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Taking on the World
By Judie Brown Our current culture is deadly for people of all ages, and yet we persist in our efforts to defend, protect, and nurture human persons. Christ’s words inspire us: “I have told you all this so that you may find peace in me. In the world you will have hardship, but be courageous: I have conquered the world.” If this were not so, we would surely lose hope, but that is not what we are...
Stigmatizing Planned Parenthood
By Judie Brown Alexis McGill Johnson, president/CEO of Planned Parenthood, recently told the Washington Post during an interview that though abortion is a “small part” of what PP does, it is a “critically important part of what we do.” She went on to say: “So I...
America’s Real Crisis
By Judie Brown The news media and many in the general population are immersed in the recent laments of fraud, impeachment, hate, and bodily safety. All of these are perhaps of some concern, but are they the real causes for what is ailing this nation? The simple answer...
Cheapening Real People
By Judie Brown Nathan Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University who wrote a commentary on COVID-19 patients that reflects his distress that they are tethered to machines. Yet he presented this commentary in a comic book format....
Marshmallow Men
By Judie Brown The state of Massachusetts just enacted a tragic law that provides for the decriminalization of abortion after 24 weeks for any reason. The law also approves abortion for females who are 16 years or older. This means that teenagers can now access...
Systemic Violence Begets Hatred
We originally posted this article on August 25, 2020, but as we begin a new year, we found that the truths inside must be repeated and cannot be stated enough. By Judie Brown It has been so long since America lived through Griswold v. Connecticut, followed by Roe v....
Love Heals Man’s Murderous Hatred
This article originally appeared on September 18, 2020, but it bears repeating as we near the end of 2020. By Judie Brown Today’s world is filled with counterfeit actions and words. Some of what we witness reminds us of these words from the Catechism of the Catholic...