Monthly Archives: December 2014

LEPANTO REVISITED: THE CATHOLIC WORLD NEEDS TO RECAPTURE ITS SPIRIT

Posted on December 18, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! TITIAN THE BATTLE OF LEPANTO December 29, 2006 Lepanto, 1571: The Battle that Saved Europe H. W. Crocker III CRISIS MAGAZINE The clash of civilizations is as old as history, and equally as old is the blindness of those … Continue reading →

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THE LORD’S PRAYER (PATER NOSTER) IS SO FAMILIAR HERE IS HELP FOR YOU TO MEDITATE ON ITS MEANING

Posted on December 18, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!   Our Father who art in heaven… “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” (Luke 23:46) “Child, I am your loving Abba. Can you not trust me with everything? Give me your very life and you will see … Continue reading →

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IT IS COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT IN SOME DIOCESES PRIESTS ARE REASSIGNED AFTER BEING CLEARED

Posted on December 17, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! ROGUE LAWYERS FAIL TO NAIL PRIEST December 17, 2014 by Bill CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS RIGHTS             . Bill Donohue comments on what an innocent priest had to endure: . Fr. Ronald … Continue reading →

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HOW TO TRY TO WIN AN ARGUMENT: CREATE A ‘STRAW MAN’ AND KNOCK IT DOWN

Posted on December 17, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Over on the blog, Truth and Charity Forum, Joe Kral has written a post that contains only a little bit of truth and even less charity.  He picks up on a term coined by John Breck, vitalism, and creates … Continue reading →

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IN THE NEW AGE UP IS DOWN AND DOWN IS UP AND WORDS CHANGE THEIR MEANING DAILY

Posted on December 17, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! December 17, 2014 Normality is Not Hatred James Kalb CRISIS MAGAZINE Very recently the view that homosexuality is entirely normal has become not only widespread but compulsory in secular public discussion. Leaders of thought tell us the change has … Continue reading →

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GOD BLESS BISHOP ROBERT FINN, MODERN MEDIA MARTYR, LEADING LEFTIST TARGET

Posted on December 17, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Uncertain Trumpets, Casual Malice: The Ordeal of Bishop Robert Finn by charliej373 The Denial of Peter – Caravaggio Et Unum Sint By Charlie Johnston This story has no heroes. There are villains; there are victims; there are those who were … Continue reading →

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THE PHILLISTINES STILL LIVE AND ARE AMONG US

Posted on December 16, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! December 16, 2014 Let the Church Be a House of Wonder Anthony Esolen CRISIS MAGAZINE Introibo ad altare Dei. Ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem meum. I shall go in to the altar of God. To God, the joy of … Continue reading →

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THE VATICAN RELEASES THE FINAL REPORT ON THE VISITATION OF U.S. RELIGIOUS WOMEN

Posted on December 16, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Mother M. Clare Millea, A.S.C.J. . . Vatican City, 16 December 2014 (VIS) – This morning a press conference was held in the Holy See Press Office to present the Final Report of the Apostolic Visitation of Institutes of … Continue reading →

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THE PAST AND PRESENT OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH CONTAIN SOME VALUABLE LESSONS FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC IN THE PAPACY OF POPE FRANCIS

Posted on December 15, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev Atheism and Orthodoxy in Modern Russia By Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev May, 2001 In this talk I propose to outline the history of atheism in Russia during the last hundred years. I will start by considering the … Continue reading →

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WHATEVER JESUS WAS, HE WAS NOT A BORE! LISTEN UP! HE HAS SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO TELL YOU

Posted on December 14, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!   CHARLES JOHNSTON wrote: For a period of a decade and a half, beginning when I was 16, I rarely spoke of religious matters at all, except to people who were very close to me. I would not get … Continue reading →

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