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One Single Life
By Judie Brown Today’s hyperactive milieu seems to erase any opportunity a person might have to reflect on the awesome gift of life, one’s own and that of each of those in his family, his sphere of influence, and the broader community. How often do any of us take a moment to look at another person and see a miracle? It is in that one act, however, that we are inspired to consider the infinite...
Falling Off the Wall
By Judie Brown In a whimsical nursery rhyme we learn that when Humpty Dumpty fell off the wall, “all the king’s horses and all the king’s men could not put Humpty together again.” One presumes that once an egg crashes to the ground, like truth, it cannot be repaired...
The Ape of God
By Judie Brown Living in a world where parents are lauded for killing their preborn son because he might have Down syndrome reminds me of the enormity of the devil’s grip on mankind. Last week, we heard the terrible story of YouTuber Jesse Ridgway and his wife who...
Just in Case
By Judie Brown Planned Parenthood never ceases to amaze, or perhaps we should say scare, us. The most recent example of its disastrous rhetoric is its use of the phrase “just in case.” “Just in case” abortion pills is a new pilot project that Planned Parenthood...
The Legendary Jesuit, Father John Hardon
By Judie Brown To have known Father John Hardon, SJ, is to have been in the company of one of the most holy men I have ever encountered. Father Hardon was a teacher, a preacher of extraordinary power, and a man committed to making sure Catholics understood the...
Here a Baby, There a Baby
By Judie Brown The children’s rhyme “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” enumerates the animals and their sounds. It is all about living, breathing farm animals, and I recall how much my children enjoyed listening to it and singing along when they were young. But my joy at...
The Body of Christ
By Judie Brown On June 7, Catholics will reverence the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. Perhaps in anticipation of this feast, Pope Leo XIV wrote in Magnifica Humanitas: In the Eucharist we find a visible manifestation of the reality that we “are the Church...