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Human Resolve
By Judie Brown Saint Vincent de Paul once wrote, “I have been sent not only to love God, but also to make men love Him. It is not enough to love God if my neighbor does not love Him.” As missionaries in a broken world, we understand that these words of Saint Vincent resound in a way that we could never have imagined just a few short decades ago. And yet here we are. Though the times require us...
Pope Benedict XVI Was the Consummate Teacher
By Judie Brown Ever since I read The Ratzinger Report in 1986 I have been in awe of the man who would become Pope Benedict XVI. And today, even though he is gone from this life, his writings still bring inspiration to many people. Catholic writer Isabel Barry reminded...
History Is a Great Teacher
By Judie Brown Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” There is great wisdom in those words, especially when we look back at the last year. Let’s take a look at why this...
A Vatican Gambit
By Judie Brown The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith “has as its duty the promotion and safeguarding of Catholic faith and morals, and is currently competent to address the delict of sexual abuse of minors. The Congregation advises a diocesan bishop or...
Singing the O Antiphons
By Judie Brown I don’t know about you, but every time we arrive at the week before Christmas and begin reading or singing the O Antiphons, I am left with two thoughts. The first is: I love these short prayers, but the second is, why now? This year I decided to do some...
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
By Judie Brown When you see a ghoulish headline within days of celebrating the birth of Christ, it is most certainly distressing. And yet there it is: “UK Scientists Can’t Wait to Get Their Hands on Thousands of Frozen Human Embryos.” So while this winter melody...
A Cautionary Tale of Woe
By Judie Brown The mainstreaming of chemical methods to control fertility has been so successful that these days some can even find what they think they need to contaminate their bodies in vending machines. Such is the case for Columbia University and others in the NY...