Author Archives: abyssum

About abyssum

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

SPEAKING THE TRUTH DOES NOT SEEM TO BE PART OF THE CHARACTER OF TEXAS’ LEADING PRO-ABORTIONIST

Posted on January 21, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Pro-abortion mob led by Wendy Davis disrupts Texas Legislature in May, 2013 January 21, 2014 NATIONAL REVIEW: THE MORNING JOLT by Jim Geraghty, nationalreview@reply.nationalreview.com The Airbrushed, Polished, Rewritten History of Wendy Davis Nobody can seek office as they are, huh? … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, INTOLERANCE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MEDIA BIAS, MEDIA BIGOTRY, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on SPEAKING THE TRUTH DOES NOT SEEM TO BE PART OF THE CHARACTER OF TEXAS’ LEADING PRO-ABORTIONIST

AS WE OBSERVE THE ANNIVERSARY OF ROE v WADE, SOMETHING TO CONSIDER

Posted on January 20, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! January 20, 2014 Life’s Paladin: Jérôme Lejeune by Christopher O. Blum CRISIS MAGAZINE “Merci, mon professeur, for what you did for my father and my mother. Because of you, I am proud of myself.” These words, spoken by a … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, ADOPTION, BIRTH CONTROL, EUGENICS, EUTHANASIA, FAMILY LIFE, GENETIC DETERMINISM, GENETIC PREDISPOSITION, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, RELATIVISM, SAVING CHILDREN, SCIENCE AND ETHICS | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

WHEN IS A PERSON REALLY DEAD?

Posted on January 20, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! When is a Person Really Dead? http://www.all.org/nav/index/heading/OQ/cat/MjA2/id/MjU4Mg/ There never used to be debate over when someone was dead. If there was no heartbeat, no breathing, and no response to stimulation or resuscitation for a sufficient period of time, it … Continue reading →

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

L’Etat, c’es moi: Governor Anthony Cuomo

Posted on January 19, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Cuomo Excommunicates Catholics   by Pat Archbold Saturday, January 18, 2014 10:53 AM http://www.ncregister.com/blog/pat-archbold/cuomo-excommunicates-catholics While the Catholic Church wrings its hands and furrows its collective brow over the un-pastoral calls to excommunicate Catholic politicians who advocate grave sin as … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on L’Etat, c’es moi: Governor Anthony Cuomo

THERE IS NOTHING ORDINARY ABOUT ORDINARY LITURGICAL TIME

Posted on January 18, 2014 by abyssum

ORDINARY TIME January 19, 2014 by Fr. George W. Rutler As we enter the liturgical season of Ordinary Time, there is a temptation to think that the Church means “Ordinary” in the dull and uninspired sense commonly implied by ordinariness; … Continue reading →

Posted in JESUS CHRIST, LITURGY, SACRED LITURGY | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

WITH DABBINGS IN BOSTON AND ORDINATIONS IN HOUSTON WHERE IS THE CHURCH HEADING

Posted on January 18, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! George Martell/Pilot New Media The Rev. Anne Robertson, a United Methodist minister, anointed Cardinal O’Malley during an ecumenical service in Sudbury. Francis and O’Malley are fine; it’s some of their defenders who concern me by Dr. Edward Peters . The … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on WITH DABBINGS IN BOSTON AND ORDINATIONS IN HOUSTON WHERE IS THE CHURCH HEADING

FDR’S PRAYER ON D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944 WAS A PRAYER OF AN AMERICA THAT NO LONGER EXISTS

Posted on January 15, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Religion in America, Past and Present Posted on January 8, 2014 http://rabbipruzansky.com/ (This was first published as an op-ed in the Jewish Press of January 3, 2014, and then featured at the Jewish World Review)     To understand the profound … Continue reading →

Posted in 'SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE', ATHEISM, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, HATE SPEECH LAWS, JEWS, LIBERALISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, PRAYER | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on FDR’S PRAYER ON D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944 WAS A PRAYER OF AN AMERICA THAT NO LONGER EXISTS

THE CHURCH NEEDS MORE PASTORS TO BE IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE WITH THEIR SHEEP INSTEAD OF BEHIND THEIR DESK IN THE CHANCERY

Posted on January 15, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! RORATE CÆLI An International Traditional Catholic Weblog http://roblogspot.com/2014/01/thedemonstration-in-rome-burke.html?m=1rate-caeli. The Demonstration in Rome: Burke, the only Pastor among his Sheep Yesterday [Saturday, January 11, 2014], there was a public demonstration in the Piazza Santi Apostoli led by “Manif pour Tous—Italia”*, … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on THE CHURCH NEEDS MORE PASTORS TO BE IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE WITH THEIR SHEEP INSTEAD OF BEHIND THEIR DESK IN THE CHANCERY

ARGUMENTS FROM AUTHORITY HAVE LITTLE VALUE COMPARED TO MAGISTERIAL TEACHING

Posted on January 14, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! January 14, 2014 Catholicism, Islam, and the Perils of Arguing from Authority by William Kilpatrick http://www.crisismagazine.com/2014/catholicism-islam-and-the-perils-of-arguing-from-authority?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrisisMagazine+%28Crisis+Magazine%29 Like many Americans, I didn’t know much about Islam before the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. And, to tell the truth, … Continue reading →

Posted in MUSLIMS | Tagged | Comments Off on ARGUMENTS FROM AUTHORITY HAVE LITTLE VALUE COMPARED TO MAGISTERIAL TEACHING

BRAIN DEATH AND THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC CENTER FOR BIOETHICS

Posted on January 11, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Christiaan Barnard Born Christiaan Neethling Barnard 8 November 1922 Beaufort West, Cape Province, Union of South Africa Died 2 September 2001 (aged 78) Paphos, Cyprus Education University of Cape Town University of Minnesota Years active 1950–2001 Known for first successful human-to-human heart … Continue reading →

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, ORGAN DONATION, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, SAVING CHILDREN, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on BRAIN DEATH AND THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC CENTER FOR BIOETHICS