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About abyssum

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

THE HERESIES OF SOCIALISM ARE LEGION

Posted on February 21, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! « Exit Photo Essay VLAD THE IMPOSTER POINTS THE WAY FOR EURASIAN SOCIALISM The Goldberg File By Jonah Goldberg February 21, 2014 Fascism, Again Timothy Snyder has written the best piece I’ve seen on what’s going on in Kiev. … Continue reading →

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2016 HERE WE COME; PREPARE FOR A BUMPY RIDE, 2008 WAS NOTHING COMPARED WITH WHAT IS TO COME

Posted on February 19, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! I have received a lot of favorable comments via email from people who really appreciated my recent post on George Soros as Public Enemy Number One of America and the Catholic Church.  The author of that article thanked me … Continue reading →

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WE SPEAK GOD’S WISDOM, SECRET AND HIDDEN, WHICH GOD DECREED BEFORE THE AGES FOR OUR GLORY

Posted on February 19, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! February 19, 2014 Recalling Euthanasia’s Legacy of Death by Rev. George W. Rutler CRISIS MAGAZINE During a debate on the Senate floor in 1996, at the time of President Clinton’s veto of a bill to ban partial-birth abortion, there … Continue reading →

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EVERYONE IS WILD ABOUT PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS, BUT BE CAREFUL SOME ARE INVALID IN THE CHURCH

Posted on February 18, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! A Catholic look at pre-nuptial agreements by Dr. Edward Peters Catholic discussion of “pre-nuptial agreements” (pre-nups) might be assisted by the following observations. First, although the Church’s position in regard to civil divorce is often presented as one of (a) … Continue reading →

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CORRUPTIO OPTIMI PESSIMA : THE CORRUPTION OF THE BEST IS THE WORST OF ALL

Posted on February 18, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! INTERIOR OF THE CATHEDRAL OF LIEGE Glass stained window in Tongeren The institution of Corpus Christi as a feast in the Christian calendar resulted from approximately forty years of work on the part of Juliana of Liège, a 13th-century … Continue reading →

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MEET GEORGE SOROS, AMERICA’S AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH’S PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE

Posted on February 17, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Connect the Dots: George Soros by garnet92 http://peskytruth.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/connect-the-dots-george-soros/ NOTE: This piece was originally published on Townhall in 2009. I’ve updated it prior to republishing here. The color coding of people, groups, and money was present in the original version (the … Continue reading →

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THE SOUL TRAINED TO LOVE GOD WILL DO NOTHING TO OFFEND HIM

Posted on February 16, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! One of Christ’s most radical declarations was that he had come into this world not to destroy the law and the prophets but to fulfill them. He gives us the full intent of the law, and does not treat … Continue reading →

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SATAN’S AGENT, JOHN CORNWALL, IS AT IT AGAIN, THIS TIME ATTACKING SAINT POPE PIUS X

Posted on February 16, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! POPE PIUS X DISTRIBUTION FIRST HOLY COMMUNION How wrong is John Cornwall’s attack on Pope St. Pius X? Let me count the ways. . by Dr. Edward Peters . Warning: It always takes longer, sometimes much longer, to correct mistakes than … Continue reading →

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IMPEACH BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA?

Posted on February 15, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! As the Affordable Care Act continues to implode and the news is daily filled with stories about violations of the Constitution of the United States that Barack Hussein Obama swore to uphold at his two inaugurations, there is more … Continue reading →

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MYSTERY OF THE WEEK: WHY IS THE TEXAS CATHOLIC CONFERENCE PROMOTING WENDY DAVIS AS BEING PRO-LIFE?

Posted on February 14, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Forward to a Friend | Texas Catholic Conference News Clips is a weekly compilation of  news articles on issues relevant to the concerns of the Catholic Church in Texas. The citations below … Continue reading →

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