Combating Loneliness During Our Time of Crisis
By Susan Ciancio Have you ever felt so alone that you wanted to cry? Have you ever been stuck somewhere all by yourself with no…
Our Pro-Life Jeremiad
By Judie Brown Jeremiad: “a prolonged lamentation or complaint” In the context of Jeremiah’s repeated requests to the people of Israel that they repent, the word “jeremiad”…
Combating Loneliness During Our Time of Crisis
By Susan Ciancio Have you ever felt so alone that you wanted to cry? Have you ever been stuck somewhere all by yourself with no…
What Your Teens Don’t Know Can Hurt Them . . . and You
By Catherine Daub A year and a half ago, my 80-year-old father underwent emergency surgery for a ruptured aortic abdominal aneurysm where he had a…
How to Share Joy with Nursing Home Residents
By Mary Kizior We often talk about the need to reach out to sick or elderly persons to offer comfort at the end of life,…
Encouraging Intergenerational Living Is a Cure for Loneliness
By Shannon Roberts The world is ageing at an unprecedented speed, meaning the proportion of younger people to older people is less than ever before.…
Introducing: The Healthcare Advocacy and Leadership Organization
By Julie Grimstad It is becoming increasingly difficult for those suffering from terminal or serious illnesses—and their families—to discern the difference between care that respects…
My Great-Grandma’s Story
By Claire Walk, grade 8 Many people are blessed with many good things in life. Many people are burdened with trials and sorrows. It is…
Imago Dei
By Jack Biggs, grade 6 When God created man in His own image and gave man dominion over the Earth, He was declaring that people were…
Vatican Says Palliative Care Is a Human Right?
By Judie Brown The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Archishop Vincenzo Paglia, has made yet another stunning statement, telling us that “palliative care…
Killing Hope with Bad Medical Practices
By Judie Brown The practice of providing palliative care to patients who are suffering and in pain is nothing new, but turning that treatment into…
Sinister Manipulation of Life
This commentary is a reprint from March 2018—part of our Best of 2018 series. By Judie Brown Studying the language and actions of those who…