Thought of the Day

  "The more urgent the need for a decision, the less apparent becomes the identity of the decision-maker."
   -- Murphy's Eighteenth Law ;)

> News From Rome

  Quality of Society's Life Gauged by Care of Disabled, Says Pope

  Pope urges continuing dialogue between faith and reason

  Vatican fury as priest joins Big Brother

> The Religious World

  Up to 22 U.S. bishops could retire for age reasons in 2004

  Suffering as a Creative Experience for a Poet

  Kids Help Kids Through Missionary Society of Holy Childhood

  Foreign priests on the rise in U.S.

> The Battle for Life

  Bishop Raymond L. Burke - On the Dignity of Human Life and Civic Responsibility

  Dan Rossini - Bishop Burke Releases Pastoral Letter, Notification on Political Responsibility

  Bishop Raymond Burke - Notification

  Lawmakers who back abortion, euthanasia told not to receive Communion

  Clark backs abortion until birth

  Campaign underway in Argentina to establish penalties for abortifacients

  Woman sets self ablaze after being forced to have an abortion

> News From The World Over

  2003 a deadly year for journalists with 91 killed

  Israel Sends Troops Into Jenin

  Bomb Kills Six at Iraqi Mosque; Rockets Hit Hotel

  U.S. Troops Swoops on Tikrit in Iraqi 'Cleanup' Raid

  Militants Hit Pakistan Army Camp, Kill 4 Soldiers

  Rebels Throw Grenade at Kashmir Mosque; 18 Wounded

> US Too ...

  Bush proposal to send man to Mars

  U.S. to Lower Terror Alert Level

  Treasury breaks word on e-mail anonymity

  Roy Moore asks high court to restore him

  Politician would ban dirty words from TV

  Chase leads to US murder suspect

  Mountain Lion Attacks Calif. Bikers, Body Found

> Monetary Madness

  Casino chips to carry RFID tags

> Techno Tidbits

  Tiny hard drive packs a big punch

> Into the Internet

  Stroppy emails make you sick: official

> Science & Stuff

  Test 'could predict miscarriage'

  Arm Position Matters In Blood Pressure Readings According To UCSD Medical Researchers

  Beagle 2 Fails To Call Mars Express

> Nature's Nasties

  Guatemala's Volcano of Fire Spews Lava

  Deadly wind storm strikes NZ

  Gusting winds tear through Alaska

  Cyclone slams Pacific island

  Washington: Three deaths are blamed on weather, Thousands still in the cold, dark without power

  Oregon: Storm qualifies as ‘extreme’ Salem event

  Oregon:Portland Airport Shut Down by Storm for Third Day

  Ohio River crests near flood stage

  Scotland: Flood alerts issued after torrential rain storms

  Australian state faces third year of drought

  Philippines faces water crisis due to insufficient rain

  Wisconsin: "Cruise Ship Virus" Blamed for School's Sickness

  Flu Outbreak Nothing to Sneeze At

  Australia: Seven dead from mystery virus

  SARS disease precaution: 19 crewmen confined in ship

  UK: Meningitis alert after school helper dies

  Virus-spreading mosquito shows pesticide resistance

  Poultry disease spreads in Vietnam

  Largest recorded quake shakes Jackson Hole

> The "Gay" Agenda

  Homosexuals Pursuing Stealth Agenda

  Second Homosexual Event Scheduled at Disney World

> The Feminazi Agenda

  NOW Opposes Return of Breast Implants; Supported Morning-After Pill

> Messages From Heaven?

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  Angels As 'Mysterious Strangers': They Came To Saints In The Same Way As Today - by Michael Brown

  From Michael Brown's Mailbag: Humidity Caused Alleged Images

> The Anti-Catholics

  Court to decide fate of anti-Catholic sculpture on university campus

> Signs of Our Times

  Gang of 6-13 y-olds cause $100,000 damage to Catholic school

> It Boggles the Mind ...

  Woman's Skin Falls Off, Miraculously Survives

> Young Victims of Our Sad Times

  California Democrats Refuse to Notify Parents of Sex Ed Speakers

  Father May Be Charged For Allowing Teen To Have Sex

  Boynton teacher, 49, charged with having sex with 11-year-old student

> Odds And Ends

  Ohio Woman's Whole House Full of Animals

  Ex-Legislator Holds Furniture Hostage

  Cat and bear odd reunited in Berlin Zoo

  Jail Inmate Unexpectedly Gives Birth

  Man's Apartment Encased in Aluminum Foil

  Twins sent to school on alternate days

  Man faked own kidnap to see if wife loved him