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I am an EMHC and Honored to be One
By Larry Peterson I wish to clarify something right away. I am NOT a Eucharistic Minister. I am an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion (EMHC). Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion is the proper term for the people involved in this ministry. The term, “Eucharist” is never to be in their title. That term is reserved…
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These six Nuns willingly gave their lives during the Ebola Outbreak of 1995*
By Larry Peterson * Pope Francis issued declarations of “Heroic Virtue” for three of the sisters on February 20 and another on March 21. This essay is in two parts: A & B. All of the sisters belonged to the Sisters of the Poor “Sisters of the Poor.” should not be confused with the Little…
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The Last Supper–Jesus Christ, the God-Man, gives us the Heavenly Trifecta
By Larry Peterson Easter Sunday is fast approaching. That glorious day is the focal point of our faith. It is the day that all of us who have followed the Christmas Star have been preparing for. The day of our passing is our personal Easter. It has been promised to us if we lived as…
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For Valentine’s day: A Love Story Embraced by the Love of God
By Larry Peterson It was the spring of 2014. Ed and Cathy Carmello had only been my neighbors for a short time, less than a year, I think, but we had become good friends. They had met when Ed was 60 and Cathy was 40. They fell in love and, never having been married, happily…
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Known as the “Boy Judge,” he was assassinated by the Mafia for upholding his Christian faith
By Larry Peterson Rosario Livatino was born in Sicily on October 3, 1952. He was the only child born to Vincenzo Livatino and Rosalia Corbo. Growing up, Rosario was a quiet boy, stayed out of trouble, and was an excellent student. He had a kind heart and never refused to help other students who were…
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Maria Luisa Josefa; a role model of holiness in the single, married, widowed, and religious life
By Larry Peterson She was born on June 21, 1866, in Jalisco, Mexico. Her full name was Maria Luisa de la Pena y Navarro. As the years passed, it would shorten and become Maria Luisa Josefa. Maria was the third child born to her parents and the first to survive. The births of eleven more…
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She never left home yet became a Dominican and a Patroness of Catechists
By Larry Peterson Her simple life shows how holiness can shine brighter than special gifts or talents Magdalen Panattieri was born in the tiny town of Trino, Italy, in 1443. Her parents were pious and prayerful people, and their example helped set their daughter on a saintly course. While still a child, Magdalen made a…
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Unable to teach the “Undesirables” in India, this Bishop moved to Africa and died serving the poor during a Yellow-fever epidemic
By Larry Peterson His full name was Melchior de Marion Bresillac. He was born in a town called Castelnaudary, located in southern France, on December 2, 1813, and was the oldest of five children. Melchior’s father wanted his boy to pursue a military career. Melchior felt a special calling to the religious life and when…
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This “martyr for purity” was killed in 1982 in Brazil
By Larry Peterson The date has not been set for the beatification of Isabel Cristina Mrad Campos Isabel Cristina Mrad Campos was born in Brazil, in the ancient city of Barbacena, on July 29, 1962. A few weeks later, on the feast of the Virgin Mary’s Assumption, her parents had her baptized in the parish…
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To Her Husband, the Only Thing that mattered was the Arrival of the Priest
By Larry Peterson Lee and Shirley Mae had moved from Pittsburgh, PA., to Pinellas Park, FL, back in 1984. Lee, a World War II veteran who served in the South Pacific during the war, and Shirley Mae had met at the Greater Pittsburgh Airport years before. Lee, a widower, worked for United Airlines. Shirley, who…
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