Yearly Archives: 2022

It is clear that Burbidge does not understand the role of a bishop. It is not his role to be as obedient as possible. It is to sanctify his people and as much as essential obedience allows. This is why bishops have broad powers to dispense from universal Church law, to make diocesan law, and even to replace elements of universal law with particular law. Within the limits of Catholic doctrine and of essential obedience, sanctifying his people requires taking them—rather than the pope—as the basic point of reference.

Posted on October 5, 2022 by abyssum

When Bishops Put Obedience Above Charity JAMES BARESEL Fifteen years ago, Bishop Michael Burbidge, then heading the Diocese of Raleigh, instituted one of the best plans for implementing Summorum Pontificum. Two months ago, he announced one of the worst policies for … Continue reading →

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“Oh, the wonder of how you are known, and of how precious you are to Him”

Posted on October 4, 2022 by abyssum

Should set your hearts on fire. Words of St. Nathaniel October 4, 2022 “To know as you are known is no small thing, And yet this you are promised, as we were promised, And now rest in this promise. For … Continue reading →

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How exactly does the United States all at once avoid the resumption of a Verdun-like, endless bloodbath on the Ukrainian-Russian border, reject any negotiated settlement until Ukraine unambiguously wins the war and expels every Russian from all its territory, prevent a wounded Putin from using a tactical nuclear weapon—and circumvent a head-to-head showdown with Russia and its 7,000 nukes?

Posted on October 3, 2022 by abyssum

 Ukraine  with a Whimper or a Bang? Putin deserves what he’s getting, but that moral and strategic victory is still a very different story from America sliding into a nuclear confrontation with a desperate autocrat. By: Victor Davis Hanson American … Continue reading →

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ALL FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ARE ANSWERABLE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE NATION THROUGH THEIR CONGRESS: FBI DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER (HOW IRONIC THAT HIS NAME SHOULD MEAN “CHRIST BEARER”) RESEMBLES THE HEAD OF HITLER’S GESTAPO IN HIS DISDAIN FOR THE AUTHORITY OF CONGRESS

Posted on October 2, 2022 by abyssum

Sen. Chuck Grassley Blows Things Up on FBI Director Wray with 5 Words Thursday was a tough day for the FBI director. Senator Ted Cruz just had his way with Wray, and Sen. Chuck Grassley finished him off. FBI Director … Continue reading →

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MERRICK GARLAND HAS GIVEN AMERICA OUR OWN VERSION OF ADOLPH HITLER’S GESTAPO

Posted on October 1, 2022 by abyssum

Tucker Carlson was shocked to discover Merrick Garland’s latest abuse of power Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland is drunk on power. He’s weaponized the Department of Justice to kneecap the Biden regime’s political opponents. And Tucker Carlson was shocked to … Continue reading →

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It is obvious that many bishops do not understand the role of a bishop. It is not a bishop’s role to be as obedient as possible. It is to sanctify his people as much as essential obedience allows. This is why bishops have broad powers to dispense from universal Church law, to make diocesan law, and even to replace elements of universal law with particular law. Within the limits of Catholic doctrine and of essential obedience, sanctifying his people requires taking them—rather than the pope—as the basic point of reference.

Posted on October 1, 2022 by abyssum

Crisis Magazine A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 When Bishops Put Obedience Above Charity JAMES BARESEL Fifteen years ago, Bishop Michael Burbidge, then heading the Diocese of Raleigh, instituted one of the best plans for implementing Summorum … Continue reading →

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Civilization alone permits humans to pursue sophisticated scientific research, the arts, and the finer aspects of culture.

Posted on September 30, 2022 by abyssum

By: Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness September 29, 2022 Civilization is fragile. It hinges on ensuring the stuff of life. To be able to eat, to move about, to have shelter, to be free from state or tribal coercion, to … Continue reading →

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Later writers inverted St. Thomas’ principles. For them perfection does not consist primarily in choosing God as the supreme good but in obeying Him as the supreme authority. Perfecting obedience was then elevated above perfecting prayer. The natural but absurd conclusion is the belief that to pray less deeply but under perfect obedience pleases God more than to pray perfectly while being minimally obedient.

Posted on September 30, 2022 by abyssum

Crisis Magazine A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 When Bishops Put Obedience Above Charity JAMES BARESEL Fifteen years ago, Bishop Michael Burbidge, then heading the Diocese of Raleigh, instituted one of the best plans for implementing Summorum … Continue reading →

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Chinese campaign donor Johnny Chung famously stated that the Clinton White House was “like a subway. You have to put in coins to open the gates.”

Posted on September 30, 2022 by abyssum

THE CATHOLIC MONITOR SEARCH The China Syndrome: “Beyond parody even by Bergoglian standards, the Archbishop’s canonisation of the demonic ChiComs betrays the same signs of mental illness” September 30, 2022 Chinese campaign donor Johnny Chung famously stated that the Clinton … Continue reading →

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In America and the Catholic Church, we are losing the Nones, the young and the confused who are unaffiliated. I think that things are even worse: these  Nones seem to define the post-Christian world in which we live and that becomes very much like a post-post-Christian world. Because we are in a world that has lost an appreciation for the true, the beautiful and the good. This is really two steps back from Catholicism.

Posted on September 30, 2022 by abyssum

Let’s meet the Nones and go together to the altar of God Dr. Jean-Francois Orsini, OP, Ph.D. In America and the Catholic Church, we are losing the Nones, the young and the confused who are unaffiliated. I think that things are … Continue reading →

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