We need Judie’s timeless wisdom now more than ever!
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 tempted to read more than that, but in order to truly allow the wisdom of à Kempis to soak in, one paragraph a day was...
No Joke!
By Judie Brown The age of “worthless” people has led us to some rather odious situations. Take the case of caregivers who strive to subtly coerce their patients to death, whether by imposed or self-administered death. A suffering person needs increased commitment to...
Seventy-Three Million People
By Judie Brown An incomprehensible number like 73 million can be so challenging for people to wrap their heads around that many, if not most, choose to ignore it. But in this case, that number represents human beings who were brutally killed by acts of abortion. It is...
Man Your Stations! The Struggle Persists!
By Judie Brown We defenders of life are a resilient team. We pull no punches in our commitment to defend and protect the vulnerable. So why is it that not everyone sees the truth of the battle as clearly as we do? There are perhaps as many reasons for this as there...
Forever Yours
By Judie Brown Paul and Judie Brown celebrated their wedding vows fifty-eight years ago today. Though Paul has moved on in accord with the Lord’s timetable, I am, as the Helen Reddy song explains, “left to carry on.” But as I have found over the intervening four...
A Christmas Story
By Judie Brown As pro-life Americans, we strive to help create a cultural condition in which expectant mothers can comfortably give birth to their babies, giving each of them the opportunity to write their life story as they grow and mature in the way God intends. We...
Come Lord Jesus!
By Judie Brown Catholic Exchange encourages us to reflect: O Root of Jesse’s stem, sign of God’s love for all his people: come to save us without delay! The third O Antiphon [prayed today] calls us very specifically to remember that the Messiah, the Chosen One of God,...