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About abyssum

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

IF IT WERE NOT FOR SCALIA AND THOMAS I AM TEMPTED TO SAY THAT CATHOLICS ARE INELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

!!!!   The Living Constitution Revisited by Carson Holloway within American Founding, Constitutional Law Jan 22, 2016 07:00 am http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2016/01/16106/ Justice William Brennan’s vision of a living constitution continues to dominate contemporary constitutional interpretation, in spite of its troubling inconsistencies. Share this article: … Continue reading →

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TWENTY-TWO WELL RESPECTED CONSERVATIVES SAY “NO” TO DONALD TRUMP !!!

!!!!   (Getty Images) Read Latest Breaking News from Newsmax.com http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/national-review-no-trump-symposium/2016/01/21/id/710381/#ixzz3xzzBSEgd Urgent: Rate Obama on His Job Performance. Vote Here Now! National Review Urges ‘Say No’ to Trump Image: National Review Urges ‘Say No’ to Trump (Getty Images) By Todd … Continue reading →

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APOCALYPSE NOW !!!

!!!! Image by © LUCY NICHOLSON/Reuters/Corbis Campaigns & Elections Trump and Sanders: ‘Apocalypse Now’ John Podhoretz /Jan. 21, 2016 COMMENTARYIn retrospect, perhaps, it seems crazy that a year ago everybody thought this was going to be a relatively conventional election. … Continue reading →

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THE BENEDICT OPTION IS NOT A MONASTERY, IT IS ANY COMMUNITY OF FAITH AND PRAYER THAT GIVES WITNESS TO THE WORLD, IT CAN BE YOUR PARISH FOR EXAMPLE

!!!! (Here is a photo of the Basilica of St. Benedict in the center of Norcia)     January 21, 2016, Thursday — A “regression without precedent” will be healed by a coming renewal   The Renewal Begins… The renewal … Continue reading →

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A CONFESSION

!!!! Michelangelo’s painting of the Prophet Jeremiah on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Michelangelo once remarked that “in painting, the idea is an image that the intellect of the painter has to see with interior eyes in the greatest silence and … Continue reading →

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BIRDS FLY, AND SO DOES TIME FOR THE ELDERLY

!!!!       A man was telling his neighbor, ‘I just bought a new hearing aid. It  cost me four thousand dollars, but it’s state of the art. It’s perfect.’ ‘Really,’ answered the neighbor. ‘What kind is it?’ ‘Twelve … Continue reading →

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MARRIAGE HAS MANY BENEFITS FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE

!!!!     A senior citizen said to his eighty-year old buddy: ‘So I hear you’re getting married?’ ‘Yep!’ ‘Do I know her?’ ‘Nope!’ ‘This woman, is she good looking?’ ‘Not really.’ ‘Is she a good cook?’ ‘Naw, she can’t … Continue reading →

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THE ENIGMA VARIATIONS BY COMPOSER JORGE BERGOLIO

!!!!   At the Vatican There Is a “Seismograph” That Is Setting Off Tremors The latest incident is on how Francis interprets and implements Vatican Council II. The “school of Bologna” is chanting victory. But two letters from the pope … Continue reading →

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THE AMERICAN VOTER DID NOT LEARN ANYTHING IN 2008, NOW IT IS GOING TO GET WORSE

!!!! The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1879   THE REVENGE OF PITCHFORK PAT: by Ben Domenech THE TRANSOM 20 January 16 { I have never been a fan of Pat Buchanan, although I have long admired his … Continue reading →

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NEW VIRAL EPIDEMIC: AGE ACTIVATED DEFICIT DISORDER

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