Saturday is the Feast of Saint Bonaventure, the holy and wise Franciscan who was elevated to Bishop and, with Saint Thomas Aquinas was one of the great Doctors of the Church during the thirteenth century. Bonaventure wrote the autobiography of Saint Francis of Assisi who had given him his name when Bonaventure became a Friar. He greatly aided the Holy See. For more, see INSPIRATION.			In honor of the Benedictine tradition and in cooperation with the Vatican Apostolic Library, the rebuilt monastery at Monte Cassino in Italy opened an exhibit of over 100 manuscript bibles, called the "Atlas" bibles on the Feast of Saint Benedict, founder of the Order that perpetuated the Word over the centuries. They will be on display for the next two months as part of the Jubilee celebration. For more, see NEWS.		In her column this issue, Sister Mary Lucy Astuto reminds us of the rampant virus that has deteriorated respect. One who throws verbal bricks at others is prey to having bricks thrown back at them. Respect dwindles when we don't respect the feelings of others and a bandaid won't work. Only love. If we truly love God, then we'll love our neighbor and respect both them, ourselves and, above all, Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. For more, see FEATURES.		Sunday is the 231st anniversary of the founding of the very first Roman Catholic mission in California - Mission de Alcala in San Diego by Blessed Padre Junipero Serra at the far end of what is today Mission Valley. It was the first of a string of twenty-one Franciscan missions established along the California coast in bringing the Faith to the natives of the land and passed down to today by the missionaries of Saint Francis For more, see CURRENTS.

How long will we tolerate allowing the media to mislead this unstable and sick society? It's definitely a case of the blind leading the blind! The stench of today's entertainment fare shouldn't be touched with a ten-foot pole!    In this issue's commentary, we begin a series on "The Frustration Factor" listing various things in society that frustrate us and why. We begin and end with the liberal media who have taken to the game of Catholic-bashing with nary a shred of proof. Yet it's open season on the Church because she stands as the only obstacle to satan completely ruling the world. With all the frustration it can be overwhelming and we can take refuge in Our Lord's soothing words from Matthew 16: 18 "...and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it" and His reassuring command in Matthew 28: 20, "...teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and behold I am with you all days, even unto the consummation of the world." We believe and therefore, we must teach all to observe what Jesus set down. To do less is to betray the Son of God. For the editorial,"The Frustration Factor" see CATHOLIC PewPOINT

1 INSPIRATION		2 NEWS	3 FEATURES	4 CURRENTS