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WHO SPEAKS FOR THE CHURCH? THAT QUESTION WILL HAVE TO BE ANSWERED AGAIN AND AGAIN AS SO MANY INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS APPEAR TO BE SPEAKING AUTHORITATIVELY FOR THE CHURCH

Posted on June 30, 2009 by abyssum

REFLECTIONS ON COVENANT AND MISSION REVISITED Seven years later, the USCCB [now] addresses one of the more embarrassing and controversial documents in recent memory, “Reflections on Covenant and Mission,” originally released on August 12, 2002, by delegates from the Bishops’ … Continue reading →

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THE QUESTION IS: IS IT THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH TO SHAPE THE CULTURE OR MERELY TO REFLECT IT?

Posted on June 30, 2009 by abyssum

THE ADVOCATE OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH by Mike Adams Monday, June 29, 2009 Townhall.com Columnist About two months ago, I heard from an old friend with whom I had lost touch. Most of what he had to say revolved around … Continue reading →

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THERE ARE NO STANDARDS FOR BALANCE AT PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM, THERE’S ONLY A STANDARD FOR MALICE

Posted on June 30, 2009 by abyssum

PBS Wages War on Pro-Lifers We’re the domestic terrorists? By L. Brent Bozell Media Research Center June 25, 2009 The Public Broadcasting Service recently announced it will not allow new religious programming on their taxpayer-subsidized airwaves. The handful of stations … Continue reading →

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MOM AND DAD, IF YOU LOVE YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER, DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT SEND THEM TO ONE OF THESE SCHOOLS

Posted on June 29, 2009 by abyssum

According to a release from The Cardinal Newman Society, 10 Catholic colleges and universities that are promoting student internships with organizations whose missions or activities are directly opposed to the moral teachings of the Catholic Church, including on fundamental issues … Continue reading →

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DID THE US BISHOPS DELIBERATELY AVOID THE AMERICAN LIFE LEAGUE’S MESSAGE IN SAN ANTONIO AT THEIR MEETING?

Posted on June 29, 2009 by abyssum

DID THE BISHOPS AVOID A.L.L.’S MESSAGE IN USA TODAY? 6/25/2009 7:44:00 PM By Judie Brown -www.all.org Since 2003, American Life League has taken out a full-page ad in USA Today, to send a message to the U.S. Conference of Catholic … Continue reading →

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CATHOLIC ADOPTION AGENCIES MUST CLOSE RATHER THAN PLACE CHILDREN FOR ADOPTION WITH GAY COUPLES

Posted on June 29, 2009 by abyssum

CATHOLIC ADOPTION AGENCIES FACE A REAL CHALLANGE AS LEFT-LIBERALS SEEK TO PLACE CHILDREN FOR ADOPTION WITH GAY COUPLES Is there any literate person left in the United States who reads more than comic books and comic strips who does not … Continue reading →

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HIS RHETORIC IS NOTHING MORE THAN WORDS, JUST WORDS, DEVOID OF MEANING

Posted on June 25, 2009 by abyssum

WORDS, JUST WORDS I have said it before and I will keep saying it as long as The One remains in the White House.  His rhetoric adds up to “words, just words” to quote him against himself. It was just … Continue reading →

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WHAT IS MAN?

Posted on June 25, 2009 by abyssum

GOD CREATED MAN “God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them.” (Gen. 1/27) Man occupies a unique place in creation: 1. he is ‘in the image of … Continue reading →

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HERE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY I RARELY WATCH FOX’S BILL O’REILLY SHOW

Posted on June 18, 2009 by abyssum

BILL O’REILLY HAS COME A LONG WAY I did not know him when I was Auxiliary Bishop of Miami and he was a high school teacher at the Archdiocese’s Monsignor Pace High School. The Principal of the Girls Division of … Continue reading →

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POPE BENEDICT’S LETTER TO PRIESTS INAUGURATING “THE YEAR FOR PRIESTS”

Posted on June 18, 2009 by abyssum

Dear Brother Priests, On the forthcoming Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Friday 19 June 2009 – a day traditionally devoted to prayer for the sanctification of the clergy – I have decided to inaugurate a “Year for … Continue reading →

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