JUDIE BROWN COMMENTARY

It was heartening for us to read the most recent statements coming from the Vatican, focused on the great gift God has given Catholic people in the reality of who is present in the Sacrament of Holy Eucharist.

In a Zenit news report, we read: “Archbishop Levada suggested that the synod, in its small-group discussions, debate the problem of Catholics ‘who do not understand why it might be a sin to support a political candidate who is openly in favor of abortion or other serious acts against life.'”

We have seen articles exposing Miers as someone “conservative” and as someone “liberal.”

A recent report identifies Virginia House of Delegates member Mithcell Van Yahres as pro-abortion and Catholic.

What a blessing it is to read a bishop’s statement that Catholics cannot be both Catholic and pro-abortion. What is even better is reading his words about the actual reality of sin.

How is that when the director of the FDA resigns, it takes President Bush less than a nanosecond to place Dr. Andrew C.

The start of a new Supreme Court term is always a notable event in Washington. Pundits and analysts take a look at intriguing cases bubbling up from the various appellate circuits

British IVF clinics are seeing a phenomenon that I am sure Americans are seeing too.

While some Florida pro-lifers are interested in passing a state constitutional amendment that would curtail state funding of research on human embryos, research that requires killing these little persons, something more fundamnetal is needed.

Canadian abortionist Ellen Wiebe is revelling in her personal recommendation that the way to solve the problem of “unwanted” babies in her native Canada is to provide a “cocktail” containing methotrexate plus misoprostol.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina we learned of a rescue effort that resulted in the protection of 1,200 human embryos, previously residing in canisters in a fertility clinic, had to be moved to a hospital prior to the hurricane.