Yearly Archives: 2021

One of the ironic things about a diploma from Princeton is that it is written in a language that almost none of the graduates understand: Latin. It confers the degree of Artium baccalaureus, literally, crowned with bay leaves for knowledge of the arts. Since most college graduates write badly, if they write at all, and know very little about the literature of their own language, let alone the fine arts, it is not clear what the degree means. I wonder whether we might substitute for it a new distinction, Barbarus artium, for people who enter college with little knowledge and less love of those matters, and who leave no wiser, even supposing they have not been taught to scorn them as having come from the dark ages, that is, from before yesterday afternoon.

Posted on March 4, 2021 by abyssum

MARCH 4, 2021 The Church and the Barbarians ANTHONY ESOLEN CRISIS MAGAZINE One of the ironic things about my diploma from Princeton is that it is written in a language that almost none of the graduates understand: Latin. It confers upon … Continue reading →

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When you read Bishop Barron’s descriptions of traditionalist Catholics, you find the words “extreme,” “radical,” and “angry” peppered throughout. Apparently, in his view traditional Catholics are a fringe movement of socially-inept people who desire to overthrow the Church and install their own 1950’s-style religion in its place. Clearly the good bishop hasn’t kept his finger on the pulse of this movement. Traditionalism is booming (in this country, at least), and it’s a diverse, joyful group of people who want exactly what Barron first promoted: a faith that’s no longer watered-down to conform with the surrounding culture.

Posted on March 4, 2021 by abyssum

Crisis MagazineA Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity MARCH 4, 2021 The Beiging of Bishop Barron ERIC SAMMONS Bishop Robert Barron first came to fame in the Catholic world for his fight against what he called “beige Catholicism.” The founder of Word … Continue reading →

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ANN BARNHARDT TELLS IT LIKE IT IS

Posted on March 1, 2021 by abyssum

Barnhardt Judica me, Deus, et discerne causam meam de gente non sancta. Eight years ago today, in a packed Piazza San Pietro, Pope Benedict made it clear that he was not validly resigning the Papacy. Pope Benedict XVI Ratzinger, almost … Continue reading →

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THE PLAIN, WELL NOT SO PLAIN, TRUTH IS THAT THE POPE IS AND IS NOT ABOVE CANON LAW, THAT IS NOT A CONTRADICTION IT IS A SECUNDUM QUID

Posted on February 28, 2021 by abyssum

THE CATHOLIC MONITOR SEARCH Is the Pope Above Canon Law? February 28, 2021 On January 13, 2013, the Canon Law Made Easy website in a article titled “Can a Pope Ever Resign?” said in speaking of a canon 332.2 phrase on … Continue reading →

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“A brilliant Victorian scientist delighted in declaring that the child does not see any grass at all; but only a sort of green mist reflected in a tiny mirror of the human eye.

Posted on February 28, 2021 by abyssum

“This piece of rationalism has always struck me as almost insanely irrational. If he is not sure of the existence of the grass, which he sees through the glass of a window, how on earth can he be sure of … Continue reading →

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The Epoch Times reported the “Deaths of Elderly Who Recovered From COVID-19, but Died After Vaccine, Raise Questions”:

Posted on February 28, 2021 by abyssum

THE CATHOLIC MONITOR SEARCH “Deaths of Elderly Who Recovered From COVID-19, but Died After Vaccine, Raise Questions” February 28, 2021 The Epoch Times reported the “Deaths of Elderly Who Recovered From COVID-19, but Died After Vaccine, Raise Questions”:  Two small … Continue reading →

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IS BLAZE MEDIA RIGHT? OR IS IT A CASE OF WISHFUL THINKING?

Posted on February 28, 2021 by abyssum

THE CATHOLIC MONITOR SEARCH Blaze Media: “Violent Antifa Protesters turn on Biden” February 28, 2021  Blaze Media reported that “Violent Antifa protesters turn on Biden”: Violent protesters descended on Portland late Saturday, an almost weekly occurrence, this time rioting over … Continue reading →

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Keep the faith everyone. Remember, we are Americans. We know about sacrifice and we know the value of freedom. No matter what some quiche-eating, landscape painting, bedwetting, card-carrying pinko socialist yells and screams at us, we know how to compete and we know how to win. If we stick together and hold true to American ideals, we will prevail. Write your Congressmen and women, write them again and again. Then write your Senators, again and again. Inundate them with your feelings and sensitivities. You hold the power to effectuate change. Believe it and Press on. https://conta.cc/3r6lo88Semper anticus, semper fortis, Always forward, Always strong!!!

Posted on February 28, 2021 by abyssum

THEIR HYPOCRISY KNOWS NO BOUNDS BY: E. P. UNUM February 28, 2021  Hypocrisy may be defined as the practice of engaging in the same behavior or activity for which one criticizes another or the practice of claiming to have moral standards … Continue reading →

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THE FAMOUS SICILIAN PRIEST, DON MIUTELLA, HAS PUBLISHED A BOOK (PRESENTLY AVAILABLE ONLY IN ITALIAN) WHICH PROVES THAT Pope Benedict XVI IS THE ONLY TRUE LIVING POPE

Posted on February 27, 2021 by abyssum

NEWS DON MINUTELLA’S NEW BOOK PROVES BENEDICT XVI IS THE TRUE POPE FEBRUARY 27, 2021EDITORLEAVE A COMMENT Book Review by Br. Alexis Bugnolo There is a new best seller in Italy about Pope Benedict XVI. It is entitled, “Pietro Dove … Continue reading →

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Be prepared, Biden may ask Kamala Harris to deliver the State of the Union Address

Posted on February 27, 2021 by abyssum

THE CATHOLIC MONITOR SEARCH Are “Democrats… Accelerating Plans to Install President Harris” to Replace the Apparently “Mental Acuity Challenge[d]” Biden? February 27, 2021 The NOQ Report website thinks that “Democrats are accelerating plans to install President Harris” to replace the … Continue reading →

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