Category Archives: JESUS CHRIST

AN ORDINARY’S NO SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER 9

Posted on August 12, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Archabbot Denis O. Strittmatter, O.S.B., 1896-1971 The Rt. Rev. Denis O. Strittmatter, O.S.B., D.D., sixth Archabbot of St. Vincent Archabbey. The following is taken from the published obituary of Archabbot Denis O. Strittmatter, O.S.B.: Archabbot Strittmatter entered the Benedictine … Continue reading →

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AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER 8

Posted on August 11, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Photo of the interior of the Archabbey Church as it appeared in 1953. With the completion of the novitiate year in the summer of 1953 it was time for my simple profession of vows.  Benedictines profess four vows, unlike … 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 →

Posted in FAITH, JESUS CHRIST, LIFE ISSUES, LITURGY, MIRACLE OF GRACE, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE SACRAMENTS, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD | 2 Comments

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER NO.1

Posted on August 3, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Saint Louis Cathedral on Jackson Square in New Orleans where my maternal grandparents were married. A number of my friends who are familiar with my life history have urged me from time to time to write my autobiography.  I … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, FAITH, FAMILY LIFE, JESUS CHRIST, LITURGY, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, MIRACLE OF GRACE, SACRED LITURGY, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD | 1 Comment

FREEDOM OF SPEECH WAS NON-EXISTENT IN NAZI GERMANY

Posted on June 14, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!   Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.” Ep: 5:11, Acts Chapter 4: “So they [Annas, the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly class] called them back … Continue reading →

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GOD’S “I AM” SAYS IT ALL, THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO BE SAID THAT HAS ANY MEANING APART FROM THAT REVELATION

Posted on May 17, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! May 18, 2014 by Fr. George W. Rutler I am tempted to detect more than merely accidental circumstance in the fact that the apostles chose seven men as the first deacons: “Stephen, a man full of faith and of … Continue reading →

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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 →

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EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED

Posted on May 6, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Bob Dylan Must Get Stoned Stephen H. Webb  http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2014/05/bob-dylan-must-get-stoned   Journalists have always been puzzled by Bob Dylan, but the confusion is of their own making. The pattern of treating him as a trickster whose words cannot be taken … Continue reading →

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REJOICE, AGAIN I SAY REJOICE!

Posted on March 30, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! 29 March 2014 Laetare, Ierusalem! http://stlouiscatholic.blogspot.com/2014/03/laetare-ierusalem.html?m=1 The Church to me is all important things everywhere. It is authority and guidance. It is love and inspiration. It is hope and assurance. It is God the Father, God the Son, and … Continue reading →

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HUMANAE VITAE REVISTED WITH A VENGEANCE

Posted on March 13, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Christ and the Woman of Samaria, Paolo Veronese 1550 Why the gathering storm over divorce might be worse than was that over contraception . Interesting parallels are being suggested between, on the one hand, Paul VI’s dithering over contraception in … Continue reading →

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