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The Assumption of Our Lady
By Judie Brown Today commemorates the feast of the Assumption of Mary, the mother of God. The feast day came about when “Pope Pius XII confirmed this belief about the Virgin Mary as the perennial teaching of the Church. . . . He defined it formally as a dogma of Catholic faith in 1950, invoking papal infallibility to proclaim, ‘that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-Virgin Mary, having...
The Gender Industry
By Judie Brown To address the question of transgenderism, we first must define our terms. The word gender applies to the identity of the person as a male or a female. The prefix trans suggests, as the dictionary states, on the other side or a change such as...
Excusing the Indefensible
By Judie Brown As I read the account of Dr. Austin Dennard—an obstetrician/gynecologist who is awaiting the birth of her third child—I was dumbfounded by her commitment to seeing abortion protected by law. She has joined a lawsuit challenging Texas abortion laws,...
Prosecute or Absolve?
By Judie Brown In Matthew 9:12-13 Jesus set the tone for His mercy, which is coveted by anyone who understands the meaning of offending God. When the Pharisees saw Christ dining with tax collectors and sinners and asked why He was doing so, Christ said, “Those who are...
The Issue
By Judie Brown According to Webster, one of the definitions of issue is “a vital or unsettled matter.” So when a headline reads “Former Wisconsin Governor Says GOP Is in Trouble When It Focuses on Single Issues Like Abortion,” one can get the impression that, like we...
Motherhood
By Judie Brown St. John Paul II wrote that today, the Feast of the Assumption, we celebrate the moment when Mary was “taken up into heaven in the integrity of her body and soul.” He continues, “In the splendor of heavenly glory shines the One who, by reason of her...
Killing Her Softly
By Judie Brown St. Augustine of Hippo’s prayer “Our heart is restless until it rests in You” is more than timely. This is so because there are far too many people in 2023 whose death is hastened by the very people whose profession calls them to take care of them. As...