Tag Archives: Religion

OUT OF THE DEPTHS SOME HAVE FOUND SANCTITY

Posted on September 16, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Blaise Pascal . . . September 16, 2013 A Lesson in Three Conversions by Christopher O. Blum http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/a-lesson-in-three-conversions?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrisisMagazine+%28Crisis+Magazine%29 The Year of Faith began with a challenge from the Holy Father Emeritus: “We cannot accept that salt should become tasteless … Continue reading →

Posted in CONVERSION TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH | Tagged blaise pascal, henri daniel rops, Religion | Comments Off

CELIBACY AND CONTINENCE ARE NOT THE SAME, DO YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE?

Posted on September 12, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! PRIESTLY ORDINANDS PROSTRATE BEFORE THE ALTAR . . DISCUSSING THE FUTURE OF CELIBACY REQUIRES UNDERSTANDING THE VALUE OF CONTINENCE by Dr. Edward Peters http://canonlawblog.wordpress.com/2013/09/12/discussing-the-future-of-celibacy-requires-understanding-the-value-of-continence/ . Every time a ranking prelate so much as hiccups while making a comment on … Continue reading →

Posted in CHASTITY, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, PRIESTLY CELIBACY, SEXUALITY, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST | Tagged priestly celibacy, Religion | Comments Off

RELIGION CREATES ALTRUISM, THE ONLY FORCE STRONG ENOUGH TO DEFEAT EGOISM

Posted on September 4, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! CHARLES DARWIN IN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS Darwin’s conundrum: Where does compassion come from? by Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe September 4, 2013 http://www.jeffjacoby.com/13700/darwin-conundrum-where-does-compassion-come-from ALTRUISM PUZZLED puzzled Charles Darwin. If evolution was propelled by natural selection — by the … Continue reading →

Posted in FAITH, GENETIC DETERMINISM, JEWS | Tagged PHILOSOPHY, Religion, science, survival of the fittest darwin | 1 Comment

YOU CAN MAKE FUN OF ALL CHRISTIANS WITH IMPUNITY, BUT TO DO SO OF SOME MUSLIMS IS TO RISK YOUR LIFE

Posted on August 27, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! RICHARD DAWKINS *- Happy Warrior • September 2, 2013, ISSUE The Blasphemy Police By Mark Steyn In 2010, the bestselling atheist Richard Dawkins, in the “On Faith” section of the Washington Post, called the pope “a leering old villain in … Continue reading →

Posted in ANTI-CATHOLICISM, ATHEISM, DEMOCRACY IN ISLAM, Freedom of Conscience, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, MEDIA BIAS, MEDIA BIGOTRY, MUSLIMS, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, SHARIA LAW | Tagged human-rights, mohamed elbaradei, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, Religion, trinity college cambridge, trinity graduates | 1 Comment

THE STORY OF HOW CATHOLIC POPES, BISHOPS, PRIESTS, RELIGIOUS AND LAITY SAVED JEWS FROM HITLER IS FINALLY BEING TOLD

Posted on August 9, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! BOOKSHELF August 8, 2013, 4:42 p.m. ET A Righteous Priest Père Marie-Benoît saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust. But he never tried to convert them. By MELANIE KIRKPATRICK THE WALL STREET JOURNAL At the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial … Continue reading →

Posted in AUSCHWITZ, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, HOLOCAUST, JEWS, JUSTICE, LIFE ISSUES, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged human-rights, melanie kirkpatrick, Religion, yad vashem holocaust memorial | 2 Comments

THE LIGHT OF CHRIST MUST SHINE, AS IN A MIRROR, ON THE FACE OF EVERY CHRISTIAN

Posted on July 8, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! ENCYCLICAL LETTER LUMEN FIDEI OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS CONSECRATED PERSONS AND THE LAY FAITHFUL ON FAITH [THIS IS THE FOURTH OF A NUMBER OF POSTS ON THIS BLOG OF THE ENTIRE ENCYCLICAL] … Continue reading →

Posted in EVANGELIZATION, FAITH, JESUS CHRIST, MIRACLE OF GRACE, POPE BENEDICT XVI, POPE FRANCIS | Tagged confession of faith, easter liturgy, paschal candle, Religion, spirituality, theology | Comments Off

UNLESS YOU BELIEVE, YOU WILL NOT UNDERSTAND

Posted on July 7, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! ENCYCLICAL LETTER LUMEN FIDEI OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS CONSECRATED PERSONS AND THE LAY FAITHFUL ON FAITH [THIS IS THE THIRD OF A NUMBER OF POSTS ON THIS BLOG OF THE ENTIRE ENCYCLICAL] … Continue reading →

Posted in FAITH, POPE BENEDICT XVI, POPE FRANCIS | Tagged assyrian empire, greek version of the bible, king ahaz, prophet isaiah, Religion, theology | Comments Off

LOVE IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR BELIEF

Posted on July 6, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! ENCYCLICAL LETTER LUMEN FIDEI OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS CONSECRATED PERSONS AND THE LAY FAITHFUL ON FAITH [THIS IS THE SECOND OF A NUMBER OF POSTS ON THIS BLOG OF THE ENTIRE ENCYCLICAL] … Continue reading →

Posted in FAITH, PAPAL ENCYCLICAL, POPE BENEDICT XVI, POPE FRANCIS | Tagged abraham isaac, act of remembrance, god of abraham, Religion, supreme pontiff, theology | Comments Off

SHARIA AND SAME-SEX ‘MARRIAGE’

Posted on June 28, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! More than 500 imams join unprecedented protest over gay marriage I can take no comfort in the realization that all of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s pro-LGBT majority opinions (Sullivan, Lawrence, Doma, etc.) will mean nothing in the long … Continue reading →

Posted in FAMILY LIFE, GAY 'MARRIAGE', JURISPRUDENCE, LAWRENCE V TEXAS, MOSQUES, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE', SHARIA LAW | Tagged human-rights, islam, justice anthony kennedy, middle-east, politics, Religion | Comments Off

ANN BARNHARDT TELLS US WHY PRIESTS MUST BE MEN (CAUTION: NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED)

Posted on June 26, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! http://barnhardt.biz/ Why Priests Must Be Men Part 1 of 3 Posted by Ann Barnhardt – January 19, AD 2013 11:21 PM MST I was planning for this to be the last essay I ever wrote, and since we’re into “any day … Continue reading →

Posted in FATHERHOOD, JESUS CHRIST, LIBERALISM, LITURGY, MAN, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged Religion, theology, women | 1 Comment