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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 absence of what ought to be there.” There are so many examples of this situation in America today that we hardly know where to...
Dying for Life
By Judie Brown “‘Will you walk into my parlor?’ said the spider to the fly.” Such is the wily message of those who appeal to the base instincts that thwart selfless acts of love in favor of sating an ego. But thankfully in our age, there are heroes and heroines who...
Political Rot
By Judie Brown Deteriorating political situations do not occur in a vacuum. Flawed men and women who create such scenes have been doing so since the beginning of time. And as we know, that could be any one of us, as no one is perfect. In the political realm, these...
The Emperor Has No Clothes
By Judie Brown The expression stated in our title today is used to describe a situation in which people are afraid to criticize someone because the perceived wisdom is that the person is good or important, or in some cases both. We thought about this when reading...
Deciding to Defend Christ
By Judie Brown It is heartbreaking for me to have to once again discuss why it is a moral imperative for Catholics, especially those in public life, to defend Christ from sacrilege. But address it we must. For those unfamiliar with Catholic canon law, the specific law...
Dead Babies and Relevant Political Facts
By Judie Brown One of the most misleading, yet relevant, publications of the left is Ms. magazine, founded by Gloria Steinem in 1971. As a leading feminist of her time, Steinem had a penchant for dramatic statements and an absolute disdain for women who wanted to...
A Presumption of Omnipotence
By Judie Brown We are living in a time of egoism run amuck! That is how we view the American landscape where, in recent months, it is safer to be a dog than it is to be a human being. The examples of this egoism are everywhere, so let’s start with the United States...