I have been a member of the CWG since 2010. Though inactive the past few years I am resurfacing. See my info at cradlingcatholic.com
God is the answer, because without Him there is no hope By Larry Peterson Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty. (St. Teresa of Calcutta) This will be the third Thanksgiving since my wife passed away, and when you become widowed, there is an inescapable loneliness factor that enters your life. […]
The United States has a population of close to 330 million people. Of those, there are more than 74 million people who claim to be Catholic. 70 million are registered (signed in with a parish as members). That means that Catholics comprise more than 22% of the entire population of the USA. Approximately 38% of […]
By Larry Peterson You cannot embrace the child’s home and then kill the child. The drums of climate change are pounding harder and harder every day. School children are being indoctrinated about the cataclysm poised to destroy the Mother Planet. Purveyors of the “existential threat” about to waste us are in our face 24/7. We […]
By Larry Peterson There are numerous miracles that have taken place within the 800-year-old Mercedarian Order including that of St. Peter Armengol, who gave himself over to the Muslims to save another. He was hanged from a tree, only to be found alive six days later. He told everyone that the Blessed Mother had held […]
On July 1, 2019, the Vatican issued the Note of the Apostolic Penitentiary (this is a tribunal in the Roman Curia that deals with mercy and forgiveness) about the inviolability of the Sacramental Seal aka the Seal of Confession. A Sacrament is of God—not man. The sacramental seal is inviolable; therefore, it is a crime […]
No matter the past, tell him you love him and hug him tight. You do not always get a second chance. By Larry Peterson My dad died suddenly during Christmas season of 1965. Yes, a long time ago: December 30, to be exact. Due to that, I have carried a regret inside me for my […]
Father Daniel Bowen, O. de M., distinctly remembers how every Sunday when he was growing up his mom would take him and his two brothers to Kingdom Hall. Their mom was a Jehovah’s Witness, and this was their church. It was as far removed from the Catholic church as one could imagine. Young Daniel believed […]
When Easter morning arrived, someone was missing. That someone is the very linchpin of the salvation story. That someone is the Blessed Virgin Mary. She is nowhere to be seen or heard. Where was she? We will hear from the Gospel of John 20:1-9 how Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the […]
The USCCB states that evangelizing means bringing the Good News of Jesus into every human situation. So how can we everyday Catholics always be prepared to evangelize? Our behavior and our actions and the words we use are tools for evangelizing. They show that we are Christian. Saying grace before meals while in a restaurant […]
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 not only African American, but they were also devout Catholics. Lena’s mom devoted her time to instilling the faith into her four […]
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