Yearly Archives: 2016

Ratcheting Things Up Again Hadley Arkes THE CATHOLIC THING Tuesday, May 17, 2016 In the Age of Obama, what was once unimaginable in our politics and law has gradually become “normal,” so woven into our daily lives now that it … Continue reading →

CHARTRES CATHEDRAL http://livestream.com/accounts/1002182/events/5376361/videos/123137266/player?width=640&height=360&autoPlay=false&mute=false The above link is to the Mass at the Cathedral Notre Dame in Chartres France. It begins with some commentary and proceeds with the finish of the 72 mile pilgrimage (3 day) from the Cathedral Notre Dame … Continue reading →

Catholics Cannot Accept Elements of Apostolic Exhortation That Threaten Faith and Family [  Emphasis and {commentary} in red type by Abyssum ] The promulgation of the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia by Pope Francis marks the conclusion of a synodal process that … Continue reading →

  The 10 ugliest buildings in NYC These New York buildings give new meaning to the phrase urban blight http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/top-10-ugliest-buildings-new-york-city-gallery-1.46655   [ Emphasis and {commentary} in red type by Abyssum ] Manhattan has never seen so many buildings rising at … Continue reading →

    Yes, No, I Don’t Know, You Figure It Out. The Fluid Magisterium of Pope Francis He never says all that he has in mind, he just leaves it to guesswork. He allows everything to be brought up again … Continue reading →

Alice Von Hildebrand Sheds New Light on Fatima   By Father Brian W. Harrison,  O.S. OnePeterFive May 12, 2016 Featured, Mary, Special Feature, The Church, The Papacy Introductory commentary by Fr. Brian W. Harrison, O.S. Owing to a lack of … Continue reading →

Paul Ryan’s Awful Dilemma Jonathan S. Tobin /May 11, 2016 COMMENTARY MAGAZINE AP Photo/Evan Vucci Those who claim that House Speaker Paul Ryan did something cynical or self-interested by refusing to endorse Donald Trump last week were wrong. Ryan is … Continue reading →

  Reading Exercises. The “Amoris Laetitia” of Cardinal Müller In a monumental discourse in Spain, the prefect of the doctrine of the faith leads the post-synodal exhortation back to the course of the Church’s previous discipline. Too late. Because Francis … Continue reading →

  I have never said that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are EQUALLY evil.  I do not know how evil each of them are on a scale of 1 to 100.  I only know that, in my judgement they are … Continue reading →

DARK TIMES IN AMERICA By Dennis Prager Townhall 03 May 16 [ Emphasis and {commentary} in red type by Abyssum ] As of tonight, we may know if Donald Trump will be the Republican presidential candidate. And, barring unforeseeable events, … Continue reading →