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About abyssum

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

A WELCOME RELIEF FROM THE USUAL TRASH FROM HOLLYWOOD: NO NAPALM, NO CAR CHASE SCENES, NO ALIENS FROM SPACE

Posted on October 16, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! A scene from the film “Mary of Nazareth” A Luminous Mary October 14, 2013 Alissa Jung overwhelms in the new film “Mary of Nazareth” Gibbons J. Cooney http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/2639/a_luminous_mary.aspx#.Ul7vmSSE7mq On October 11, at the Metreon Theater in San Francisco, Ignatius … Continue reading →

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SEVENTY YEARS AGO TODAY, CATHOLICS WERE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE THEIR LOVE FOR THEIR JEWISH BROTHERS

Posted on October 16, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! SS/SD group photo at San Sabba October 16, 2013, Wednesday — “That morning in October…” Sixty years have now passed. Sixty years ago today, the small Jewish community of Rome, numbering about 10,000 souls, was suddenly violated with great … Continue reading →

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THE WAY ROE v WADE WAS DECIDED IS ENOUGH TO DESTROY WHATEVER CONFIDENCE YOU HAVE IN THE SUPREME COURT

Posted on October 14, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! © Susan Steinkamp/CORBIS BOOKSHELF October 11, 2013, 5:22 p.m. ET Book Review: ‘Abuse of Discretion’ by Clarke D. Forsythe A cautionary tale about the civic consequences of sweeping court decisions.   By   JEFFREY ROSEN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Ever … Continue reading →

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THERE ARE THOSE WHO WOULD STIFLE THE PRO-LIFE CAUSE BY CALLING IT A SINGLE-ISSUE OBSESSION

Posted on October 13, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! . . . AN OBSESSION IT IS NOT, RATHER IT IS A FUNDAMENTAL IMPERATIVE – BLESSED POPE JOHN PAUL II by Fr. George W. Rutler . There was a time — and perhaps with improvements in our schools that … Continue reading →

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THE MORALITY OF THE LEFT IS FREQUENTLY AS WARPED AS ITS POLITICS

Posted on October 6, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! May 10, 2013 12:00 AM Stephen Hawking’s Warped Moral Calculus The physicist finds it impermissible to set foot in Israel. By Mona Charen NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE   STEPHEN HAWKING . Mona Charen           . . … Continue reading →

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COPTS AND CATHOLICS SEEM DOOMED IN EGYPT

Posted on October 6, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! July 5, 2013 7:00 PM The Princess and the Brotherhood For nine decades, Egypt has fled modernity. By Mark Steyn NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE Anti-Morsi signs in Tahrir Square.   Mark Steyn . . . After midday prayers on Wednesday, … Continue reading →

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PRAY THE ROSARY, PRAY THE ROSARY FOR POPE FRANCIS, PRAY THE ROSARY FOR VICTORY IN TODAY’S ‘LEPANTO’

Posted on October 6, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! The Virgin Mary giving the rosary to Saint Dominic .   by Fr. George W. Rutler . Feasts are reminders that we are invited to the eternal Feast in Heaven. October 7 is the Feast of the Holy Rosary, instituted … Continue reading →

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POPE FRANCIS IS THE VICAR OF CHRIST ON EARTH – WE MUST TRY TO HELP HIM AS SAINT CATHERINE HELPED POPE GREGORY XI

Posted on October 5, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENNA began travelling with her followers throughout northern and central Italy advocating reform of the clergy and advising people that repentance and renewal could be done through “the total love for God.”[16] In Pisa, in 1375, … Continue reading →

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WE MUST LIVE WITH THE RISKS INVOLVED WITH THE MEDIA’S INTERPRETATION OF EVERY REMARK BY POPE FRANCIS

Posted on October 5, 2013 by abyssum

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WILL OBAMACARE PROMOTE ASSISTED SUICIDES? IT LOOKS THAT WAY!

Posted on October 3, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Will Obamacare boost assisted suicide? by Wesley J. Smith Thu Oct 03, 2013 13:05 EST Tags: assisted suicide, obamacare I rarely agree with assisted suicide proponents. But an article in Salon may be onto something–that the passage of the Affordable Care … Continue reading →

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