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About abyssum

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

GOD KNOWS THAT IT HAS BEEN HOT IN TEXAS THIS YEAR

Posted on September 25, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Climate skeptics don’t ‘deny science’ by Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe September 25, 2011   http://www.jeffjacoby.com/10407/climate-skeptics-dont-deny-science BILL CLINTON DECLARED LAST WEEK that Americans “look like a joke” because leading Republican presidential contenders decline to embrace the agenda of the … Continue reading →

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MOST “HOW TO BE HAPPY’ BOOKS ARE SO DEPRESSING

Posted on September 25, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! As you know, I have an unbounded admiration for Father George W. Rutler, Pastor of the Church of Our Saviour in New York City.    He is not only a wonderful priest and pastor, he is also a gifted … Continue reading →

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SOME CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED, AND PROSECUTED

Posted on September 24, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Wednesday, September 21, 2011 A Touch of Deja Vu: The Case against Rev. Gordon MacRae by Ryan A. MacDonaldhttp://araminthethicket.blogspot.com/2011/09/touch-of-deja-vu-case-against-father.html   Whatever you think about the guilt of Catholic priests accused over the last two decades of the Church’s sex … Continue reading →

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GARDASIL REVISITED

Posted on September 22, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! This Blog had some critical comments to make about Governor Perry’s Executive Order mandating the innoculation Texas school girls with the Gardasil vaccine at the time he issued his EO.  Now that a fully detailed explanation of that EO … Continue reading →

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WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT THE BIG BANG: WE SIMPLY WOULD NOT BE

Posted on September 21, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! “A Day Without Yesterday:”
 Father Georges Lemaitre and The Big Bang by Fr. Gordon J. MacRae on June 30, 2010 · http://www.thesestonewalls.com/gordon-macrae/a-day-without-yesterday%E2%80%9D%E2%80%A8-father-georges-lemaitre-and-the-big-bang/   The Catholic Church in Belgium can take pride in the story of Georges Lemaitre, the priest … Continue reading →

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BRAVO BISHOP JOHN C. NIENSTEDT: FOR IDENTIFYING THE OBAMA/SEBELIUS ATTACK ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Posted on September 21, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! A serious threat to religious freedom September 15, 2011 8:00 am Archbishop John C. Nienstedt http://wdtprs.com/blog/2011/09/archbp-nienstedt-a-serious-threat-to-religious-freedom-radical-secularism-at-its-epitome-action-item/ 22 Archbishop John C. Nienstedt I fully intended to publish “Part Two” of my commentary on the marvelous experience of World Youth Day … Continue reading →

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PLEASE, HOLY FATHER, DO NOT APPOINT BISHOPS WHO WERE BORN AND REARED IN MEXICO TO BE ORDINARIES IN THE UNITED STATES

Posted on September 20, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! I must start off with three disclaimers:  First, I am not anti-Mexican.  On the contrary, I have a great deal of sympathy for what has happened to the Church in Mexico and is still happening there.  My father was … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, BISHOPS, CANON LAW, DENYING HOLY COMMUNION, EXCOMMUNICATION, LGBT, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, POPE BENEDICT XVI, SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE', THE CATHOLIC PRIEST | 1 Comment

TEXAS CATHOLIC HOSPITALS LEAD THE WAY – IN REVERSE

Posted on September 16, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Catholic hospitals prescribing ‘morning-after pill’ Hospitals in Texas change policy after lobbying by pro-abortion group. Wednesday, September 14, 2011 by Martin Barillas   http://www.energypublisher.com/article.asp?id=60297 Seton Healthcare, a large Catholic hospital network in Texas, has reversed policy and decided to provide the … Continue reading →

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THE BOSTON VIRUS, No. 86: LOCKING THE BARN DOOR AFTER THE HORSE HAS BEEN STOLEN

Posted on September 16, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Mass Bishops Statement on Casino Gambling Legislation…Finally bostoncatholicinsider | September 16, 2011 at 6:10 pm | | URL: Mass Bishops Statement on Casino Gambling Legislation…Finally Today, at long last, the Massachusetts Catholic bishops issued a statement regarding the issue … Continue reading →

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TEXAS HAS BEEN BLESSED WITH THE MOST PRO-LIFE GOVERNOR IN THE UNITED STATES

Posted on September 16, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Rick Perry’s Pro-Life Record Governor Perry signs the historic Sonogram Law in May of 2011. Texas Right to Life has enjoyed a fruitful relationship with our Pro-Life Governor, Rick Perry, since before he was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1998; … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, INFANTICIDE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, PLANNED PARENTHOOD, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, PRO-ABORTION POLITICIANS, ROE V WADE, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged , | Comments Off on TEXAS HAS BEEN BLESSED WITH THE MOST PRO-LIFE GOVERNOR IN THE UNITED STATES