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

THANK YOU, OKIE TRAD!

Posted on January 21, 2020 by abyssum

Saturday Morning Musings: Bishop Gracida, Oklahoma Summer Heat, Minivacation, Blue Hole Posted: 20 Jul 2019 05:26 PM PDT Good morning fellow Okie Trads and Beyond.  I’m perched at the end of my couch this fine Saturday morning giving my “Saturday morning … Continue reading →

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AT LAST, A VADEMECUM FOR MEN, ESPECIALLY FATHERS, WHO HAVE ARE SUFFERING FROM A DEFICIENCY OF TESTOSTERONE AND HAVE BEGUN TO DISPLAY EFFEMINACY IN THEIR PATERNAL AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

Posted on January 21, 2020 by abyssum

Book Review: The Catholic Red Pill: a Guide for Men, by James DePrisco Posted: 20 Jan 2020 03:34 PM PST Just read this recently.  Going in I was a bit skeptical if it would achieve what it claimed in its Amazon … Continue reading →

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AN INTERESTING INSIGHT INTO THE POLITICAL MESS THAT IS THE PREPARATION FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER 2020

Posted on January 21, 2020 by abyssum

THE RIGHT PRESCRIPTIONThe Dems Still Don’t Know Why Trump Won in 2016 Biden, Pelosi, and Northam repeat fatal blunders while Trump ups his game.  byDAVID CATRONJanuary 21, 2020, 12:05 AM Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale (YouTube screenshot) 🔊 Listen to this article TrendingAOC … Continue reading →

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IN MATTERS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE, SUCH AS THE PRESENT CRISIS OF THE CHURCH, THE EVENTS OCCURRING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CRISIS CAN BE ANALYZED TO REVEAL AND EXPLAIN HOW THE CRISIS WAS FORMALLY BEGUN. GOOD QUESTION: WHY SAINT GALLEN IN SWITZERLAND?

Posted on January 20, 2020 by abyssum

NEWS, TEAM BERGOGLIO THE DARK ROOT OF THE ST. GALLEN MAFIA JANUARY 21, 2020FROM ROME EDITORLEAVE A COMMENT By Br.  Alexis Bugnolo I know by divine faith that God and His Elect in Heaven do nothing without a purpose. And that … Continue reading →

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I don’t say this to discourage Catholics. On the contrary. How many of these pseudo-messiahs like Andy Warhol and can we endorse before we lose heart completely? How much ground can we cede to the rising tide of liquid modernity before we take to the lifeboats?

Posted on January 20, 2020 by abyssum

JANUARY 20, 2020 The Warhol Effect MICHAEL WARREN DAVIS In 2018, I wrote a column for my then-employer, the Catholic Herald, titled “Andy Warhol’s Devotion Was Almost Surreal”; the piece became our most-read article of the year. It followed on the announcement … Continue reading →

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CAN AN IMPERFECT COUNCIL BE CONVENED CONSISTING OF BISHOPS ONLY?

Posted on January 19, 2020 by abyssum

Catholic Monitor Sunday, January 19, 2020 Can an Imperfect Council be Convened with only Bishops? A friend of mine asked me the following question: Fred, can an imperfect council be convened with only bishops? Here is my speculation and reply … Continue reading →

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There is no news more pleasant to hear, than that one’s rivals, having surveyed the battle fields in advance, announce that victory will be yours.

Posted on January 19, 2020 by abyssum

NEWS FLAGSHIP OF SEDES PRESAGES PPBXVI MOVEMENT VICTORY IN 2020 JANUARY 19, 2020FROM ROME EDITOR There is no news more pleasant to hear, than that one’s rivals, having surveyed the battle fields in advance, announce that victory will be yours. … Continue reading →

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THE ‘ELECTION’ OF JORGE BERGOLIO IN 2013 WAS A CANONICAL CRIME THAT CALLS OUT FOR RECTIFICATION BY THE CARDINALS AND BISHOPS OF THE CHURCH BEFORE THE DEATH OF JORGE BERGOLIO

Posted on January 19, 2020 by abyssum

Catholic Monitor http://catholicmonitor.blogspot.com/2020/01/it-appears-that-1p5-skojec-and-his-lap.html?m=1 Sunday, January 19, 2020 Francis Trad Skojec & his Lap Dog vs. Real Canon Law Expert  On January 18, in the Church Militant comment section for the post “Interview With Antonio Socci: ‘We Are Watching the Leaders … Continue reading →

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NOW IS THE TIME FOR CHURCH MILITANT TO STOP SUPPORTING FRANCIS THE MERCIFUL AND TO JOIN THE EFFORT TO BRING ABOUT AN END OF THE PRESENT CRISIS IN THE CHURCH

Posted on January 19, 2020 by abyssum

Catholic Monitor Sunday, January 19, 2020 http://catholicmonitor.blogspot.com/2020/01/might-church-militants-voris-finally-be.html Might the Church Militant’s Voris finally be willing to stop Ignoring the Bishop Gracida Solution?  Could the Church Militant’s Michael Voris’s pro-legitimacy bias, that Francis is pope because that’s an infallible dogma of the Francis Creed, … Continue reading →

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AT LAST WE HAVE A CLEAR ROADMAP FOR EFFECTING A SOLUTION TO THE PRESENT CRISIS IN THE CHURCH. WHAT IS NEEDED IS ONE OR MORE COURAGEOUS BISHOPS TO INITIATE THE PROCESS OF SUMMONING AS MANY OF THE WORLD’S BISHOPS TO BE PART OF THIS EFFORT

Posted on January 19, 2020 by abyssum

Catholic Monitor Sunday, January 19, 2020 Can an Imperfect Council be Convened with only Bishops? A friend of mine asked me the following question: Fred, can an imperfect council be convened with only bishops? Here is my speculation and reply … Continue reading →

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