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Manliness Personified; Joseph of Nazareth: The Saint Who Saved the Savior (Feast Day, March 19)
By Larry Peterson So little is known about Joseph of Nazareth. There is not even one word he ever said that was recorded. But his quiet life resonated as if huge cymbals were being smashed together, their vibrating sounds marching over the ages of history and into the center of our 21st-century existence. For it…
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Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa; Mystic, Victim Soul, and member of the Salesian Cooperators
By Larry Peterson Alexandrina Maria da Costa was born in Balazar, Portugal, in 1904. Her father abandoned his family when she was very young leaving his wife, and two daughters, Deolinda and Alexandrina, destitute. Consequently, Alexandrina, who had only attended school for a mere eighteen months, was forced to go to work. The young girl…
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Baby Turtles vs. Baby People…and the Winner is?
By Larry Peterson In Florida, sand as white as snow curls up the Gulf Coast from Naples north to the panhandle area with some of the most beautiful beaches on the planet. People come from all over the world to visit these beaches and bask in the brilliant Florida sun and fish and swim in…
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The “Little Flower” and Our Lady of the Smile
By Larry Peterson St. Therese was born January 2, 1873, and since it is still January, I thought I would mention my favorite story about this Saint. It happened when she was ten years old, and the result was not just the “Little Flower’s” miraculous recovery from an unknown and life-threatening illness, but it also…
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Christ had revealed the Treasures of His Sacred Heart to St. Margaret Mary. But it was St. Claude de la Colombiere who helped her reveal it to the world.
By Larry Peterson Claude de la Colombiere was born in 1641, in the old province of Dauphine, in France. He was the third child of Bertrand Colombiere and Margaret Coindat. Soon after Claude was born the family moved to the town of Vienne, and this is where the young boy began his education. It…
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For Valentine’s Day–A Love Story Embraced by God (This is a true story)
By Larry Peterson It was the spring of 2014. Ed and Cathy Carmello (not their real last name) had only been my neighbors for a short time, less than a year I think. 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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Servant of God: Anna Louise Lateau –She Lived on Nothing but the Holy Eucharist for 12 Years
By Larry Peterson On January 13, 1850, a baby girl was born to Adele Pissens Lateau and her husband, Gregory. They named the child Anna Louise. Three months after Louise was born her dad passed away from smallpox. A healthy, powerful, 29-year-old metal worker, Gregory’s body was no match for the smallpox demon that ravaged…
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My Life for Your Freedom—The Mercedarians Practice What They Preach: One of Them is St. Serapion of Algiers
St. Serapion of Algiers en.wikimedia.org
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January 22—The Betrothal of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Joseph is tied to the Protection of the Unborn Children, Marriage and Family
By Larry Peterson January 22, is the day the Catholic Church in America sets aside all else and joins in prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children. Traditionally, in the pre-1955 Church calendar, this day was set aside to honor the “Betrothal of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Joseph”. Today, this Mass is…
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Francis Delalieu; A Good Samaritan–He saved a future Servant of God and her family from death and then he seemingly vanished.
By Larry Peterson One of the most famous Gospel readings is from Luke, Ch 10: 29-37; we all know it as the Parable of the Good Samaritan. When Jesus is asked which of the three was a neighbor to the robber’s victim, Jesus said, “The one who treated him with mercy. Go and do likewise.” …
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