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The Prophecy of Simeon at the Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple HOMILY FOR THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY BISHOP RENE HENRY GRACIDA O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the … Continue reading →

A PATIENT ADVOCATE’S STORY: SAVING A LIFE FROM FOUR STATES AWAY By Allison Wiggins https://www.prolifehealthcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/11-22-2016-newsletter.pdf I was a guardian to a homeless man in Corpus Christi in 1998. This man, Stanley Nowak, was in his late 80s, but very lucid, … Continue reading →

                                                        THE COUNCIL OF CHALCEDON   A New Council, Like Sixteen Centuries Ago … Continue reading →

LUKE 12:54-56 When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, “A shower is coming”; and so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, “There will be scorching heat”; and it … Continue reading →

HOMILY FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT – CYCLE A Bishop Rene Henry Gracida How is your Advent observance progressing? Last Sunday I told you that the Advent Season is a time in which we are invited by Our Lord … Continue reading →

The Dangerous Road of Papal Silence Fr. Mark A. Pilon THE CATHOLIC THING Saturday, December 3, 2016 [ Emphasis and {commentary} in red type by Abyssum ] The letter of the four Cardinals to Pope Francis, and the decision to … Continue reading →

Mom Sues To Prevent Teen Son From Amputating His Genitals The child’s mother is challenging a Minnesota law that allows a minor who is living alone to make his own health-care decisions. By Grazie Pozo Christie November 30, 2016 THE … Continue reading →

The “Concern” Rev. James V. Schall, S.J. CRISIS MAGAZINE November 30, 2016 . [ Emphasis and {commentary} in red type by Abyssum ]   A relative recently wrote an e-mail to me in which he made the following off-handed comment: … Continue reading →

November 28, 2016 Advent: In My End Is My Beginning Fr. George W. Rutler CRISIS MAGAZINE There was a time, and perhaps there still is in some settings, which the English call, as compliment and not as a pejorative, “homely, … Continue reading →

HOMILY FOR THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT BISHOP RENE HENRY GRACIDA Stay Awake !!! No, I am not telling you not to fall asleep during my homily.  I hope that there is no need for me to tell you that, … Continue reading →