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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 children, which knew no limits and inspired great sacrifice. Recently another father came to my attention. His name is Manny Pacquiao,...
Poison Pills
By Judie Brown Illinois governor JB Pritzker has given a new meaning to the famous Theodore Seuss Geisel tale How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Pritzker has doubled down on his dedication to assuring Illinois women that access to the abortion pill is among his top...
Ego Versus Truth
By Judie Brown Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen once said, “Far better it is for you to say: ‘I am a sinner,’ than to say: ‘I have no need of religion.’ The empty can be filled, but the self-intoxicated have no room for God.” He truly understood the human condition, even...
Juan Diego, Albert Einstein, and Common Sense
By Judie Brown Today is the feast day of Juan Diego, the fellow who said, “I am a nobody, I am a small rope, a tiny ladder, the tail end, a leaf.” Juan Diego was a humble man to whom Our Lady of Guadalupe chose to appear. She told him to go to his bishop and ask that...
The Difficult Case
By Judie Brown In the state of North Dakota, a strict law making most abortions illegal was recently reinstated by the courts. This has sent many pro-abortion proponents into a frenzy because in their world every act of killing a preborn child should be legal. North...
Cultural Claptrap
By Judie Brown Planned Parenthood recently announced that voters expect elected officials to “fight to protect abortion” and themselves. In other words, PP’s deadly devotion to its own agenda has not moved a millimeter in the last hundred-plus years. If this is not...
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...