Monthly Archives: February 2014

SCANDAL: THE UN POT CALLS THE VATICAN KETTLE BLACK

Posted on February 10, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! UN PEACE KEEPING FORCE The U.N. Assault on the Catholic Church A high-profile sex-abuse report is an attempt to bully the church into bowing before the altar of Turtle Bay. By Claudia Rosett Feb. 9, 2014 5:55 p.m. ET … Continue reading →

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WHEN IS A SECOND ‘MARRIAGE’ NOT A MARRIAGE

Posted on February 9, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! The banns of marriage, commonly known simply as the “banns” or “bans” (from a Middle English word meaning “proclamation,” rooted in Frankish and from there to Old French[1]), are the public announcement in a Christian parish church of an … Continue reading →

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PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT EPISCOPAL APPOINTMENT POPE FRANCIS WILL MAKE SOON IS THAT OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF CHICAGO

Posted on February 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Francis Cardinal George Houses of Worship The Pope’s Chicago Cardinal His choice to lead the archdiocese will set a tone for U.S. Catholics. By Nicholas G. Hahn III Feb. 6, 2014 6:59 p.m. ET THE WALL STREET JOURNAL The … Continue reading →

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I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD, WHOEVER FOLLOWS ME WILL NEVER WALK IN DARKNESS

Posted on February 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! February 7, 2014 On Letting the Light Shine by Rev. George W. Rutler As a rather observant child, I made a mental note of the fact that my maternal grandmother would ask me to “make a light” instead of asking … Continue reading →

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“LET THERE BE LIGHT” AND THERE WAS

Posted on February 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! The first creature was light itself: “Let there be light.” It is hard to describe light without referring to its opposite. “The people who dwelt in darkness have seen a great light.” Light and life go together, and there … Continue reading →

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IT IS NOT LOVE, IT IS MONEY, MONEY, MONEY THAT MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND

Posted on February 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! We must stand firm on brain-death standard, says an article in NEJM by Michael Cook 8 Feb 2014 BIOEDGE Two recent controversies over “brain-dead” patients have obviously flustered some medical ethicists. Writing in a commentary in the New England … Continue reading →

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ABORTION IS ON THE SKIDS, BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO REJOICE AND RELAX

Posted on February 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Dr Stephen Brigham being arrested by Maryland police. Charges were later dropped.  Pro-choice supporters and pro-life supporters have finally found an issue which brings them together: loathing of Dr Stephen Brigham, an abortion provider on the East Coast of … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, HEALTH CARE, INFANTICIDE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDIA BIAS, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, PRO-ABORTION POLITICIANS, RELATIVISM, SAVING CHILDREN, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on ABORTION IS ON THE SKIDS, BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO REJOICE AND RELAX

TWO DATES TO REMEMBER, THE DAY YOU WERE BORN AND THE DAY YOU WERE BORN AGAIN IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

Posted on February 7, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! The Baptism of Christ Artist Andrea del Verrocchio & Leonardo da Vinci Year 1472-1475 A DATE TO REMEMBER By George Weigel http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2014/02/a-date-to-remember Papal approbation being no bad thing, I was delighted to learn that Pope Francis, in a homily … Continue reading →

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HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE ON A DIET OF WATER, SUGAR AND SALT?

Posted on February 7, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Paul A. Byrne, M.D. column For the love of Jahi, the living testimony of Nailah Winkfield   Paul A. Byrne Paul A. Byrne, M.D. February 7, 2014 Nailah Winkfield’s daughter, thirteen year-old Jahi McMath, suffered from pediatric sleep apnea. … Continue reading →

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WAS HENRY THE EIGHTH RIGHT ALL ALONG? ASK ST. THOMAS MORE, ST. JOHN FISHER AND ST. EDMUND CAMPION

Posted on February 7, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! SAINT EDMUND CAMPION http://www.churchmilitant.tv/daily/?today=2014-02-07

Posted in BISHOPS, CANON LAW, FAMILY LIFE, LIBERALISM, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, MORAL RELATIVISM, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE SACRAMENTS, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment