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Thanksgiving, Lord!
By Judie Brown This week we gather together as families, as fellow Christians, and as neighbors to give thanks for all the blessings we have received. For me personally, this is a bittersweet time of year because nothing about our family would be what it is today without my beloved husband Paul. He has been away from us for four years now, but the memories are overwhelming. Paul loved the...
Just the Facts, Ma’am
By Judie Brown Detective Joe Friday’s famous line from Dragnet, “Just the facts, Ma’am,” seems so appropriate when we consider the terrible crush of deception surrounding President Trump’s support for the Biden administration’s position on the deadly abortion pill....
‘This Is My Body’
By Judie Brown Father James Buckley, FSSP, wrote extensively during his priestly life. One of his most remarkable commentaries was on the Holy Eucharist. Entitled “The Eucharist, the Greatest of the Sacraments,” he wrote, Not only is the Eucharist a sacrifice; it is...
Your Faith Has Saved You!
By Judie Brown A culture-of-death universe leaves no room for the miracles the Lord can work in our lives. The following account, for example, would never pass the scrutiny of the deniers who market death and destruction as human rights. Matthew 9:20-22 reads: A woman...
Loving Evil
By Judie Brown The Religious Community for Reproductive Choice is, by virtue of its name, a terribly confused organization. While it tells website visitors that “reproductive decision-making is sacred,” it never gets to the basic fact that such choices can result in...
Fallible Disharmony
By Judie Brown The topic of whether a Catholic can opt to obey certain Church laws but not others has been in and out of the public eye for years. One of the most helpful instructions for Catholics seeking truth comes from Pope Pius X, who issued a decree on frequent...
The Unjust War
By Judie Brown In 1999 Cardinal John O’Connor wrote, “The traditional ‘just war’ teaching of the Catholic Church has never been intended to promote war but to prevent or impede it. It is not a matter of ‘justifying’ war. It is a matter of spelling out the conditions...