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  • St. Mary of Cervellon: with Hurricane Irma fast approaching we should ask St. Mary of Cervellon for her Help and Protection

    IT MAKES SENSE TO ME   By Larry Peterson   She was born sometime in 1230, some think around December 1, and was baptized on December 8* in Santa Maria del Mar parish in Barcelona. Her name was Mary de Cervellon, and she was the daughter of a Spanish nobleman, William de Cervellon.   As a…

  • Antonia Mesina—Martyred "In Defensum Castitatis" (In Defense of Purity) at the age of 15

    IT MAKES SENSE TO ME By Larry Peterson Pierina Morosini and Antonia Mesina were two women from Italy. Born a generation apart they led strikingly similar lives. Pierina was the oldest of eight children and had to work and help her mother with her younger siblings. Antonia was the second born of ten children and…

  • The Catholic Church—Saying “NO” to a World Screaming “YES”

    IT MAKES SENSE TO MEBy Larry Peterson How did the precepts of ethics and morality, based on the Ten Commandments and the “Golden Rule”, become a pariah to so many? How did these principles ever become inverted?  Why have they seemingly been tossed by many into the dumpster of the outdated and irrelevant? There is…

  • I am the winner of the 2013 Frankie Award!

    Official Announcement Thank you to all our Frankie Award nominees, all those who promoted the contest on their blogs or through Facebook or Twitter, and to everyone who voted. The voting post had over 2100 hits, with 440 total votes. Larry Peterson’s post garnered a third of those. Go, Larry! If you did not win…

  • I'd appreciate your vote!

    Lo and Behold I won this on December 3rd Vote for the year’s best Catholic spirituality post for the 2013 Frankie Award! Please vote for my post:New Year’s Day and the Blessed Virgin Maryby Larry Peterson of It Makes Sense to Me Voting ends on December 3 at Midnight PST. Click here to vote:http://catholicspiritualityblogs.blogspot.com/2013/11/frankie-award-vote-for-years-best.html

  • The Legend of the Jack-O-Lantern—-(one version)

    by Larry Peterson Long ago in Ireland, 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 wondrous tales about his adventures…

  • It Makes Sense to Me: The "Tipping Point" is Approaching and God has Ou…

    It Makes Sense to Me: The “Tipping Point” is Approaching and God has Ou…: What are the “Good Old Days”? I heard that cliche when I was growing up and I can remember thinking when I heard it , Oh no, not a…

  • It Makes Sense to Me: "I Could Not Imagine Being 18 and—" see for your…

    It Makes Sense to Me: “I Could Not Imagine Being 18 and—” see for your…:   “I recommend this to my friends and anyone else that loves historical fiction”, Sandra Stiles Review Redux: 5.0 out of 5 st…

  • Musings of a Bookworm – Review & Guest Post by Larry

    Musings of a Bookworm reviews The Priest and the Peaches, “I liked this more then I thought I would. I found I loved the kids and their struggle to stay together after their fathers death tugged at my heart.” As a part of the guest post, Larry talks about what inspired him to write The…

  • Reading for Sanity – Review

    Reading for Sanity reviews The Priest and the Peaches, “The writing style began to mesh well with the setting. It felt natural and the Peach family became quite endearing. My overall feeling when closing the book was one of satisfaction.” To read the full review, click here.