Category Archives: BISHOPS

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER ELEVEN

!!!! Bishop Coleman Francis Carroll, Bishop of Miami Biography Coleman Carroll was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the second of three children of William and B. Margaret (née Hogan) Carroll.[1] His parents were both born in Ireland, and his father, who … Continue reading

Posted in BISHOPS, CANON LAW, CHURCH ARCHITECTURE, CLERICALISM, FAITH, HAPPINESS, JESUS CHRIST, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, PREACHING THE GOSPEL, SACRED LITURGY, SANCTITY, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Comments Off on AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER ELEVEN

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER TEN

!!!! The City of Miami, Florida as it appeared in 1960.   ne·far·i·ous adjective \ni-ˈfer-ē-əs\ : evil or immoral Full Definition of NEFARIOUS :  flagrantly wicked or impious :  evil Examples of NEFARIOUS a nefarious scheme to cheat people out … Continue reading

Posted in BISHOPS, CANON LAW, CLERICALISM, FAITH, Freedom of Conscience, HAPPINESS, JESUS CHRIST, LITURGY, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, MIRACLE OF GRACE, PREACHING THE GOSPEL, SACRED LITURGY, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, THE EUCHARIST, THE SACRAMENTS, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Comments Off on AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER TEN

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER 6

!!!! The Archabbey Basilica  It seems to me that in order for the reader to understand why, among all the monasteries in the United States and the world, I chose Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania I need to tell … Continue reading

Posted in BISHOPS, FAITH, LIFE ISSUES, LITURGY, MAN, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, MIRACLE OF GRACE, SACRED LITURGY, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE SACRAMENTS, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD | Comments Off on AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER 6

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER NO.2

!!!! Thunderbird LSFM B-17G Thunderbird in flight with a B-52H at 2006 Defenders of Liberty Airshow at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 12, 2006. Type Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company Serial 44-85718 First flight 1943 In … Continue reading

Posted in BISHOPS, FAITH, JUST WAR THEORY, MORAL RELATIVISM, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD | 1 Comment

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER NO.1

!!!! Saint Louis Cathedral on Jackson Square in New Orleans where my maternal grandparents were married. A number of my friends who are familiar with my life history have urged me from time to time to write my autobiography.  I … Continue reading

Posted in BISHOPS, FAITH, FAMILY LIFE, JESUS CHRIST, LITURGY, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, MIRACLE OF GRACE, SACRED LITURGY, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD | 1 Comment

SOW THE WIND AND YOU WILL REAP THE WHIRLWIND

!!!! Obama’s executive order and the danger of reliance on federal contracts By Phil Lawler   Jul 22, 2014 http://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/otn.cfm?id=1045 Just as American Catholic bishops were volunteering to help President Obama—by handling the thousands of children from Central America who … Continue reading

Posted in BISHOPS, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS | Comments Off on SOW THE WIND AND YOU WILL REAP THE WHIRLWIND

‘CATHOLIC’ PELOSI PUSHES PANDERING TO LGBT ACTIVISTS TO NEW LOW

!!!! Nancy Pelosi   House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D- San Francisco) and other liberal luminaries (actually, dim bulbs is the more apt term) in California joined leading “gay” rights militants  in protesting San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s participation in … Continue reading

Posted in 'SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE', BISHOPS, DENYING HOLY COMMUNION, FEMINISM, GAY 'MARRIAGE', GAY PRIDE, INTOLERANCE, LGBT, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE', THE SACRAMENTS | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

FREEDOM OF SPEECH WAS NON-EXISTENT IN NAZI GERMANY

!!!!   Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.” Ep: 5:11, Acts Chapter 4: “So they [Annas, the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly class] called them back … Continue reading

Posted in BISHOPS, CANON LAW, CANONICAL PENALTIES, Freedom of Conscience, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, HATE SPEECH LAWS, INTERDICT, JESUS CHRIST, JUSTICE, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on FREEDOM OF SPEECH WAS NON-EXISTENT IN NAZI GERMANY

FREEDOM OF SPEECH APPLIES TO PRIESTS AND OTHERS IN THE CHURCH

!!!! James Madison, Jr., fourth President of the United States (1809–1817), is hailed as the “Father of the Constitution” for being the primary author of the United States Constitution and the author of the Bill of Rights. Amendment 1.   … Continue reading

Posted in BISHOPS, Freedom of Conscience, HATE SPEECH LAWS, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

ONCE GERMAN BULLDOGS LATCH ONTO A BONE, THEY NEVER LET GO. e.g. MARTIN LUTHER

!!!!   Communion for the Remarried Still a Heated Debate Fresh opposition to Kasper’s ideas from Cardinal Brandmüller. And also from the vicar general of Chur and seven theologians and canonists of four countries. But in the theological faculty of … Continue reading

Posted in BISHOPS, CANON LAW, DENYING HOLY COMMUNION, LITURGY, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, RELATIVISM, SACRED LITURGY, SIN & RECONCILIATION, THE SACRAMENTS, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on ONCE GERMAN BULLDOGS LATCH ONTO A BONE, THEY NEVER LET GO. e.g. MARTIN LUTHER