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The Gentleman Saint—St. Louis IX; King of France
By Larry Peterson This remarkable man was born on April 25, 1214, near Paris, France. When his grandfather, King Philip II of France, passed away, his son, Prince Louis the Lion, became King Louis VIII. His wife became Queen Blanche. Their son, now Prince Louis, was only nine-years-old. Three years later Louis’ father died, and…
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Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquira—The Miraculous Story of the Patroness of Columbia
By Larry Peterson Last September, Pope Francis visited Columbia, South America. Before leaving on his trip, he asked that the miraculous painting of the Patroness of Columbia, Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquira, accompany him on his journey. The Pope planned to spend time in front of the painting which had received a…
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St. Nonna—She Converted her Pagan Husband and raised three Children who became Saints
By Larry Peterson She was born in the year 305 AD in a place called Nazianus, Cappadocia, which today is present-day northern Turkey. At the time, the Roman Empire still ruled most of the world. St. Nonna was the daughter of Christians who were named Philotatos and Gorgonia. They raised their daughter in the ways…
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The Incredible Story of Four Nuns Trapped in the South Pacific during World War II. There only means of Escape—via Submarine
By Larry Peterson There is a touch of irony to this story. On July 8, 2018, Aleteia ran a story about Our Lady of Puy. This is the site of the Blessed Mother’s very first apparition after her Assumption into Heaven. The irony is in what follows. The Sisters of St. Joesph are a worldwide…
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This nun had visions of heaven and the Holy Family
By Larry Peterson It was Good Friday in 1850 when Francoise Chambon reported her first vision of Jesus. She was with her godmother at Good Friday services when the vision occurred. She reported that she saw Jesus, on the cross, covered in blood and His body having many wounds. She was nine years old. Later…
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Our Lady of Sion—aka The Queen of the Jews–The Unbreakable Bridge between Catholicism and Judaism
By Larry Peterson The roots of Our Lady of Sion go back to the fourth or fifth century. Sion (or Zion) is a place in the Diocese of Toul in France where Christianity in the future nation took root. Writings from a Christian named Nicetius were found there, and it is recorded that a church…
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Blessed Elena Aiello; Mystic, Victim Soul, and Founder of a Religious Order; She bore the Stigmata every Good Friday for 38 years.
By Larry Peterson Elena Aiello was born in Cosenza, Italy, on April 10, 1895. She was the third of eight children born to Pasquale Aiello, a tailor by trade, and Tereseina Pagilla. Sadly and unexpectedly, Tereseina died at an early age, leaving her husband with eight children in his care. Pasquale was a man of…
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The Martyrs of La Rioja; They died “In Odium Fidei” Two died on July 18; one was born on July 18.
Photo Credit: bishop Enrique Angelelli, By Larry Peterson It is estimated that in Argentina during the years 1976 thru 1983, between 10,000 and 30,000 people died by torture and execution. They called it The Dirty War, and it was one of the darkest periods in the nation’s history. Enrique Angelelli was born in Cordoba,…
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Our Lady of Knock—The Silent Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary
By Larry Peterson On the northwestern coast of Ireland sits County Mayo, and within that green, lush county lies what was once the Knock Parish Church. Today the name of this place has been elevated; it is now known as The Shrine of Our Lady of Knock for it was here that The Blessed…
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