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The Pope and Me
By Judie Brown Saint John Paul II will forever be imprinted in my memory, not only because of the double hitter, as I like to call Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth) and Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), but because he was among the most gracious Catholic leaders my husband and I ever had the good fortune to meet. When one considers the innate goodness of a saint, one never expects...
‘My Favorite Kind of Abortion . . .’
By Judie Brown Congressman Shri Thanedar, of the thirteenth district of Michigan, recently commented on his “favorite kind of abortion.” In an X (Twitter) post, he opined, “My favorite kind of abortion is the kind that’s safe, legal, accessible, and none of your...
Marriage in the Crosshairs
By Judie Brown German bishops seem to have a misperception about marriage. Or at least it appears that way to us. Cardinal Reinhard Marx, archbishop of Munich and Freising, “has instructed the priests and full-time pastoral staff in the archdiocese to introduce the...
The Wheel of Life
By Judie Brown Some years ago when American Life League was in its infancy, we came upon a concept devoted to explaining our work. We used the example of a wheel, describing the spokes in that wheel as the many different activities that comprised our movement. We...
Embryo Personhood
By Judie Brown The simple fact that every human being has a similar beginning as a single cell fertilized egg seems to be more than some people can comprehend. This came into stark focus when we read Professor Risa Cromer’s article entitled “Embryo...
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...
Those Who Die in Violence
By Judie Brown When I saw this recent prayer petition at a daily Mass: “For all who have died or suffered because of violence,” I couldn’t help but think of all the babies who die so violently under the legal shield of medical, clinical, and chemical...