Tag Archives: FATHER GEORGE W. RUTLER

“LET THERE BE LIGHT” AND THERE WAS

Posted on February 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! The first creature was light itself: “Let there be light.” It is hard to describe light without referring to its opposite. “The people who dwelt in darkness have seen a great light.” Light and life go together, and there … Continue reading →

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WHAT AM I? WHO AM I? WHY AM I?

Posted on February 2, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! From time to time, programs on Public Television feature medical doctors suggesting ways to reduce the chances of various diseases. Sometimes the experts contradict one another, but at least they invoke some scientific evidence in their support. Very different … Continue reading →

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GOVERNOR CUOMO SHOULD LISTEN TO SAINT IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

Posted on January 26, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! 7:13 PM (3 hours ago) to leorugiens23 Pliny the Younger, governor of Pontus from 111 to 113, had a problem. Growing numbers of Christians were unsettling the pagan establishment. He wrote to the emperor Trajan: “I interrogated these as … Continue reading →

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THERE IS NOTHING ORDINARY ABOUT ORDINARY LITURGICAL TIME

Posted on January 18, 2014 by abyssum

ORDINARY TIME January 19, 2014 by Fr. George W. Rutler As we enter the liturgical season of Ordinary Time, there is a temptation to think that the Church means “Ordinary” in the dull and uninspired sense commonly implied by ordinariness; … Continue reading →

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THE KINGSHIP WE CELEBRATE TODAY IS NOT TO BE FOUND IN THE WHITE HOUSE, IT IS THROUGHOUT HEAVEN AND EARTH

Posted on November 24, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! THANKSGIVING DAY by Fr. George W. Rutler . Looking toward Thanksgiving Day, there are countless causes for thanks, not the least of which is that our nation got off to a good start with so many honest people trying … Continue reading →

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HOW DO YOU TAKE THE MEASURE OF A MAN ?

Posted on December 4, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! There are many ways to take the measure of a man besides weighing him on a scale and measuring his height in feet and inches. Here are a few other ways: Is he a man of his word? Does … Continue reading →

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HE TODAY THAT SHEDS HIS BLOOD WITH ME SHALL BE MY BROTHER, BE HE NE’ER SO VILE

Posted on November 6, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! I have had many loves in my long life.  First and foremost has been my love our  our Lord, Jesus Christ and his Church.  Among the many lesser loves I can count my love of the English language, complex … Continue reading →

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AGNOSTICISM LEADS TO DESPAIR – ALMOST AS BAD ARE THE FORMS OF WATERED DOWN CHRISTIANITY ALL TO PREVALENT TODAY

Posted on October 2, 2011 by abyssum

!!!!   The month of October is a special time for the Rosary. On the 7th of October in 1571, in the course of the Ottoman-Habsburg Wars, a fleet of the Catholic maritime states organized by Pope St. Pius V … Continue reading →

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MOST “HOW TO BE HAPPY’ BOOKS ARE SO DEPRESSING

Posted on September 25, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! As you know, I have an unbounded admiration for Father George W. Rutler, Pastor of the Church of Our Saviour in New York City.    He is not only a wonderful priest and pastor, he is also a gifted … Continue reading →

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