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Mary, Full of Grace
By Judie Brown The mother of God, the Virgin Mary, is unstained by sin. She is, as Father John Hardon, SJ, explained, “a sign of contradiction because, humanly speaking, it seems contradictory to obtain by yielding; to get by giving.” He continues: Yet that is what Mary teaches us. We gain most when we give most; we grow when we give up; we merit before God when we surrender. You don’t explain...
The Devil in Plain Sight
By Judie Brown There is an Academy Award-nominated short documentary entitled The Devil Is Busy. The film deals with abortion, but not in the sense we faithful might expect. Spinning a tale about the Georgia abortion clinic featured in the documentary, an MSN article...
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...