The Catholic Monitor

THE PUBLICAN Saint Teresa of Avila said that God cannot be described for His beauty, but one analogy would be like a great and beautiful diamond of white light, and each facet is like a mirror. When we stand before Him, all our imperfections are seen in the facets of His being. I don't know about you, but I have a lot of imperfections [sins], so I'll offer you this sinner's approach to prayer. First, I call my angel to come and pray with me. "Do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you, THEIR ANGELS in heaven always behold the face of my Father in Heaven." (Matt. 18:10) I then ask the Holy Innocents to come and pray with me, since they were the first martyrs of Christ (Matt. 2:16). I ask Padre Pio and Saint Joseph to come and pray with me. Surrounded by these saints of Heaven, I picture myself as a little child and I approach the Great Doors of the Kingdom of Heaven. With Rosary in hand, I make a profession of faith, "I believe in God, etc."

Stephen Frank's California Political News and Views Frank Discussion Not Lecture For Conservatives www.capoliticalnews.com Romneycare Costs One Hospital $100 Million July 16, 2009 Mitt Romney created a universal health care program in Massachusetts . He is very proud of it. The cost? One hospital is going to lose $100 million next year--a couple more years and the hospital closes down. Why is this important? Because Obama is basing his health care plan on the Mitt Romney plan. The bottom line goal of Obama is to take over all the hospitals in the country. He does this the Romney way--by bankrupting them. Barack did this with banks and the auto industry, why not health care? Obama is a national socialist, someone who wants government to control the means of production--in this case, you very life. needs to end. We need Mitt Romney to come out and publicly admit his health care plan is a failure and needs to end. "The hospital, Boston Medical Center , faces a $38 million