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Francisca del Espiritu Santo Fuentes—The Young Widow Founded a new Order in the Philippines for Filipinos
By Larry Peterson Francisca de Fuentes was born in Manila in 1647. Her father was Don Simon de Fuentes, a Spanish nobleman and her mom’s name was Dona Ana Maria del Castillo y Tamayo. She was a true native to the islands and was quietly known as a Spanish mestiza (a woman of mixed race).…
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Give us Silence or Give us Death: A Priest will accept death rather than violate this vow
By Larry Peterson On July 1, 2019, The Vatican issued the Note of the Apostolic Penitentiary about the inviolability of the Sacramental Seal aka the Seal of Confession. A Sacrament is of God—not man. “the sacramental seal is inviolable; therefore, it is a crime for a confessor in any way to betray a penitent by…
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Give us Silence or Give us Death: A Priest will accept death rather than violate this vow
By Larry Peterson On July 1, 2019, The Vatican issued the Note of the Apostolic Penitentiary about the inviolability of the Sacramental Seal aka the Seal of Confession. A Sacrament is of God—not man. “the sacramental seal is inviolable; therefore, it is a crime for a confessor in any way to betray a penitent by…
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“Give us Silence or Give us Death”—This is the message to the world from the Catholic Church regarding the Sacramental Seal of Confession and the Priesthood.
On July 1, 2019, The Vatican issued the Note of the Apostolic Penitentiary about the inviolability of the Sacramental Seal aka the Seal of Confession. The highlighted links will give you the full documents. A Sacrament is of God—not man. “the sacramental seal is inviolable; therefore, it is a crime for a confessor in any…
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Give us Silence or Give us Death: A Priest will accept death rather than violate this vow
By Larry Peterson On July 1, 2019, The Vatican issued the Note of the Apostolic Penitentiary about the inviolability of the Sacramental Seal aka the Seal of Confession. A Sacrament is of God—not man. “the sacramental seal is inviolable; therefore, it is a crime for a confessor in any way to betray a penitent by…
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This Aborigine child’s legacy lives on in the 21st Century-Meet Francis Xavier Conaci
By Larry Peterson Kate Galvin is a nursing student from Australia who is a descendant of the Aborigines, the indigenous people native to her homeland. Her roots are ingrained in what is known as Australia’s Stolen Generations. In July of 2018, she was awarded the Francis Xavier Conaci Scholarship. Sponsored by the Australian Catholic University…
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A deadly blood disorder took his life at age 21, but it could not prevent him from reaching the road to sainthood–Meet Venerable Filippo Lo Verde
By Larry Peterson Filippo (Philip) Lo Verde was born in Palermo on December 10, 1910, and baptized on NewYear’s Day, 1911. By the time he was six years old, he had already developed a deep love for the Child Jesus and was spending more and more time in prayer at home or in the nearby…
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This 21 year old never stopped smiling as cancer destroyed his body…meet Venerable Nicola D’Onofrio—
By Larry Peterson Nicola D’Onofrio was born in Villamagna, Italy, on March 24,1943. His father, Giovanni, and his mom, Virginia, had their son baptized three days later in the parish church of St. Mary’s. Nicola’s dad was a successful farmer, but more importantly, he was a man of integrity, honesty, and wisdom, virtues fueled by…
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Venerable Mother Rosario Arroyo—She gave away her wealth and spent her life serving the poor
By Larry Peterson Maria Beatrice Rosario Arroyo was born on February 17, 1884, in Molo, which is located in the Philippines. She was the only daughter born to Ignacio Arroyo and Dona Maria Podal; the Arroyos also had two sons. Three days after Maria’s birth she was baptized in St. Anna’s Church in Molo and…
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Part II: Martyred Priests and Laypersons of the Cristero War: Canonized on May 21, 2000, by Pope St. John Paul II
By Larry Peterson On May 21, 2000, Pope John Paul II canonized 25 saints and martyrs who died in the Cristero War in Mexico. Most of the newly canonized were Catholic priests. Six of the priests were members of the Knights of Columbus. This is Part II which profiles some of these heroes and defenders…
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