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  • "Good Father Gus"–a Little Known Member of the Catholic Hall of Fame

    IT MAKES SENSE TO ME By Larry Peterson From the Catholic Hall of Fame:  Meet Servant of God; Father John Augustus Tolton.  (I consider Catholic saints and those being considered for sainthood as members of the Catholic Hall of Fame. That is strictly my designation because they are the best of the best and we… Read more

  • The Perversion of "Love & Kindness"; Belgium OKs Euthanasia for Children;

    by Larry Peterson Three months ago  the civilized, highly sophisticated nation of Belgium looked on as  the collective wisdom of the upscale Belgium Social Justice Committee coagulated into making a recommendation to Parliament that they should approve a bill which would legalize euthanasia for children.  Well now, what do you know?   Belgium’s lawmakers heeded… Read more

  • On Valentine's Day a War on LOVE is Raging

    IT MAKES SENSE TO ME by Larry Peterson  Valentine’s Day is here.  It is supposed to be all about Love. Yet beyond the heart covered Valentine cards, the flower bouquets and candy and all of that, we must, as unpleasant as it may be, recognize what we truly have going on this Valentine’s Day of… Read more

  • Meet Blessed Maria Restituta; Holocaust Victim: Executed for Hanging A Crucifix in a Hospital Room

    by Larry Peterson May 1, 1894,  was  a happy day for Anton and Marie Kafka.  Marie had just given birth  to her sixth child, a girl, and mom and her daughter were both doing fine. The proud parents named their new baby, Helena.  Devout Catholics, Anton and Marie had  Helena  baptized into the faith thirteen… Read more

  • The HOLOCAUST–We All Must Remember and We Must Teach Our Children

    by Larry Peterson January 27 marked the 69th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the most prolific and deadly of all the Nazi death camps.  The day is called International Holocaust Remembrance Day.  Interestingly, or might I say, unbelievably, this day was not officially “remembered” until November, 2005,  60 years after the Russian army liberated… Read more

  • Book Review: A Man Born Again—A Novel Based on the Life of St. Thomas More

    Book Review: by Larry Peterson A Man Born Again—-A Novel Based on the Life of St. Thomas More by John E. Beahn Originally published in 1954 by Bruce Publishing Co.Re-published in 2013 by TAN Books for the TAN Legends Series             TAN BooksCharlotte, North Carolina  http://www.TANBooks.com This book is absolutely… Read more