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Fallible Disharmony
By Judie Brown The topic of whether a Catholic can opt to obey certain Church laws but not others has been in and out of the public eye for years. One of the most helpful instructions for Catholics seeking truth comes from Pope Pius X, who issued a decree on frequent reception of Holy Communion. In the document, he wrote that “confessors . . . must take care not to dissuade anyone from frequent...
Commonplace Killing
By Judie Brown Healthcare dangers abound, as we have seen in many recent news stories. And these stories show just how little human life matters to some people. A recent complaint filed with the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration by...
Some Catholics Are Not!
By Judie Brown The Catholic faithful silently said a prayer of thanks for the words of Notre Dame’s famed former head coach Lou Holtz who told the nation the truth: that Joe Biden is a Catholic in name only. But my oh my, how the non-faithful scurried as they lined up...
Murder Most Foul
By Judie Brown In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the ghost of Hamlet’s father spoke of his own murder. Here, we speak of a crime that is committed without the revenge that initiated Claudius’ killing. It is murder committed under cover of law—the murder of tiny preborn babies....
America’s Real Constitutional Crisis
By Judie Brown Whenever someone in the mainstream media claims that we are facing a constitutional crisis, you can bet that chances are we are not. That is, unless that person is talking about a constitutional right to abortion. Then we know there is indeed a crisis....
Shepherds Who Feed Their Flock
By Judie Brown The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ staff member Donna Toliver Grimes, associate director of African American affairs in the US bishops’ Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church, recently told the media that she is...
Oh Kamala, Oh Kamala!
By Judie Brown Sing to the tune of “Oh Christmas Tree”: Oh Kamala, Oh Kamala, How ugly are your actions!Oh Kamala, Oh Kamala,How deadly are your ways! California senator Kamala Harris is a living, breathing symbol of the threatening new reality we now see in this...