TODAY'S LITURGY:
First Reading:
Zephania 3: 14-18
or
Romans 12: 9-16
Responsorial:
Isaiah 12: 2-6
Gospel:
Luke 1: 39-56
DAILY LITURGY
Today is the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth, the final feast day before tomorrow's Feast of the  Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord. For the readings, liturgies, meditations, and vignette on these feasts which include the Feast of Saint Justin, see DAILY LITURGY.
The DAILY WORD
"And Mary said, 'My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savioor; because He has regarded the lowliness of His handmaid; for, behold, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed; because He Who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name; and His mercy is from generation to generation on those who fear Him." Luke 1: 46-50
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May 25th Medjugorje Monthly Message
NOTE: We respectfully recognize and accept the final authority regarding apparitions, locutions and prophecies presently being reported around the world rests with the Holy See of Rome and the Magisterium of Holy Mother Church to whose judjment we humbly and obediently submit.
"Dear children! I rejoice with you and in this time of grace I call you to spiritual renewal. Pray, little children, that the Holy Spirit may come to dwell in you in fullness, so that you may be able to witness in joy to all those who are far from faith. Especially, little children, pray for the gifts of the Holy Spirit so that in the spirit of love, every day and in each situation, you may be closer to your fellow-man; and that in wisdom and love you may overcome every difficulty. I am with you and I intercede for each of you before Jesus. Thank you for having responded to my call."
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The Boxer Rebellion! California Senator shows her true colors when backed into a corner regarding abortion
Today Dr. Frank Joseph pulls no punches in telling it like it truly is. Planned Parenthood and other pro-choice pro-abort organizations seem to have a cover-up of their own, which fits comfortably into the on-going culture of death society in which we live.
"For what does it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, but suffer the loss of his own soul?" Today, Dr. Joseph recalls a heated discussion between California's very pro-abort Senator Barbara Boxer and Pennsylvania's pro-life Senator Rick Santorum in which he cornered her in exposing her facade. For his column "I Am Not Answering These Questions!" - A Senate Exchange on Birth and
Partial-Birth, see Pro-Life Prescriptions
  
Appreciation
of Actual Grace
 Today we resume our series in the search to uncover the wonderful treasures of the Church contained in the great Deposit of Faith. We present the first part of the catechesis on Actual Grace as explained in My Catholic Faith and how the Holy Spirit works through us in this supernatural in revealing the vacuum of earthly things and instills in us a longing for Heaven and an aid to fight temptations. For part two in the 166th installment, see APPRECIATING THE PRECIOUS GIFT OF OUR FAITH
Events that happened today in Church History
 
On this date 471 years ago in 1529, Pope Clement VII missed a golden opportunity to stop the schism in its tracks when he gathered the Papal Legates in Rome in order to curtail the actions of England's abrasive King Henry VIII. Because he failed to act at this time and let it mushroom out of control for the next several years, the schism became full blown. Had he leveled sanctions on Henry VIII at the time quite possibly the monarch might have compromised, but because the Pope waivered and waited, it weakened Holy Mother Church and allowed Henry's forces to gain strength. For other time capsule events that happened this weekend in Church history, see MILLENNIUM MILESTONES AND MEMORIES
 The separation of state from man's soul
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but the words of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen have been known to launch a thousand images in one's mind, one of the ways this late luminary did so much to evangelize the faith. Because of the urgency of the times and because few there are today who possess the wisdom, simplicity and insight than the late Archbishop who touched millions, we are bringing you daily gems from his writings. The good bishop makes it so simple that we have dubbed this daily series: "SIMPLY SHEEN".
"The stubborn worship of a theory has had most appalling consequences in our day. To the theorist, it does not seem to matter that whole nations are deprived of liberty, that millions starve, that thousands are purged - so long as the theory is maintained in power. Instead of making the hat of governmental policy fit the head of man, the modern tendency is to cut off the head if it does not fit the hat - to demand that institutions, political schemes and social theories must prevail, no matter if their cost proves to be the destruction of man himself."
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Coming Monday:
- Pat Ludwa returns with another excellent, thought-provoking column in his VIEW FROM THE PEW
- The 167th installment on the treasures of the great Deposit of Faith in our daily series APPRECIATING THE PRECIOUS GIFT OF OUR FAITH
- Time Capsules in Church History focusing on June 5th.
- Another gem from SIMPLY SHEEN
- DAILY LITURGY for two bishops - the martyred Saint Boniface on Monday and Saint Norbert on Tuesday during the final week of Easter.
- ...and much more in our 104th issue for 2000!
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WORLDWIDE NEWS & VIEWS
with a Catholic slant
News Ticker from
Catholic World News For more from CWN and other Catholic wire services, see stories below
Pontifical Council for Social Communications releases important document on the Ethics of the Media
On Tuesday the Vatican published a
document entitled, "Ethics in Social Communications." It is an
easy-to-read guide that articulates the primary moral principles that
must be the foundation of the new communications technology, which
inexorably affects all aspects of social existence, from the activity of
stock markets to people's home lives. We will bring it to you in its entireity in Monday's issue.continued inside
More journalists than expected will partake in Jubilee this weekend as World Media descends early on Rome
  "We were expecting 700 journalists;
however, next Sunday, June 4, 7,000 will come to celebrate the
Journalists' Jubilee with the Holy Father," stated Archbishop John P.
Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. He
did not hide his surprise when attending a press conference this morning
to present the Vatican document "Ethics in Social Communications."continued inside.
Rome's mayor reverses position on endorsing Gay Pride event, realizes the grave error of supporting such an outlandish event
Reevaluating his position on the the negative impact of the overtly homosexual activities scheduled for Rome near the Vatican, the mayor of Rome on Monday said the
city would no longer officially sanction the planned World
Gay Pride event planned for the end of June and beginning
of July. continued inside.
Terror takes over in Indonesia: 44 Christians slaughtered by Muslim Jihad as holy war intensifies
It looks like East Timor all over again as a Muslim jihad group attacked a
Christian village in North Maluku in Indonesia in pre-dawn, killing 44 and injuring 102 in a "Pearl Harbor" type attack that left the Christians defenseless. It follows on the heels of many more killings of Protestant evangelicals who populate the Spice Islands. continued inside.
Send in the clowns as Pope will meet with Migrants and Circus workers for Special Jubilee event this weekend
 
On Friday, June 2, the Holy Father
will preside over a Jubilee Mass; 40,000 people are expected to attend special events for the "Jubilee of Migrants and Itinerant People." Included among the group will be migrants, refugees, foreign students,
agents and staff involved in tourism and pilgrimages, seafarers, nomads,
circus and fairground workers, and civil aviation personnel. We have to wonder if the busses will be allowed in Rome since tour and travel reps will be in Rome in droves. continued inside.
Former drug addicts are now addicted to fulfilling pilgrimage to Rome for Jubilee
A group of 45 former drug addicts has taken
up a 60-mile pilgrimage on foot to celebrate the Jubilee. "The march in
the sun is exhausting, but it is lovely to hear people encourage us:
Come on! Don't give up!" said one of the youths, aged between 15 and 24.
continued inside.
Lithuanian Cardinal mourned by Holy Father in special telegram to current Archbishop of Kaunas
Pope John Paul II recalled yesterday the
"authentic witness of the Gospel" given by Cardinal Vincentas
Sladkevicius, Archbishop emeritus of Kaunas (Lithuania) , who
died Sunday night at the age of 79. "He was a priest of great
faith and fervent piety and, although prevented for many years
from practicing his episcopal ministry and placed under
confinement, he never allowed himself to be intimidated, always
giving a shining example of indomitable faith in Divine
Providence and faithful loyalty to the See of Peter", wrote the
Holy Father, in a telegram sent to Archbishop Sigitas
Tamkevicius, of Kaunas. continued inside.
American Historian of World War II debunks author of "Hitler's Pope," calling him a fraud for falsifying information demeaning to Pius XII
Martin Doorhy, historian specialized in World
War II, expressed his opinions on the publicized book of John
Cornwell, "Hitler's Pope", in an interview for the Chicago
Catholic New World weekly magazine. In his declarations, he
underlined that it was impossible for Cornwell to work
exhaustively in the Archives of the Secretariat of the Vatican
State "for months", as Cornwell had stated. continued inside.
Colombian hostages celebrate one year anniversary of their release with special Mass in Cali
Archbishop Isaias Duarte
Cansino of the Colombian city of Cali on Tuesday celebrated
a Mass with 175 former hostages of the rebel National
Liberation Army (ELN) to mark the one year anniversary of
their kidnapping at La Maria Church.
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Referendum to ban promotion of homosexuality in schools gains overwhelming vote from Scots in effort to dissuade Parliament from doing something really stupid
 
The crusade carried out by Scotland's Cardinal Thomas Winning to maintain Section 28 - the ban on teaching homosexuality in schools - and which was helped by the referendum funded by businessman Brian Souter, has been overwhelmingly supported by Scottish people who voted for the support of the retention of Section 28. Despite the threats and mocking of the cardinal and others against condoning the gay lifestyle, families have united in the British Isles to reinforce family values when things looked the darkest.
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