Medjugorje A Time for Truth and a Time for Action

includes index and biblioraphy

I Prolog ...1 1. Introduction ...1 How it all began ...2 The meaning of medjugorje ...5 Medjugorje`s message for you ...12 About this book ...20 2. Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa on Medjugorje ...29 3. What catholic Bishops have said about medjugorje ...35 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the sacred congregation for the doctrine of the faith ...35 Cardinal -designate hans urs von balthasar ...36 Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, Chicago U.S.A ...37 Cardinal Franjo Kuharic,primate of croatia head of the yugoslavian bishops conference ...38 Cardinal Augustine Mayser, president pontificia commissio ecclesia del ...39 Cardinal Jamie Sin Manila , Philippines ...39 Cardinal Siri Genoa Italy ...40 Cardinal Timothy manning , Los Angeles ,California , U.S.A ...42 Cardinal Frantisek Tomasek Crechoslovakia ...43 Cardinal Franjo seper ...42 Archbishop frane fanjic split croatia ...43 Archbishop Aquila ...46 Monseigneur Carboni ,Bishop of Macerata ...47 Bishop Conat Chiasson Archbishop of moncton cnada ...47 Bishop brendan comiskey ireland ...47 Bishop Joseph Casale, archbishop of foggia italy ...49 Bishop Gabriel diaz cueva ecuador ...49 Bishop nicholas D Antonio ,new orleans ,Louisiana U.S.A ...50 Archbishop johannes joavhim degenhardt, paderborn germany ...52 Bishop Joseph devine ,motherwell, England ...55 Bishop Wilhelm egger, Bolzano - Bressanone Italy ...56 Bishop carl A. fisher ,los angeles California ...56 Archbishop partick flores san Antonio, texas U.S.A ...58 Bishop Lawrence graziano, O.F.M.san miguel el salvador ...58 Archbishop philip M. hannan, new orleans , louisiana, U.S.A ...58 Bishop seamus hegarty raphoe ireland ...60 Bishop paolo hnilica S.J.,titular bishop of rusado ...62 Bishop Murilo Krieger Florianopolis santa caterina Brazil ...63 Bishop John Magee Former secretary to Pope John Pul II ...64 Bishop Myles Mckeon. west Australia ...64 Bishop Thommas McMahon, Brentwood, England ...65 Bishop Angelico Melotto ...67 Bishop Gratian Mundadan ,C.M.I. Bijnor, India ...67 Archbishop George H. Pearce S.M.,suva, fiji ...68 Bishop Ratko Peric Mostar - Duvno, basnia ...68 Bishop Michael preifer, san Angelo, Texas , U.S.A ...69 Bishop Francis A. Quinn, Sacramento ,california U.S.A ...69 Archbishop Jan Sokol Metropolitan Archbishop of Slovakia ...70 Bishop Sylvester W. Treinen Boise, Idaho U.S.A ...70 Archbishop Gregory Yong,Singapore ...70 4. Cardinal franjo Kuharic`s Consecration of croatia to the queen of peace ...72 5. What leading catholic theologians have said about medjugorje ...74 Hans Urs Von Balthasar ...74 Rene Laurentin ...76 Michael O Carroll ...79 6. Pope John Paul II : "Medjugorje is the fulfillment of fatima ...81 7. Atime for truth and a time for action : Urgent messages from medjugorje ...102 II Who is she that is coming forth ? ...105 1. Mary, her " time has come ...105 2. The world as witness : Medjugorje in the media ...109 The wall street journal ...109 Time ...110 Life ...110 Newsweek ...111 U.S.news and world report ...112 The new york times ...113 The time of London ...114 The international herald tribune ...115 The reader`s digest ...115 The guardian ...116 The spectator ...118 ABC ...119 NBC ...121 Tv talk shows ...122 3. The authenticity of the medjugorje apparitions ...123 Overview ...123 Medugorje and the criteria for authentic apparitions ...130 Scientific and medical studies ...131 III "I thank you that you will not betray my presence here ...181 1. Critics and skeptics ...181 2. Catholic writers respond to critiques of medjugorje ...221 IV Love letters from god : Medjugorje messages, Janauary 91- Janauary 93 ...269 V Epliogue : How can we respond ? A plan of action ...277 Appendices ...281 1. Replies to specific critiques of medjugorje ...281 2. God renews the world through mary ...367 3. An appeal to all the faithful of the church ...373 4. Recommended reading list ...374 5. Notes ...377