Tag Archives: CATHOLICS

HAIL MARY, FULL OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH THEE

Posted on December 2, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!   Mary and the Saints – for Protestants by charliej373 By Charlie Johnston I was in my early 20s when I went to my first Catholic Mass as a worshipper. Oh, I had been to many in my teens as … Continue reading →

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IT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO THINK GOOD THAN TO FEEL GOOD

Posted on November 25, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! November 25, 2014 How the Sensitivity Movement Desensitized Catholics to Evil William Kilpatrick http://www.crisismagazine.com/2014/sensitivity-movement-desensitized-catholics-evil Remember bell-bottoms, beads, and tie-dyed shirts? Remember encounter groups, Esalen, and trust falls? Remember “self-esteem,” “risk-taking,” “self-awareness” and the other clichés that were born with … Continue reading →

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HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF MERCY THAT IS NOT A VIRTUE

Posted on November 13, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!   November 13, 2014 Theological Dissent and the Final Synod Report Bill Maguire CRISIS MAGAZINE   One of the most controversial proposals contained in the final report (Relatio Synodi) of the Extraordinary Synod on the Family is found in … Continue reading →

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WE CAN BEGIN TO BREATHE A LITTLE (JUST A LITTLE) SIGH OF RELIEF

Posted on October 18, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!   http://news.yahoo.com/bishops-revise-document-gays-expect-approval-125810087.html “Personally I would have been very worried and saddened if there hadn’t been these … animated discussions … or if everyone had been in agreement or silent in a false and acquiescent peace,” Francis told the synod … Continue reading →

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GOD BLESS POPE BENEDICT XVI FOR SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM

Posted on July 11, 2014 by abyssum

Summorum Pontificum, Seven Years On by Nicholas Frankovich 7 . 9 . 14 FIRST THINGS Seven years ago this week, Pope Benedict XVI promulgated the apostolic letter Summorum Pontificum, liberalizing use of the 1962 missal and affirming the continuity between … Continue reading →

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HAVE WE ENTERED THE ‘END TIMES’?

Posted on May 19, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Truly, we must wonder if we have entered the ‘end times.’  With the Pope’s Theologian, Walter Cardinal Kasper, calling for Holy Communion to be given to the divorced and remarried, and others in the Roman Curia calling for acceptance … 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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PASTORALLY SPEAKING, THE CHURCH IS NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF ADAPTING WHAT IS NOT IN ITS POWER TO ADAPT

Posted on April 7, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! April 7, 2014 St. John Fisher, Marriage, and Moral Absolutes by Samuel Gregg In his October 2013 article on the question of communion for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, Cardinal Gerhard Müller underscored that the Catholic Church had risked … Continue reading →

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HUMANAE VITAE REVISTED WITH A VENGEANCE

Posted on March 13, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Christ and the Woman of Samaria, Paolo Veronese 1550 Why the gathering storm over divorce might be worse than was that over contraception . Interesting parallels are being suggested between, on the one hand, Paul VI’s dithering over contraception in … Continue reading →

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WITH DABBINGS IN BOSTON AND ORDINATIONS IN HOUSTON WHERE IS THE CHURCH HEADING

Posted on January 18, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! George Martell/Pilot New Media The Rev. Anne Robertson, a United Methodist minister, anointed Cardinal O’Malley during an ecumenical service in Sudbury. Francis and O’Malley are fine; it’s some of their defenders who concern me by Dr. Edward Peters . The … Continue reading →

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