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About abyssum

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

THANK YOU, FATHER GORDON MacRAE, FOR HELPING US APPRECIATE HOW CENTRAL THE EUCHARIST IS IN OUR LIVES!

The Sacrifice of the Mass Part 1 by Fr. Gordon J. MacRae on November 4, 2009 http://www.thesestonewalls.com/gordon-macrae/vacation-rerun-the-sacrifice-of-the-mass/ After fifteen years in prison, two remarkable things happened to me in just the last three months. The first was the launch of … Continue reading →

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THE BOSTON VIRUS, No. 65

Continuing Connors Code of Conduct Conundrum bostoncatholicinsider | May 16, 2011 at 6:57 pm | Tags: Archdiocese of Boston, Cardinal Sean o’malley, jack connors, president obama | Categories: Archdiocese of Boston | URL: http://wp.me/pYaYk-CA The newspapers are abuzz with stories … Continue reading →

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IS A NEW AND MORE JUST DAY ABOUT TO DAWN FOR THE PRIESTHOOD IN THE UNITED STATES?

THE LONG AWAITED INSTRUCTION FROM THE CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH CONCERNING THE MANNER IN WHICH BISHOPS DEAL WITH THE CASES OF CLERICAL SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINORS IN ALL THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD HAS FINALLY BEEN ISSUED. … Continue reading →

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PROOF OFFERED THAT OBAMA’S “BIRTH CERTIFICATE” IS A FRAUD

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PROOF FOR YOURSELF: http://thehuffingtonriposte.blogspot.com/2011/05/proof-that-obamas-birth-certificate-is.html http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/55240893

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MORE EVIDENCE THAT THE QUIESCENT BRAIN IS NOT IN A DEAD PERSON

‘Brain dead’ woman recovers after husband refuses to withdraw life support Christine Dhanagom Thu May 12 16:52 EST Culture of Life NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia, May 12, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – An Australian woman who was declared “brain dead” regained consciousness after … Continue reading →

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SOME CATHOLIC ACADEMICS REVEAL THE DEPTH OF THEIR IGNORANCE

The Speaker (John Boehner) is giving the commencement address at Catholic University, so a group of liberal Catholic academics took the opportunity to write him about the need to keep federal spending on an unsustainable path until the economy hurtles … Continue reading →

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THE CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD IS UNDER ATTACK FROM MEDIA, LAWYERS, GREEDY PEOPLE, AND, SAD TO SAY, SOME BISHOPS!

As The Year of the Priest Ends, Are Civil Liberties for Priests Intact? by Fr. Gordon J. MacRae on June 16, 2010 · 10 comments The Year of the Priest comes to a close this week amid the most vocal … Continue reading →

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GO HERESY HUNTERS!

Here’s wishing the Heresy Hunters a good Bish-Ball season!

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ROYAL COHABITATION FOLLOWED BY A ROYAL WEDDING

I WATCHED A FEW MINUTES OF THE ROYAL WEDDING THIS MORNING, couldn’t help it since the TV news programs were filled with coverage of the event.  Although I enjoyed the pageantry I could not help but wonder about the future … Continue reading →

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WHAT DO SAINT AUGUSTINE AND HADLEY ARKES HAVE IN COMMON?

Tuesday, 26 April 2011 Coming into the Church – A Year Later By Hadley Arkes http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/coming-into-the-church-a-year-later.html He came into the Church on the 24th of April, a Saturday: Augustine, in 387, and I, last year. My entrance was not exactly … Continue reading →

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