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  • Meet St. Dymphna—The Patroness of the Emotionally and Mentally Challenged

    By Larry Peterson (Before starting I should explain that Marty is my second wife; my first wife, Loretta, died of melanoma in 2003. Marty and I were married for nine years. She had lymphoma and Alzheimer’s Disease and passed away in 2017. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Loretta and I were living in northern New Jersey and had two Read more

  • A Tailor’s Inspiration Brought the World a Pope

    By Larry Peterson The influence of St. John of the Cross, the great poet and mystic of the 16th century, reached across the centuries and inspired a simple tailor in Nazi occupied Poland to aspire to sainthood. In turn, this simple man became the catalyst for another man who was not even considering becoming a Read more

  • Blessed Jerzy (Jury) Kashyra–

    By Larry Peterson Jerzy (aka Jury) Kashyra was born on April l4, 1914, in a small village outside Dzisna, which was then part of the Russian Empire. His family was native to Belarus and were Orthodox Belarusians. In 1907 his mother discovered the original family faith and embraced the Eastern Orthodox church. Jerzy followed his Read more

  • Connecting the Holocaust and an Unsuspecting Family from the Bronx

    By Larry Peterson Mom died from leukemia way back in 1961. She had just turned 40, and, at the time, there were no cures, chemo, or bone-marrow transplants. She was dead within six months of diagnosis. Her daughter’s death was more than she could bare We lived in the Bronx in a five-floor walk-up. Grandma Read more

  • Let’s ask St. Benedict—“What is Humility?”

    By Larry Peterson What is Humility? The dictionary defines it as;  noun“modest opinion or estimate of one’s own importance, rank, etc. The opposite of humility is pride. Pride is defined as;  noun a high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc. Apparently, in this modern, self-absorbed world the Pride factor has taken over. There used to be a slogan that said, “Sticks and stones can break your bones, Read more

  • The Eleven Martyrs of Nowogrodek

     They were filled with a burning love for Jesus and His holy Mother Religious Sisters have vowed their lives to God for many centuries. We should remember that these women, young and filled with a burning love for Jesus and His holy Mother, are not thinking of dying for their faith. They wanted to serve Read more