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The O Antiphons for Life
Father William Saunders explains: The importance of O Antiphons is twofold: Each one highlights a title for the Messiah: O Sapientia (O Wisdom), O Adonai (O Lord), O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse), O Cavis (O Key of David), O Oriens (O Rising Sun), O Rex Gentium (O King of the Nations), O Emmanuel. Also, each one refers to the prophecy of...
The System of Death
By Judie Brown In a recent e-mail discussing the problems associated with the abuse of palliative care, Paul Byrne, MD made a statement that, I believe, defines the foundational problem in our culture today. Dr. Byrne called what is happening a “System of Death,”...
Humpty Dumpty Would Be Proud
By Judie Brown In the Lewis Carroll classic Through the Looking-Glass, readers see a dialogue between Humpty Dumpty and Alice. Here are the words that I find so fitting for what is happening today: “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it...
Namby-Pamby Politicians and Preborn Babies
By Judie Brown This week has been a lulu for preborn babies! Just days ago the US Department of Health and Human Services announced the cancellation of the Food and Drug Administration’s $15,900 contract with Advanced Bioscience Resources to provide fresh “human fetal...
A Judge, a Preborn Child, and Justice
By Judie Brown Let me begin by making one thing perfectly clear. We do not posit here any opinion of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford or Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court nominee Ford accuses of sexual assault many years ago. Clearly God is the only one who knows the truth...
At Planned Parenthood, the Doctor Is In!
By Judie Brown According to Planned Parenthood, its incoming president, Leana Wen, MD, is breaking new ground. PP brags that, for the first time “in nearly 50 years” a physician will “helm the organization.” According to Planned Parenthood, Wen “was born in Shanghai,...
Saint Tarcisius, the Catholic Priesthood, and Sexual Abuse
By Judie Brown The current scandals in the Catholic Church have caused great pain for many of us. Yet, in the midst of this tragedy, words of wisdom and insight—especially those of Monsignor Charles Pope—help and guide us. He tells us that the current situation is a...