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Humankind
By Judie Brown Genesis 5:2 tells us, “He created them male and female. When they were created, he blessed them and named them humankind.” In recent years, however, this truth has been undermined, denied, and otherwise ignored by human beings who perceive themselves as the arbiters of all, including sexual identity. For example, the manufacturers of DESCOVY for PrEP, a pill designed to protect...
My Christmas Miracle
By Judie Brown This is my last commentary for 2020. It was truly a year of turmoil, unknown threats, and of course a virus and lockdowns. Clearly, we have had our share of negative news. So rather than write about another problem, I have chosen to write about my...
Bishops Dabble in Death
By Judie Brown As we have noted elsewhere, the COVID-19 pandemic has created hysteria, panic, and opportunities for what was once considered evil to be passed off as good, all under the guise of doing what is best for the majority of our human family members. Perhaps...
COVID Vaccines: To Inject or Not Inject
By Judie Brown Americans are concerned. The questions keep coming about the vaccines being developed to protect folks from COVID-19. Many have asked us what they should do. To be injected or not: That is the question. Far be it from us to tell anyone what they should...
Hope, Politics, and Human Dignity
By Judie Brown In the age of pro-abortion Catholics in public life, confused Catholics in private life, silent bishops, and a government apparently hell-bent on avoiding recognition of the personhood of the preborn child, it is easy to become overwhelmed and even...
Denying the Real Presence
By Judie Brown A college freshman recently wrote: “Abortion is a medical procedure, not a deprivation of life,” and the world yawned. A priest found the body of Christ on the floor of a Church. This desecration of the sacred host earned a brief mention at the...
Bodies, Sins, and Mercy
By Judie Brown Nearly 20 years ago, Archbishop John Myers wrote a pastoral letter in which he reminded his flock of the basics upon which our fight to end the slaughter of the innocents is based, saying that “most people would be horrified by a proposal to kill...