Category Archives: MIRACLE OF GRACE

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

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 →

Posted in FAITH, JESUS CHRIST, MIRACLE OF GRACE, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged Bob Dylan, Mikal Gilmore, Rainy Day Women | Comments Off

LIFE IS WORTH LIVING INSPITE OF IT ALL AND IN SPITE OF THE PROMOTERS OF SUICIDE AND EUTHANASIA

Posted on March 24, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Celebrate Life March-April 2014 Only a month to live By Larry Larson with Julie Grimstad Choosing to die (as opposed to accepting the inevitability of death) cheats oneself of the closing moments God has planned for one’s life. Euthanasia … Continue reading →

Posted in EUTHANASIA, FAMILY LIFE, HAPPINESS, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MIRACLE OF GRACE, MORAL RELATIVISM, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, RELATIVISM, SANCTITY, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, SUICIDE, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged Julie Grimstad, LARRY LARSON | Comments Off

TWO DATES TO REMEMBER, THE DAY YOU WERE BORN AND THE DAY YOU WERE BORN AGAIN IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

Posted on February 7, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! The Baptism of Christ Artist Andrea del Verrocchio & Leonardo da Vinci Year 1472-1475 A DATE TO REMEMBER By George Weigel http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2014/02/a-date-to-remember Papal approbation being no bad thing, I was delighted to learn that Pope Francis, in a homily … Continue reading →

Posted in JESUS CHRIST, MIRACLE OF GRACE, THE SACRAMENTS, Uncategorized, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged Baptism | 1 Comment

WHO AM I? THAT IS THE QUESTION AND ONLY GOD CAN ANSWER IT! I PRAY HE GIVES ME A WHITE STONE!

Posted on November 10, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! The wistfulness of these autumnal days moves the mind, by the natural withering of leaves and the shortening of days, to think of the end of our own lives. The brilliant burst of colors in these darkening days is … Continue reading →

Posted in CONVERSION TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, FAITH, JESUS CHRIST, LIFE ISSUES, LORD AND CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, MAN, MIRACLE OF GRACE, PRAYER, SANCTITY, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH | Comments Off

SANCTITY CONSISTS IN THE HEROIC PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ATTACHED TO ONE’S STATE OF LIFE

Posted on November 3, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! BLESSED CHARLES VON HAPSBURG May our two splendid parishes, Holy Innocents in the Garment District and Saint Michael in Hell’s Kitchen (gradually becoming Heaven’s Kitchen), grow ever closer in strengthening their witness to the power of the Resurrection. In … Continue reading →

Posted in MIRACLE OF GRACE, POPE, SANCTITY | Tagged Blessed Charles, Blessed Karl, Church of the Holy Innocents, Dom Teodoro de Faria, Emperor Charles, Holy Innocents | Comments Off

BLESSED WOULD BE THE SINS THAT LEFT ANY SHAME IN YOU

Posted on October 30, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! October 30, 2013 The Blessings of Sin by Regis Martin CRISIS MAGAZINE When asked once about a sermon he’d just heard, the legendarily laconic Calvin Coolidge managed to summarize its theme in a single word: “Sin.” Pressed for details … Continue reading →

Posted in ANTINOMIANISM, FAITH, HELL AND PURGATORY, JESUS CHRIST, JUSTICE, LITURGY, MENTAL HEALTH, MIRACLE OF GRACE, RELATIVISM, SACRED LITURGY, SANCTITY, SIN & RECONCILIATION, THE SACRAMENTS | Comments Off

LIVING WELL IS THE BEST WAY TO DIE WELL

Posted on October 28, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! October 28, 2013 The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy: A Story for All Souls by Sean Fitzpatrick CRISIS MAGAZINE A man lies on his deathbed—screaming; screaming for three days without cessation. Even behind closed doors, the sound … Continue reading →

Posted in ATHEISM, CONVERSION TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, EGALITARIANISM, EUTHANASIA, FAITH, FAMILY LIFE, Freedom of Conscience, HAPPINESS, HELL AND PURGATORY, JESUS CHRIST, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MAN, MIRACLE OF GRACE, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, RELATAVISM | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in FAITH, JESUS CHRIST, LORD AND CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, MAN, MIRACLE OF GRACE | Tagged 1 corinthians 4, angels and archangels, feast of the archangels, feast of the guardian angels, hebrews 12, seraphim and cherubim | 2 Comments

THE DEEPER SOMEONE IS DRAWN TO GOD, THE MORE HE HAS TO GET BEYOND HIMSELF IN THIS SENSE, THAT IS, GO INTO THE WORLD AND CARRY DIVINE LIFE INTO IT

Posted on August 8, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Saint Edith Stein August 8, 2013 The Hidden Life of Wisdom by Christopher O. Blum Edith Stein was an unlikely saint. A former Jewish-atheist bluestocking who died for the Faith as a Carmelite nun in the … Continue reading →

Posted in CONVERSION TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, Freedom of Conscience, HAPPINESS, JESUS CHRIST, JEWS, MIRACLE OF GRACE, RELIGIOUS WOMEN, SANCTITY | 2 Comments