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One Single Life
By Judie Brown Today’s hyperactive milieu seems to erase any opportunity a person might have to reflect on the awesome gift of life, one’s own and that of each of those in his family, his sphere of influence, and the broader community. How often do any of us take a moment to look at another person and see a miracle? It is in that one act, however, that we are inspired to consider the infinite...
Planned Parenthood Lingo
By Judie Brown Lingo: a “language characteristic” Planned Parenthood’s world is full of deception, including the way it views those who disagree with its killing methods. Its staff have a particular way of talking about the human being that we like to think of as...
Triumph over Yourself
By Judie Brown Many years ago, American Life League’s spiritual director and dear family friend Father Denis O’Brien, MM, suggested to me that it would be wise to read one paragraph of Thomas à Kempis’ The Imitation of Christ every day. At the time he said we might be...
The Powerful Impact of Fathers
By Judie Brown The word father embodies two distinct images for me. First and foremost is God the Father, and closely behind are the two most remarkable fathers I had in my life: my dad Chet and my beloved husband Paul. Each of these men embodied a love of their...
BAND-AIDs on a Murder Problem
By Judie Brown A BAND-AID is a temporary covering for a small injury that requires time to heal. The most well-known type of this injury is the skinned knee on a small child, whose mother affixes a BAND-AID after kissing the “owie.” But BAND-AIDs cannot fix all the...
Matthew 10 and Jim Sedlak
By Judie Brown Heroic pro-life leader Jim Sedlak came to mind this past weekend when I heard the reading from Matthew 10. Christ’s teaching set His apostles on the path of courage even in the face of extreme obstacles, including martyrdom. Those words became the...
Jumbled Priorities
By Judie Brown Recent headlines provoked me to ask a simple question: Why are Canadian geese more important than people? This came to mind when we learned about the Alabama community of Edgewater, where some residents were upset that homeowner association leadership...