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  • The Magnificent Dogma of the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary- —

    By Larry Peterson The Third Ecumenical Council held by the Catholic Church took place in Ephesus in 431. The Council was called to refute the teaching being put forth by the Patriarch of Constantinople, Nestorius. He held that the Virgin Mary may only be called the Christotokos (Birth Giver of Christ) and not Theotokos (Mother of God). This teaching was…

  • Remembering Alzheimer's Patients and their Caregivers

    IT MAKES SENSE TO ME By Larry Peterson Alzheimer’s patient–Wikimedia Commons Remembering Alzheimer’s Patients & their Caregivers                           

  • The Grand Finale to the Jubilee Year of Mercy is Upon Us—Thanksgiving*

    IT MAKES SENSE TO MEBy Larry Peterson The Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy began on December 8, 2015, and Pope Francis gave us a quote to coincide with the Holy Year; “It is a favorable time to heal wounds, a time to offer everyone the way of Forgiveness and Reconciliation.” On November 20, the Solemnity…

  • This Year Holy Week Sends a Perfect Storm: Embrace Its Power

    IT MAKES SENSE TO MEBy Larry Peterson If you are Catholic and have not been to Mass or confession in thirty years or more you might think that forgiveness is beyond your  grasp and that there is “no hope” for you. You might even think that if you walked into a church you would turn into a…

  • Valentine’s Day is Overshadowed by Pride

     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 2016.  Yes,…

  • Pope Francis: Pride, Humility and the Gospel of the Day After

    IT MAKES SENSE TO MEBy Larry Peterson Pope Francis has gone back to Rome. Sigh–I miss him. I live in central Florida so the closest he ever got to  me was probably about 330 miles away and that was in a foreign country, Cuba. The closest I got to him in the United States was…

  • Redux from June, 2015: Laudato Si is a Spiritual Document for Everyone; It is NOT Political

    As I watched Pope Francis on the tarmac at Andrew’s AFB being surrounded by all the smiling, back-slapping secularist driven politicians who have been spitting in the very face of so many (myself included) intolerant, homophobic, hateful and mean spirited, Catholic/Christians, I knew I was viewing nothing more than “smiling” hypocrisy being confronted by a man filled…

  • Remembering 9/11/2001; Not Much Needs to be Written or Said

    IT MAKES SENSE TO ME by Larry PetersonThe posted picture shows what once was. No matter, it will live on in our hearts, minds and souls forever GOD BLESS AMERICA.                        TWIN TOWERS pre September 11, 2001 “Say ‘NO’ to death, to hatred, to violence…

  • I Love Christmas and I Will be Praying for all the "Grinches" trying to Ruin It

    IT MAKES SENSE TO MEby Larry Peterson I love Christmas and the entire season that surrounds it. Christmas is about faith and love and goodness and sharing and giving and all of those things that fill the hearts of the vast majority of people around the world with a renewed spirit that can shine through…

  • Remembering 9/11/2001: : Not Much Needs to be Written or Said

    IT MAKES SENSE TO MEby Larry Peterson The posted picture says it all.  What is in it is no more.  But it lives on in our hearts, mind and souls.                        TWIN TOWERS pre September 11, 2001 “Say ‘NO’ to death, to hatred, to violence…