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DIALOGUE WITH HOMOSEXUALS AND REMARRIED CANNOT SUBSTITUTE FOR PROCLAIMING THE TRUE DOCTRINE

Posted on October 24, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Pope emeritus Benedict XVI: Dialogue cannot substitute for mission The proclamation of Jesus Christ, says the retired pontiff, is not about numbers or power, but the transmission of “that joy which has been given to us.” October 23, 2014 … Continue reading →

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DO YOU BELIEVE IN SACRAMENTAL GRACE?

Posted on October 1, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! LICEITY, the legitimacy of a human act as opposed to its validity. VALIDITY, the reality of the consequences of a human act as opposed to its legitimacy. EX OPERE OPERATO, the effect of a human act is real by … Continue reading →

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A NEGATIVE RESPONSE TO A FOOLISH QUESTION DOES NOT IMPLY AN ENDORSEMENT TO ACT CONTRARY TO WHAT THE CHURCH TEACHES

Posted on February 22, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Pope Francis on casuistry and faith by Dr. Edward Peters . . Many people are, I fear, going to read the pope’s recent comments on casuistry and faith in quite a different sense than they were, I think, intended. Francis … Continue reading →

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WE SPEAK GOD’S WISDOM, SECRET AND HIDDEN, WHICH GOD DECREED BEFORE THE AGES FOR OUR GLORY

Posted on February 19, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! February 19, 2014 Recalling Euthanasia’s Legacy of Death by Rev. George W. Rutler CRISIS MAGAZINE During a debate on the Senate floor in 1996, at the time of President Clinton’s veto of a bill to ban partial-birth abortion, 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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FATHER SAMIR KHALIL SAMIR, S.J. GIVES US A FRANK CRITIQUE OF EVANGELII GAUDIUM’S APPROACH TO MUSLIMS

Posted on December 30, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! POINTS OF “EVANGELII GAUDIUM” THAT REQUIRE CLARIFICATION by Samir Khalil Samir 1. Muslims “together with us adore the One, merciful God” (No. 252) I would advise caution here. It is true Muslims worship one and merciful God. However, this … Continue reading →

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WITNESS TO THE GOSPEL? NOT BY WORDS ONLY, BUT, YES AT TIMES WITH WORDS!

Posted on December 25, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! 13 Things Phil Robertson Said This Weekend in His First Public Statement Since the Controversy Posted on December 24, 2013 by visiontoamerica — Like him it or not, Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson is a Christian, and many people feel … Continue reading →

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ANTINOMIANISM: FATHER JOHN A. HARDON’S DEFINITION

Posted on October 20, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! SERVANT OF GOD FATHER JOHN A. HARDON, S.J. ANTINOMIANISM The doctrine that claims that a person’s faith in God and in the person of Christ frees him from the moral obligations of the law, whether naturaly or positive, biblical … Continue reading →

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