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About abyssum

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

“CHRISTMAS” THE HOLY DAY THAT NO ONE DARE SPEAK ITS NAME

Posted on December 11, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! December 11, 2014 It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like … Winter Holiday John M. Grondelski CRISIS MAGAZINE Lord Alfred Douglas, in a poem from the 1890s, euphemistically branded homosexual behavior as “the love that dare not speak its … Continue reading →

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COHABITATION IS A FREE RIDE FOR MEN; IT IS THE WOMAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING TO LOSE

Posted on December 11, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!! December 11, 2014 A Response to the Cohabitation Epidemic Arland K. Nichols CRISIS MAGAZINE The proliferation of research and literature about the sexual and marital habits of “Millennials” is staggering. Research indicates a casual or cavalier approach to sexual … Continue reading →

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BLACK AMERICANS NEED TO VALUE BLACK AMERICAN LIVES MORE

Posted on December 10, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! December 10, 2014 Unborn Black Lives Matter, Too Matthew Hennessey CRISIS MAGAZINE The headline was not unlike many that I see in my Twitter feed: Yale Black Men’s Union Send Message “To My Unborn Son.” I follow a fair … Continue reading →

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OBFUSCATION ILL BECOMES THE ARCHBISHOP OF CHICAGO

Posted on December 10, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!! December 10, 2014 On Giving Communion to Pro-Abortion Politicians Bill Maguire Archbishop Cupich It is curious in a non-Catholic country like ours that the question of who should or shouldn’t be allowed to receive communion has become such a … Continue reading →

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QUERETERO, THE STATE WHERE THE STUDENTS WERE KILLED STRUGGLES TO VALUE LIFE

Posted on December 9, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! México se prepara para celebrar el “Vida Fest Nacional” 2014 20151 MÉXICO D.F., 08 Dic. 14 / 12:34 pm (ACI/EWTN Noticias).- El sábado 13 de diciembre el Estadio Corregidora de la ciudad de Querétaro (México), será escenario del Festival … Continue reading →

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PROMISES SHOULD NOT BE LIGHTLY MADE, BUT ONCE MADE SHOULD BE KEPT WITH HEROIC EFFORT

Posted on December 9, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! On Promises By James V. Schall, S.J.Tuesday, December 9 2014 We read in Deuteronomy 1, “Support me, O Lord, according to your promises….” It takes a certain amount of boldness even to ask the Lord to keep His promises, … Continue reading →

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ARE YOU SMART ENOUGH TO RECOGNIZE A TROJAN HORSE WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER ONE?

Posted on December 9, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! The Gender Identity Executive Order of President Obama is a Trojan Horse Deacon Keith Fournier Most of us are familiar with the story of the Trojan Horse used by Greek soldiers to take the City of Troy. After a … Continue reading →

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GOOD BYE “DEAD DONOR RULE” IN ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION

Posted on December 9, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Doctors Push to Allow Death by Organ Donation A recent study claims the majority of Americans would support ditching the ‘dead-donor rule’ for organ extraction. BY CELESTE MCGOVERN 12/08/2014 Comments (6) – Shutterstock ARLINGTON, Texas — Cases like that of Martha Perez, … Continue reading →

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BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, BUT WHY ARE YOU LATE?

Posted on December 9, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! How much of Mass can I miss? You know, and it still counts? . by Dr. Edward Peters . Second only to questions on annulments, the above question—How much of Mass can I miss and it still counts for my obligation?— … Continue reading →

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HERE IS THE BISHOP WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO CHICAGO

Posted on December 9, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! BISHOP THOMAS JOHN PAPROCKI Fathers in Faith and Family by Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki Featured eBook Free eBook: Liturgical Year 2014-2015, Vol. 1 Document Information Descriptive Title: Bishop Paprocki Address to Men’s Prayer Breakfast 2012 Description: Bishop Thomas John … Continue reading →

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