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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 to Moses or to the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone should rise from the dead.” Christ’s words...
Radical Inclusion Rejects Sorrow for Sin
By Judie Brown Perhaps the headline didn’t catch your eye, but it did mine. It reads “Cardinal McElroy on ‘Radical Inclusion’ for L.G.B.T. People, Women and Others in the Church.” The Jesuit magazine America published the piece that states, in part, “It is a demonic...
Transhumanism Is What?
By Judie Brown Before the reader takes issue with my title, let’s make it clear that the words reflect the exact question I asked the first time a colleague said that word to me. Transhumanism, I said, cannot possibly be a word. But of course, it is, and it’s a...
Infallible Truths and Deadly Pills
By Judie Brown Many years ago when American Life League’s spiritual director Fr. Denis O’Brien, MM, was still living, he wrote an important paper addressing the infallibility of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical letter Humanae Vitae. This is the encyclical that addresses...
Lame, Lamer, Lamest
By Judie Brown Speaking as a seasoned pro-life veteran, I have to say that the theme of this year’s March for Life—”Next Steps, Marching into a Post-‘Roe’ America”—was anything but inspiring. There are really no “next steps” beyond ending the scourge of...
The Right to Lie
By Judie Brown In 2005, the beloved Pope Benedict XVI wrote: “Only if I serve my neighbor can my eyes be opened to what God does for me and how much He loves me.” These few words offer profound insight into the moral difficulty faced when anyone, let alone national...
Every Single Innocent Human Being Matters
By Judie Brown The March for Life took place this past Friday, January 20, and it was hailed as a success by all those who attended, including the leaders of the March. But I found something curious about the placards some carried. The signs reflected a kind of limp...