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Beatitudes Matter Now More Than Ever!
By Judie Brown In a recent column, Father Jerry Novotny, OMI, wrote: If I am made in the image of God, my worth cannot be reduced to success, usefulness, beauty, or productivity. A bank account, a job, or public approval do not determine my worth. Dignity isn’t earned – it’s built in and stays with me. When I envision a homeless person shivering through a cold night, a...
‘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...
Deep in the Heart of Texas
By Judie Brown Texas is a large state with literally thousands of amazing people. It is also the state where newborn babies are at risk of being excused from life because of conditions that some say might make their existence incompatible with life. If that sounds...