Category Archives: JESUS CHRIST

A WELCOME RELIEF FROM THE USUAL TRASH FROM HOLLYWOOD: NO NAPALM, NO CAR CHASE SCENES, NO ALIENS FROM SPACE

Posted on October 16, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! A scene from the film “Mary of Nazareth” A Luminous Mary October 14, 2013 Alissa Jung overwhelms in the new film “Mary of Nazareth” Gibbons J. Cooney http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/2639/a_luminous_mary.aspx#.Ul7vmSSE7mq On October 11, at the Metreon Theater in San Francisco, Ignatius … Continue reading →

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DENY THE EXISTENCE OF ANGELS AT YOUR OWN PERIL

Posted on September 29, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! ICON OF THE HOSPITALITY OF ABRAHAM AND SARAH The Feast of the Archangels, Michael, Gabriel and Raphael on September 29, is quickly followed by the Feast of the Guardian Angels on October 2. Here we get into a deep … 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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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 WONDER THAT JESUS LOVES ME SO MUCH AS TO GO UP UPON THE CROSS IS THE REASON I BECAME A CHRISTIAN

Posted on September 9, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!   Eight Stories of New Converts From atheism, from Judaism, from Islam. Arriving at the Christian faith sometimes from distant and hostile shores. The last of the series: a Turkish Muslim who has become a doctor in Catholic theology … Continue reading →

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IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD…AND THE WORD WAS GOD…THROUGH HIM ALL THINGS CAME INTO BEING

Posted on September 9, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Stanley L. Jaki, OSB was a Hungarian Benedictine priest and Distinguished Professor of Physics at Seton Hall University, New Jersey since 1975. Wikipedia Born: August 17, 1924, Győr, Hungary Died: April 7, 2009, Madrid, Spain Education: Fordham University . … 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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LEPANTO: A LOVE SONG SUNG BY G.K. CHESTERTON TO MARY, QUEEN OF HEAVEN

Posted on September 5, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! The Battle of Lepanto by Paolo Veronese, the Doge’s palace in Venice . . . . Abyssum, thank you for sharing Mr. Reilley’s wonderful piece with us. If American high schoolers would be required to memorize G.K. Chesterton’s best … 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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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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