Monthly Archives: January 2010

CATHOLICS IN MASSACHUSETTS HAVE NO REASON TO REJOICE OVER THE ELECTION OF SCOTT BROWN

Posted on January 22, 2010 by abyssum

miles to go in Massachusetts By Phil Lawler | January 21, 2010 5:59 PM CATHOLIC CULTURE.COM In a Commentary piece yesterday I offered my analysis of the shocking Senate election in Massachusetts. It was, I am convinced, a long-overdue manifestation … Continue reading →

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THE KENNEDY DYNASTY IS DEAD, LONG LIVE FREEDOM FROM SECULAR LIBERALISM

Posted on January 21, 2010 by abyssum

What happened in Massachusetts? by Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture.com January 20, 2010 The Kennedy dynasty has ended. It was probably over in August, when Ted Kennedy died, because the long love affair between the Kennedy family and the voters of … Continue reading →

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THE MASSACHUSETTS SENATE RACE IS A REFERENDUM ON BARACK OBAMA AND THE DEMOCRAT OLIGARCHY IN WASHINGTON

Posted on January 17, 2010 by abyssum

Blame Obama for the bluest state’s blues by Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe January 17, 2010 http://www.jeffjacoby.com/6841/blame-obama-for-the-bluest-states-blues Send RSS EDWARD M. KENNEDY has been gone less than five months, but in political terms he is already ancient history. For 47 … Continue reading →

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NANCY PELOSI, HERETIC, INVITES EXCOMMUNICATION

Posted on January 16, 2010 by abyssum

THAT NANCY PELOSI IS A HERETIC FROM THE CATHOLIC FAITH cannot be doubted when one reads her own words.  She is now inviting EXCOMMUNICATION LATAE SENTENTIAE which means that she may have already excommunicated herself in accordance with the provisions … Continue reading →

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MARTYRDOM IS AS MODERN A PHENOMENON AS IT WAS COMMON IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE

Posted on January 16, 2010 by abyssum

THE WAY YOU VOTE IN THE ELECTIONS THIS YEAR MAY WELL DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT YOU WILL BECOME A MARTYR Martha Coakley’s statement that any Catholic opposed to the administration of the abortifacient pill to a woman should not be … Continue reading →

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UNDER OBAMACARE MARRIAGE IS OUT AND COHABITATION IS IN

Posted on January 15, 2010 by abyssum

ObamaCare vs. Marriage Marriage is a revered institution in America but not apparently under the Congressional health care legislation, which contains steep “marriage penalty” taxes, i.e. tax burdens that only get heavier when a couple says, “I do.” Under the … Continue reading →

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IF YOU HAVE NOT YET SIGNED THE MANHATTAN DECLARATION – DO SO NOW!

Posted on January 14, 2010 by abyssum

It is off to an amazing start – over 370,000 signers and growing. And it is indeed historic: Evangelicals, Catholics, Anglicans, and Eastern Orthodox Christians uniting to give common witness to the sanctity of human life, the dignity of marriage, … Continue reading →

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CONFESSION OF A RADICAL LITURGIST

Posted on January 14, 2010 by abyssum

YES, I CONFESS THAT I AM A RADICAL LITURGIST. When I was discharged from the United States Army Air Corps in November, 1945, I resumed my study of architecture.  At the same time I developed a deep interest in the … Continue reading →

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THE BARBARIANS ARE AT THE GATE

Posted on January 11, 2010 by abyssum

w:en:Raphael‘s The Meeting between Leo the Great (painted as a portrait of Leo X) and Attila Fresco, 1514, Stanza di Eliodoro, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican [1] The fresco was completed after the death of Julius II (pontiff from 1503 to 1513), … Continue reading →

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ELIZABETH LEV vs NANCY PELOSI

Posted on January 11, 2010 by abyssum

AND THE WINNER IS:  ELIZABETH LEV It was not a fair match!  Elizabeth Lev can run circles around some  priests (and, I am sorry to admit, some bishops) when it comes to analyzing the theological orthodoxy of the writing and … Continue reading →

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