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Week leading up to Father's Day, Pope emphasizes family life and religious life to Bishops
Speaking to European groups representing family interests, and later to a group of United States Bishops on their ad limina visit, the Holy Father stressed the value of family life and its values within the framework of the Sacrament of Matrimony and the importance of elevating it and religious life to the plateaus they richly deserve as vocations blessed by God. Both, the Pope emphasized, add to the richness of the Church and especially religious life in the ecclesial life of Holy Mother Church. For more, click on Family and Religious Life
Stubborn Dems sandbagging Pro-life efforts in Congress
Rather than passing a bill that would protect teens from being whisked across state lines for abortions, Democrats slung mud at Republicans for killing the Tobacco bill and stubbornly held out, tacking on amendment after amendment that could kill this bill which is in line with politicians who haven't got a clue what they're really doing or why the people voted for them. For more, click on Democrats
Retired Saint Louis Cardinal passes away at 93.
He had hoped to be able to join Archbishop Justin Rigali in welcoming Pope John Paul II when he visits St. Louis next January, but God had other ideas for Cardinal John Carberry who retired as head of the St. Louis archdiocese in 1979. He was succeeded by Archbishop John May who died in 1992 and replaced by the Holy Father's personal choice of Archbishop Rigali who many feel will be the next American Cardinal chosen. For more, click on Death of St. Louis Cardinal.
Plot thickens in apprehension of Cardinal's murderer in Guatamala
Having just released one suspect for lack of evidence, and holding another, authorities discovered a dead body who could be one of those involved in the murder of Auxiliary Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera on April 26th this year. The manner in which he was killed gives police officials a clue as to the degree of the dead man's involvement in the murder which many believe was government related because of the bishop's strong stance on human rights and criticism of the current regime. For more, click on Guatamala intrigue.
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All Honor to the Father on Father's Day!
In her column this week, Sister Mary Lucy Astuto reminds all of the "forgotten Father" - God the Father Who is often overshadowed by God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. She points out that all life, all we have and are flows from the Father and due respect should be given to Him not just on Father's Day, but every day of the year. For her column, Eternal Father...Happy Father's Day, click on GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER
Political doublespeak bringing us all to the looking glass to see the real truth: It's all jabberwocky!
Why don't we just take a page from Saint Joseph, role model of all fathers?
Just as Alice was thrown into confusion and consternation by traveling through the "looking glass" we are being thrust through the same portal by the political pundits who fashion their own jabberwocky to confuse the masses and demean the value of life. It's sad that on Father's Day weekend the role of fathers and husbands is held up for ridicule by those who do not understand the true meaning of marital love and fidelity and do not understand the tremendous role model provided by Saint Joseph. For the editorial titled Politically correct, satan-spewing Spam!, click on this weekend's CATHOLIC PewPOINT
PRAYERS & DEVOTION
June is the month of the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts and this weekend is the occasion of the Feasts. For the Consecration to the Two Hearts click on Consecration
May 25th Medjugorje Monthly Message
Dear children! Today I call you, through prayer and sacrifice, to prepare
yourselves for the coming of the Holy Spirit. Little children, this is a time of grace and so, again, I call
you to decide for God the Creator. Allow Him to transform and change you. May your heart be
prepared to listen to, and live, everything which the Holy Spirit has in His plan for each of you. Little
children, allow the Holy Spirit to lead you on the way of truth and salvation towards eternal life. Thank you for having responded to my call.
For more on Medjugorje, click on MEDJUGORJE
PROVERB OF THE DAY
"Hear, My son, your Father's instruction, and reject not your mother's teaching." Proverbs 1: 8
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