Flap over Hollywood Walk of Fame stirs controversy whether Jesus is truly a Star!
      In Hollywood He is called "Jesus Christ, Superstar" but evidently not star quality enough to merit a star on the famed Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Oasis Christian Center thought better and placed three stars in various places honoring our Lord. Now come the repercussions, but Hollywood are handling this carefully since they've already dealt with too much controversy over religious issues. For more, click on Jesus' star

Funeral of three nuns verifies it was true martyrdom
     Like the pagan emperors of ancient Rome, the confessed killer of three nuns in Yemen admitted he shot the nuns because they were dedicated to preaching the word of God and he couldn't stand it. Like the early Christians who were slaughtered for their faith, the three nuns from Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity achieved the crown of martyrdom and were eulogized late last week in Yemen with the order's head Sister Nirmala in attendance. For more, click on Martyred nuns.

Senate passes bill to tackle religious persecution and forced abortions world-wide
     Picking up the ball dropped by Bill Clinton on his recent trip to China, the United States Senate passed a bill that will block visas to anyone representing countries that promote religious persecution or forced abortions or sterilizations. The bill was sponsored by Baptist minister Tim Hutchinson from Northwest Arkansas. For more, click on Religious persecution bill.

First drugs, now further moral decay threatens to sink Columbia
     Despite vociferous opposition from the Bishops of Columbia, the Columbian government is intent on plunging their citizens further into moral decay by legitimizing the unthinkable - incest. They have already gone down this road before by legitimizing euthanasia, now they are discussing ways to make sex between family members legal, something that is diametrically opposed to God's Law. For more, click on Columbia decay.

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LITURGY OF THE DAY
     Today is the Eighteenth Monday in Ordinary Time before five consecutive days of feasts beginning tomorrow with the feast of Saint John Baptist Marie Vianney, the Cure of Ars. For the readings, liturgy, and meditations, and the click on LITURGY FOR THE DAY.