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  • The Two Men Loved Christmas. One was martyred, One had egg nog

    By Larry Peterson What follows is about two men. One is about a 28-year-old man living during the  Christmas season of 1942. The other is about a 30-year-old man living during Christmas in 1974. Both men were from generations that followed each other. Their stories will show that they more or less did the same…

  • REJOICE! Advent is here; Prepare to Embrace Who is coming our way

    REJOICE! The Journey to Christmas has Begun. The Advent Season is all about reflecting on how we can prepare our hearts and homes for Christ’s birth in the world as it was yesterday and as it is today. We find that the majesty and wonder and meaning  of this day has not changed one bit…

  • The Hot Chocolate Miracle at the Thanksgiving Day Parade

    By Larry Peterson During the early morning hours of November 24, 1906, a ship quietly slid against the ebb-tide waters of the Narrows and entered New York harbor. Onboard were almost 2000 people, mostly immigrating Europeans. Through the emerging light of the new dawn, the Statue of Liberty came into view. The appearance of the…

  • Thoughts about the great paradox we call “life support.”

    Who should choose  Life or Death for a Child?  The Government or the Parent? By Larry Peterson Upon order of the courts in Great Britain, eight-month-old Indi Gregory was removed from life support today (November 13, 2023). She passed away in a few hours. I now share the paradox of what is called “life-support.” We…

  • Meet Servant of God, Joseph Dutton

      He stepped off the boat at Molokai and said to Father Damien. “I am here to help.” He stayed for the rest of his life. By Larry Peterson Ira Barnes Dutton was born in Stowe, Vermont, on April 27, 1843. Ira grew up in an entirely Protestant environment, taught Sunday school, and worked in…

  • Sometimes we need a Coach in the Pulpit

    By Larry Peterson We Catholics hear much about how we must evangelize. Unfortunately, most Catholics do not know how to do it. Most of us even avoid discussions with each other about controversial topics in the Church. Indeed, few of us are going to stand on a milk crate on a street corner, hold up…

  • How the Holy Spirit Saved the Heart of a Lonely Widower

    By Larry Peterson I am Catholic and have been an EMHC (Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion) for over 25 years. I have had the honor and privilege of bringing Holy Communion to many people in many places who are unable to attend holy Mass on Sunday. These people are either hospitalized, in nursing homes, hospice…

  • 100 Years Ago Hatred Spawned His Murder—Has Anything Changed Today?

    By Larry Peterson Meet Father James E. Coyle  What follows is an “American” story about a Catholic priest and a member of the Ku Klux Klan. It is about love and hatred in America. This story is not about the present day. But since it is the way of things in our 21st century, it…

  • Catholics as Evangelists, You Can Do It

      By Larry Peterson We Catholics hear much about evangelizing and evangelization. (read Evangelium Gaudium). I believe evangelizing starts with each one of us. We have to be willing to say the name of JESUS in public. I am not suggesting that we stand on a street corner screaming His name. Instead, when we are…

  • Jozef and Wiktoria Ulma and Children; all Martyred “In Odium Fidei”*

    The Ulma Family; Dad, Mom, Children; Stanislaw, age 8, Barbara, age 7, Vladyslaw, age 6, Franciszek, age 4, Antoni, age 3,  Maria, age2, and  newborn (no name) all martyred  by the Nazis on March 24, 1944  Entire family will be Beatified on September 10, 2023 By Larry Peterson When I discover a hidden gem in…