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Our Leaders Take Oaths on the Bible to Defend Life

Larry Peterson June 12, AD2021 2 Comments

Certain things are joined together in perpetuity. This is demonstrated when a president, or any public official, lays a hand upon a Bible and swears

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Mother’s Day – After Years of Dread I Can Finally Deal With It

Larry Peterson May 12, AD2021 6 Comments

Mother’s Day has come and gone.  I used to be glad when it was over.  Not anymore. My mother died 60 years ago. She had

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I am an EMHC and Honored to be One

Larry Peterson April 13, AD2021 3 Comments

I am an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion (EMHC).  I bring Holy Communion (Christ truly present in the consecrated Host) to Catholics who are homebound,

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At The Last Supper Jesus Christ gave us the Heavenly Trifecta

Larry Peterson March 12, AD2021 1 Comment

Easter Sunday is fast approaching. That glorious day is the focal point of our faith. It is the day that all of us who have

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A Love Story Written by God Himself

Larry Peterson February 14, AD2021 5 Comments

Every once in a while, God gives you a glimpse into His heart, and BOOM! – the pride you have in knowing Him explodes inside

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Marriage – the Ultimate Commitment to Giving

Larry Peterson January 14, AD2021 No Comments

What follows highlights the marriage of close friends of mine, Roger and Helena Cartier. Both Roger and Helena passed away not too long ago. In

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A Man, His Wife and Their Newborn Baby Are the Essence of Humility

Larry Peterson December 17, AD2020 5 Comments

Imagine you are living in Nazareth 2,000 years ago. You awaken one morning and notice a man packing items on a donkey in preparation for

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For Her Husband, the Presence of the Priest Superseded Anything Else

Larry Peterson November 14, AD2020 7 Comments

It was sometime in January of 2020 that Shirley, age 87, began feeling “not right.”  Shirley and her husband Lee agreed it was time to

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“There is Victory over Death”

Larry Peterson October 14, AD2020 2 Comments

Last week Archbishop José Gomez, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, led the nation in a virtual Rosary for America.  The intent was

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Anti-Semitism / Anti-Christianism: Equal Partners in Hate

Larry Peterson September 14, AD2020 6 Comments

Too often throughout history man has allowed hate to control his actions.  Anti-Semitism is a hate that has been around for far too long. My

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The Catholic Church—Saying “NO” to a World Screaming “YES”

Larry Peterson July 17, AD2020 6 Comments

How did the precepts of ethics and morality, based on the Ten Commandments and the “Golden Rule”, become a pariah to so many? How did

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