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  • Time to Pause, Take a Break and Give THANKS to GOD

    IT MAKES SENSE TO MEby Larry Peterson Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.  ~ Psalms 50:14-15 The simplicity of the Thanksgiving Holiday captured my spirit decades ago. This is the one day of the… Read more

  • In the War on Terror: Time to Say "NO" to Political Correctness and "YES" to Prayer

    IT MAKES SENSE TO MEBy Larry Peterson “I asked the Lord, with the help of all my faith, to come to my aid, to come and help us forgive you.” The quote above comes from an 18 year-old student who lives in Paris. I do not know her name. On the Monday morning after the… Read more

  • MORALITY; DECENCY; DIGNITY; RESPECT: Words Unrecognizable to Many

    IT MAKES SENSE TO MEBy Larry Peterson The title of this column refers to words which  (depending on how they are used) have lost all purpose if they do not fit into the PC mentality of  the day. For example,  MORALITY means, (from the dictionary) conformity to the rules of RIGHT conduct; moral or virtuous… Read more

  • Meet "The Doorkeeper", Solanus Casey, The Man with No Ego

    IT MAKES SENSE TO ME By Larry Peterson Venerable Solanus Casey, “The Doorkeeper” The 2016 election (more than a year away) has already worn me down. The pundits include the greatest thinkers of our time. I know this because virtually all of the TV and radio commentators, campaign officials, editorial writers, government officials, TV talk… Read more

  • Halloween and the Legend of the Jack-O-Lantern (one version)*

    IT MAKES SENSE TO ME By Larry Peterson Long ago in Ireland, in the land of shamrocks, leprechauns, soft winds and smiles, there lived a man named Jack. Jack was quite lazy and did not like to work. But he had the gift of “blarney” and could talk the peat off the moss.  He would tell… Read more

  • Remembering the "Prison Angel", Mother Antonia Brenner: On the Anniversary of Her Passing

     Mother Antonia Brenner was and still is a shining example for all of us as to what it means to take up one’s cross and follow Christ.) (from 2015) by Larry Peterson This is a love story. No, it is not about romantic love. Rather, it is about the love of Christ exploding in the… Read more