Category Archives: FAITH

THERE ARE SOME THINGS CATHOLICS ARE NOT FREE TO DEBATE AMONG THEMSELVES

Posted on September 24, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! by Dr. Edward Peters .Peter’s Blog:  IN THE LIGHT OF THE LAW . About Drs. John Corvino and Dana Dillon, and about Providence College, I know next to nothing, and so can say next to nothing; about the ‘gay … Continue reading →

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A PERSON’S VIEWS ON ABORTION CANNOT BE SEPARATED FROM THEIR VIEWS ON THE UNIVERSE

Posted on September 16, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! September 16, 2013 Abortion and the Slippery Slope by Howard Kainz  There are some people—and I am one of them—who think that the most practical and important thing about a man is still his view of the universe. We … Continue reading →

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RELIGION CREATES ALTRUISM, THE ONLY FORCE STRONG ENOUGH TO DEFEAT EGOISM

Posted on September 4, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! CHARLES DARWIN IN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS Darwin’s conundrum: Where does compassion come from? by Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe September 4, 2013   http://www.jeffjacoby.com/13700/darwin-conundrum-where-does-compassion-come-from ALTRUISM PUZZLED puzzled Charles Darwin. If evolution was propelled by natural selection — by the … 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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WE GET A GLIMPSE INTO THE CHARACTER OF PIETRO PAROLIN IN HIS REPORT ON HIS TRIP TO VIETNAM

Posted on September 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Vatican Diary / Another Venetian at the top, after more than three centuries Similarities and differences between the only two Venetian secretaries of state in history: Pietro Parolin and the cardinal nephew of Alexander VIII. Both at the center … Continue reading →

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THE ORDINATION OF WOMEN! SOMEHOW IS ALL SEEMS SO FAMILIAR, DOES IT NOT?

Posted on August 14, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Rabbi Pruzansky’s Blog A compilation of the Rabbi’s recent thoughts and ideas..   The Incredibly Shrinking Rabbinate Posted on August 9, 2013 | 11 Comments   (The following appears as an Op-Ed in the Jewish Press, August 9, 2013)   … 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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SPACE HARDENS PROCESSES, WHEREAS TIME PROPELS US TOWARDS THE FUTURE AND ENCOURAGES US TO GO FORWARD IN HOPE

Posted on July 9, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!   ENCYCLICAL LETTER LUMEN FIDEI OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS CONSECRATED PERSONS AND THE LAY FAITHFUL ON FAITH [THIS IS THE FIFTH OF A SERIES OF POSTS ON THIS BLOG OF THE ENTIRE … Continue reading →

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THE LIGHT OF CHRIST MUST SHINE, AS IN A MIRROR, ON THE FACE OF EVERY CHRISTIAN

Posted on July 8, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! ENCYCLICAL LETTER LUMEN FIDEI OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS CONSECRATED PERSONS AND THE LAY FAITHFUL ON FAITH [THIS IS THE FOURTH OF A NUMBER OF POSTS ON THIS BLOG OF THE ENTIRE ENCYCLICAL] … Continue reading →

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UNLESS YOU BELIEVE, YOU WILL NOT UNDERSTAND

Posted on July 7, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! ENCYCLICAL LETTER LUMEN FIDEI OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS CONSECRATED PERSONS AND THE LAY FAITHFUL ON FAITH [THIS IS THE THIRD OF A NUMBER OF POSTS ON THIS BLOG OF THE ENTIRE ENCYCLICAL] … Continue reading →

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