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WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED:
"Feed My sheep"   
In Wednesday's issue we address the Cardinals, Bishops and Pastors in a respectful, but frank appeal to get their act together in alerting them, as if they didn't know, of satan's powerful influence. Indeed, it would seem to the faithful that the prince of the world has these men of the cloth on a string, moving them like puppets of perdition. That has to stop immediately and it will only when these shepherds realize the only way to halt the slide into hell is by returning to the Truths and Traditions that has sustained Holy Mother Church for 2 millennia as we implore in An Open Letter to the Cardinals, Bishops and Priests
Pro Life Prescriptions 
On Wednesday Dr. Frank Joseph pointed to a pending case that will go before the Supreme Court which all will be watching closely. It deals with the legality of whether pro-aborts can use the RICO statute against pro-life organizations. If the Supreme Court were to rule in the pro-aborts' favor, then, as Frank points out, that would open the floodgates for any one to be accused of anything under RICO statutes. It would be a Pandora's Box that could never be closed, especially in God's book. Dr. Joseph explained in his column Racketeering: The pro-aborts' latest racket!
FOCUS
Wednesday Gary Morella brought to light the lie that the problem of sexual abuse is not a problem of homosexuality. As he rightly points out, it most definitely is and takes it even further in refuting the back-pedaling weak-kneed cardinals and bishops who refuse to even admit that To Say That You Are A “Gay” Catholic Is To Admit That You Are Not A Catholic.
Simply Sheen
In Wednesday's issue we brought you a short essay by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen on why man is so special to God and how as creatures created by Him, we become His children and heirs of Heaven. It is not because of our nature but by the graces of the Triune Divinity that we are gifted with partaking of God's Divine Nature as Bishop Sheen briefly explained in It's the Nature of God's Will!
Christ or Chaos 
On Tuesday Dr. Thomas Droleskey began a two-part column on why peace cannot be achieved in the Holy Land. There will be no world peace until the world - all men of God accept Christ the King as their Sovereign King and that means both Jew and Arab renouncing their false beliefs and accepting Jesus as the Divine Messiah. Until they do, all attempts to have a lasting truce will be in vain as Tom emphasized in the first part of his column There Will Never Be Peace Without Christ and His Church
Shears and Tears of a Lamb
Tuesday Catharine Lamb illustrated the difference between authentic and counterfeit. A true Masterpiece such as the Tridentine Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is priceless and its value only increases. Something made of plastic - an artificial substance - such as the Novus Ordo, will soon lose its novelty and eventually be discarded and destroyed as Catharine pointed out in her column Masterpiece or Plastic?
Exspectans exspectavimus Ecclesia Dei 
In Tuesday's issue we looked back just over a year ago and read in retrospect Bishop Richard Williamson's words on the talks in Rome and how he could see then Modern Rome was not being forthright and open with the faithful in talks with Bishop Bernard Fellay and the SSPX. In light of the events that have happened since his words ring truer than ever as you could see in The Truth Will Prevail .
White Smoke, Black Fire!
Today we continue with the fifth episode of chapter seven in Part III - "The Shadowing" as Pat rendezvous with Karel Shenneker in St. Peter's Square, apprehensive about telling her of her mother's gruesome death and that of her uncle Fasif's demise the night before as well. Shadows are everywhere and, to be cautious Karel commits Pat to a cloak and dagger tour while Fr. Niki Andriopoulos goes in search of an old friend to analyze the strange substance he peeled off the inside of the coffin during his clandestine trip to Rome from Iraq the night before.
Defending Catholic Truth and Tradition  
In Monday's issue we brought you the final part - the seventh installment of a series by Atila Sinke Guimarăes, with Dr. Marian Therese Horvat assisting in translating and editing an orthodox, traditional, true Roman Catholic response in seven installments to the flawed document "The Hebrew People in its Holy Scriptures and the Christian Bible" issued late last year by the Vatican's Pontifical Biblical Commission. It created quite a stir with a horror story in the New York Times in late January. Guess what? Those horror stories are true! Monday Atila looked at Ratzinger's Preface and then gave his own Conclusion to the document in his final installment of an essay that should truly alarm you regarding the Changes in Doctrine and New Anathemas
Catholic PewPOINT 
On Monday editor Michael Cain asked "Who do you trust?" Is it those promise breakers in the hierarchy who speak with forked tongue and lead souls closer to perdition in formulating a false religion, one with its roots in the Masonic and Kabalist creed with Communistic consequences or do you trust those remnant voices who stand with St. Athanasius contra mundum in preserving the True Faith? The answer is obviously the latter, but those who stubbornly continue to march in lockstep with the post-conciliar agenda can't see the forest through the trees - the bad trees planted by Vatican II as he revealed in a hard-hitting piece Our Trust Has Been Betrayed!
Doctors of the Church 
Monday's Doctor of the Church was another from the 4th century who also faced the intense persecutions and calumnies of the Arian bishops and suffered greatly, never complaining and living a life of austerity while his fellow Arian bishops lived high on the hog. Like his good life-long friend and fellow Doctor of the Church St. Gregory Nazianzen, he,too, came from holy stock and had two brothers who became bishops, a father, mother and sister who became saints. This Bishop of Caesarea, considered the "Orator of Orthodoxy" who we featured as the sixth on the chronological list was Saint Basil the Great
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"Modern man is staggering and losing his balance because he is being pelted with little pieces of alleged fact which are native to the newspapers; and , if they turn out not to be facts, that is still more native to newspapers.""Psychoanalysis is a science conducted by lunatic for lunatics. They are generally concerned with proving that people are irresponsible; and they certainly succeed in proving that some people are."
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In each issue we will feature a special prayer to enhance your Catholic devotions
 
Salutis humanae Hymn for the Ascension
Of man's Salvation source, O Lord!
Jesus, delight for hearts to prove
The ransomed world's Creative Word,
And chaste light of all souls that love.What wond'rous mercy conquered Thee
Our sins upon Thyself to bear,
That guiltless dying on the Tree,
Our souls from death's jaws Thou might'st tear? Bursting the chaos of the grave
From captives Thou dost loose their chain;
And conquering death in triumph brave,
Dost at the Father's right hand reign. Let mercy urge Thee, by Thy grace
In full our losses to restore;
And granting us to see Thy face,
Enrich us with Thy blest light's store. Thou guide to Heaven, and Thou the way!
Be Thou the goal where our hearts tend
Be Thou our joy 'mid tears; we pray,
Be Thou our life's sweet prize and end. Amen.
from the Saint Andrew Daily Missal for the Vespers on Ascension Thursday
For prayers posted thus far, see Devotions and Reflections
LITURGY OF SAINTS
 
THURSDAY, May 9:
SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD - Holy Day of Obligation. Traditional Feast of Saint Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop and Doctor of the Church who died in 389. Historical feast of Saint Pachomius, Abbot and Founder of Christian Monasticism. He died in 348.
FRIDAY, May 10:
Traditional Feasts of Saint Antonius, Archbishop of Firenze who died in 1459 and the traditional feast of Saints Gordian and Epimachus who were both martyred in 362. In the new, the feast of Blesssed Father Damien of Molokai, Priest who died in 1889. Historical feast of Saint Solange, Virgin who was martyred in 880. She is the saint invoked during time of drought.
SATURDAY, May 11:
Traditional Feast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles and Martyrs.Traditional feast of Our Lady, Queen of Apostles on the Saturday following the Ascension. Historical feasts of Blesed Ladislaus of Gleiniow, Franciscan who died in 1505 and Saint Francis di Giorlamo, Priest and Apostle of Naples who died in 1716.
SUNDAY, May 12: MOTHER'S DAY
Sunday after the Ascension. In the new the 7th Sunday of Easter. Feast of Saints Nereus, Achilleus and Pancras who were martyred in the 1st century. Traditional feast of Saint Domitilla, Virgin who died in the 2nd century. Historical feast of Blessed Imelda Lambertini, Virgin who died in 1333. She is Patron of First Communicants.
For reflections on the Sunday Liturgy, see Fr. Cusick's reflections
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