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martyrdom

  • Part 2 Champions of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

      by Larry Peterson Stressing the profound relevance of this feast, Pope Benedict XVI said on June 5, 2007: “In the Heart of the Redeemer we adore God’s love for humanity, His will for universal salvation, and His infinite mercy. Practicing devotion to the Sacred Heart of Christ, therefore means adoring that Heart which, after…

  • Our Out-of-Control Border is even a Challenge for a Saint

    By Larry Peterson From 50 years ago  1973 Sometime during the early summer of 1973, Jesus Gaytan and two friends began making their way north to the United States. They were planning to ”sneak” across the border and find work as farmhands. They did not care where they just wanted to work. Arriving at the…

  • His Love of Family led him to Martyrdom

    His Love of Family led him to Martyrdom

    He is a patron of married couples and fathers (posted in honor of the Most Holy Family By Larry Peterson Madagascar is a vast island nation located off the east-central coast of Africa. It was here that Lucien Botovasoa was born in the year 1908,  the exact day is unknown. He was the oldest of…

  • 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…

  • Blessed Jerzy (Jury) Kashyra–

    By Larry Peterson Jerzy (aka Jury) Kashyra was born on April l4, 1914, in a small village outside Dzisna, which was then part of the Russian Empire. His family was native to Belarus and were Orthodox Belarusians. In 1907 his mother discovered the original family faith and embraced the Eastern Orthodox church. Jerzy followed his…

  • Blessed Maria Restituta—Her Lenten journey took one year

    Blessed Maria Restituta By Larry Peterson Arrested and imprisoned for hanging crucifixes. Just imagine being arrested on Ash Wednesday and sentenced to prison for the crime of “hanging Crucifixes.” I cannot imagine how I would have handled it. All she had to do was take the crucifixes down. Maybe I would have complied with the…

  • All Saint’s Day—- The Road to Sainthood is a Fascinating Journey into Human Holiness

    By Larry Peterson November 1, we celebrate the Feast of All Saint’s Day. Interestingly, more than 10,000 saints are venerated in the Catholic Church. How did over 10,000 people manage to be canonized? For starters, it is probably safe to say that since the church has been around for 2000 years that only works out…

  • The Visit from St. Dymphna—What a Joy

    By Larry Peterson Loretta and I were living in northern New Jersey and had two sons; Larry Jr was six, and Billy was two. We were hoping to have a girl, but Loretta had been told that she would never have any more children. We were disappointed but okay with the report. We had, after…

  • These Three Nurses accepted Martyrdom rather than Deny their Catholic Faith

    By Larry Peterson This is about three young women. They were all Red Cross nurses but had been mistaken for Catholic nuns. The year was 1936, and the Civil War in Spain was raging. The Catholic clergy was a prime target for the government militia. The three nurses were taken prisoner by the rebel soldiers.…

  • She was executed for loving too much: Meet Sr. Aguchita

    By Larry Peterson Maria Agustina Rivas Lopez was born on June 13, 1920, in Coracora, Peru. She was the oldest of eleven children born to Modesta Lopez de Rivera and Damaso Rivas. They gave their daughter the name of Antonia Luzmilla. Antonia and her siblings had loving and caring parents who taught their children the…