Category Archives: EVANGELIZATION

AN INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM INDIA BY E. MICHAEL JONES

Posted on February 6, 2015 by abyssum

!!!! SHRINE OF SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER IN GOA, INDIA Dear Friend of Culture Wars, I’m in Goa now waiting for a Visa to travel to Iran. Going to Iran from India was not part of my original plan when I … Continue reading →

Posted in CONVERSION TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, COSMOLOGY, EVANGELIZATION, HUMAN SEXUALITY, JEWS, LORD AND CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, MORAL RELATIVISM, MUSLIMS, PREACHING THE GOSPEL, RELATIVISM, RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, SECULARISM, SEXUALITY, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, THE GREAT SOCIETY, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged AMERICA, Catholic schools, Cyril Fernandes, Francis Xavier, India, Nehru Science Center | Comments Off

DO YOU BELIEVE IN SACRAMENTAL GRACE?

Posted on October 1, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! LICEITY, the legitimacy of a human act as opposed to its validity. VALIDITY, the reality of the consequences of a human act as opposed to its legitimacy. EX OPERE OPERATO, the effect of a human act is real by … Continue reading →

Posted in CANON LAW, DENYING HOLY COMMUNION, EVANGELIZATION, FAITH, FAMILY LIFE, JESUS CHRIST, LITURGY, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, MIRACLE OF GRACE, SACRED LITURGY, SANCTITY, SAVING CHILDREN, THE EUCHARIST, THE SACRAMENTS, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged infant baptism, Jesus Christ, sacramental grace | 5 Comments

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER TWENTY TWO

Posted on August 23, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Telecommunications Director Marty Wind at the control panel of Station KLUX Lawsuits were a daily preoccupation for me as Bishop of Corpus Christi. Some of the big ones were connected with the Kenedy Foundation but the majority … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, EVANGELIZATION, MEDIA BIGOTRY, PREACHING THE GOSPEL, THE RIGHT TO LIFE, THE SACRAMENTS, UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | 1 Comment

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Posted on August 21, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Sacred Heart Cathedral in Pensacola Saint Thomas More Co-Cathedral in Tallahassee November 6, 1975 was the day of my installation as Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee in the Civic Center in Pensacola (Sacred Heart Cathedral was too small for the … Continue reading →

Posted in EVANGELIZATION, FAITH, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, INTOLERANCE, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Comments Off

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER TWELVE

Posted on August 15, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! The beach at Naples, Florida My appointment as Parochial Vicar at Holy Family Church was very short. Within a year I was transferred by Archbishop Carroll to be the Parochial Vicar at Saint Coleman Church in Pompano … Continue reading →

Posted in EVANGELIZATION, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, PREACHING THE GOSPEL, SACRED LITURGY, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Comments Off

JAY CARNEY CAN WEAVE AND DODGE AWAY FROM THE TRUTH, BUT FATHER LOMBARDI CANNOT

Posted on May 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Father Frederico Lombardi, S.J., Vatican Spokesman I understand Fr. Lombardi’s unwillingness to comment on statements allegedly made by the pope to private persons. I’m not sure his ‘No Comment’ policy can be observed in the long run, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in CANON LAW, DENYING HOLY COMMUNION, EVANGELIZATION, EXCOMMUNICATION, FAITH, FAMILY LIFE, Freedom of Conscience, JESUS CHRIST, JURISPRUDENCE, L'OSSERVATORE ROMANO, LIBERALISM, LITURGY, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POPE FRANCIS, RELATIVISM, THE SACRAMENTS, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged Catholic marriages, Cdl, Edward Peters, Holy See Press Office, HSPO | 1 Comment

SISTER JANE DOMINIC, PLEASE TELL US WHAT YOU SAID AT CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

Posted on April 9, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Sister Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P. Like Dr. Edward Peters in his post from his blog shown below, I am frustrated. The controversy over the talk Sister Jane Dominic gave recently at the Charlotte Catholic High School has created a … Continue reading →

Posted in CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, EVANGELIZATION, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, HOMOSEXUALITY, HUMAN SEXUALITY, INTOLERANCE, LGBT, LIBERALISM, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, MEDIA BIAS, MEDIA BIGOTRY, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, RELATIVISM, SAME SEX ATTRACTION, SEX EDUCATION, SEXUALITY, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged Charlotte Catholic High School, O.P., SISTER JANE DOMINIC LAUREL | 1 Comment

THE NEW NEW EVANGELIZATION, SILENCE IN THE FACE OF THE ENEMY’S ATTACKS

Posted on February 21, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! The Devil’s Double-cross, For and Against Pope Francis A UN report humiliates the Church while exalting the current pontiff. Who is not reacting and is even remaining silent after Belgium has legalized the euthanasia of children. The risks … Continue reading →

Posted in EVANGELIZATION | Tagged THE NEW NEW EVANGELIZATION | Comments Off

NOTHING IS RIGHTLY SEEN SAVE IN THE TOTALITY TO WHICH IT BELONGS

Posted on February 13, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! A Man Obsessed With Sanity February 11, 2014 Author and apologist Frank Sheed, once introduced as “Aquinas in a Collar and Tie”, was a master of precision and clarity Carl E. Olson http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/2926/a_man_obsessed_with_sanity.aspx#.Uv2ZK_ZsimB This is the second part of … Continue reading →

Posted in ATHEISM, CONVERSION TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, COSMOLOGY, CREATION, EVANGELIZATION, JESUS CHRIST, PREACHING THE GOSPEL, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged CARL E. OLSON, FRANK SHEED, g k chesterton, JOSEPH MARTIN, SOCIETY AND SANITY, THE CATHOLIC WORLD REPORT, THEOLOGY AND SANITY | Comments Off

BRAVO BISHOP JAMES D. CONLEY, YOU ARE PROVING YOURSELF A WORTHY SUCCESSOR OF BISHOP BRUSKEWITZ

Posted on February 4, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Our Pop Culture Moment by James D. Conley http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2014/02/our-pop-culture-moment On my coffee table, I have a book of classic rock posters—from The Who, to Led Zeppelin, to Nirvana, Metallica, and the Grateful Dead. The book was given to me … Continue reading →

Posted in EVANGELIZATION, LIBERALISM, MEDIA BIAS, MEDIA BIGOTRY, MORAL RELATIVISM, POPE BENEDICT XVI, POPE FRANCIS, RELATIVISM | Tagged Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz, Bishop James D. Conley, Rolling Stone | Comments Off