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| THURSDAY vol. 10, no. 141 July 29, 1999 |
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Today we bring you the 96th person selected out of the TOP 100 CATHOLICS OF THE CENTURY. The voters selected Dolores Hope, wedded for 65 years to legendary icon Bob Hope. She was chosen because of her undying faith in God and her fiat to emulate the Blessed Virgin Mary as a devoted wife and mother in doing all she can to live the Gospel and personify the passage in Luke 12: 48, "But of everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and of him to whom they have entrusted much, they will demand the more.". She has lived up to Christ's words in giving so much back to mankind through her active philanthropy and living her Catholic Faith. For more on the 96th selection, click on
 
It is truly right and just to exalt You, O God of Infinite Mercy, as we honor with fitting praise Christ, the King of the universe, on the feast of St. Martha, who was happy to welcome Him into her house and served Him with devotion and loving zeal. By the generosity of her heart she obtained the resurrection of her brother Lazarus, who was four days dead, and she merited to be united for all eternity in the Kingdom of Heaven with Him Whom she had received as a guest.
Events that happened this day in Church History  
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In his column today, 
The clarion sounds as a wake-up call to Catholics as we provide a summer review of all past articles on the Church today 
Like our other feature series, this summer we present installments 1 through 105 of this series which is a set blueprint for Catholics everywhere to take up the banner of truth in defending Christ's One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church as we prepare for this glorious event - the second coming of Christ and the Reign of the Sacred Heart, the Second Pentecost, the Era of the Eucharistic Presence, the Advent of Peace. To read any of the over one-hundred previous installments in this long on-going series, click on the Archives of
Saved at the refreshing well of salvation! 
"Will you also turn your humble, contrite hearts into an angry fist filled with pride from a hardened heart, and instead of loving obedience, scourge Me and crucify Me with your pride and disobedience?"
WORLDWIDE
Holding his first Wednesday Papal Audience at Castelgondolfo for the summer, Pope John Paul II followed up his previous talk last Wednesday on Heaven by discussing the existence of hell and emphasizing that the devastating unspeakable horrors of hell are mostly the lack of God and living forever with knowing that they will never, ever be with Him. The Holy Father spoke of the existence of satan and his legions who, as fallen angels, fall into the category of "misery loves company" and want to make us miserable forever, living in everlasting regret. That is why how we live in this life and excercize our free will is so vital to the next. For more, click on 
Seeking a balanced representation of the faithful of the continent, Pope John Paul II has appointed eighteen women from religious life and the laity to participate in the European Synod which will begin in October at the Holy See. Some will be active as experts while others will be merely observers. One of the auditors will be the founder of the Focalare Movement, Chiara Lubich. For more, click on 
Local Church officials in India who have been trying to pave the way for the Holy Father to visit their land during his trip to close the Asian Synod, are growing more pessimistic as they run up against roadblock after roadblock from the Indian Government which has shown an anti-Christian penchant over the past several years. The biggest culprit is the Bharatiya Janata
Party which is afraid of being exposed if the Pope does visit. For more, click on 
Stating that the Roe vs. Wade days of legalized abortion are numbered, Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes pledged to appoint pro-life judges, not being ashamed to use their views on abortion and morals as a strong litmus test in his promised attempts to return America to God and turn things around in this country. He correctly traces the origin of America's moral decline when the landmark Roe vs. Wade decision made abortion legal. He sees the pendulum swinging back toward a more conservative, responsible mode among the American people. For more, click on 
Dear children! Also today I rejoice with you and I call you all to prayer with the heart. I call all of you, little children, to give thanks to God here with me for the graces which He gives to you through me. I desire for you to comprehend that I want to realize here, not only a place of prayer but also a meeting of hearts. I desire for my, Jesus' and your heart to become one heart of love and peace. That is why, little children, pray and rejoice over everything that God does here, despite that satan provokes quarrels and unrest. I am with you and I lead you all on the way of love. Thank you for having responded to my call.
