Category Archives: THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

THE LORD OF THE WORLD BY ROBERT HUGH BENSON

Posted on February 5, 2015 by abyssum

!!!! Several years ago when Pope Benedict XVI made a favorable mention of the book, Lord of the World, Robert Hugh Benson ( a Catholic convert who was later ordained a Catholic priest) I ordered the book and read it.  I … Continue reading →

Posted in LORD AND CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, POPE BENEDICT XVI, POPE FRANCIS, RELATIVISM, SCHISM, THE ANTI-CHRIST, THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE GREAT SOCIETY, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | 1 Comment

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER TWENTY

Posted on August 22, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski and Cardinal Karol Wojtyla My work as Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee on Migration involved many different groups of people.  One group was the large number of priests from Poland who were entering the United … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, CANON LAW, POPE, POPE FRANCIS, SAINT POPE JOHN PAUL II, SANCTITY, THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | 1 Comment

ADVENT IS ALL ABOUT PREPARING OURSELVES TO WORSHIP JESUS CHRIST IN OBSERVANCE OF HISNATIVITY

Posted on December 13, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! What are some of the most common misconceptions about Jesus Christ’s birth? [From a non-Catholic source] The typical story we hear repeated is: “It’s about 2000 years ago, the evening of December 25. Mary rides into Bethlehem on a … Continue reading →

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A JOURNEY OF FAITH FROM NAZARETH TO BETHLEHEM

Posted on December 8, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! The Journey ~ From Nazareth to Bethlehem For the past three weeks we have been looking at the unusual journey that brought Mary and Joseph together and eventually led them to Bethlehem and what I have appreciated is a … Continue reading →

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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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THE IMAGE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE POSES SUCH A THREAT TO ATHEISTS THAT THEY WILL GO TO EXTRAORDINARY LENGTHS TO DISCREDIT IT

Posted on August 25, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! In the Spring of 1979, while I was Bishop of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee in Florida, I was approached by  Jody B. Smith, a professor of aesthetics and philosophy at the College Pensacola, speaking on behalf of himself and … Continue reading →

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