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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 recalling that experience faded into sorrow as I learned about the latest alleged pro-life meandering that results in babies dying...
An American Obsession
By Judie Brown Recent headlines inform the electorate that wholesale killing is so deeply ingrained in our cultural psyche that on any particular day the most horrific of crimes against human dignity go unacknowledged. In New Mexico, preborn children are being...
Always Look on the Bright Side
By Judie Brown Spamalot was a silly Broadway comedy with a very uplifting song entitled “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.” It was the song that stayed in your head long after the performance was over. And whether you liked the production or not, that lyrical...
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...