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Victory at Sea for the Holy See!
In today's editorial we go back to that great Battle of Lepanto where the undermanned Christian fleet overcame insurmountable odds to throttle the Islam threat, preventing the Turks from spreading Mohammedism throughout Europe. This was effected through the intercession of the Blessed Mother via the Holy Rosary which Pope Saint Pius V had called the faithful to pray. He declared tomorrow the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary in honor of Our Lady of Victory and victory is what we can achieve if we continue to use this weapon faithfully. For today's commentary, entitled No victory is possible without a price and the price of victory is only possible through prayer - especially the Rosary! , click on 
Rome's Bishop takes rook and pawn as French King moves to checkmate 
Throughout history not all Popes were the holy, sincere and dedicated pontiffs we have today. Such was the ambitious and obstinate Pope Benedict VIII who would stop at nothing to defeat his enemies even at the expense of the Church. But he was not the only treacherous one for the king of France Philip IV was just as crafty and deceitful as the Church was thrown into turmoil at the turn of the fourteenth century. For the seventy-fifth installment titled Pope Benedict VIII: Turning the Church into a chess match, click on 
Those are the words from Our Lord in the 218th message and is reinforced in the 219th one from His Blessed Mother Mary to the 
WORLDWIDE
Wherever the Holy Father went throughout Croatia this past weekend he was enthusiastically received by the Croatian and Bosnian Catholics as hundreds of thousands packed outdoor Masses and the Beatification ceremonies for Cardinal Alojzie Stepinac as a "martyr to Communism." The Pope called for a "new springtime of faith" and insisted that Croatians must maintain their culture on "the moral values
written in man's common nature." For more, click on 
Political pundits will carefully watch how Hawaiians lean in voting for a ban on same-sex marriages. Right now the Catholic Bishops of Hawaii are doing all in their power to get the measure passed which will prevent the Hawaii State Supreme Court from overturning it and kowtowing to gay and liberal intentions. The initiative is an amendment which asks voters to make marriage only legal for those of the opposite sex, thus discouraging homosexual activity in Hawaii. The Bishops, while they cannot endorse a measure on the ballot, are doing all they can to educate others as to what it means in hopes Hawaiians will not be bamboozled by a heavy blitz campaign by gay interests. For more, click on 
This past weekend the Holy Father made an urgent appeal to the Croatian people to help their fellow Slavs in Kosovo where Serbian aggression and abuses have finally been placed under the microscope and exposed to the world for the atrocities out of Belgrade. Tying in with the Pope's appeal is a special one-week meeting convened yesterday at the Vatican to address the needs of the migrant workers and refugees. For more, click on 
Sadly then there were none. We're talking about the Catholic missionaries in Somalia who have persevered in bringing the faith to the people there, teaching their minds, touching their hearts, and treating their physical needs. But, because of increased violence against religious, all of the religious are being recalled by their Orders for their own safety. Most of the missionaries do not want to leave, but out of obedience they are complying realizing right now it is better to retreat in order to reinforce their ranks and wait out the tension that makes Somalia a hotbed for terrorism. For more, click on 
Today, the Twenty-seventh Tuesday in Ordinary Time is also the Feast of Saint Bruno, priest and hermit, and Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, virgin and religious founder, while tomorrow is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. For the readings, liturgies, meditations and vignettes of these saints and the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, click on 