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‘Fiducia Supplicans’: Much Ado about Something
By Judie Brown The well-known Shakespearean play Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy filled with romance, courtship, and various human foibles. It is a very funny story, totally unlike the most recent Vatican declaration, Fiducia Supplicans. The document addresses the meaning of blessings and the situations to which they apply. Where the wicket gets sticky is found in these words: One should...
Eulogy for the Martyred Children
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this sermon at the funeral of the little girls who were killed on 15 September 1963 by a bomb as they attended the Sunday school of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
Myopic Zeal in an Honest World
When I first read Toni Panetta’s rant against elected officials’ “myopic zeal to eliminate women’s ability to access abortion” I was struck with her talent for using words in a way that deconstructs actual facts about the human body and the ability of a woman to become pregnant and carry a child.
Archdiocese of Boston Pandering Again!
It came as a complete surprise to me when the Archdiocese of Boston backed down on its statement regarding the “All Are Welcome” pro-homosexual Mass which was scheduled to be celebrated at St.
The Difference Faith Makes
Yesterday I wrote about an article in the UK Daily Mail written by a mother who chose to kill her [preborn] son who was diagnosed with spina bifida.
The Bishops and Palliative Care
The statement is probably long overdue, though it’s clear the Church has never condoned direct killing for any reason.
Access Denied!
[Twelve]-year-old Alice Saunders was recently denied a plane ticket by British Airways staff because she has Down syndrome.