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  • REJOICE! Advent is here; Prepare to Embrace Who is coming our way

    REJOICE! The Journey to Christmas has Begun. The Advent Season is all about reflecting on how we can prepare our hearts and homes for Christ’s birth in the world as it was yesterday and as it is today. We find that the majesty and wonder and meaning  of this day has not changed one bit Read more

  • The Hot Chocolate Miracle at the Thanksgiving Day Parade

    By Larry Peterson During the early morning hours of November 24, 1906, a ship quietly slid against the ebb-tide waters of the Narrows and entered New York harbor. Onboard were almost 2000 people, mostly immigrating Europeans. Through the emerging light of the new dawn, the Statue of Liberty came into view. The appearance of the Read more

  • Thoughts about the great paradox we call “life support.”

    Who should choose  Life or Death for a Child?  The Government or the Parent? By Larry Peterson Upon order of the courts in Great Britain, eight-month-old Indi Gregory was removed from life support today (November 13, 2023). She passed away in a few hours. I now share the paradox of what is called “life-support.” We Read more

  • Meet Servant of God, Joseph Dutton

      He stepped off the boat at Molokai and said to Father Damien. “I am here to help.” He stayed for the rest of his life. By Larry Peterson Ira Barnes Dutton was born in Stowe, Vermont, on April 27, 1843. Ira grew up in an entirely Protestant environment, taught Sunday school, and worked in Read more

  • Sometimes we need a Coach in the Pulpit

    By Larry Peterson We Catholics hear much about how we must evangelize. Unfortunately, most Catholics do not know how to do it. Most of us even avoid discussions with each other about controversial topics in the Church. Indeed, few of us are going to stand on a milk crate on a street corner, hold up Read more

  • How the Holy Spirit Saved the Heart of a Lonely Widower

    By Larry Peterson I am Catholic and have been an EMHC (Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion) for over 25 years. I have had the honor and privilege of bringing Holy Communion to many people in many places who are unable to attend holy Mass on Sunday. These people are either hospitalized, in nursing homes, hospice Read more