Monthly Archives: May 2012

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A PRIEST?

Posted on May 30, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! Marking 30 Years of Priesthood: If I Knew Then What I Know Now! by Fr. Gordon J. MacRae on May 30, 2012   http://www.thesestonewalls.com/ On his 30th anniversary of priesthood ordination, Fr. Gordon MacRae writes poignantly of a priesthood … Continue reading →

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FOR GREATER GLORY

Posted on May 30, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! Viva Cristo Rey! Brent Bozell May 30, 2012 When I first heard “For Greater Glory” (originally titled “Cristiada,” which I prefer) was being shot, I was stunned — and skeptical. It never could be produced by Hollywood. In fact, … Continue reading →

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AT THE DEEPEST LEVEL, WE ARE WITNESSING OBAMA’S ATTACK ON THE BASIC INSTITUTIONS NECESSARY FOR A FREE SOCIETY

Posted on May 22, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! Mary Ann Glendon: Why the Bishops Are Suing the U.S. Government The main goal of the contraception mandate is not to protect women’s health. It is a move to conscript religious organizations into a political agenda. By MARY ANN … Continue reading →

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THE ARGUMENT OF SENATOR LEAHY IS SO RIDICULOUS ONE IS HALF-TEMPTED TO ADMIRE ITS SHEER BRAZENESS

Posted on May 22, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! BEST OF THE WEB TODAY Updated May 22, 2012, 4:51 p.m. ET THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE ObamaCare vs. the First Amendment Catholic institutions challenge the birth-control mandate in court. By JAMES TARANTO Maybe the president can recast ObamaCare … Continue reading →

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SHOULD THE SOCIETY OF JESUS BE SUPRESSED?

Posted on May 22, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! The Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) has been suppressed several times in its history.  Usually the basis for the suppression has been financial or political; now it seems legitimate to ask whether or not the Jesuits should be suppressed … Continue reading →

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THE OPPPOSITE OF RACISM IS RACIAL EXPLOITATION

Posted on May 22, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! WHEN FACTOIDS ARE BETTER THAN FACTS By Wesley Pruden Who would have guessed that Barack Obama was the original birther, peddling the story that he was born in Kenya long before Donald Trump, Sheriff Joe and assorted nut jobs … Continue reading →

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FIGHT THE LEFT, IT IS SINISTER, IT IS GAUCHE

Posted on May 16, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! Our One-Eyed Friends The Public Square R.R. Reno It wasn’t a conclusion he thought he’d come to. When he was a young graduate student, Jonathan Haidt presumed that “liberal” was pretty much a synonym for “reasonable,” if not for … Continue reading →

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THE BOSTON VIRUS: No. 90

Posted on May 16, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! Health care: No, the state doesn’t know best by Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe May 16, 2012   http://www.jeffjacoby.com/11694/health-care-no-the-state-doesnt-know-best PRICES WERE OUT OF CONTROL at the end of 3rd-century Rome, and the Emperor Diocletian was determined to rein them … Continue reading →

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JUSTICE AND TRUTH, WHERE ART THOU?

Posted on May 16, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! Fr. James Valladares: May Truth and Justice Prevail! by Fr. Gordon J. MacRae on May 16, 2012 · http://www.thesestonewalls.com/gordon-macrae/fr-james-valladares-may-truth-and-justice-prevail/ Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post written by Father James Valladares, Ph.D. “If you don’t read the newspaper, … Continue reading →

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IMMIGRATION

Posted on May 15, 2012 by abyssum

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