Category Archives: THE CATHOLIC PRIEST

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 →

Posted in JESUS CHRIST, LITURGY, PRAYER, SACRED LITURGY, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, THE EUCHARIST, THE SACRAMENTS, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD | Comments Off on AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER 8

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER NO.5

Posted on August 7, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON The Ezekiel W. Cullen Building …………………………………………….. During my months at Amarillo AFB I had given a lot of thought as to what I would do after I was discharged from the Army Air Corps.  I … Continue reading →

Posted in CONVERSION TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, FAITH, LIFE ISSUES, MIRACLE OF GRACE, SACRED LITURGY, SEX SLAVES, SEXUALITY, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, THE RIGHT TO LIFE, THE SACRAMENTS, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD | 2 Comments

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER NO.3

Posted on August 5, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!   This is a WWII photo of a German 88mm Antiaircraft gun crew in action.   After the horror (for the people of Dresden, but not for us flying at 25,000 feet above them) of the four days of … Continue reading →

Posted in CHURCH ARCHITECTURE, FAITH, HOLOCAUST, JUST WAR THEORY, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD | 1 Comment

AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER NO.2

Posted on August 4, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Thunderbird LSFM B-17G Thunderbird in flight with a B-52H at 2006 Defenders of Liberty Airshow at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 12, 2006. Type Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company Serial 44-85718 First flight 1943 In … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, FAITH, JUST WAR THEORY, MORAL RELATIVISM, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD | 1 Comment

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

CELIBACY, JESUS CHRIST’S GIFT TO THE CHURCH

Posted on July 23, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!   David Michael Moses is a remarkable young man.  He is the son of Rex Moses, with whom I started the Body of Christ Rescue about thirty years ago which resulted in the closing of several abortion clinics in … Continue reading →

Posted in CHASTITY, PRIESTLY CELIBACY, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST | Comments Off on CELIBACY, JESUS CHRIST’S GIFT TO THE CHURCH

THE POPE SPEAKS, BUT WHAT DID HE REALLY SAY, ONLY GOD KNOWS!

Posted on July 19, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!   Francis Speaks, Scalfari Transcribes, Brandmüller Shreds As a Church historian, the German cardinal refutes the notion according to which clerical celibacy was an invention of the 10th century. No, he objects: its origin is with Jesus and the … Continue reading →

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FREEDOM OF SPEECH WAS NON-EXISTENT IN NAZI GERMANY

Posted on June 14, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!   Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.” Ep: 5:11, Acts Chapter 4: “So they [Annas, the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly class] called them back … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, CANON LAW, CANONICAL PENALTIES, Freedom of Conscience, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, HATE SPEECH LAWS, INTERDICT, JESUS CHRIST, JUSTICE, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on FREEDOM OF SPEECH WAS NON-EXISTENT IN NAZI GERMANY

FREEDOM OF SPEECH APPLIES TO PRIESTS AND OTHERS IN THE CHURCH

Posted on June 12, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! James Madison, Jr., fourth President of the United States (1809–1817), is hailed as the “Father of the Constitution” for being the primary author of the United States Constitution and the author of the Bill of Rights. Amendment 1.   … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, Freedom of Conscience, HATE SPEECH LAWS, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

GOD IS LOVE! THAT REALITY IS WHAT KEEPS FATHER TONY GOING IN NUEVO LAREDO

Posted on April 25, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Photos by Elizabeth Flores/Startribune   “What was I thinking? I had way too much dinner — now, if I get shot in the gut, I’ll get peritonitis for sure.” Those words ran through my head one night in 2011 … Continue reading →

Posted in FAITH, MORAL RELATIVISM, PREACHING THE GOSPEL, SIN & RECONCILIATION, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, THE RIGHT TO LIFE, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment