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

URGENT ! DON’T JUST SIT THERE, CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN(WOMAN) AND TELL HIM/HER TO VOTE “NO”

Posted on March 21, 2010 by abyssum

URGENT – 3/21 – STUPAK 12 IS GROWING!!! Please pass this along via email, web, phone, etc to anyone who can help spread the word: Congressman Paul Broun (GA) met with a group of supporters around midnight tonight at the … Continue reading →

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IF THE SOCIOPATH IN WASHINGTON IS CAUSING YOU GRIEF, LOOK TO CHRIST FOR CONSOLATION AND JOY

Posted on March 20, 2010 by abyssum

by Fr. George W. Rutler A psychopath is often confused with a sociopath, but the latter is not mentally ill in a medical sense. Sociopaths, being more subtle and even charming, may do more harm to others than someone who … Continue reading →

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POPE BENEDICT XVI SPEAKS PLAINLY AND FIRMLY TO THE CATHOLICS OF IRELAND

Posted on March 20, 2010 by abyssum

DO NOT READ THE ACCOUNTS OF THE SCANDAL IN IRELAND IN THE SECULAR MEDIA AND TAKE IT AS GOSPEL TRUTH. The truth is that the secular media is using the scandal in Ireland and Germany and a opportunity to attack … Continue reading →

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THE VANGUARD OF SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENNA CONTINUES ITS HEROIC WITNESS IN ROME

Posted on March 20, 2010 by abyssum

Read the document they have presented to many Vatican officials: Sanguis Innocens, Sanguis Sanctus. It means Innocent Blood, Sacred Blood. (Click here)

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DISSIDENT NUNS SPEAK FOR ONLY A HANDFUL OF CATHOLICS ON HEALTH CARE

Posted on March 18, 2010 by abyssum

WASHINGTON, MARCH 18, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious is asking for “ethically sound” legislation on health care, which it says isn’t found in the bill currently being debated on Capital Hill. The council sent out … Continue reading →

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VENERABLE JOHN HENRY CARDINAL NEWMAN WILL BE BEATIFIED BY POPE BENEDICT XVI IN ENGLAND NEXT SEPTEMBER

Posted on March 16, 2010 by abyssum

Pope Benedict XVI himself will beatify John Henry Cardinal Newman this September in England.  IT IS NOW OFFICIAL! This puts Newman one step away from canonization to sainthood! This is immensely important for anyone who is concerned about the state of the … Continue reading →

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OBAMACARE AND EUGENICS: NOT ALL BABIES ARE BORN EQUAL, CONTRARY TO JEFFERSON, ET AL

Posted on March 15, 2010 by abyssum

BEST OF THE WEB TODAY MARCH 15, 2010 ObamaCare and Eugenics How abortion subsidies threaten reproductive liberty. By JAMES TARANTO National Review’s Bob Costa catches up with Rep. Bart Stupak, the Michigan Democrat who, although not opposed to ObamaCare, has … Continue reading →

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WOMEN’S LIB – IN CHINA AND INDIA IT MEANS BEING LIBERATED FROM WOMEN

Posted on March 14, 2010 by abyssum

100 million ‘missing’ girls by Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe March 14, 2010 http://www.jeffjacoby.com/7051/100-million-missing-girls Send RSS IN INDIA each year, it is estimated, as many as a million baby girls are aborted by parents determined not to raise a daughter. … Continue reading →

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A CLEAR ROUTE THROUGH STORMY WATERS

Posted on March 13, 2010 by abyssum

NOTE ISSUED BY HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE DIRECTOR VATICAN CITY, 13 MAR 2010 (VIS) – Holy See Press Office Director Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J. today issued a note entitled “A clear route through stormy waters”. “At the end of a … Continue reading →

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THE PROMOTER OF JUSTICE AT THE CDF SPEAKS OUT ON THE WORK OF THAT CONGREGATION ON PAEDOPHILIA

Posted on March 13, 2010 by abyssum

PROMOTER OF JUSTICE AT DOCTRINE OF FAITH ON PAEDOPHILIA VATICAN CITY, 13 MAR 2010 (VIS) – Given below is the text of an interview, published today by the Italian newspaper “Avvenire”, with Msgr. Charles J. Scicluna, promoter of justice of … Continue reading →

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