Thursday, November 4, 2004

Help Requested

I'm looking for Saints who were converted or whose lives were changed from hearing either the Gospel preached or proclaimed at Mass.



St. Antony comes to mind,



But I'm looking for others.

Reports: Arafat Clinically Dead

From Reports: Arafat Clinically Dead:



"Palestinian President Yasser Arafat was declared clinically dead on Thursday in a French hospital, Israeli television said citing French sources. "

Arafat Lapses Into a Coma

From ABC News: Yasser Arafat Lapses Into a Coma:



"Yasser Arafat has lapsed into a coma in French hospital, a senior Palestinian official said Thursday, a day after the Palestinian leader was rushed to intensive care following a sharp deterioration in his health"

Catholic Vote Indistinguishable From the Rest of the Country

51-48 percent. What does this tell us?



But if you are Catholic and go to Mass the numbers are radically different, what does that tell us?



Moral issues were the number one factor in Bush getting re-elected.



From NewsMax.com: Inside Cover Story:



"Exit polls are showing that President Bush has won the Catholic vote 51-48 percent, which was decisive in states that were the key to Bush's victory, especially Ohio and Florida."

Wednesday, November 3, 2004

Kerry to Concede Victory to President Bush at 1 p.m.

From DRUDGE REPORT 2004

Having a Baby Changes a Mother's Brain

From NBC 15 :: NEWS:



"Motherhood doesn't just change your life. It also changes your brain.



New research, reported last month at a neuroscience meeting in San Diego, suggests that having babies permanently alters brain function.



If you're a rat, it makes you better at finding and killing dinner quickly. If you're a human, it helps you distinguish between your baby's cry and that of other children.



In either case, it's something fathers just don't get. Only mothers undergo these changes.



'Clearly these experiences are changing the female brain, but in a way that's natural,' said Craig Kinsley, a neuroscientist at the University of Richmond in Virginia. "

Winner Declared in Presidential Election

of Afghanistan...



From Karzai Declared the Winner of Afghan Presidential Election After Fraud Ruled Minor - from TBO.com



Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of Afghanistan's landmark presidential election Wednesday, after investigators concluded that a string of irregularities were too minor to overturn his triumph.



The country's joint U.N.-Afghan electoral board confirmed that the American-backed incumbent had clinched a five-year term as the country's first popularly chosen leader.