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Deploring the Culture of Death
By Judie Brown Those committed to ending the cruelty of abortion are people who strive to abolish that stain on the soul of our nation, not to mention the souls of those who promote or participate in the deadly act. We live in an era during which the directions to or advice on ways to kill the preborn baby or the elderly are only a click away. This fact of life prompted Father Jerry Pokorsky to...
True Words
By Judie Brown A stickler for word usage is the way some people describe me. Of course they are right. Because there are some words in the English language that are abused to the hilt, somebody has to set the record straight. When word abasement occurs, even among...
The Absence of Good
By Judie Brown The Catholic dictionary defines evil as “the privation of a good that should be present.” It continues, “[Evil] is the lack of a good that essentially belongs to a nature; the absence of a good that is natural and due to a being. Evil is therefore the...
Who Is the Liar Now?
By Judie Brown There was a time when everyone tried to be honest, even when it hurt. Integrity beckoned us to be witnesses to reality. But those days are gone! In our age, we are besotted with false rhetoric designed to make us feel good about the horrific acts that...
Complex Issues Versus Charity
By Judie Brown Recently deceased preacher Voddie Baucham Jr. delivered a message on cultural apologetics for Christians. His words are striking in their generosity, their love for Christ, and in their advocacy for always acting with mercy, even when we are righteously...
Life-Affirming Influencers Rock!
By Judie Brown We consider anyone who defends life, stands up for life, or lives a pro-life life to be an influencer. The thing about such people—and there are many—is that their presence in our world influences others without fanfare and without a self-awareness that...
Angels and Predators
By Judie Brown Yesterday, we celebrated the feast day of our Guardian Angels. As Catholics, we believe that our Guardian Angel is always with us; that means that we are never really alone. We learned as children that our Guardian Angel is there to provide support in...