Your Beating Heart
By Judie Brown When Hank Williams recorded “Your Cheatin’ Heart” in 1953, it was one of those songs that inspired you to stop and listen… Read More »Your Beating Heart
Persons Versus Whatever!
By Judie Brown Reading this title and recalling your child’s response to a loving admonition with the word “whatever!” gives you a sense of where… Read More »Persons Versus Whatever!
Judging without Justice
By Judie Brown The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: Justice is the moral virtue that consists in the constant and firm will to give their… Read More »Judging without Justice
Let Us Have Gratitude
By Judie Brown In the throes of struggling against the forces of godlessness in our daily efforts, we often forget to be grateful for blessings.… Read More »Let Us Have Gratitude
Falling Off the Wall
By Judie Brown In a whimsical nursery rhyme we learn that when Humpty Dumpty fell off the wall, “all the king’s horses and all the… Read More »Falling Off the Wall
The Ape of God
By Judie Brown Living in a world where parents are lauded for killing their preborn son because he might have Down syndrome reminds me of… Read More »The Ape of God
Just in Case
By Judie Brown Planned Parenthood never ceases to amaze, or perhaps we should say scare, us. The most recent example of its disastrous rhetoric is… Read More »Just in Case
The Legendary Jesuit, Father John Hardon
By Judie Brown To have known Father John Hardon, SJ, is to have been in the company of one of the most holy men I… Read More »The Legendary Jesuit, Father John Hardon
Here a Baby, There a Baby
By Judie Brown The children’s rhyme “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” enumerates the animals and their sounds. It is all about living, breathing farm animals,… Read More »Here a Baby, There a Baby
The Body of Christ
By Judie Brown On June 7, Catholics will reverence the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. Perhaps in anticipation of this feast, Pope… Read More »The Body of Christ
Intelligence Is a Gift
By Judie Brown In the Gospel of John, Christ prepared for His Ascension by praying to God, His Father, regarding His disciples, “May they all… Read More »Intelligence Is a Gift
A Supreme Disappointment
By Judie Brown The United States Supreme Court is the last bastion of justice when it comes to legal questions up for debate. But as… Read More »A Supreme Disappointment