Larry Peterson
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- Sep 23, 2026
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How do you become a saint (capital S) anyway? (opens the original)
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The road to sainthood is a fascinating journey. When someone is "canonized," it's also known as being "raised to the altars" or being recognized as a saint with a capital S, to distinguish them from all the rest of the human people in heaven (who are also saints, though not angels), but haven't been added to the Church's "canon" of saints, or in other words, canonized. The process of canonization is today a careful, step-by-step, and often lengthy process. It wasn't always that way. In the early
The day I met Jake and got a lesson in love’s triumph over adversity (opens the original)
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"I have to sit down. My leg just broke again." “I have to sit down. My leg just broke again.”52) With a few other people at your church, plan a party and invite all those from “the highways and byways” to come. We recently wrapped up our annual fall festival at my parish. As a few of us stood around talking, one of my Vincentian brothers (from the St. Vincent de Paul Society) brought us a throw-back moment. “Hey, Larry, remember the festival when you helped that kid, I think his name was Jake? Y
This black female Catholic doctor never let an obstacle get her down (opens the original)
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Meet Dr. Lena Frances Edwards, an advocate for women, the unborn, the poor, immigrants ... and above all, a mom and woman of faith. Meet Dr. Lena Frances Edwards, an advocate for women, the unborn, the poor, immigrants … and above all, a mom and woman of faith.Lena Frances Edwards was born in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 1900. Her father, Thomas Edwards, was a dentist and an oral surgeon. Her mom, Marie Coakley Edwards, was a homemaker. They were African-Americans and devout Catholics. Len
Rhoda Wise - Aleteia (opens the original)
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Her story is one of staggering illness and disappointment, but never defeat. Her story is one of staggering illness and disappointment, but never defeat.The year was 1904 and Rhoda Wise was terrified. The 16-year-old girl was experiencing searing pain which was exploding in her lower abdomen. She was taken to hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia, where she was about to have surgery to remove her ruptured appendix. She had no idea she was about to experience a turning point in her young life. Whil
The miraculous story of the patroness of Colombia (opens the original)
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Our Lady of the Rosary is one of the most magnificent Marian images of all time. Our Lady of the Rosary is one of the most magnificent Marian images of all time.Last September, Pope Francis visited Colombia. Before leaving on his trip, he asked that the miraculous painting of the Patroness of Columbia, Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquira, accompany him on his journey. The pope planned to spend time in front of the painting, which received a canonical coronation from Pope St. Pius X on January
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