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The Strange Paradox of COVID-19. Saving the Lonely by making them Lonelier
By Larry Peterson I have learned that loneliness has no boundaries. It reaches out for everyone and captures many of the unsuspecting, including the seemingly happy, satisfied, and successful. Yes, loneliness is capable of dragging the lonely into a world of hidden misery and often depression. It can attack anyone at any time, and it…
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Meet The Pandemic Saints—The Church’s alternative to the CDC
Saints to call on in a Pandemic By Larry Peterson The Catholic Church has patron saints for many causes. There are so many they even had to be alphabetized. Under the letter A, there are 23 named saints such as St. Agatha, the Patroness of bakers and nurses, .and the great Augustine of Hippo, the…
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Rejected by two Religious Orders, she started her own. She became known as the “Mother of the Poor.”
By Larry Peterson She was born in Seville, Spain, on January 30, 1846. Three days later, she was baptized at the Church of Santa Lucia and given the name Maria de Los Angeles, which means Mary of the Angels. But they called her Angela. The child received her First Holy Communion when she was eight…
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St. Margaret of Cortona— From Sinner to Saint; her patronages include; the homeless, single moms, orphans, midwives, reformed prostitutes, the insane and more (link at end).
Jesus asked her what her wish was. She answered, ““I neither seek nor wish for anything but You, my Lord Jesus.” By Larry Peterson Margaret was born in Laviano, near Cortona, in the province of Tuscany in the year 1247. Her parents were farmers. Sadly, when Margaret was only seven, her mom died. Not long…
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Honoring the Tongue of St. Anthony of Padua. His Tongue, known as the “Hammer of Heretics,” has its own Feast day.
“The Life of the Body is the Soul; The Life of the Soul is God” St. Anthony of Padua By Larry Peterson He was born as Fernando Martins de Bulhoes in Lisbon, Portugal, on August 15, 1195. His family was wealthy, and this enabled Fernando to enter the upscale Abbey of Santa Cruz in Coimbra…
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The Miraculous Image of Our Lady with the Bowed head
By Larry Peterson “The beauty of the images moves me to contemplation, as a meadow delights the eyes and subtly infuses the soul with the glory of God.” St. John Damascene Pictures and statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary have been carved, chiseled, painted, or made in some way by many people from all over…
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Her Father died when she was five—It changed the course of her life
By Larry Peterson Marie-Anne-Marcelle Mallet was born on March 26, 1805, in Montreal. Canada. Her father, Vital Mallet, passed away when she was only five, and his passing immediately changed the direction of her life. Her mother, Marguerite, unable to provide for her children’s education, sent Marie and her brother to live with an aunt…
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During Respect Life Week, we should never forget to remember the patron of unborn children and expectant mothers, St. Gerard Majella
Mama, mama, see what I got from the little boy.” In his hand, he held a small roll of bread. (It was from the baby Jesus) By Larry Peterson The Annual March for Life took place in Washington. D.C. on Friday, January 24. More than a half-million people marched in defense of the unborn. The…
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Blessed Laura Vicuna—This Patroness of Abuse Victims traded her life for her mother’s salvation.
She told her mother, “Mama, I offer my life for you.” By Larry Peterson Laura Vicuna was born on April 5, 1891, to a mand named Joseph Domenico Vicuna. Joseph came from a family of Chilean aristocrats. Laura’s mother’s name was Mercedes Pino and she was the daughter of farmers. Joseph Vicuna had married a…
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Francis Delalieu; this Good Samaritan saved a future Servant of God and her family from death– then he was gone.
There were no strings attached—He simply loved his neighbor By Larry Peterson One of the most famous Gospel readings is the one we all know as the Parable of the Good Samaritan. What follows is about someone who may be among the greatest Good Samaritans of all time, a man we know almost nothing about.…
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