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Bethlehem

  • Our Greatest Christmas Gift: God’s Earthly Trinity; A Young Man, His Teenage Wife and a Newborn Baby—

    IT MAKES SENSE TO MEBy Larry Peterson If it were two thousand years ago and you lived in Nazareth you might notice a young man packing items on a donkey in preparation for a trip. Early the next morning you see this fellow, with his pregnant teenage wife sitting on the back of the burro,…

  • Two Teenagers, A Child and Christmas–a Perfect Mix

    IT MAKES SENSE TO ME By Larry Peterson If it were two thousand years ago and you lived in Nazareth you might notice a young man packing items on a donkey in preparation for a trip. Early the next morning you see this fellow, with his pregnant teenage wife sitting on the back of the…

  • The Amazing Story of the Nativity Stones

    review by Larry Peterson Nativity Stone set in Gold Cross To the right you see a picture of a gold filled cross and in the center of the cross you will notice a white stone.  Let me share with you about that stone.  It comes from the Manger Room of the Nativity in Bethlehem.  Yes,…

  • Repost: New Year's Day & The Blessed Virgin Mary

    by Larry Peterson This is a redux of last years New Year’s blog  that won the “Frankie” Award  ( named after St. Francis de Sales) as the best catholic spirituality blog of  2013. JANUARY 1, 2013  (and 2014) New Year’s Day & The Blessed Virgin Mary A little about Catholics (myself included)  and the Blessed…

  • To St. Joseph; The Best Husband & Dad EVER–Merry Christmas

    I just felt compelled to write a few words about a simple man, a man of incredible faith, unyielding loyalty, and a heart so filled with love for his wife and child it might have exploded if that were possible. I am referring to Joseph (Yosef in Hebrew) the husband of Mary and the earthly…