Thought of the Day

  "A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes."
   -- Hugh Downs

> News From Rome

  Pope says correct morality requires clear conscience

  Christians must ponder their own moral integrity before taking Holy Communion, Pope says

  The best preparation for priests

  Ratzinger: Vatican II rescued Church's public dimension

  Top Vatican cardinal says Pope John Paul's health has improved

  Pope John Paul II - Original Unity of Man and Woman

  Pope John Paul II - Man Becomes the Image of God by Communion of Persons

  Pope John Paul II - Marriage One and Indissoluble in First Chapters of Genesis

> The Religious World

  Ecumenical Commission resolves to get around entrenched positions on Mary

  Baptists launch evangelization campaign based on ‘The Passion’

> The Battle for Life

  Likely Democrat Presidential Candidate Kerry – A Textbook Pro-Abortion Catholic

  Texas Pharmacy Chain Disciplines Employee for Refusing to Dole Out Abortifacient

  Abortion foes threaten contractors building clinics with boycotts, publicity

  NH: Privacy an issue in collecting abortion statistics

> Our Persecuted Brethren

  Catholic prisoners of conscience denied religious assistance

> Our Church: The Broken Body of Christ

  Sexual Abuse In Social Context: Catholic Clergy And Other Professionals - Report: Priests Commit Less Abuse Than Public Teachers And Protestant Clergy

> MRM Family News

  *** February 4, 2004 - Journal UPDATE! New pics! *** - ARCHIVED

> UN Watch

  United Nations Insists Japan, Armenia and Guyana Criminalize Spanking by Parents

> News From The World Over

  Death Toll Hits 43 in Turk Building Collapse

  Police question Sharon on bribes

  Muslims endangering Temple remains?

  Iran earthquake toll: 43,000 dead

  Pakistan 'father of bomb' set for pardon

  Troops killed in Kashmir blast

  Nearly a Dozen Dead in Bangladesh Ferry Collision

  Bank scam trial opens in Nigeria

  Ugandan Rebels Kill 44 People in Dawn Raid-Priest

> US Too ...

  US Offers Reward for Info on Gaza Strip Attack

  New Al Qaida statement warns of major attack on U.S.

  U.S. President Now Supports Federal Marriage Amendment

  'Fallen Angel' Focus of Ricin Probe

  Maine: Gov. Baldacci recovering from crash

  Ga. Legislature Mulls Law on Smoking in Cars

  N.Y. City Council Passes Anti-Patriot Act Measure

  Mother charged in baby's fire death

  Baby Survives Hit-and-Run by SUV

  Police question suspect in girl's disappearance

  Survivor of San Francisco 1906 earthquake dies at 106

> Science & Stuff

  Round Mars grains excite Nasa

  Plague outbreak blamed on comet strike

  Scientists make clot breakthrough

  Moderate-fat Diet Is Kinder To Heart Than Low-fat Diet, Study Shows

  'Mindsight' could explain sixth sense

  Baby Born With Second Head to Get Groundbreaking Surgery

> Dr. Moreau & Friends

  Notorious Doctor Admits Human Cloning Effort Failed, Won't Say Why

> Nature's Nasties

  Earthquake injures four in Panama

  Moderate earthquake rattles central Taiwan

  Moderate earthquake hits Japan

  Indonesian volcano exodus leaves one woman dead

  Indonesia: Storm sweeps three provinces

  Winter Storm Moves Across Oklahoma

  VA: Five Western Counties Under Winter Storm Warning

  Wales: Flash flood wrecks homes

  Flood watch for most of northeast Georgia

  UK: New Meningitis Case Confirmed

  Middlebury alum dies from meningitis-like disease

  South Africa: Mystery disease kills 3 kids

  Hawaii Man May Have Died Of Severe Dengue Fever

  Bird flu death toll rises to 15, China a worry

> Grinding the Global Gears

  EU Commission plots global travel surveillance system

> The "Gay" Agenda

  Gay rights go global

  Mass. High Court Rules for Gay Marriages

  Australian Homosexuals 'Marry' in Canada, Challenge Laws at Home

  Ohio ready to outlaw same-sex 'marriages'

  Indiana Senate votes to ban gay marriage

  EXTRA: "No” to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. “Yes” to the Supreme Creator of the Universe - By Deacon Keith A Fournier

  Kansas Court Upholds Law Criminalizing Sodomy between Adults and Minors

  Maine Bishop tells lawmakers gay marriage is unnatural

> Messages From Heaven?

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

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> Things To Ponder

  A Crossroad for the Catholic Church

  Writer hot on the trail of Orwell's lost time capsule

  From Mayo to Medjugorje

  Worse things than spanking

  Dennis Miller: Why I 'Ascended' to the Right

> The Anti-Religionists

  Super Bowl MVP told Bible is harmful

> Signs of Our Times

  Cardinal sees Super Bowl incident as disturbing sign of the times

> It Boggles the Mind ...

  Girl Suspended from School for Saying 'Hell'

> Odds And Ends

  Blast Blows Roof Off Public Toilet

  Man Fined for Shipping Self in Plane

  Couples Pucker Up for World Kissing Record

  3 Accused of Putting Hairpieces on Cows

  Wyo. Man Sentenced for Failed Pond Jump

  Charges brought in unreported Clark death

  Speed camera 'blown up' by angry motorist

  Man dies after marrying dog for luck

  Airline promises free flights for life to baby born in mid-air