Thought of the Day

  Isolation is aloneness that feels forced upon you, like a punishment. Solitude is aloneness you choose and embrace. I think great things can come out of solitude, out of going to a place where all is quiet except the beating of your heart.
   -- Jeanne Marie Laskas

> News From Rome

  Pope's Surprise Visit to Contemplative Nuns at Vatican

  Papal Rosary Will Reach 10 Capitals

  Cross Helps Us Understand God's Love, Says Preacher

  'Father of the EU' takes first step to Sainthood

> The Religious World

  For Priests, Celibacy Is Not the Problem

  Catholic School Seeks Miracle, but a Pile of Box Tops Will Do

  Responding to the Lure of New Age

  Boston to speed parish closings

  Communion Service Instead of Mass?

  A Monastery, of Sorts, Opens to the Laity

  Simon and Joseph - by Fr. Robert J. Carr

> The Battle for Life

  Two Pastors Come into Catholic Church and onto Priests for Life Staff! - by Fr. Frank Pavone

  Contraception-Coverage Ruling Draws Criticism

> Our Persecuted Brethren

  Catholics say Iraqi constitution favours Islam

> MRM Family News

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> News From The World Over

  Quiet Counter-Revolution in Coaticook, Quebec

  Rebels claim control of Haiti, threaten PM as US tries to fill power vacuum

  Death and riots in Venezuela after officials reject referendum on Chavez

  Shadowy Group Threatens to Bomb French Railway

  Oslo: Bush, Pope Nominated for Nobel Peace

  Palestinian kids: Prejudice against women OK

  Israel Air Strike Kills Three Militants in Gaza

  At Least 143 Die in Attacks at Two Sacred Sites in Iraq

  Festival time in Iraq. But by the end of the day 220 lay dead

  Musharraf slams attack on religious procession

  Pakistan Mosque Fire Kills 13

  'Dozens killed' in Nepal attack

  UN warns of 'atrocities' in Sudan

> US Too ...

  Bush Appoints Three Pro-Lifers to Bioethics Council

  Cheney to stay on Bush ticket

  Mother Used Lock of Hair to Prove Girl's Identity

  McDonald's phasing out super-size fries, drinks

> Into the Internet

  Nigerian scammers in line of fire

  Netsky virus hits internet

  Symantec’s Top 10 Malicious Threats For February

> Science & Stuff

  Birds 'heed monkey warnings'

  New relief for pancreatic cancer

  New Imaging Technique Developed To Identify Breast Cancer

  Memories Light Up The Corners Of Our Minds

  Cat Has Seven Ears and Feels Happy

  NASA: Liquid water once on Mars

> Nature's Nasties

  352 people die of dengue fever in Indonesia

  Dengue fever sees Jakarta hospitals swamped with 800 patients in a day

  Third Japanese bird flu outbreak caused by H5N1 virus strain

  Avian influenza A(H5N1)- update 31

  Australia: SA locust warning upgraded

  An earthquake in Kamchatka

  Earthquake kills six in southeast Turkey

  Cyclone lashes drought-stricken Western Australia region

  34 tornadoes hit Va. last year

  Winter storm blankets western Nevada with snow

  CA: Mudslides reported as storm drops rain, hail

  Australia: Flood couple rescued from roof

> Who Will Watch The Watchers?

  Man threatened with arrest after taking photos

> Listing To The Left

  The New Face of the Lawless Left - By Michelle Malkin

> The "Gay" Agenda

  Turkish Parliament Considering Prison Term for 'Sexual Orientation' Discrimination

> Endangered Sacrament: Marriage

  Despite rally, state Senate drops gay marriage issue

  Baptist university paper scolded for editorial supporting same-sex marriage

  Oregon's most populous county to authorize same-sex marriages

  Louisiana legislator proposes constitutional ban on same-sex marriage

  Cheney backs constitutional ban on gay marriage in U.S.

  Sweden poised for gay marriage nod

  Mayor charged over gay marriages

  Opposition to Gay Marriage is Not Discrimination - By Rabbi Aryeh Spero

  Spain to Allow Legally Recognized Homosexual Civil Unions

> Messages From Heaven?

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  Former Pentecostal Details Stunning Healings As Well As Eucharistic Miracle - by Michael Brown

  Faithful gather at night to hail shattered Mary

  Clearwater: Police checking video tape for clues

  `Rolling Stone' Journalist Finds Faith During Investigation Of Miracles

> Things To Ponder

  Third generation serves in Navy

  Mel Gibson brings God back to Tinsel Town

  “Passion” a box-office smash, Gibson considering making another film about faith

  Mel Gibson's triumph - by Patrick Buchanan

> Cult and Occult

  Woman: Police called to site of dog killing before

> Signs of Our Times

  Youths forced boy to jump over cliff

> Odds And Ends

  Man Seizes Ambulance to Speed Mom to Hospital

  Patent Issued for Breakable Plane

  Fed Up with Taxes, Vermont Town Wants to Secede

  Judge Tells Man to Remove Pet Cougar

  Foul-mouthed parrot to squawk the plank