Category Archives: MIRACLE OF GRACE

GOD LOVES US FIRST, SEEKS US OUT, AWAITS US FIRST

Posted on August 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Primerea: The Spanish Slang at the Heart of Pope Francis’s Theology By Andrew M. Greenwell, Esq. 8/3/2013 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) God, Pope Francis says, “nos primerea.”  The expression “nos primerea” is in Lunfardo Porteño, or Buenos Aires street slang.  … Continue reading →

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THE LIGHT OF CHRIST MUST SHINE, AS IN A MIRROR, ON THE FACE OF EVERY CHRISTIAN

Posted on July 8, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! ENCYCLICAL LETTER LUMEN FIDEI OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS CONSECRATED PERSONS AND THE LAY FAITHFUL ON FAITH [THIS IS THE FOURTH OF A NUMBER OF POSTS ON THIS BLOG OF THE ENTIRE ENCYCLICAL] … Continue reading →

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O, TRINITY! ETERNAL TRINITY! O, FIRE, ABYSS OF LOVE! ABYSSUS ABYSSUM INVOCAT!

Posted on June 3, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! There is a curious study in an academic journal of psychology. The study — titled “Intelligence” — claims that we in the twenty-first century have an average IQ fourteen points lower than the Victorians, a calculation based on how … Continue reading →

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I HAVE A SECRET THAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU

Posted on May 10, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Giving Up Secrets People seem to have a lot of secrets these days.  We could almost say we live in an age of secrets.   Governments have become skilled at keeping secrets; businesses are adept at the same thing. … Continue reading →

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AN UNUSUAL INTERVIEW

Posted on January 17, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! I rarely go to see movies in a movie theater.  Sometimes, when I am bored I will watch a movie on television.  Most of the time I only watch for a few minutes before I switch to another channel … Continue reading →

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HE TODAY THAT SHEDS HIS BLOOD WITH ME SHALL BE MY BROTHER, BE HE NE’ER SO VILE

Posted on November 6, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! I have had many loves in my long life.  First and foremost has been my love our  our Lord, Jesus Christ and his Church.  Among the many lesser loves I can count my love of the English language, complex … Continue reading →

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AUTHENTIC CHASTITY IN THE HEART IS A MIRACLE OF GRACE

Posted on July 21, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Fr Landry said, “Why is this message of chastity … so seldom heard? Some priests seem reluctant to preach the message because, sadly, either they’re not living chastely themselves or they erroneously understand and experience chastity as a deprivation … Continue reading →

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