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

This is really very sad: not being able to be close to loved ones who are leaving us. We hope that the people who are there, the doctors, the nurses, say a good word to them, that through them they may feel that they are not abandoned. And above all I would like to pray to the Lord to make them feel that he is close and waiting for them, like the Father waiting for his son who returns home, as the Father in the parable was waiting for the prodigal son, as Abraham was waiting for the poor Lazarus who was dying.

Posted on March 20, 2020 by abyssum

Settimo Cielodi Sandro Magister 20 mar  Coronavirus. Two Church Pastors, Two Styles. Their Words Compared * On the same day of Wednesday March 18, Pope Francis and Cardinal Camillo Ruini gave two interviews on the coronavirus emergency. The pope to Paolo … Continue reading →

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That fundamental human rights can be discovered by a 5 to 4 vote of a panel of judges – is something that seems to me to be an utter absurdity.

Posted on March 20, 2020 by abyssum

Who Defines Fundamental Human Rights? David Carlin FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2020 People who (like me and, I suppose, most readers of The Catholic Thing) object to the Roe v. Wade ruling made by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973 – the ruling that … Continue reading →

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OUR BRAINS ARE HARDWIRED FOR MONOGAMOUS MARRIAGE, WHEN WE TRY POLYGAMUS RELATIONSHIPS WE INVITE TROUBLE

Posted on March 20, 2020 by abyssum

MARCH 20, 2020 The Happy Throuple Buys a Home ANNE HENDERSHOTT The Happy Throuple Buys a Home While the supporters of same-sex marriage dismissed claims from critics who predicted that once the Supreme Court opened the door to same-sex marriage in … Continue reading →

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WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE VATICAN? WHO IS IN CHARGE?

Posted on March 19, 2020 by abyssum

Settimo Cielodi Sandro Magister 19 mar  Vatican in Disarray. Twice the Pope Gives an Order and then Retracts It > Italiano> English> Español> Français > All the articles of Settimo Cielo in English * The coronavirus tsunami has ravaged Vatican life … Continue reading →

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WHO CAUSED ALEXANDER TSCHUGGUEL TO CONTRACT THE CORONAVIRUS?

Posted on March 19, 2020 by abyssum

NEWS WESTEN, OBVIOUSLY FRUSTRATED, TURNS TO PAGAN THEOLOGY TO EXPLAIN TSCHUGGUEL’S FALL MARCH 19, 2020 FROM ROME EDITOR by Br. Alexis Bugnolo The enemies of Pope Benedict XVI are not Catholic in their manner of thinking. And as the facts … Continue reading →

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A priest wrote: "I was in church with parishioners until 8:00 tonight, the official closing of all public Masses, devotions and gatherings in the diocese through at least April 1. Many people are distraught at the loss of the sacraments. It’s an eerie thing for a priest and pastor not to be a part of these graces in the lives of his people."

Posted on March 19, 2020 by abyssum

Our First Priority Robert Royal THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2020 A priest wrote me recently: “I was in church with parishioners until 8:00 tonight, the official closing of all public Masses, devotions and gatherings in the diocese through at least April … Continue reading →

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Pope Benedict warned: “Our world, which has become totally positivistic, in which God appears as at best a hypothesis but not as a concrete reality, needs to rest on God in the most concrete and radical way possible.” By this, he meant the celibate priesthood. And he’s right. Our world has never been more in need of true spiritual fatherhood than it is now.

Posted on March 19, 2020 by abyssum

MARCH 19, 2020 Celibacy Is a Gift to Priests—and the Laity MICHAEL WARREN DAVIS Celibacy Is a Gift to Priests—and the Laity Few books have caused so much controversy even before they were published than did From the Depths of Our Hearts, … Continue reading →

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CARDINAL COLLINS OF TORONTO PUBLISHES THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC RULES FOR HIS ARCHDIOCESE

Posted on March 19, 2020 by abyssum

Cardinal Collins in Toronto: Daily Mass 7:30AM from St. Michael’s CathedralPosted: 18 Mar 2020 08:44 AM PDTIn Toronto, Thomas Cardinal Collins, following live Mass from St. Michael’s Cathedral at 7:30 EST prays the rosary before the Lord, truly present in the … Continue reading →

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HERE IS A VALUABLE REPORT

Posted on March 18, 2020 by abyssum

MAIKE HICKSON BLOGS Italian Catholics on the ground relate ‘extremely grave’ situation caused by coronavirus The entire social structures have ‘broken apart’ and the ‘life of the Church is totally broken’Wed Mar 18, 2020 – 12:53 pm EST Share on … Continue reading →

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THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS AS SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

Posted on March 18, 2020 by abyssum

The Holy Mass as a Spritual Communion”  https://youtu.be/iWorfc3o8lk 

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