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About abyssum

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

MARTIN LUTHER: HERETIC TO MOST CATHOLICS, HERO TO FRANCIS !!!

Posted on March 13, 2017 by abyssum

Martin Luther: Defender of Erroneous Conscience R. JARED STAUDT CRISIS MAGAZINE MARCH 13, 2017 . . Two trials, two appeals to conscience. Trial 1: I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, … Continue reading →

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LUST IS THE MOST UNDERSTANDABLE OF SINS BECAUSE IT COUNTERFEITS THE INTERPERSONAL LOVE BETWEEN THE TRINITY OF PERSONS

Posted on March 13, 2017 by abyssum

Francesca di Rimini and Paolo Malatesta Appraised by Dante and Virgil by Ary Scheffer, c. 1855 [Louvre, Paris] A Lesson on Sex – from Dante Robert Royal THE CATHOLIC THING MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2017 . . When I teach Dante’s Inferno, it … Continue reading →

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THE ROT GOES MUCH DEEPER AND IS MUCH OLDER THAN THIS LATEST ROUND OF LEFT SAVAGERY

Posted on March 13, 2017 by abyssum

  By Thomas Sowell The American Spectator March 13, 2017,  The rot goes much deeper and is much older than this latest round of left savagery. Many people seem shocked at the recent savagery of a mob of students at … Continue reading →

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STATISTS OF THE WORLD UNITE !

Posted on March 13, 2017 by abyssum

March 13, 2017   Statists of the World, Unite! The Totalitarian Statism of Left By Peter Amos Cohen A Description of the Left’s Totalitarian Statism   Steve Deace has written a very good article describing the fanaticism and totalitarianism of … Continue reading →

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HOMILY FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT – CYCLE A

Posted on March 12, 2017 by abyssum

HOMILY FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Cycle A Bishop Rene Henry Gracida O God, who have commanded us to listen to your beloved Son, be pleased, we pray, to nourish us inwardly by your word, that with spiritual light … Continue reading →

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ONE MAN’S MEAT IS ANOTHER MAN’S POISON OR ONE MAN’S MEDE IS ANOTHER MAN’S PERSIAN*

Posted on March 12, 2017 by abyssum

  Dogma and the Age of Anxiety Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky THE CATHOLIC THING SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 2017 It’s quite common these days to hear disparaging comments about Catholic dogma and doctrine. But the complaints about dogma are harder to accept … Continue reading →

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MAKE NO MISTAKE, THE DAYS OF THIS PAPACY ARE RAPIDLY DRAWING TO A CLOSE. BRACE YOURSELVES, THE REAL WAR IS ABOUT TO BEGIN

Posted on March 11, 2017 by abyssum

  Four Years Later: Reflections on an Unprecedented Pontificate Steve Skojec OnePeterFive March 11, 2017   On March 13, 2013, I sat in my office and watched my screen as a new pope — a man whom I had never seen … Continue reading →

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GOD SNATCHED A RIB FROM ADAM TO MAKE EVE AND GOD SNATCHED SENNACHERIB TO MAKE ISRAEL SAFE

Posted on March 11, 2017 by abyssum

  Sennacherib (Source: Timo Roller, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons) . ISIS Inadvertently Proves Bible Historically Accurate One archeologist was quoted as saying that ISIS’s act of “destruction has actually led us to a fantastic find.” A find that … Continue reading →

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THE MADNESS AT MIDDLEBURY RESEMBLES SAURON’S DOMAIN RATHER THAN MIDDLE EARTH

Posted on March 11, 2017 by abyssum

Charles Murray, another Enemy Of The People (Via AEI.org) The Madness At Middlebury By ROD DREHER •  March 6, 2017, 1:16 PM In the days before Charles Murray appeared at Middlebury College to deliver an address, a senior named Nic Valenti took to the … Continue reading →

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DO NOT CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA, I CRY FOR YOU AND FOR THE CHURCH

Posted on March 11, 2017 by abyssum

A man holding a Vatican City flag was pursued by protesters at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on International Women’s Day. SHOCK VIDEO: Feminist protesters try to burn down cathedral. One heroic man stays to defend it. Abortion ,  Argentina ,  Catholic ,  Homosexuality ,  International … Continue reading →

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