniversary is a ‘day”.  But Christmas is much more than simply a day. It is a state of mind, an uplifting, spiritually charged season that changes… Read more

  • YES! Santa lives in the Hearts of Millions, both Young and Old

    YES! Santa lives in the Hearts of Millions, both Young and Old

    By Larry Peterson Most folks do not know much about a man by the name of Francis Pharcellus Church. Heck, most people have never even heard of him. However, to me, he is one of the most excellent newspaper editors of all time. That is because he took on a skeptical world and dared try… Read more