The Holy Father continues his historic pilgrimage to the faithful of Cuba, climaxing his trip with a Papal Mass at the Plaza de Revolution in Havana on Sunday where Fidel Castro is expected to attend. The Cuban dictator, donning civilian clothes for one of the few times in his tenure, greeted the Pope at the airport in Havana when the pontiffs Air Italia touched down as church bells rang out across the island to welcome Pope John Paul II in his first visit ever to this tiny, oppressed island in the Carribean. For more on the Papal proceedings see the News & Views to the right and for additional news from CWN and for live coverage from EWTN, click on THE HOLY FATHER IN CUBA

     On the subject of Pro-LIfe, Sister Mary Lucy Astuto is "Getting to the Heart of the Matter" as she also tackles the abominations that have been legally allowed for 25 years, calling all to a keener sense of conscience and consciousness to what is really going on. Read her weekly column entitled "Free Will is for choosing good...choosing God" by clicking on GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER

     This weekend all the hoopla and hype comes to a culmination with the kickoff of Super Bowl XXXII. A man who played in Denver's first Super Bowl twenty years ago will be in San Diego for the game, but this exemplary figure will not be at the stadium but rather with family watching the game. Because family is the focus of his life - both his own and the families he guides as Executive Director for the Seeds of Hope program for the Archdioces of Denver. For the story of former Aztec great Haven Moses and other Super Bowl related stories from a Catholic perspective about Catholics as well as a list of Catholic churches in the San Diego area so visitors will be sure not to miss the big event - Sunday Mass, click on SUPER BOWL WEEK: THE CATHOLIC ZONE

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Amidst all the chaos, there's a light in the darkness       With all the fireworks in Washington D.C. these last few days with the activities surrounding the 25th anniversary of the infamous Roe vs. Wade decision and the latest Clinton scandal, the world can look to one who is truly a moral leader of the highest caliber - John Paul II who is presently just 90 miles away in Cuba. Today's editorial deals with the controversy swirling and how, by putting our trust in the supreme pontiff we can see the light in the darkness. Click on CATHOLIC PewPOINT

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Sacredness of the Sacrament of the Eucharist in Sacred Liturgy       This week we begin publishing the Vatican II documents which uphold that the Eucharist is par excellence in regard Christ's presence in comparison to His presence in the Word, the body of the faithful and in the priest during the Sacred Liturgy. We put it all in perspective to quell the controversy once and for all. Click on

    Dear children! Today again I call all of you to prayer. Only with prayer, dear children, will your heart change, become better, and be more sensitive to the Word of God. Little children, do not permit satan to pull you apart and to do with you what he wants. I call you to be responsible and determined and to consecrate each day to God in prayer. May Holy Mass, little children, not be a habit for you, but life. By living Holy Mass each day, you will feel the need for holiness and you will grow in holiness. I am close to you and intercede before God for each of you, so that He may give you strength to change your heart. Thank you for having responded to my call!

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