Thought of the Day

  The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie--diliberate, contrived, and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
   -- John Fitzgerald Kennedy

> News From Rome

  Violence Does Not Have Last Word, Says John Paul II

  Holy See Asks China to Explain Bishop's Arrest

  Pope Urges Christians to Shun Lure of Violence

  Pope says Jesus film isn't anti-Semitic

  Pontiff to mark new milestone

> The Religious World

  Archbishop O'Malley on Same-Sex Marriage Proposals

  In Australia, a Warm Reception for Eucharistic Adoration

  Philippine Bishops Endorse ''The Passion"

  In Pakistan, Muslim and Christian Students Fast Together

  Church leaders say Internet biggest gift, challenge in communications

  Cardinal Egan Asks Mall to Close On Easter

  Part 1: Archbishop Sean Patrick O'Malley: A New Voice in Boston

  Retrouvaille: Saving and Improving Marriages

  Lenten Reflection - by John Michael Talbot

  Gibson’s Passion and Mary “Co-redemptrix” - by Dr. Mark Miravalle

> The Battle for Life

  Doctor asks Senate for more research into side effects of abortion

  Parental notice measure approved by first Senate committee

  Religious free exercise stops at contraception

  Pro-Life Group Disappointed With NAACP's Stand on Abortion

  Baby Saved in Louisiana with Court Challenge

  Silent No More to Counter-Demonstrate at Pro-Abortion March

  Catholic Church hears requests to excommunicate Daley

> MRM Family News

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> News From The World Over

  New PM urges Haitians to unite

  Colombian Troops Kill 20 Leftist Rebels

  Rush hours blasts kill 173, injure 600 in Madrid days before elections

  Several Explosive Devices Found in Chechnya

  China: Coal mine flood kills six

  Israeli army kills five in Jenin raid

  Frustrated Palestinians Say Arafat Out Of Control

  Iraq: US soldier 'dies of bomb wounds'

  2 U.S. Civilians Slain by Men Said to Be Dressed as Iraqi Police

  Police Disable Five Bombs After Panic in Indonesian Shopping Mall

  Uganda rebels renew terror reign

  Nigeria: Huge Blaze Hits Lagos Homes

  Chad Says Killed 43 Islamic Militants in Clashes

> US Too ...

  US approves 'Cheeseburger bill' - Here's one for personal responsibility! :)

  Scientist in Plague Case Is Sentenced to Two Years

  NYU student kills self, is 4th to die in plunge this year

  Three students raped in house near Rutgers University campus in New Jersey

  Baltimore Girl Severely Beaten After Kiss at Party

> Monetary Madness

  Fed approves Bank of America's merger with FleetBoston

> Into the Internet

  US net providers pursue spammers

  Israeli youth allegedly hacked into Pennsylvania police system

  MSN Messenger flaw allows hard-drive access

  Googling Up Passwords

  Comcast cutting off spam 'zombies'

> Science & Stuff

  'God particle' may have been seen

  Ohio evolution lesson plan irks science groups

  Bubonic Plague Traced to Ancient Egypt

  Common Virus May Contribute To Uncommon Bone Disease In Children

  Dogma on mammals' eggs scrambled

> Nature's Nasties

  Cyclone Gafilo moves away from Madagascar

  FL: Some Bay area counties recover from overnight wind storm

  Flood in Southeast Turkey

  Fire threatens rural FL homes

  CA: Wildfire burns several acres on Palomar Mountain

  Drought still taking a toll on SE New Mexico farmers

  Australia: Drought conditions declared again

  Earthquake Shakes Pakistan, Afghanistan

  CA: Small quake hits near Paso Robles

  Moderate quake jolts central Japan

  Moderate quake occurs off Kamchatka coast

  Minor quake rattles northwestern Mexico

  Greece: Earthquake Of 3.7 On The Richter Scale Hit Serres

  Death toll of dengue fever rises to 415 in Indonesia

  Mozambique: Number of Cholera Cases Still Rising

  Visitors from Hawaii report catching virus in Las Vegas

  Vermont: Whooping Cough Outbreak Grows

  NM: Infant Dies Of Whooping Cough

  Jamaica: St James banana farmers bracing for impact of Moko disease

> All the Privacy of a Fishbowl

  Firms turn to hi-tech 'snooping'

> Listing To The Left

  'Most Crooked, Lying Group I've Ever Seen,' Kerry Says of GOP

> Endangered Sacrament: Marriage

  San Jose, Calif., to recognize same-sex marriages

  New York bishops defend marriage at Capitol

  Prime Minister of Australia rejects homosexual unions and adoptions

> Messages From Heaven?

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  From The Shroud Of Turin To Artists And Movies: What Did Jesus Really Look Like? - by Michael Brown

  Did angels intercede to save Reagan's life?

> Things To Ponder

  The Passion and its Socio-Political Significance - by Bill Asbell (archived)

  Why John Kerry Should Embrace 'Passion' - by Matt Abbott

  Teenagers crave old fashioned values

> Too Horrible To Contemplate

  Meat from Farm May Have Had Human Remains

> Signs of Our Times

  US Episcopal church offers Holy Communion to pets

> Odds And Ends

  Drunken Dad Asks 11-Year-Old Son to Drive

  Cousins, Age 70 and 85, Die in Pistol Duel

  Cabbie's honesty rewarded

  Family to star in version of The Truman Show