Thought of the Day

  "You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself."
   -- Harry Firestone

> News From Rome

  Parish Reform Must Include Catechetical Dimension, Says Pope

  The Poor Are Christians' Teachers, Says John Paul II

  Vatican City Celebrates 75 Years As A Sovereign State

  Consistory For Several Causes Of Canonization

  Vatican Accepts Credit Card Donations -- on Faith

  U.S.-born Cardinal Rossi Dies at 93

  Pope names new bishop for Portland, Maine

> The Religious World

  NCLS to probe 'I'm spiritual not religious' sentiment

  Dallas man rents 20-screen complex to show “Passion” to 6,000 people

  Billy Graham Announces California Crusade

> The Battle for Life

  *** LEGISLATOR'S BILL URGES TWO-CHILD LIMIT - And that's where it all begins ...

  The Evil of Contraception - by Fr. Frank Pavone

  Why the Warning to Pro-Abortion Politicians Was Right -- Even Obligatory

  Schiavo Case One 'Out of Tens of Thousands' Says George Felos

  University Of Minnesota plans human embryo research

> News From The World Over

  At least 41 dead as rebellion pushes through northern Haiti

  French MPs set to ban headscarves

  The Wall and its consequences for ordinary citizens - This situation is a real "catch-22"

  Some Gaza settlers resolve to hold their ground

  Car bomb kills 50 in Iraqi town, hospital says

  Iran plane crashes in Emirates

  Death Toll in Iran Plane Crash 40 People, UAE Official Says

  Afghan child soldiers' new start

  SA farmer 'fed worker to lions'

> US Too ...

  John Edwards 'Increased the Cost of Medicine', Former Associate Says

  Sunday's Highway Shootings Linked to 21 Others

  Bishop Says He Saw No One During Crash

  Georgia: Two children who had been left at home alone die in house fire

  Judge Strikes Down Iowa Sex-Offender Law

  Reputed Faith Healer Sentenced To Nine-Year Prison Term

  'Steven' Kidnapper Convicted of Trying to Buy Boy

> Into the Internet

  Doomjuice virus set to cripple computers

  New Approach Uses Unique Scheme to Block Junk E-Mail

> Science & Stuff

  Early fever lessens allergy risk, study finds

  Study links depression, heart disease

  Uncovering a Key to Human Longevity

  'Sonic gun' tested as hailstorm suppressor

> Nature's Nasties

  Ghana: Cholera outbreak in Lomé, 20 dead

  S.Africa faces possible cholera outbreak

  Mozambique: Cholera Reaches Chibuto

  Tests being carried out on fever cases in HK hospital

  Avian influenza A(H5N1) - update 20 - WHO

  Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in China

  Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Thailand

  Man dealing with Lyme Disease

  Autralia: Insect plague warning for farmers

  Brazil flood deaths reach 119, epidemics feared

  Lesotho: Hopes Wilt as African Drought Crushes Tiny Kingdom

  Australia: Blaze rips through Rubicon State Forest

  Quake jolts north of Iran's Khorassan province

> 1984 And Similar Scaries

  Feds seize family's ranch

> The "Gay" Agenda

  Boston Anti-Gay Marriage Rally Sponsored by 'Your Catholic Voice' Draws 2,000

  Adult day-care center to open in Fort Lauderdale for gay, lesbian seniors

  Episcopal protest hits collection plate

  Vulgar Play Promoting Homosexuality to be Shown at 32 U.S. Catholic Colleges

  Lesbian 'boy' guilty of schoolgirl assaut

> Endangered Species: Marriage

  States must protect rights of monogamous, heterosexual marriage, Vatican says at UN

  Lawmaker proposes changes in cohabitation law

  Majority against same-sex 'marriage'

  Gay marriage called election issue

  UK Opposition Leader Pledges Support for 'Civil Partnerships'

> Messages From Heaven?

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  "I Want You Close To Jesus And To Me" - Message to Fr. Melvin Doucette

  Researcher Says Between One And Five Million Have Caught Glimpse Of Eternity - by Michael Brown

> Things To Ponder

  Belief Brought Reagan and Gorbachev Together

> Cult and Occult

  The Mercy nuns and the new religion

> The Anti-Catholics

  Catholic Backlash Over Pope on a Pogo-Stick

> The Anti-Religionists

  Christmas card with 'Jesus' banned

> Signs of Our Times

  Police look at student's bid to auction virginity on website

> It Boggles the Mind ...

  Funerals Denied for Stillborn Children at Ontario Hospital

> Young Victims of Our Sad Times

  Doctor at Toronto Catholic Hospital tells teens how to have "full enjoyment of sexual experience"

> Odds And Ends

  Swedes offer freeze-dry burials

  Millionaire Hit with Record Speeding Fine

  Yellow Snow Leads to Burglary Arrest

  Intruder Shot but Furniture OK in Calif.

  Praise the Lord and Pass the Hair Dye

  Man injured on way to collect safe driving award

  Cat survives high speed crash under the bonnet

  World's oldest snowman to melt away