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About abyssum

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

BRAVO BISHOP ROBERT VASA

Posted on March 4, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Bp. Vasa (D. Santa Rosa) under fire for requiring Catholic school teachers to live according to the Faith Posted on 28 February 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf The Santa Rosa Press Democrat has an interseting story about an initiative … Continue reading →

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SANCTITY CONSISTS IN THE HEROIC PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ATTACHED TO ONE’S STATE OF LIFE

Posted on March 3, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Army Chaplain, Father Emil Kapaun Given the strengths and weaknesses of human nature, every day is a spiritual combat between our good intentions and our evil temptations. One of the most subtle of those temptations is to underestimate this struggle, … Continue reading →

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SPECULATION, SPECULATION, IT IS NOTHING BUT SPECULATION

Posted on March 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Dr. Robert Moynihan   March 2, 2013, Saturday — The Next and the Last Since Pope Benedict left the papacy on Thursday evening at 8 p.m., the Catholic Church is in a period in which the chair of Peter … Continue reading →

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A LITANY OF LASTS

Posted on March 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! The Divine Mercy painting by Adolf Hyła (1943). The Polish inscription at the bottom reads: “Jesus, I trust in you” Litany of Lasts For all the souls that are one prayer away from salvation -Let this be that prayer … Continue reading →

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THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC DA VINCI CODE FOR DISSIDENT CATHOLICS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Posted on March 1, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! What do the National Catholic Reporter and ‘The Da Vinci Code’ have in common? by Dr. Edward Peters http://canonlawblog.wordpress.com/   They both are packed with so many factual errors and so much utter nonsense that they can only be enjoyed … Continue reading →

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POPE BENEDICT XVI’s FINAL SPEECH AT THE LAST AUDIENCE

Posted on February 28, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!   The Testament of the Wise Helmsman The central passages of the last address of pope Joseph Ratzinger, Wednesday, February 27, 2013. “I no longer bear the authority of the office, but I remain within the enclosure of Saint … Continue reading →

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WE ARE LIVING IN A MOMENT OF TREMENDOUS IMPORTANCE FOR THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD

Posted on February 27, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! February 27, 2013, Wednesday “A life which belongs totally to the work of God” “I will no longer bear the authority of the office for the government of the Church, but in the service of prayer rest, so to … Continue reading →

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THE YEAR WAS 1513! THEN, AS NOW, THE ROMAN CHURCH WAS FULL OF SAINTS AND SINNERS!

Posted on February 26, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! The Vaults of the Vatican and the Pope’s Luminous Window The Church of Rome is depicted by the media as a museum of horrors. In the past it was even worse. But five hundred years ago a pope performed … Continue reading →

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ROME! BOSTON! IT DOES NOT MATTER, THE ‘LAVENDER MAFIA’ IS UBIQITOUS

Posted on February 26, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Does Boston Archdiocse have a “gay network” of clergy? by bostoncatholicinsider Today, we learned that the Cardinal O’Brien of Scotland resigned in the wake of charges he made “inappropriate” sexual advances to four men.  In the past week, most people … Continue reading →

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POPE BENEDICT SPEAKS AT THE END OF HIS RETREAT AND AT THE SUNDAY ANGELUS

Posted on February 24, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!     Pope’s Address At Conclusion of Lenten Spiritual Exercises “In this Suffering Figure of the Son of God, We Begin to See the Most Profound Beauty of Our Creator and Redeemer” VATICAN CITY, February 24, 2013 (Zenit.org) – … Continue reading →

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