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  • The Legend of the Jack-O-Lantern—-(one version)

    by Larry Peterson Long ago in Ireland, the land of shamrocks, leprechauns, soft winds and smiles, there lived a man named Jack. Jack was quite lazy and did not like to work. But he had the gift of “blarney” and could talk the peat off the moss. He would tell wondrous tales about his adventures… Read more

  • God and Freedom of Religion–Nothing but an Oxymoron

    by Larry Peterson Florida has this peculiar demon called the ‘sandspur’. It is a barbed, pointy thing that is attached to a certain type of grass that sticks to your socks, shoes, shoelaces, and, if you happen to be barefoot, your feet. When they do become impaled in your feet they hurt–a LOT. When you… Read more

  • Remembering Angelo Roncalli aka Pope John XXIII

    by Larry Peterson When Angelo Roncalli entered the Sistine Chapel with the other Cardinals in 1958 the last thing he ever expected was to leave that place as the new pope.  He was 77 years old. He was not well known, avoided the llimelight as much as possible and, even though a cardinal, was more… Read more

  • Frank Bernardone (aka St. Francis of Assisi) Would They 'Baker Act" Him in 2013?

    by Larry Peterson On October 4th, we Catholics celebrated the feast day of the great St. Francis of Assisi.  Pope Francis, during his homily at the Mass, encapsulated his namesake with this one brief sentence; “In all of Francis’ life, love for the poor and the imitation of Christ in his poverty were inseparably united, like… Read more

  • Saints Jeanie, Fred, Vinnie — Our Catholic Christian Families Must All Stand Together

    by Larry Peterson When Jeanie Jugon began working in the hospital in Saint-Servan she was 25 years old. She hated poverty and all it wrought and she wanted desperately to fight back against it. One bitterly cold winter night in 1839, Jeanie looked out from her bedroom window and saw a person huddled outside. She… Read more

  • "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" (for kids too) The Constitution is 226 Years Old Today''

    by Larry Peterson The following is a Primer on the basics of the United States Constitution. There is much more detailed and insightful information available on-line and in libraries and text-books. I am posting this  primarily for young people so  they might get an overview of where the laws in America come from. 226 years… Read more