Yearly Archives: 2009

AMERICAN JEWS AND AMERICAN CATHOLICS ARE TOO MUCH ALIKE IN SOME WAYS

Posted on September 5, 2009 by abyssum

I have long considered the behavior of some American Jews and some American Catholics to be inexplicable. Take the case of the the Jews first.  I have posted before on the mystery of why so many American traitors, like the … Continue reading →

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PARENTS, IF YOU LOVE YOUR CHILDREN DO NOT LET THEM GO TO SCHOOL NEXT TUESDAY TO SEE AND HEAR BIG BROTHER

Posted on September 5, 2009 by abyssum

It’s like 1984 all over again MEMORY IS A WONDERFUL/A TERRIBLE THING! I may not remember where I put my reading glasses five minutes ago, but I have vivid memories of the way in which despotic regimes which I have … Continue reading →

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THE SCANDAL OF THE TED KENNEDY FUNERAL, REVISITED – HOPEFULLY FOR THE LAST TIME

Posted on September 5, 2009 by abyssum

As President Harry Truman famously said, referring to the latest White House scandal, “The buck stops here!” referring to the President’s desk in the Oval Office.  It is not unreasonable to suggest that the ‘buck’ for the scandal of the … Continue reading →

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACTIVE AND PASSIVE EUTHANASIA IS NOT THAT GREAT – BOTH KILL THE PATIENT

Posted on September 3, 2009 by abyssum

PASSIVE EUTHANASIA VERSUS THE RIGHT TO DIE A NATURAL DEATH When Christ revealed to his followers that they were to love their neighbor as themselves for the love of God, He was asked: “Who is my neighbor?” His reply is … Continue reading →

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CAESAR AND THE CHURCH – THE RELATIONSHIP WILL ALWAYS BE FILLED WITH TENSION, AND WHEN IT ISN’T THE CHURCH SUFFERS

Posted on September 2, 2009 by abyssum

The Church, Obama, and Berlusconi. Confusion in Power Among the Italian bishops and clergy, those who shout the loudest against the government and its leader are winning. The cardinal secretary of state is trying to restore order, but even the … Continue reading →

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THE SCANDAL OF THE EDWARD MOORE KENNEDY FUNERAL IN BOSTON

Posted on August 31, 2009 by abyssum

WHERE DO I BEGIN There was so much wrong with the funeral liturgy celebrated in Boston last Saturday for Senator Edward Moore Kennedy that I hardly know where to begin.  Aside from the impropriety of such a grandiose celebration for … Continue reading →

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NOTRE DAME, THE FORMERLY CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, – A CRITICAL ANALYSIS BY ITS BISHOP

Posted on August 27, 2009 by abyssum

The Church and the University A pastoral reflection on the controversy at Notre Dame by John M. D’Arcy AMERICA MAGAZINE AUGUST 31, 2009 As summer plays itself out on the beautiful campus by the lake where the young Holy Cross priest, … Continue reading →

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SEX AND THE TEENAGE GIRL IS A SUBJECT WHICH ALWAYS BRINGS MADONNA TO MIND, ALONG WITH A LOT OF OTHER ‘IDOLS’

Posted on August 24, 2009 by abyssum

I wonder if parents do not sometimes feel like salmon swimming upstream to spawn new life while encountering the most violent white water rapids which they must negotiate.  Something like that is presented to parents by the pop culture to … Continue reading →

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OBAMA LIKES THE WAY THE DUTCH DO IT! DOES THAT MEAN HE LIKES EUTHANASIA AND INFANTICIDE? THE ANSWER SEEMS TO BE “YES.”

Posted on August 23, 2009 by abyssum

Many commentators have pointed out that when Barack Hussein Obama speaks without the aid of his teleprompters he misspeaks, saying things that he and his advisors would never want him to say. Such was the case recently at the townhall … Continue reading →

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LET’S BE HONEST ABOUT CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER, RICHARD LOWRY AND A LOT OF OTHER CONSERVATIVE COMMENTATORS

Posted on August 21, 2009 by abyssum

LET’S BE HONEST ABOUT CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER Charles Krauthammer, MD (Psychiatrist) is one of the best political commentators on the contemporary scene.  About the only program I watch on Fox Cable News is Special Report, which comes on at 5:00 PM … Continue reading →

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