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  • 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…

  • When Thinking Family Consider That Two Teenagers Set The Standard for Us All

    IT MAKES SENSE TO MEby Larry Peterson From the Book Of Sirach Ch 3: 2-4 For the Lord sets a father in honor over his children; A mother’s authority he confirms over her sons. Those who honor their father atone for sins; They store up riches who revere their mother. N.B: In this essay the…

  • 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…

  • THANK YOU Lord, for Christmas

    by Larry Peterson  We Catholics have our “Catholic Hall of Fame” (I call it that) which is filled with people we call saints. The Blessed Virgin Mary is undoubtedly the greatest of all saints and, as the Mother of God, she is highly honored above all others.  But it is important to remember that when…

  • Honoring the "Shadow Saint" His Name is Joseph

    I call Joseph of Nazareth, the “Shadow Saint” because, even though  his life is so quiet and unknown,  he was responsible for being foster-father to the God-man and husband to the God-man’s mom, Mary. He had to shelter them, protect them, feed them, provide for them. He married Mary while the cloud of “adultery” (…

  • New Year's Day & The Blessed Virgin Mary

    A little about Catholics (myself included)  and the Blessed Virgin Mary. We Catholics have adorned our Blessed Mother with many titles (47 different ones I believe) and she is the greatest of all saints. We believe that she has been spared from original sin and was taken into heaven body and soul never having to…