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R Is for Radiant
By Judie Brown Recently Meghan Schrader, a defender of the rights of people with disabilities, came to my attention because of a two-part article she wrote on the fallout of using the word “retarded” to define certain members of the human family. According to Merriam-Webster, the word retarded is “dated, now offensive: affected by intellectual disability: INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED.”...
Pro-Life Witness Grounded in Divine Persuasion
By Judie Brown In the Gospel of Luke, Christ tells the Pharisees the story of the rich man and the plight of Lazarus, including what Abraham said regarding the fickle attitudes of those who do not have the gift of faith: “If they will not listen either...
Unimaginable Warfare
By Judie Brown Saint Leo the Great once wrote, “Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an enemy, no victory without strife.” We considered this quote when we read about the man who “surreptitiously” slipped his girlfriend...
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...
A Time to Be Bold
By Judie Brown The onslaught of diabolical mayhem continues to overwhelm us with its wildly popular public image. It is as though people can no longer understand truth but prefer to, either consciously or subconsciously, accept whatever the media is spoon-feeding them...
Dying for Truth
By Judie Brown Everyone deserves to know the truth about what it means to die. But more importantly, each of us should be aware of what others might do to rob us or our loved ones of each moment that God has planned for us during this life. Consider the Canadian man...
The Baby and the Immigrant
By Judie Brown The duplicity of the Democratic party never ceases to amaze! Case in point is a recent statement issued by Catholic Democrats regarding principles on the topic of immigration. It said in part: As Catholic Democrats in Congress, we are guided by a living...