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Mary, Full of Grace
By Judie Brown The mother of God, the Virgin Mary, is unstained by sin. She is, as Father John Hardon, SJ, explained, “a sign of contradiction because, humanly speaking, it seems contradictory to obtain by yielding; to get by giving.” He continues: Yet that is what Mary teaches us. We gain most when we give most; we grow when we give up; we merit before God when we surrender. You don’t explain...
Father of Orthodoxy
By Judie Brown Religiosity: “the quality or state of being religious.” News reports tell us that religiosity has plummeted among US residents over the last 10 years. Pollsters usually miss the mark, but in this case they missed the truth. Rather than critique the...
The Pro-Life Imperative
By Judie Brown Our nation is at a crossroads, sandwiched between two countries with starkly different political scenarios on the subject of taking the lives of persons deemed unworthy to live. To our south is Mexico, a nation currently enmeshed in debate about whether...
Divine Love
By Judie Brown“Be sure that you first preach by the way you live. If you do not, people will notice that you say one thing, but live otherwise, and your words will bring only cynical laughter and a derisive shake of the head.” – St. Charles Borromeo These...
Planned Parenthood and the Mafia
By Judie Brown A recent headline from Florida has given a singular opportunity to those of us who love truth! How often in our lifetime have we seen something similar to these words: “Florida cites mafia law, hits Planned Parenthood with suit over claim abortion pill...
The Menacing Revolution
By Judie Brown The word gaslighting is most interesting. It means “to psychologically manipulate (a person) usually over an extended period of time so that the victim questions the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality, or memories and experiences...
The Death Knell
By Judie Brown A death knell is “an action or event presaging death or destruction.” We can almost hear it today, as a cavalcade of despots leads the way in our modern-day rush to deny human dignity to the vulnerable. We know their names, and we know their deeds, but...