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About abyssum

I am a retired Roman Catholic Bishop, Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas

ABDUCTION, RAPE, FORCED CONVERSION TO ISLAM, AND MARRIAGE TO A MUSLIM ARE ALL TO MUCH A DANGER FOR CHRISTIAN GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD

Posted on October 12, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Christian Girl raped, and converted to Islam and forced to marry a Muslim http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=30064&lan=eng Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Kidnapped and raped repeatedly for eight months by a gang of Islamic militants. Devastated and traumatized, was converted to Islam and … Continue reading →

Posted in ANTI-CATHOLICISM, DEMOCRACY IN ISLAM, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, JUSTICE, MUSLIMS, RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, SEX SLAVES, SHARIA LAW, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Comments Off on ABDUCTION, RAPE, FORCED CONVERSION TO ISLAM, AND MARRIAGE TO A MUSLIM ARE ALL TO MUCH A DANGER FOR CHRISTIAN GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD

RELIGION TAKES MANY FORMS, EVEN THE WORSHIP OF IPHONE, IPAD, IPOD, TWITTER AND FACEBOOK

Posted on October 11, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! The sincerity of hype and hope By Wesley Pruden Steve Jobs was a genius. No one could doubt that. His genius lay not in technology, as most of the obituaries and eulogies reckoned, but as master of hype, hope … Continue reading →

Posted in ATHEISM, SECULARISM | Comments Off on RELIGION TAKES MANY FORMS, EVEN THE WORSHIP OF IPHONE, IPAD, IPOD, TWITTER AND FACEBOOK

RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION BY ENLIGHTENED LIBERALISM

Posted on October 10, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! How America Fell Mike Adams Columnist, Townhall.com Son, you sure ask tough questions, but I’ll try my best to answer. Having lived a long life (and seen America at both its highest and lowest points) I think I have … Continue reading →

Posted in ANTI-CATHOLICISM, Freedom of Conscience, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, INTOLERANCE, LIBERALISM | Comments Off on RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION BY ENLIGHTENED LIBERALISM

IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED, TO KEEP REPEATING THE SAME MISTAKE IS NOT VERY BRIGHT

Posted on October 4, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! The US bishops stick with a losing political strategy By Phil Lawler | October 04, 2011 4:54 PM http://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/otn.cfm?id=848 My college tennis coach never tired of repeating his simple strategic guide: “Never change a winning game; always change a … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, BISHOPS, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS | Comments Off on IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED, TO KEEP REPEATING THE SAME MISTAKE IS NOT VERY BRIGHT

IT IS WONDERFUL TO BE RICH, BUT….!

Posted on October 3, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Monday, October 03, 2011 The Rich You Shall Have With You Always Every summer I take a group of high school students out to work with our partners in El Salvador. The families in the school there live at … Continue reading →

Posted in EVANGELIZATION, HAPPINESS, JESUS CHRIST, MORAL RELATIVISM, SANCTITY, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH | 1 Comment

ANTONIN SCALIA, A CATHOLIC JUSTICE OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

Posted on October 2, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Scalia: Duquesne should strive to retain Catholic identity 9/27/2011 8:51:00 AM By Mike Wereschagin -PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW He is one of the most outspoken, influential and controversial justices in the recent history of the Supreme Court, and on Monday, Antonin … Continue reading →

Posted in CATHOLIC HIGHER EDUCATION, Freedom of Conscience, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, JURISPRUDENCE, LIBERALISM, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, SECULARISM | Comments Off on ANTONIN SCALIA, A CATHOLIC JUSTICE OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

AGNOSTICISM LEADS TO DESPAIR – ALMOST AS BAD ARE THE FORMS OF WATERED DOWN CHRISTIANITY ALL TO PREVALENT TODAY

Posted on October 2, 2011 by abyssum

!!!!   The month of October is a special time for the Rosary. On the 7th of October in 1571, in the course of the Ottoman-Habsburg Wars, a fleet of the Catholic maritime states organized by Pope St. Pius V … Continue reading →

Posted in ATHEISM, EVANGELIZATION, LIBERALISM, MORAL RELATIVISM, MUSLIMS, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POPE BENEDICT XVI, PREACHING THE GOSPEL, SECULARISM, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged | Comments Off on AGNOSTICISM LEADS TO DESPAIR – ALMOST AS BAD ARE THE FORMS OF WATERED DOWN CHRISTIANITY ALL TO PREVALENT TODAY

SHARPLY CURTAILED MINISTRY IS NOT THE SAME THING AS CANONICAL SUSPENSION

Posted on October 1, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Friday, September 30, 2011 Brief remarks on Bp. Zurek’s “Clarification” regarding Fr. Pavone Today Bp. Zurek issued a brief “Clarification of Fr. Frank Pavone’s Priestly Status”:   Father Frank Pavone remains suspended. At my discretion and solicitude, he has … Continue reading →

Posted in CANON LAW, CANONICAL PENALTIES, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST | Comments Off on SHARPLY CURTAILED MINISTRY IS NOT THE SAME THING AS CANONICAL SUSPENSION

THE PAVONE CASE REVIEWED “IN THE LIGHT OF THE LAW”

Posted on September 29, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Wednesday, September 28, 2011 My response to Al Kresta I just read Al Kresta’s response to my blog post wherein I criticized him for giving Fr. Pavone extended air time last week to present his side of his painful … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, CANON LAW, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST | Comments Off on THE PAVONE CASE REVIEWED “IN THE LIGHT OF THE LAW”

IS IT JOHN WESLEY VERSUS BISHOP PATRICK ZUREK IN THE FATHER FRANK PAVONE CASE ?

Posted on September 27, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Monday, September 26, 2011 Is John Wesley really the ministerial model Fr. Pavone wants to invoke? By Edward N. Peters,  JD, JCD http://canonlawblog.blogspot.com/ Disputes between public figures often turn, at least in part, on private personalities, but the on-going … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, BISHOPS, LIFE ISSUES, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST | 1 Comment