Category Archives: LENTEN REFLECTION

POTHOLES ON THE HIGH ROAD: FORGIVING THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US

Posted on March 24, 2011 by abyssum

Potholes on the High Road: Forgiving Those Who Trespass Against Us by Father Gordon MacRae Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:00 PM PDT If you just learned of the sudden death of someone who harmed you deeply, what would it take … Continue reading →

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NEW ENGLAND SEEMS TO BE UNABLE TO RID ITSELF OF THE SALEM WITCH-HUNT SYNDROME

Posted on March 10, 2011 by abyssum

The Spring of Hope: Winter in New England Shows Signs of Thaw by Fr. Gordon J. MacRae on March 2, 2011 http://www.thesestonewalls.com/gordon-macrae/the-spring-of-hope-winter-in-new-england-shows-signs-of-thaw/ I grew up in New England, just a few miles north of Boston, so the quirkiness of life … Continue reading →

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HAVING DIFFICULTIES ARRIVING AT A LENTEN RESOLUTION? TRY THIS ONE ON AND SEE IF IT FITS!

Posted on March 10, 2011 by abyssum

A Lenten Resolution for Liberal Catholics: Come Clean on President Obama by Thomas Peters http://www.catholicvote.org/discuss/index.php?p=15010   Lent is a time for self-reflection and amendment of one’s ways. It’s a time to ask ourselves, “What more can I do? What must I refrain … Continue reading →

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THE QUIESCENT BRAIN AND PUBLIC EXECUTION, Part Two

Posted on March 28, 2010 by abyssum

Mark Steyn has republished two articles he wrote five years ago on the occasion of the judicial murder of Terri Schiavo, here is the second of those articles: ********************************************************* HERE’S YOUR SHROUD AND WHAT’S YOUR HURRY? Five Years Ago Sunday, … Continue reading →

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THE QUIESCENT BRAIN AND PUBLIC EXECUTION, Part One

Posted on March 27, 2010 by abyssum

Mark Steyn is republishing two articles he wrote five years ago on the occasion of the judicial execution of Terry Schiavo.  This is the first article, the second will follow tomorrow. ****************************************************************** PUBLIC EXECUTION by Mark Steyn (Originally published in … Continue reading →

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THE ANNUAL HAWK MIGRATION IS ON

Posted on March 23, 2010 by abyssum

EVERY YEAR AT THIS TIME Gerard Manley Hopkins poem Pied Beauty comes to mind. “Glory be to God for dappled things – For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow; For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim; Fresh-firecoal … Continue reading →

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HAPPY DEPENDENCE DAY

Posted on March 21, 2010 by abyssum

MARK STEYN, writing on THE CORNER of NATIONAL  REVIEW ONLINE, has this to say about today’s developments: Happy Dependence Day!   [Mark Steyn] Well, it seems to be in the bag now. I try to be a sunny the-glass-is-one-sixteenth-full kinda … Continue reading →

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IF THE SOCIOPATH IN WASHINGTON IS CAUSING YOU GRIEF, LOOK TO CHRIST FOR CONSOLATION AND JOY

Posted on March 20, 2010 by abyssum

by Fr. George W. Rutler A psychopath is often confused with a sociopath, but the latter is not mentally ill in a medical sense. Sociopaths, being more subtle and even charming, may do more harm to others than someone who … Continue reading →

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HOW WILL WE MANAGE WITHOUT PROTESTANTS ?

Posted on February 28, 2010 by abyssum

IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE THAT SUCH A THING COULD HAPPEN, YET, STATISTICS DO NOT LIE AND IN THIS CASE THEY INDICATE THE CONTINUING DECLINE OF MAIN LINE PROTESTANTISM. IT MAY BE TEMPTING TO THINK THAT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WILL … Continue reading →

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HOW SMALL ARE YOU ?

Posted on February 21, 2010 by abyssum

Here is an answer for you to ponder.  I comes from Father George Rutler: “One quotation, to which I have had frequent recourse, is commonly attributed to Harry Emerson Fosdick, although he seems to have taken it without attribution from … Continue reading →

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