Independence Day

Judie Brown Commentary

The birthday of the nation is another phrase that describes Independence Day, but celebrating the birthday of this nation raises questions.

Scrubbing the Cancel Culture

Judie Brown Commentary

We must reiterate what the cancel culture is in order to reverse all the negative effects it has had on our families, our faith, and our way of life.

COVID Vaccines: To Inject or Not Inject

Judie Brown Commentary

Americans are concerned. The questions keep coming about the vaccines being developed to protect folks from COVID-19. Many have asked us what they should do. To be injected or not: That is the question.

Why We Must Protect Christ in the Eucharist

7/7/2021

By Susan Ciancio Do you remember the joy you felt on the day of your First Communion? This long-anticipated day was so incredibly special that family members came from near and far, you excitedly dressed up in a fancy suit or stunning white dress, and you happily smiled for countless pictures. Everyone wanted to help […]

Profaning or Cohering

7/6/2021

By Judie Brown Catholic bishops, for the most part, seem to be unfamiliar with the difference between profaning the body of Christ in the Eucharist and being coherent in a policy that defends and protects Him from sacrilege. We know that to profane means to “treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt.” On the […]

Reflections on the Body of Christ from St. John Paul II

7/5/2021

#36. Along these same lines, the Catechism of the Catholic Church rightly stipulates that “anyone conscious of a grave sin must receive the sacrament of Reconciliation before coming to communion.” I therefore desire to reaffirm that in the Church there remains in force, now and in the future, the rule by which the Council of Trent gave concrete […]