Category Archives: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER ELEVEN

Posted on August 14, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Bishop Coleman Francis Carroll, Bishop of Miami Biography Coleman Carroll was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the second of three children of William and B. Margaret (née Hogan) Carroll.[1] His parents were both born in Ireland, and his father, who … Continue reading →

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AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER TEN

Posted on August 13, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! The City of Miami, Florida as it appeared in 1960. ne·far·i·ous adjective \ni-ˈfer-ē-əs\ : evil or immoral Full Definition of NEFARIOUS : flagrantly wicked or impious : evil Examples of NEFARIOUS a nefarious scheme to cheat people out … Continue reading →

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AN ORDINARY’S NO SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER 9

Posted on August 12, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Archabbot Denis O. Strittmatter, O.S.B., 1896-1971 The Rt. Rev. Denis O. Strittmatter, O.S.B., D.D., sixth Archabbot of St. Vincent Archabbey. The following is taken from the published obituary of Archabbot Denis O. Strittmatter, O.S.B.: Archabbot Strittmatter entered the Benedictine … Continue reading →

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AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER 8

Posted on August 11, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Photo of the interior of the Archabbey Church as it appeared in 1953. With the completion of the novitiate year in the summer of 1953 it was time for my simple profession of vows. Benedictines profess four vows, unlike … Continue reading →

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AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER 7

Posted on August 9, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! View of Saint Vincent Archabbey and College as it appeared when I arrived there in 1951. I arrived by train at Latrobe and was met by a monk … Continue reading →

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AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER 6

Posted on August 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! The Archabbey Basilica It seems to me that in order for the reader to understand why, among all the monasteries in the United States and the world, I chose Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania I need to tell … Continue reading →

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