Category Archives: FAITH

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

Posted on August 24, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Braunvieh Bull similar to my bulls, Cornerstone Amigo and Ambassador Dan Morales’ lawsuit was settled but my troubles were not over. I had a Coadjutor Bishop, Bishop Roberto Gonzalez, who did not understand that he was no … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, EUGENICS, EUTHANASIA, FAITH, HEALTH CARE, JESUS CHRIST, LIFE ISSUES, LITURGY, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, MORAL RELATIVISM, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, POPE, PREACHING THE GOSPEL, SUICIDE, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, THE RIGHT TO LIFE, THE SACRAMENTS, UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Comments Off

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER NINETEEN

Posted on August 21, 2014 by abyssum

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER NINETEEN !!!! Aerial view of Kansas City International Airport How does one become convinced that God has a plan for us. I am not sure when I first became convinced that God … Continue reading →

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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 FOURTEEN

Posted on August 17, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! After I was appointed the Rector of Saint Mary Cathedral and Chancellor of the Diocese, the editor of The Miami Herald sent a reporter to interview me. The paper wanted to publish a profile of me in the … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, CHURCH ARCHITECTURE, FAITH, LITURGY, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, PRAYER, SACRED LITURGY, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, THE EUCHARIST, THE SACRAMENTS, THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Comments Off

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER ELEVEN

Posted on August 14, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! 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

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER TEN

Posted on August 13, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! 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 →

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AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER 7

Posted on August 9, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! View of Saint Vincent Archabbey and College as it appeared when I arrived there in 1951. I arrived by train at Latrobe and was met by a monk … Continue reading →

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AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER 6

Posted on August 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! 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 →

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AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER NO.5

Posted on August 7, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON The Ezekiel W. Cullen Building …………………………………………….. During my months at Amarillo AFB I had given a lot of thought as to what I would do after I was discharged from the Army Air Corps. I … Continue reading →

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AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER NO.4

Posted on August 6, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! A RAILWAY CABOOSE A caboose is a manned North American rail transport vehicle coupled at the end of a freight train. Cabooses provided shelter for crew at the end of a train, who were required for switching and shunting, … Continue reading →

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