Thought of the Day

  "Antisthenes says that in a certain faraway land the cold is so intense that words freeze as soon as they are uttered, and after some time then thaw and become audible, so that words spoken in winter go unheard until the next summer."
   -- Plutarch

> News From Rome

  Pope John Paul II criticizes media

  Disabled pope would create a dilemma for the Vatican

  Christian Unity an Imperative, Says John Paul II

  End of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

  Message for 2004 World Communications Day

  Papal Advice to Parents on Children's Use of Media

  John Paul II Appeals to Media for "Courage" to Support Family

> The Religious World

  Mel Gibson's 'Christ' Reveals Crucifixion

  St. Louis gets archbishop with high national profile

  Same-Sex Marriage and the Wedding at Cana

  Church attacks bookies who take bets on next Pope

  Can We Keep Our Kids Catholic?

  Practicing Muslims Outpacing Anglicans in Britain

  Fr Ettore Malnati - Reflections on Ecclesia de Eucharistia

  What Catholic Media Should Be

> The Battle for Life

  UK medical ethicist: Infanticide 'justifiable'

  Roe v. Wade made abortion ‘routine’, USCCB official

  President supports thousands at March for Life

  * Madison Bishop Backs Burke on Pro-Abortion Politicians

  * Boston Archbishop Says Pro-Abortion Politicians "Shouldn't Dare Come to Communion"

  Crisis Pregnancy Centers Are Truly "Pro-Woman"

  Married Couples Who Intentionally Chose Sterilization For Contraceptive Purposes And Lasting Repentance

> News From The World Over

  Gunman kills two in German mosque

  US begins 'candid' Moscow talks

  Georgia: Saakashvili Sworn In as New President

  Chechnya Attack Kills Four Russian Servicemen

  Japan Orders Ground Troop Dispatch to Iraq

  Hamas Proposes 10-Year Truce for Israeli Pullback

  Iraq Pilgrims in Saudi Thank God for Saddam's Fall

  Iraq: U.S. Searches for Three Missing Troops

  Chad-Sudan: 18,000 More Refugees From Darfur Flood Into Chad

> US Too ...

  Killer Storms Sweep Across Country

  Virginia Delegates approve 'sanctity of marriage' resolution

  Utah House joins Colorado, N.M. in highway exorcism

  Toddler Among Six Dead in S.C. Motel Fire

  20th Sniper Shooting on Ohio Highway

  Hostage Released From Arizona Prison

  Shark-Bitten Surfer Girl Gets Prosthetic Arm

> Techno Tidbits

  Microsoft creator to be knighted

> Into the Internet

  Online fraud, ID theft soars

  Gates predicts an end to spam e-mail

> Science & Stuff

  Crater site delights rover team

  Fossil find 'oldest land animal'

  Experts predict quake in Israel

  Water births 'ease slow labours'

  Hair Dye May Raise Cancer Risk, U.S. Study Shows

  Painkiller Misuse Can Be Lethal

  Deodorants plus shaving linked to breast cancer

  Bilingual Approaches Produce Higher Reading Achievement, Report Says

> Nature's Nasties

  PA: Meningitis Student Dies

  Texas: Mount Enterprise student diagnosed with meningitis

  Norovirus spreading at Oshkosh school

  Death Toll from Colombia Yellow Fever Hits Eight

  Mysterious disease kills 14 in Bangladesh

  Lichtenburg: Farmer diagnosed with Congo fever

  Bird flu, regular influenza called risky combination

  Thailand warns on bird flu deaths

  Avian flu epidemic spreads in Southeast Asia

  Indonesia Positively Attacked By Avian Flu, Says Official

  Vietnam confirms 6th death caused by avian influenza

  Pakistan detects bird flu strains

  Indonesia: Mysterious Virus Kills Thousands Of Chickens In Malang

  Wyoming: Captive elk tests positive for wasting disease

  Australia: Locust plague on way

  Moderate earthquake shakes northern Japan

  Quake Near Tonga; No Reports of Injury

  Quake shakes southeastern Taiwan

  Russia: Earthquake rocks Buryat Republic, causes no damage or casualties

  Indonesia's Sulawesi hit by earthquake but no casualties

  Volcano Sheveluch, Kamchatka, discharges ash up to over 1 km

  Trains held up, roads closed as France braces for heavy snowfalls

  Winter storms kill at least 15

  Winter Storm Dumps Snow On Central Ohio

  Another storm in Ohio forecast today

  Snow, ice halt travel from Kansas to the Carolinas

  Ice Storm Warning Issued For Illinois

  Three more freeze to death in Turkey

  Massive winter storm clobbers southeastern Europe, Mediterranean

  Storm Wreaks Havoc Around the Black Sea

  Lightning storm puts southern Sydney in the dark

> Who Will Watch The Watchers?

  NYPD Under Scrutiny Again After Teen Shot

> The "Gay" Agenda

  Gay-marriage opponents rally across MA

  Domestic partners ready to register in Ohio city

> Non-Median Media?

  ABC News Accused of Biased Coverage of Abortion, Pro-Life March

> Messages From Heaven?

>>> Mary's Remnant is prepared to obey the decision of the Church concerning all visionaries.

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  Medjugorje Message for January 2004 - ARCHIVED

  Messages to Sadie Jaramillo - ARCHIVED

  Messages to Laura Zink ~ #2556 ~  #2557 ~   #2558 ~   #2559 ~   #2560 ~   #2561 ~   #2562

  Venezuelan Stigmatic Makes Intriguing Visits To New York During Special Mission - by Michael Brown

  A miracle by any other name

  Visionaries and Visions

> Things To Ponder

  Passion of the Christ stirs a storm - Interesting - Aljazeera's take on "The Passion"

  Colleges Noticing Home Schooled Students

  Survey: Freshmen more political — and more conservative

> Signs of Our Times

  US megachurches bring shopping mall theology to thirtysomethings

> It Boggles the Mind ...

  Couple lose their home over $120 debt

  Dean Says Iraqis Lived Better Under Saddam

> Speculation? Or ...

  Nuclear war danger highest ever?

> Odds And Ends

  Man Comes to Court in Bumblebee Costume

  672 Skydivers Set Mass Free-Fall Record

  Cell Phone Burns Man's Ear

  Giant birthday cake eaten in five seconds

  'Telepathic' parrot sparks rethink

  Armed robbers thwarted by plate throwing shop assistant