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Healing Blurred Vision
By Judie Brown As a senior living with macular degeneration, I know a thing or two about blurred vision. When it is the eyes, there are things that can be done, but when it is the soul, well, that’s another thing entirely. When one encounters a man who chooses to teach others about the sanctity of life, for example, we would hope that this man would be applauded. But the story of street preacher...
A Deadly Valentine
By Judie Brown We just celebrated Valentine’s Day—one of the most romantic days of the year. It is also the feast day of Saint Valentine, about whom very little is known. It is said that he took risks to marry couples during a time when Christians were being...
Mainstreaming Wickedness
By Judie Brown The challenges to those of us who love God grow ever greater with the passing of each day. There are times when Saint Paul’s words to the Thessalonians seem much more appropriate to our own era than his. When he addressed the fact of wickedness, he...
Virginity Is Not a Myth!
By Judie Brown Planned Parenthood recently posted a sex education video on its social media platforms claiming that virginity is a “completely made-up concept” designed to control and shame people, mainly women. According to Planned Parenthood, a virgin is “someone...
Mind-Numbing Discourse
By Judie Brown When a highly respected news source like Catholic Vote chooses to focus on entertainer Taylor Swift, I take notice. But the silliness of the headline gave me even greater pause. It reads: “Poll: 18% of Voters Likely to Back Whoever Taylor Swift Endorses...
‘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...
DEI Is Latin for GOD!
By Judie Brown Yours truly is one of those strange folks who studied Latin for four years, so I know a thing or two about this root language, including the fact that dei is the plural of deus—God. And the words Agnus Dei mean Lamb of God, a meaning far from the...