Yearly Archives: 2015

Doubt about the objectivity of the moral law in general and a rejection of the absoluteness of moral prohibitions regarding specific human acts, ends up by confusing all judgments about values.

Posted on April 6, 2015 by abyssum

!!!! The Prophetic Challenge of St. John Paul II April 01, 2015 Pope John Paul II’s rich teaching is a remarkably rich and cogent whole, a mosaic that rewards repeated study and contemplation Carl E. Olson THE CATHOLIC WORLD REPORT … Continue reading →

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PARENTS, YOU MUST TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT SEX WHEN THEY ARE AT AN APPROPRIATE AGE

Posted on April 6, 2015 by abyssum

!!!! Crisis Magazine A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity   April 6, 2015 Adults Leave Millennials Clueless About Sex Rachel Lu College-Students If you’re in need of some comic relief this week, check out this piece from The Atlantic … Continue reading →

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TRULY HE IS RISEN, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA!

Posted on April 6, 2015 by abyssum

!!!! The Resurrection by Caravaggio Good Easter Monday!  Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!  I just finished celebrating the Vigil Mass of Easter. I trust that your Holy Week was spiritually enriching, mine certainly was.  Every year I look forward to Holy Week … Continue reading →

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IF IT LOOKS LIKE A DUCK, QUACKS LIKE A DUCK AND WALKS LIKE A DUCK, IT IS INDEED A DUCK OR EUTHANASIA

Posted on April 6, 2015 by abyssum

!!!! Terminal sedation is stealthy euthanasia Protesters holding signs saying “Bring relief, but do not kill” and “No to euthanasia” earlier this year as France debated a Bill calling for the “deep and continued sedation” of the terminally ill. While … Continue reading →

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JESUS CHRIST IS RISEN, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA!

Posted on April 5, 2015 by abyssum

!!!!   El Greco THE EASTER HOMILY OF SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM                       The Easter Sermon of John Chrysostom   Are there any who are devout lovers of God? Let them … Continue reading →

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HOLY WEEK

Posted on March 28, 2015 by abyssum

!!!! In a little over two hours from now we will pass into Passion Sunday and begin Holy Week. Every year since I retired in 1997 as Bishop of the Diocese of Corpus Christi I have made a private retreat … Continue reading →

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MUSLIMS CANNOT CONDEMN SLAVERY OR CRUCIFIXION OUTRIGHT WITHOUT CONTRADICTING THE KORAN AND THE EXAMPLE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMED

Posted on March 27, 2015 by abyssum

!!!! What ISIS Really Wants The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse. Here’s what that means for … Continue reading →

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LAITY MIUST BE FREE TO EXPRESS THE FAITH IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE WITHOUT FEAR OF RETALIATION BY THEIR BISHOP

Posted on March 27, 2015 by abyssum

!!!! Bishop Pierre Cauchon interrogates St. Joan of Arc. Something Wicked This Way Comes by charliej373 I have not been unmoved by the unspeakable scandal that happened in the Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey. You have undoubtedly heard of the teacher … Continue reading →

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BEING A LEFT LIBERAL PROGRESSIVE IS JUST UNNATURAL

Posted on March 27, 2015 by abyssum

!!!!   March 27, 2015 The Left vs. Human Nature James Kalb Gender Preferences Crisis Magazine A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity [Boldface emphasis by Abyssum] The Left does not like the idea of human nature. It [human nature] … Continue reading →

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PLUNGING PELL MELL INTO PUSHING VATICAN REFORM

Posted on March 27, 2015 by abyssum

!!!! The Indomitable, and Effective, Cardinal Pell March 25, 2015 Under the Australian cardinal’s leadership, the Vatican bank has been cleaned up and cleaned out George Weigel THE CATHOLIC WORLD REPORT . Australian Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the Vatican … Continue reading →

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