JUDIE BROWN COMMENTARY

The bishops tell the reader that, “The direct and intentional destruction of innocent human life from the moment of conception until natural death is always wrong and is not just one issue among many.”

When a bipartisan group of American Catholics signed on to an innocuous document entitled “A Catholic Call to Observe Civility in Political Debate,” my initial reaction was based on the horrific nature of the rhetoric.

It’s Monday, November 12, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is hosting a national meeting of the nation’s bishops this week. We need to pray for our bishops during this meeting.

Just when you think you are going to have a nice Friday, some inane news item crosses your desk, and it just irks you. At least that is what happened to me.

While a lovely name for a song, the phrase “There goes my heart” has taken on new meaning in light of a recent study that suggests the use of the birth control pill is potentially more dangerous to the heart then originally thought.

A recent news report from New Jersey affirms the wisdom of Pope John Paul II’s warning that once the moral law is disregarded in a society, there is no true freedom but only anarchy or worse. Such is the case with a new law in New Jersey.

I note that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has published an advertisement addressing the “sensible” nature of the Mexico City Policy and why Congress should maintain it.

The most amazing story was reported this weekend by the British news source, Daily Mail. It seems that when Mary Jones was ten weeks pregnant she found out that she was expecting twins.

When I saw a column written by pro-life activist Jane Frantz in the Appleton Post-Crescent, it really took the wind out of my sails.

I just discovered your “Baby Steps” DVD. I am buying it to bring to sidewalk counseling. I would like to suggest that you start a campaign letting people know that they can use this DVD with a laptop or portable DVD player to show women coming into the abortion clinic.

The recent poll on birth control in school brings me to a startling discovery: parents really do not want the responsibility for raising their children as chaste, pure persons who want to wait for marriage to engage in procreative relations.

My dear friend Mark Pickup wrote a stunning blog posting that I must share with you. Of course, when you read the excerpt, I know you will want to visit his blog and read it all, but let me whet your appetite.