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About abyssum

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

HERE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY I RARELY WATCH FOX’S BILL O’REILLY SHOW

Posted on June 18, 2009 by abyssum

BILL O’REILLY HAS COME A LONG WAY I did not know him when I was Auxiliary Bishop of Miami and he was a high school teacher at the Archdiocese’s Monsignor Pace High School. The Principal of the Girls Division of … Continue reading →

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POPE BENEDICT’S LETTER TO PRIESTS INAUGURATING “THE YEAR FOR PRIESTS”

Posted on June 18, 2009 by abyssum

Dear Brother Priests, On the forthcoming Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Friday 19 June 2009 – a day traditionally devoted to prayer for the sanctification of the clergy – I have decided to inaugurate a “Year for … Continue reading →

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HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE POPE, THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO

Posted on June 18, 2009 by abyssum

SOME WOULD SAY THEY ARE ONLY WORDS AND IT IS HIS VOTING RECORD AND ACTIONS WHICH SPEAK MORE LOUDLY This observer, like many others in the United States, took exception to the expressed opinion of Gian Maria Vian, Director and … Continue reading →

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MARK TWAIN ALMOST HAD IT COMPLETELY RIGHT: THE COLDEST DAY IN SAN FRANCISCO IS A SUMMER DAY IN ITS MORAL CLIMATE

Posted on June 16, 2009 by abyssum

ADOPTION OF CHILDREN BY SAME-SEX COUPLES I was asked today by a radio station in San Francisco to participate live in one of their talk-show programs discussing the a recent decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the … Continue reading →

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GOOD BYE AMERICAN PIE: THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED

Posted on June 16, 2009 by abyssum

DIES IRAE AND WEARING BLACK On the day Barack Hussein Obama took his oath of office as President of the United States of America, on another blog that I maintain I posted the entire text of the hymn which in … Continue reading →

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“HOW ACCURATELY ISAIAH PROPHESIED ABOUT YOU HYPOCRITES WHEN HE WROTE: ‘THIS PEOPLE PAYS ME LIP SERVICE BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR FROM ME.'” Mk 7:6

Posted on June 15, 2009 by abyssum

HYPOCRISY Hypocrisy: the assuming of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, with dissimulation of real character or inclinations, especially in regard to religious life or belief; hence, dissimulation, pretense, sham. No subject fosters hypocrisy in our times more than … Continue reading →

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WHAT IS WRONG WITH CATHOLICISM IN MASSACHUSETTS; ESPECIALLY IN BOSTON?

Posted on June 14, 2009 by abyssum

THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED If you have not read Philip F. Lawler’s wonderful book, The Faithful Departed,The Collapse of Boston’s Catholic Culture (Encounter Books, New York, 2008), I urge you to do so. But I warn you, like me, you will … Continue reading →

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“MANY WILL COME ATTEMPTING TO IMPERSONATE ME. ‘I AM THE MESSIAH!’ THEY WILL CLAIM, AND THEY WILL DECEIVE MANY”

Posted on June 12, 2009 by abyssum

THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT MATTHEW His disciples came up to him privately and said: “Tell us…What will be the sign of your coming and the end of the world? In reply Jesus said to them: “Be on guard! … Continue reading →

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RACISM IS A SIN

Posted on June 10, 2009 by abyssum

RACISM IS A CARD TOO OFTEN PLAYED BY POLITICIANS ON EVERY PART OF THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM In the argot of the political world playing the race card is a cheap shot. For Catholics, playing the race card or indulging in … Continue reading →

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HOLY SCRIPTURE PURIFIES OUR SOMEWHAT-BLIND REASON

Posted on June 10, 2009 by abyssum

JOHN SCOTUS: EXPRESSING THE INEFFABLE GOD DISCOVERING THE MEANING HIDDEN IN SACRED SCRIPTURE REQUIRES A PARTICULAR FORM OF INNER DISCIPLINE VATICAN CITY, 10 JUN 2009 (VIS) – At his general audience, held this morning in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope … Continue reading →

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