Category Archives: EVANGELIZATION

A JEW IS CONVERTED BY THE EYES OF POPE BENEDICT LOOKING AT HIM ON TELEVISION

Posted on April 26, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!     Pope Benedict XVI’s “First Convert” April 16, 2013 The story of how a New York Jew wrestled with Christ and became Catholic Roger Dubin http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/2187/pope_benedict_xvis_first_convert.aspx#.UXqICIKYhk2 Groucho Marx once said, “I wouldn’t want to belong to any club … Continue reading →

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ECCLESIASTICAL NARCISSISM, WE HAVE SEEN IT AND IT IS US

Posted on April 13, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Pope Francis and the Reform of the Laity COMMENTARY: The Holy Father has identified ‘ecclesiastical narcissism’ as the fundamental illness the Church needs to address. THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER by FATHER ROGER LANDRY 04/11/2013 Comments (10) – CNA/Stephen Driscoll … Continue reading →

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THE CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST IS THE REALIZATION OF OUR PRESUMPTION TO TRANSFORM SOCIETY

Posted on April 11, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! THE UNPRECEDENTED ‘PRESUMPTION’ OF CHANGING THE WORLD by Sandro Magister ROME, April 11, 2013 – For Pope Francis, religious freedom means above all “having the courage to bear witness to faith in the risen Christ.” A faith that is … Continue reading →

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BEFORE MEETING YOU I DID NOT EXIST

Posted on March 29, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! The Crucifixion by Matthias Grunewald JUSTIFIED AS A GIFT THROUGH FAITH IN THE BLOOD OF CHRIST 2013 Good Friday Sermon in St. Peter’s Basilica by Father Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap. (born July 22, 1934), an Italian Catholic priest in … 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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HERE IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR EVANGELIZATION: JOY! REJOICE, AGAIN I SAY, REJOICE!

Posted on December 21, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! “The child in my womb lept for joy! FATHER CANTALAMESSA’S THIRD AND FINAL 2012 ADVENT HOMILY TO THE VATICAN CURIA We dedicate this final Advent meditation to the third great theme of the year: Evangelization. The Pope has invited … Continue reading →

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TIM TEBOW

Posted on December 16, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Tebow’s Religion, and Ours Earnest worship versus the worship of cynicism BY DANIEL FOSTER NATIONAL REVIEW DECEMBER 28 2011 When the Detroit Lions’ Stephen Tulloch sacked the Denver Broncos’ Tim Tebow in the first quarter of their Week Eight … Continue reading →

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A DEBATE BETWEEN A CATHOLIC PRIEST AND A PASTOR OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST

Posted on November 19, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Debate Between Catholic Priest & Church of Christ Pastor by John Stevens http://www.churchesofchrist.com/Catholic_Debate.html      http://www.churchesofchrist.com/Catholic_Debate.htmlAbout 11 years ago there was a debate in Houston between a Catholic priest and a pastor of the Church of Christ. The debates were … Continue reading →

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IT IS WONDERFUL TO BE RICH, BUT….!

Posted on October 3, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Monday, October 03, 2011 The Rich You Shall Have With You Always Every summer I take a group of high school students out to work with our partners in El Salvador. The families in the school there live at … Continue reading →

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AGNOSTICISM LEADS TO DESPAIR – ALMOST AS BAD ARE THE FORMS OF WATERED DOWN CHRISTIANITY ALL TO PREVALENT TODAY

Posted on October 2, 2011 by abyssum

!!!!   The month of October is a special time for the Rosary. On the 7th of October in 1571, in the course of the Ottoman-Habsburg Wars, a fleet of the Catholic maritime states organized by Pope St. Pius V … Continue reading →

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