Thought of the Day

  "It is sometimes the most fragile things that have the power to endure and become sources of strength."
   -- May Sarton

> News From Rome

  Christ's Peace Isn't Based on Force, Says Pope

  John Paul II Says Christian Unity Involves All Believers

  Lambs Blessed at Audience

> The Religious World

  Jews, Catholics agree to fight anti-Semitism

  5,000 pastors cheer Mel Gibson's 'Passion'

  Common Questions On Liturgical Norms - Lots of subjects

  The Forgotten Virtue: Modesty In Dress

  Parents ask diocese to reconsider 'Good Touch/Bad Touch' program - This would not be a good thing ...

  Reflections On and Excerpts from Benedict Groeschel's

  Italian Cardinal Gives Grim Assessment of Family Life

  Conservative Episcopalians Defy Church Leaders

> The Battle for Life

  Four Cardinals, 40 Bishops, 300 Priests at Mass for March for Life

  Marchers for Life Present Unified Front Against Abortion

  Pro-Life And Pro-Family Democrats Left Homeless

  Another US Bishop warns pro-choice politicians

  Pro-life leader faces jail for graphic images

  Austin Planned Parenthood Renews Construction on Abortion Business

  New 'Opt-Out' Form Gives Calif. Parents Greater Control Over Children's Education

  Catholic doctors oppose EU euthanasia proposal

> MRM Family News

  *** January 14, 2004 - Journal UPDATE! Lots of new pics! *** - ARCHIVED

  Mass In A Private Home - New article on Ron Smith's page!

  "Why Doesn't Pope John Paul II DO Something?!?" - by Dr. Brian Kopp, DPM

> News From The World Over

  At Least 11 Dead in Shootouts in Pre-Carnival Rio

  French health staff set to strike

  Lunar New Year unites hundreds of millions across Asia in festivities

  Sharon defiant over bribery case

  Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian Teen

  Guerrillas Kill 4 Iraqi Women Working at U.S. Base

  Guerrillas Kill 2 Iraqi Police, Civilian Near Baghdad

  'More child troops' in Sri Lanka

> US Too ...

  Unborn Victims of Violence Act Moves to Full House

  Jobless Claims Fall for Second Week in Row

  Minnesota Resident Charged With Helping Al Qaeda

  Grinchly Pageant Promoter Surrenders in Miami

  3 New York drivers hit and ran

  Woman gets life in son's duct-tape death

> Into the Internet

  Music industry sues file-sharers

  Quickly spreading Internet virus seen linked to spammers

  Consumers deluged as fake e-mails multiply

> Science & Stuff

  New Mars rock hints at past water

  Flesh-eating disease bacteria not as rare as most think

  A Disease That Steals the Mind

> Nature's Nasties

  Bird flu fears hit Thai exports

  Scientists fear bird flu may become pandemic

  Flu epidemic breaks out in eight Ukrainian regions

  Another imported Dengue fever case confirmed in HK

  29 confirmed dead in Congo Ebola outbreak

  Colorado whooping cough rate soars; poor vaccination rate blamed

  MN: School Boy Contracts Bacterial Meningitis

  Kyrgyzstan: Meningitis on the rise, say health officials

  Colombia closes popular park in yellow fever scare

  Thailand Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Epidemics Spread In Waves Emanating From Bangkok

  Cholera Spreads to Zambezia

  Beetle plague infests Goulburn

  'Earthquake' measurement was "Rocknes" impact

  Minor earthquake hits southern NH

  Moderate quake jolts area near Iran's Bam

  CA: Livermore 3.2 quake hits area

  Winter storm catches Nevada by surprise

  NZ: Storm brings month of rainfall to some areas

  South African farmers battle worst drought in decade

  Germany: Meteorite 'crashes to earth'

> Conscienceless Companies

  Microsoft prepares Mike Rowe legal exit

> The "Gay" Agenda

  Retired four-star general Wesley Clark thinks “don’t ask, don’t tell” needs to go and same-sex unions are here to stay - Thank you to Chris Kelly for forwarding this link

  Ohio set to forbid same-sex marriage Sweeping measure also refuses benefits

  Ga.'s gay marriage ban may tighten

  Another Belgian Cardinal raises eyebrows in another direction

  Fury at cardinal who attacked gays as 'perverts'

  Homosexual Activist Student Group Demands Status at Catholic Seton Hall University

> The Prayer Warrior

  New Word to the Prayer Warrior - ARCHIVED

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> Things To Ponder

  'Passion' and Intrigue

  Gibson's 'Passion': The Greatest Story Ever Told, Like You've Never Seen It Before

  A Christian Author's Push for Radical Intolerance

> The Anti-Religionists

  Radio station banned in Hungary

> All In The Name Of Allah

  Christian girl abducted by Muslims

> Pockets of Goodness

  Homeless man saves paralyzed pal in fire

  Passer-by sees smoke, rescues 5 kids from fire

> Whut Whazzat???

  Mysterious Object Caught On Video Over Kansas City Sky

> Odds And Ends

  Scientists work out formula to end fear of chopsticks

  A Good Way to Lose Subscribers...

  Thief Fakes Heart Attack to Outwit Police

  Doctors Remove 175-Pound Tumor from Woman

  New Owners Relent, Return Dog to Master

  11-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth in Ukraine

  Doctors hope to aid baby with extra head

  Shop woman fights off raider with pastry