Pope recollects on the blessings of his administering to the sick on Friday, looks ahead to this coming Friday for special Jubilee celebration for artists
   Today, we bring you the words from His Holiness Pope John Paul II's Angelus Message yesterday at St. Peter's Square in which the Holy Father remembered the sick who he administered to on Friday, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and World Day for the Sick. The Pope also used the occasion to extend a special warm invitation to artists the world over to come to Rome to participate in a special Jubilee Year celebration for artists to be celebrated this coming Friday on the Feast of Blessed Father Angelico, considered the patron of artists. See THE VICAR OF CHRIST SPEAKS

The deadly cancer festering beneath the surface of the new TV ratings
    Today we continue a new series begun Friday by Michael Vincent Boyer, a well-respected Catholic insider on what's happening in the entertainment industry. Since this is "sweeps month" when millions of dollars are at stake from the results of the industry's canonized standards: the Nielsen Ratings, we bring his take on the ratings system and how it has lowered moral standards. For part two of his column, see MOVIES & MORALS-VIDEOS & VIRTUES-TELEVISION & TEMPERANCE

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Appreciation of One God in Three Persons
    Today we continue with our new series in the search to uncover the wonderful treasures of the Church contained in the great Deposit of Faith. Today we present a the second part of this brief catechesis on the essence of the Holy Trinity with One God in Three Persons. For the 109th installment, see APPRECIATING THE PRECIOUS GIFT OF OUR FAITH

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Events that happened today in Church History
  On this date 870 years ago in 1130 Pope Innocent II became the 165th successor of Peter. His thirteen year pontificate was wrought with turmoil in clashes with the various factions but it was the Saxons who rescued him and Lothario of Saxony personally escorted him back into Rome after he had been forced to flee and showed great humility in recognizing Innocent as the Sovereign Pontiff. Once back in Rome Pope Innocent convened the Tenth Ecumenical Council in 1139 at the Lateran whereby the papal schism was ended with various antipopes and reforms passed. For other time capsule events that happened in Church history on this date, see MILLENNIUM MILESTONES AND MEMORIES

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The Origins of Valentine's Day
    Many forget where Valentine's Day began. They fail to realize its origins stem from the saint of the name - Saint Valentine, the early martyr of the Church who upheld the Sacrament of Marriage as so sacred and encouraged young Christian couples to stay true to their vows no matter the temptations or persecutions. For more, see Origins of Valentine's Day

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Pilgrimage toward the Ecstasy of Love    They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but the words of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen have been known to launch a thousand images in one's mind, one of the ways this late luminary did so much to evangelize the faith. Because of the urgency of the times and because few there are today who possess the wisdom, simplicity and insight than the late Archbishop who touched millions, we are bringing you daily gems from his writings. The good bishop makes it so simple that we have dubbed this daily series: "SIMPLY SHEEN".

"Too many husbands and wives expect their partners in marriage to give what only God can give: eternal ecstasy. Yet if any man or woman could do that, he would be God. We are right to want the ecstasy of love; but if we expect to enjoy it through the flesh, which is merely on pilgrimage to God, we prepare ourselves for disappointment. The first ecstasy of love is not an illusion; but it is only a kind of travel folder, a foretaste, a preview, urging body and soul to start the journey towards eternal joys. If the first ecstasy passes, this change is not an invitation to love another person, but to love in another way - and the other way is Christ's way, the way of Him Who said: 'I am the Way.'"