Monthly Archives: December 2013

A JOURNEY OF FAITH FROM NAZARETH TO BETHLEHEM

Posted on December 8, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! The Journey ~ From Nazareth to Bethlehem For the past three weeks we have been looking at the unusual journey that brought Mary and Joseph together and eventually led them to Bethlehem and what I have appreciated is a … Continue reading →

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WHAT ARE THE WORST PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD TODAY? MILITANT ISLAMISM, SECULARISM, CULTURE OF DEATH, TOTALITARIANISM, NOT ECONOMICS

Posted on December 6, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! . .LewRockwell.com The Pope and Basic Economics By Andrew P. Napolitano December 5, 2013 What is the worst problem in the world today? Might it be war, starvation, genocide, sectarian violence, murder, slaughter of babies in the womb? Any … Continue reading →

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THIS IS TOO MUCH!

Posted on December 4, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri Antinomianism in high places is still antinomianism by Dr. Edward Peters . . . We live in pervasively antinomian times, and basic unawareness of law is all around us. Yet ignorance of what law is, of why … Continue reading →

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ORGAN TOURISM DRIVEN BY POLITICS AND BIG MONEY IS THE NEW MEDICAL-MORAL REALITY

Posted on December 4, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! China Human Rights, Hong Kong, Organ Harvesting in China Hong Kong Forum Seeks Effective Responses to Organ Harvesting in China By Lin Yi, Epoch Times | December 4, 2013 You may also like A Petition Against Organ Harvesting in … Continue reading →

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CHAOS LOOMS ON THE HORIZON IF EPISCOPAL CONFERENCES ARE GIVEN DOCTRINAL POWER

Posted on December 4, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!   The Federalist Option of the Bishop of Rome More autonomy for the national episcopal conferences. And more room for different cultures. The two points on which “Evangelii Gaudium” most distinguishes itself from the magisterium of the previous popes … Continue reading →

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SOME PEOPLE (AND INSTITUTIONS, EVEN CATHOLIC INSTITUTIONS) WILL SELL THEIR SOUL FOR MONEY

Posted on December 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Sunday, December 01, 2013 Minnesota: Catholic university installs mini-mosques and Islamic foot baths for Muslims http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2013/12/minnesota-catholic-university-installs-mini-mosques-and-islamic-foot-baths-for-muslims.html Where are the cathedrals and pews in the madrassas? There is no reciprocity in Islam. Non-Muslims cannot pray in mosques. Non-Muslims are only … Continue reading →

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THIS IS NOT A JOKE, IT IS NO LAUGHING MATTER, RATHER WE SHOULD BE CRYING

Posted on December 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Cardinal Dolan: If Not for Religious Violations, Church Would Have Been Obamacare ‘Cheerleaders’ by William Bigelow 1 Dec 2013 http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/12/01/Dolan-Obamacare-cheerleaders Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press with David Gregory, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York said that the Catholic … Continue reading →

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IT IS FITTING THAT THERE BE HERESIES, SO THAT THOSE WHO ARE TRUE, MAY BE MANIFESTED AMONG YOU

Posted on December 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! December 2, 2013 The Tridentine Masterpiece by Donald S. Prudlo http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/the-tridentine-masterpiece  “Nam oportet et hæreses esse.” (1 Cor 11:19).  “It is fitting that there be heresies, so that those who are true, may be manifested among you.”  How appropriate … Continue reading →

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A LIVING WILL CAN BE WORTHLESS OR VALUABLE DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE, AND DIE

Posted on December 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Medical Futility Blog On this blog, Professor Thaddeus Pope tracks judicial, legislative, policy, and academic developments concerning medical futility and the limits on individual autonomy at the end of life.   [WARNING:  Professor Pope seems at times to be an … Continue reading →

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, ORGAN DONATION, RELATIVISM, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on A LIVING WILL CAN BE WORTHLESS OR VALUABLE DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE, AND DIE

A POLST HAS TEETH, BE CAREFUL IT DOES NOT BITE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE

Posted on December 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! About Not Dead Yet NDY Activities NDY Blog posted   19 hours ago by Diane Coleman John Kelly Quoted in NPR Thanksgiving Day Article on POLST Filed under  Institute of Medicine, john kelly, life-sustaining treatment, Massachusetts, media coverage, MOLST, Nancy … Continue reading →

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