Category Archives: THE SACRAMENTS

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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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 →

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AN ORDINARY’S NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE, CHAPTER NO.4

Posted on August 6, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! A RAILWAY CABOOSE A caboose is a manned North American rail transport vehicle coupled at the end of a freight train. Cabooses provided shelter for crew at the end of a train, who were required for switching and shunting, … Continue reading →

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‘CATHOLIC’ PELOSI PUSHES PANDERING TO LGBT ACTIVISTS TO NEW LOW

Posted on June 18, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Nancy Pelosi   House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D- San Francisco) and other liberal luminaries (actually, dim bulbs is the more apt term) in California joined leading “gay” rights militants  in protesting San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s participation in … Continue reading →

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ONCE GERMAN BULLDOGS LATCH ONTO A BONE, THEY NEVER LET GO. e.g. MARTIN LUTHER

Posted on June 11, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!   Communion for the Remarried Still a Heated Debate Fresh opposition to Kasper’s ideas from Cardinal Brandmüller. And also from the vicar general of Chur and seven theologians and canonists of four countries. But in the theological faculty of … Continue reading →

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REGARDLESS OF THE TRUTH OF KASPER’S STATEMENT, PRIESTS AND DEACONS STILL HAVE THE GRAVE OBLIGATION OF MARRIAGE PREPARATION

Posted on May 9, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Does Canon 1066 amount to a coin toss? by Dr. Edward Peters     THE CODE OF CANON LAW PASTORAL CARE AND THE PREREQUISITES FOR THE CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE Can. 1063 Pastors of souls are obliged to ensure that their … Continue reading →

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JAY CARNEY CAN WEAVE AND DODGE AWAY FROM THE TRUTH, BUT FATHER LOMBARDI CANNOT

Posted on May 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Father Frederico Lombardi, S.J., Vatican Spokesman I understand Fr. Lombardi’s unwillingness to comment on statements allegedly made by the pope to private persons. I’m not sure his ‘No Comment’ policy can be observed in the long run, but I … Continue reading →

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KASPER NEEDS TO KEEP KWIET

Posted on May 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!   Even if the pope said it, it was reckless to repeat it by Dr. Edward Peters   http://canonlawblog.wordpress.com/2014/05/08/even-if-the-pope-said-it-it-was-reckless-to-repeat-it/ Cardinal Kasper, in a lengthy interview  [with Commonweal Magazine]  that shows no let-up in his push to change Church discipline on … Continue reading →

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BRAVO BISHOP JAMES D. CONLEY FOR TEACHING SO CLEARLY ON THE SACREDNESS OF MARITAL LOVE

Posted on March 25, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Bishop James D. Conley, Bishop of Lincoln The language of love A letter to the Catholic families and healthcare providers of the Diocese of Lincoln Most Reverend James D. Conley, STL Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Twenty years … Continue reading →

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