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

THIS EXTEMPORANEOUS ANALYSIS OF THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL BY POPE BENEDICT XVI IS PRICELESS FOR UNDERSTANDING THE CHURCH 50 YEARS AFTER THE COUNCIL

Posted on February 22, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!   VATICAN CITY, February 22, 2013 (Zenit.org) – Here is the fourth and final part of a Vatican translation of the reflection Benedict XVI gave Feb. 14, when he met with the clergy of Rome. The Holy Father delivered … Continue reading →

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THE MEDIA IS TOO FILLED WITH SELF-NEUTERED EUNUCH-MEN WATCHING THE LIGHTS GO OUT ON FREE SPEECH AND SLIPPING EASILY AND PAINLESSLY INTO ACCOMPLICES OF THUGGERY

Posted on February 21, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Lars Hedegaard   Happy Warrior   • The ‘Racist’ and the Unknown Man By Mark Steyn My friend Lars Hedegaard is a dapper, courtly publisher and editor just turned 70. Like many Scandinavians, he speaks very evenly modulated English, but, insofar … Continue reading →

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LIKE MOSES, POPE BENEDICT OPENED THE DOOR TO THE NEW EVANGELIZATION BUT WILL NOT PASS THROUGH IT

Posted on February 20, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Pope Benedict presiding at the Synod of Bishops last October   Pope Benedict and the New Evangelization by Dr. Edward Peters http://canonlawblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/pope-benedict-and-the-new-evangelization/ I’ve been thinking a lot about the pope lately, and reading about his legacy with, say, George Weigel … Continue reading →

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IN THE LITURGICAL RENEWAL THERE WAS A REDISCOVERY OF THE BEAUTY, THE PROFUNDITY, THE HISTORICAL, HUMAN AND SPIRITUAL RICHES OF MISSAL

Posted on February 20, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!   VATICAN CITY, February 20, 2013 (Zenit.org) – Here is the second part of a Vatican translation of the reflection Benedict XVI gave last Thursday, Feb. 14, when he met with the clergy of Rome. The Holy Father delivered … Continue reading →

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EXTRA ECCLESIAM NULLA SALUS IS NOT DEAD, BUT SOME PEOPLE WILL DIE TRYING TO KILL IT

Posted on February 20, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Archbishop Robert Carlson prays at his installation Mass Win the property; lose your soul? by Dr. Edward Peters http://canonlawblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/win-the-property-lose-your-soul/ I’ve been aware of, but—amid other duties—have not followed for some years the sad story of a breakaway Polish parish the … Continue reading →

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YOUR CHOICES HAVE NO MORAL CONTENT WHEN THE GOVERNMENT DECIDES EVERYTHING FOR YOU BY LAW OR REGULATION

Posted on February 18, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!   Happy Warrior   •   February 11, 2013, Issue Every Man a Criminal By Mark Steyn https://www.nationalreview.com/nrd/articles/338695/every-man-criminal For Chris Matthews, the sob-sister sap who hosts MSNBC’s hilariously misnamed Hardball, President Obama’s inaugural address bore comparison to Lincoln at Gettysburg. Whether>Lincoln would … Continue reading →

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THIS BLOG WAS IN GOOD COMPANY OVER THE YEARS IN CALLING FOR THE RESIGNATION OF CARDINAL BERTONE AS SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOLY SEE

Posted on February 18, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Cardinal Bertone Parallels between Vatican politics/corruption and Boston diocesan corruption by bostoncatholicinsider http://bostoncatholicinsider.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/parallels-between-vatican-politicscorruption-and-boston-diocesan-corruption/ In follow-up of the abdication announcement by the Holy Father, a number of news reports about Vatican politics and corruption have coincidental parallels to what we have … Continue reading →

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TEMPTATIONS

Posted on February 17, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! MOSAIC SHOWING THE TEMPTATIONS OF CHRIST, THE BASILICA OF ST. MARK, VENICE   Dear brothers and sisters! Last Wednesday, with the traditional distribution of ashes, we entered into Lent, a time of conversion and penance in preparation for Easter. … Continue reading →

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PULL YOUR BOAT ONTO THE SHORE THIS LENT AND FOLLOW HIM

Posted on February 17, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Miraculous catch of 153 fish fresco in the Spoleto Cathedral, Italy (second miracle).   When a pope retires, I have to change the proposed topic of my column. Now I know how a pastor must have felt in 1415 … Continue reading →

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CARDINAL MAHONY, STAY HOME! DON’T BE A DISTRACTION AT THE CONCLAVE!

Posted on February 16, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! DECLARATIONS Updated February 15, 2013, 6:53 p.m. ET A Faith Unshaken but Unsettled Catholics react to Pope Benedict’s resignation. By PEGGY NOONAN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL   It is disquieting, the resignation of the pope. “We are in uncharted … Continue reading →

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