Thought of the Day

  "Leisure is a form of silence, not noiselessness. It is the silence of contemplation such as occurs when we let our minds rest on a rosebud, a child at play, a Divine mystery, or a waterfall."
   -- Bishop Fulton J. Sheen

> News From Rome

  The cement is prayer, Pope tells future priests

  Pope never commented on Gibson's 'Passion' film, says papal secretary - Tempest in a teapot?

  Israeli Rabbis Ask Pope to Establish Day of Dialogue With Jews

  Anglican Synod to debate Papal Primacy

> The Religious World

  Prayers for Christian Unity

  Brisk Baptism - Epiphany in Russia - *BRRRRRRRR!*

  A Fight for the Sanctity of Marriage

> The Battle for Life

  New Orleans Archbishop aims call at some Catholic politicians

  Deadly Abortion Pill RU-486 Claims Two More Lives in Britain

  Sex-Selection of Children Alive and Well in the USA

  Rio to mail the pill to needy women

  Pro Life Marchers Congregate in the U.S. Capital for 30th Annual March-For-Life

> Our Persecuted Brethren

  Attacks against Christian Churches in Sri Lanka increasing

> UN Watch

  UN 'poised' for return to Iraq

> News From The World Over

  Norway investigates ship tragedy

  Witches Beat Out Angels In U.S., Russian Surveys

  Hezbollah kills Israeli soldier

  Witnesses Say Israeli Army Plows 13 Gaza Homes

  America to cut troops in Iraq by one fifth

  Shiites Demand Saddam Hussein's Execution

  Afghanistan: U.S. Says Airstrike Killed Five Militants

  Blast at Indonesia Chemical Plant Injures 54

  Algerian gas plant explosion kills 23, injures 74

> US Too ...

  Bush Address to Focus on New Initiatives, Iraq

  U.S. President Declares January 16 Religious Freedom Day

  Arizona Prison Standoff Enters Third Day

  3 Passengers Die On Flights From Miami To London

  Kerry claims victory in Iowa vote

  Father Kills Son in Hunting Mishap

> Into the Internet

  Say hello to the Bagle Worm

> Science & Stuff

  Vitamins 'cut Alzheimer's effect'

  Critics ask why flu shot doesn't match strain

  Study Finds New Antibiotic Effective For Diabetic Foot Infections

  Spirit Drives To A Rock Called 'Adirondack' For Close Inspection

> Nature's Nasties

  Fatal brain disease bumps threat of mad cow

  Cal women's basketball player dies of apparent meningitis

  Doctors Continue To Look For Source Of Bacterial Meningitis In Local Death

  Meningitis may have killed Saskatchewan teen

  Whooping cough could spread across New Brunswick

  Whooping cough reported in MA

  Spread of Bird Flu in Asia Worries Officials

  Israel: Foot and mouth disease outbreak in Jezreel Valley cow farm

  South Africa: Drought Emergency in Six Provinces Affects 4 Million

  Drought-led economic crisis looms in politically crippled Lanka

  Rising flood waters threaten Laval, Canada

  Snow snarls air traffic in Germany

  Quake hits central Iranian city

  Moderate quake shakes western Nicaragua, no injuries or damage reported

> 1984 And Similar Scaries

  Resistance to Patriot Act gaining ground

  A Man's (and Woman's) Home Is a Castle

> The "Gay" Agenda

  From 'Patriot' to explicit 'gay' sex?

  Lesbian show breaks a barrier

  Episcopal conservatives eye new path

> The Prayer Warrior

  Two New Words to the Prayer Warrior - ARCHIVED

> Messages From Heaven?

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  For The First Time, The Infant Jesus Is Seen At Medjugorje On Day Other Than Christmas - by Michael Brown

> Things To Ponder

  Australian PM says State schools too "values neutral" for parents

  Official installs Commandments at city hall

> Cult and Occult

  Exorcism Suspected After Girl Found Dead

> The Anti-Catholics

  Is This Picture Anti-Catholic?

> Signs of Our Times

  Priest fined for speaking against Islam

> It Boggles the Mind ...

  Disabled father has to pay for adult son's studies

> Odds And Ends

  You'll Never Guess Who's Still Alive

  Owner Finds Dog, Then Loses It Again

  Hole in ground swallows woman during walk

  122-year-old could be oldest woman in world

  Tax official's desk death unnoticed for two days