Category Archives: MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD

THE IRISH: HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL, BUT WILL WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN ETERNITY FOR THE IRISH TO BE CATHOLIC AGAIN

Posted on September 26, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! CALVARY: THE MOVIE BY MAUREEN MULLARKY http://www.firstthings.com/ The movie Calvary is a stunning meditation on the Christian story. If you have not already seen it, you might want to save this until later. Every review is a spoiler to … Continue reading →

Posted in ATHEISM, FAITH, JESUS CHRIST, LIBERALISM, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, MIRACLE OF GRACE, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, RELATIVISM, SANCTITY | Tagged Father James, IRELAND, John Michael McDonagh, Robert Bressson, The movie Calvary | 2 Comments

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

Posted on August 25, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Jesus Healing the Man Born Blind by El Greco, 1570 It is time to wind down this autobiography. There is so much more that I could have written, but in medio stat virtus according to Aristotle and Saint … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, FAITH, JESUS CHRIST, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, MIRACLE OF GRACE, SANCTITY, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | 5 Comments

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 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 SEVENTEEN

Posted on August 20, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Draw a line from East to West starting just above Fort Lauderdale and ending just above Naples, and everything south of that line would be the territory of the Archdiocese of Miami. Since most of that area consists of … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, POPE, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, THE EUCHARIST, THE RIGHT TO LIFE, THE SACRAMENTS, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | 1 Comment

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Posted on August 19, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Ordination of Bishop Rice by Archbishop Carlson in Saint Louis Cathedral In 1971 Bishop John J. Fitzpatrick, who had served for three years as the first and only Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami was transferred by Pope … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, LITURGY, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, POPE, SACRED LITURGY, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, THE EUCHARIST, VATICAN'S SECRETARY OF STATE, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Comments Off

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Posted on August 18, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Pope Pius VI with Cardinal Ottaviani on his right. Dan Herr, the former Editor of Crisis Magazine once wrote in one of his editorials, that if the Church had the same custom as the Chinese and named each year … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, LIBERALISM, LITURGY, MAN, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, MORAL RELATIVISM, PLANNED PARENTHOOD, PRIESTLY CELIBACY, SACRED LITURGY, SEXUALITY, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, THE EUCHARIST, THE SACRAMENTS, UNCHASTITY, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | 1 Comment

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 THIRTEEN

Posted on August 16, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! The Church of the Nativity, Hollywood, Florida Interior of the church as it appears today; it underwent a remodeling in 2000 About the time that I was appointed Pastor of Saint Ann Parish in 1966 the Pastor of … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, CLERICALISM, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, PRAYER, SACRED LITURGY, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, THE EUCHARIST, THE SACRAMENTS, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Comments Off

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER TWELVE

Posted on August 15, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! The beach at Naples, Florida My appointment as Parochial Vicar at Holy Family Church was very short. Within a year I was transferred by Archbishop Carroll to be the Parochial Vicar at Saint Coleman Church in Pompano … Continue reading →

Posted in EVANGELIZATION, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, PREACHING THE GOSPEL, SACRED LITURGY, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Comments Off