Category Archives: EVANGELIZATION

THE RIDE WILL BE BUMPY BUT IT WILL BE PROFITABLE FOR ALL; WE CONSERVATIVE CATHOLICS WILL JUST HAVE TO KEEP FROM FALLING OFF

Posted on October 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! How the Church Will Change: Evangelical Catholic Pope Francis Gives Another Interview By Deacon Keith Fournier 10/2/2013 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) Those who wish that this Pope would stop giving such interviews or get some public relations help – and … Continue reading →

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WHEN POPE FRANCIS SPEAKS TO JOURNALISTS BE PREPARED TO NOT ATTACH TOO MUCH IMPORTANCE TO WHAT HE SAYS

Posted on September 15, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!  . . In comments likely to enhance his progressive reputation, Pope Francis has written a long, open letter to the founder of La Repubblica newspaper, Eugenio Scalfari, stating that non-believers would be forgiven by God if they followed their … Continue reading →

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THE PARABLE

Posted on September 6, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt. . . Parable From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A parable is [1] a succinct story, in prose or verse, which illustrates one or more instructive principles, or lessons, or (sometimes) a … Continue reading →

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THE ESSENCE OF A CATHOLIC WORLDVIEW

Posted on September 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Romano Guardini September 2, 2013 Romano Guardini: The Essence of a Catholic Worldview by David Foote Summer is at an end. For those of us in the world of education, the new academic year is upon us. As the … Continue reading →

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I BELIEVE THAT THE ENEMIES OF THE CHURCH PICKED NAGASAKI AS THE TARGET FOR THE SECOND ATOM BOMB

Posted on August 27, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! And I believe that the same thing was true of the US General Mark Clark selecting the Abbey of Montecassino for total destruction in World War II. – Abyssum August 27, 2013 Lessons Drawn from the Japanese Martyrs by … Continue reading →

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THE IMAGE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE POSES SUCH A THREAT TO ATHEISTS THAT THEY WILL GO TO EXTRAORDINARY LENGTHS TO DISCREDIT IT

Posted on August 25, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! In the Spring of 1979, while I was Bishop of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee in Florida, I was approached by  Jody B. Smith, a professor of aesthetics and philosophy at the College Pensacola, speaking on behalf of himself and … Continue reading →

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WE HAVE FAILED IN OUR TEACHING MISSION

Posted on August 19, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! August 15, 2013 Abortion Viewed in Moral Terms: Fewer See Stem Cell Research and IVF as Moral Issues Regardless of their views about the legality of abortion, most Americans think that having an abortion is a moral issue. By … Continue reading →

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THE ELECTORS OF THE CONCLAVE WERE GIVEN A TEN-POINT CHECKLIST; HOW WELL DID THEY PERFORM?

Posted on August 13, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Groundbreaking: The Last Warning to the Pope’s Electors The official bulletin of the Holy See has lifted the secrecy from the meditation dictated to the cardinals at the beginning of the last conclave, with the doors already closed. Here … Continue reading →

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PRIEST SUFFERS EUTHANASIA AT HANDS OF DOCTOR

Posted on August 7, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! April 1, 2011 Catholic nurse recounts hospice horror, says doctor euthanized priest By Matt C. Abbott http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/110401 Some will recall that March 31 was the sixth anniversary of the court-ordered murder of Terri Schiavo. (Click here to read about … Continue reading →

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CATHOLICS MUST WITNESS TO THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION THAT HUMAN RIGHTS ARE OF NATURAL LAW

Posted on August 5, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Catholics Must Face Squarely the Dire Threat to Religious Liberty by Rev. George W. Rutler http://www.crisismagazine.com/2012/catholics-must-face-squarely-the-dire-threat-to-religious-liberty November, 2012   This reminded me of the line about the morally tranquilizing effects of  “intolerable music” in  Solzhenitsyn’s  1978 Harvard Class Day … Continue reading →

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