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  • If You are Anti-Semitic, You are Anti-Catholic/Christian

    IT MAKES SENSE TO ME By Larry Peterson I have come to realize that I have changed. I am no longer the same cradle Catholic that espoused the brotherhood of Judaism. I am not the same because the words I was using then were never really heartfelt. I did believe them but I did not understand. Nor… Read more

  • Alzheimer’s Keeps Reminding Me Why I Love being Catholic

    IT MAKES SENSE TO ME By Larry Peterson I have written about my wife, Marty’s, Alzheimer’s Disease several times. This is another. It was unplanned and spontaneous, triggered by the unique world she and I have come to share together. pineterest.com I was trying to write something but I was stuck in “neutral”. No pencil… Read more

  • He was a Catholic Priest–He was Martyred Because of it–He was only 22 years old–*

    IT MAKES SENSE TO MEBy Larry Peterson The damnable and malevolent Cristero War was officially considered ended in 1929. But that did not signal the end of the torture, murder and martyrdom of Catholic religious and lay-persons in Mexico.  The following happened in July of 1931 but first a bit of background. Dario Acosta Zurita… Read more

  • A Few “Turtle” Thoughts during the March for Life, 2017

    IT MAKES SENSE TO MEBy Larry Peterson               In Florida, sand as white as snow curls up the Gulf Coast from Naples north to the panhandle area with some of the most beautiful beaches on the planet. People come from all over the world to visit these beaches and… Read more

  • “Ad Orientem”—the Symbolism is Truly Beautiful

    IT MAKES SENSE TO ME By Larry Peterson Long ago, in a Church somewhat different, I was an altar boy (it was pre Vatican II and we never used the term altar server). It was a time when the Mass was said in Latin and the priest always faced “ad orientem”. (This actually means “toward… Read more

  • Five Things to Think of from St Joseph’s Perspective

    IT MAKES SENSE TO MEBy Larry Peterson Within the Christmas narrative I am always drawn to how Good St. Joseph must have felt with the responsibility of  caring for and protecting his immediate family, the Blessed Virgin and The Son of God.  As a man, I try to imagine having to confront what Joseph confronted… Read more