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When Wise Guys Opine
By Judie Brown A recent editorial in The Hill contains the following about the personhood of the preborn baby: “Personhood advocates are the hard-core, no-compromises wing of the anti-abortion movement, insisting that fertilized eggs deserve full legal and constitutional rights from the moment of conception. A defining trait is their opposition to any exceptions for rape or incest in laws...
Deploring the Culture of Death
By Judie Brown Those committed to ending the cruelty of abortion are people who strive to abolish that stain on the soul of our nation, not to mention the souls of those who promote or participate in the deadly act. We live in an era during which the directions to or...
Cultivating the Good
By Judie Brown Look around you and see the wonder of all that God has wrought! It is a beautiful exercise in developing hope to recognize the hand of our Father, even in the midst of dread, denial, and destruction. Reading the news that never gets reported by the...
The Ocasio-Cortez Ruse
By Judie Brown Twenty-six years ago, American Life League created a bumper sticker that said “You can’t be Catholic and pro-abortion.” We did this as part of a pro-life campaign to focus attention on Catholics in the public square who supported abortion and yet...
The Devil Is in the Details
By Judie Brown The idiom “the devil is in the details” fits like a glove when writing about those who detest human persons, especially the vulnerable, the preborn, and those in danger of imposed death. Whether the crime occurs during the prenatal period or when...
The Pope and Me
By Judie Brown Saint John Paul II will forever be imprinted in my memory, not only because of the double hitter, as I like to call Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth) and Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), but because he was among the most gracious Catholic...
Pro-Life Progress in Real Time
By Judie Brown Progress can be an elusive word. It might mean moving ahead in very slow traffic or gaining ground in a foot race. So, as we go about sharing the miracle of the advancements we have made in the cause of life, let’s define what we mean by progress. We...