Monthly Archives: December 2015

!!!! Police outside Notre Dame The Paris Horror: Real and Explicable Fr. George W. Rutler CRISIS MAGAZINE A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity December 3, 2015 [Emphasis and {commentary} in red type by Abyssum] There is a film clip … Continue reading →

!!!! The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist by Michelangelo Caravaggi AFTER DINNER, A BEHEADING by Timothy George FIRST THINGS 11 . 30 . 15 [ Emphasis and {commentary} in red type by Abyssum ] November 2015 will be remembered … Continue reading →

!!!! THE TRANSOM Ben Domenech 03 December 15 PRAYER AND SAN BERNARDINO [ Emphasis and {commentary} in red type by Abyssum ] It was a bizarre mass shooting yesterday in California, with aspects that do not match up with typical … Continue reading →

!!!! Family fights Texas law allowing providers to end life-sustaining care By Lisa Schencker http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20151129/NEWS/151129929?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20151129-NEWS-151129929&utm_campaign=am&CSAuthResp=1%3A573593364795709%3A241396%3A1024%3A24%3Aapproved%3A106FDD5C89C7DF4C31811E5DC0016726 November 29, 2015 [ Emphasis and {commentary} in red type by Abyssum ] A patient’s family is challenging a Texas hospital’s decision to withdraw his … Continue reading →

!!!!   Three cheers for cultural appropriation by Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe December 2, 2015 http://www.jeffjacoby.com/18187/three-cheers-for-cultural-appropriation         FOR SEVEN YEARS, the Center for Students with Disabilities at the University of Ottawa has sponsored free on-campus yoga … Continue reading →

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!!!! Pope Francis looks on during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Nov. 18. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) . . The Off-the-Cuff and Out-of-Focus Papacy   Since chastising orthodox bishops at the conclusion of the Synod, Pope … Continue reading →

!!!!     . Fictional ISIS and the True Threat Jude P. Dougherty THE CATHOLIC THING Saturday, November 28, 2015 [“Multiculturalism” has moved far beyond tolerance of cultural differences in the west.  The concept and the word has been degraded … Continue reading →

!!!! The Hijrah Into Europe “Refugees” colonize a continent. September 4, 2015 Robert Spencer 449 Approximately 104,460 asylum seekers arrived in Germany during the month of August, setting a new record. That makes 413,535 registered refugees and migrants coming to Germany … Continue reading →

!!!! The Truth About the 14th Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops? by CARDINAL RAYMOND BURKE 12/01/2015 THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER [ Emphasis  and {comentary} in red type by Abyssum } In the Nov. 28 issue of La Civiltà … Continue reading →