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About abyssum

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

MARY DEFEATED THE MUSLIMS IN 1571, SHE CAN DO IT AGAIN IF WE SEEK HER INTERCESSION

Posted on September 11, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! Pope Saint Pius V has a vision announcing the victory of Lepanto http://nobility.org/2010/10/11/884/ October 11, 2010 In the afternoon of that same day, the 7th of October, 1571, the Pope was walking about his room, listening to the relation … Continue reading →

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AFTER THE HHS MANDATE THINGS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME FOR AMERICAN CATHOLICS

Posted on September 10, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! REFRAMING THE CONTRACEPTION DEBATE Ethics & Medics – A Commentary of the National Catholic Bioethics Center on Health Care and the Life Sciences by Elliott Louis Bedford, M.A. September 2012 Part One The HHS mandate has had a significant … Continue reading →

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NOT A “SPIRITUAL TESTAMENT” BUT RATHER AN INTERVIEW

Posted on September 10, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! This post is a follow up to my post [THAT WAS A CLOSE CALL IN 2005; WE BARELY DODGED THE BULLET] that I published on this blog on Septemer 3, 2012. – Abyssum ……………………………………………………………………………. After Martini, the Fight Over His … Continue reading →

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“FOR MANY” NOT “FOR ALL”

Posted on September 10, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! Vatican Diary / The conversion of bishop-theologian Bruno Forte He was a determined supporter of “for all” in the words of the consecration. But the pope’s letter to the German bishops has changed his mind. Now he too wants … Continue reading →

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JESUS SAID, “ANYONE COMMITTED TO THE TRUTH HEARS MY VOICE.” PILATE SAID, “TRUTH, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?”

Posted on September 10, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! THE WALL STREET JOURNAL September 9, 2012, 6:54 p.m. ET Double-Checking the Journalist ‘Fact Checkers’ Their claims of campaign falsehoods are often a matter of opinion. By L. GORDON CROVITZ The political season brings out the worst in many, … Continue reading →

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OF JOHN CLEESE, OBAMA, AND THE DEAD PARROT

Posted on September 9, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! I Wish to Register a Complaint: Of Obama and Dead Parrot By Charles C. W. Cooke September 7, 2012 3:52 P.M. THE NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE / THE CORNER When, in Monty Python’s famous parrot sketch, John Cleese complains that the … Continue reading →

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A NATION STAGGERING AROUND WITH A GIANT CONDOM ROLLED OVER ITS COLLECTIVE HEAD

Posted on September 8, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! This is America’s best and brightest?     Mark Steyn: Choice not part of this future By MARK STEYN 

Syndicated columnist According to Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke, invited to address the Democratic convention and the nation, America faces … Continue reading →

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THE PREFERENTIAL OPTION FOR THE POOR SHOULD NOT BE A PREFERENTIAL OPTION FOR FOOD STAMPS FOR EVERYONE

Posted on September 7, 2012 by abyssum

!!!!   The Food-Stamp Scandal Obama is indeed the food-stamp president. By Charles C. W. Cooke THE NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE On Tuesday’s Morning Joe, the actor Jeff Bridges joined nutrition advocate Bill Shore in observing that, for the “first time in … Continue reading →

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SEX IS A DEEPLY INTERPERSONAL FORM OF COMMUNICATION

Posted on September 7, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! Contraceptive Contradictions     by Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. July 2007. The Catholic Church remains almost a lone voice in our age defending the view that contraceptive sexual activity in marriage is wrong. Many young Catholic couples either are … Continue reading →

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OF GOD, JEWS, CLINTON, AND WILL ROGERS

Posted on September 7, 2012 by abyssum

!!!!   God, Jews and good ol’ Bubba By Wesley Pruden | September 7, 2012 Bill Clinton did what he set out to do, and did it well. He brought the attention and focus of the Democrats, if only briefly, squarely … Continue reading →

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