Comparing Apples and Oranges
By Judie Brown The phrase “comparing apples and oranges” means comparing two dissimilar entities. This applies well when comparing the innate dignity of each innocent…
By Judie Brown The phrase “comparing apples and oranges” means comparing two dissimilar entities. This applies well when comparing the innate dignity of each innocent…
By Judie Brown According to the media, a “contraceptive desert” is a place where women at or below the poverty level live in “counties in…
By Judie Brown A dear friend recently reacted to Bishop Joseph Strickland’s statement that he “will refuse” a potential vaccine for the coronavirus if it…
Today we reflect on Christ’s love and sacrifice for us with this prayer by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Lord Jesus Christ, at the hour of your…
By Judie Brown Saving our nation was the topic of an essay that Fr. Regis Scanlon, O.F.M. CAP, wrote more than 10 years ago. Today,…
By Judie Brown Today we are told to wash our hands often in order to keep our hands free of possible contaminants. We have been…
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”…
By Judie Brown The pro-abortion Salon.com’s headline states: “With the Safety of Abortion at Stake, the Supreme Court Could Rule against Science.” The deceit underlying…
By Judie Brown “Assist Us to Live, Not Die” is what a poster reads in a recent demonstration against assisted suicide. If this sounds like…
By Judie Brown A couple of days ago we saw the headline “U.S. Hospitals, Patients Cancel Elective Surgery as Coronavirus Spreads.” An elective procedure is…
By Judie Brown In the soon-to-be-released docudrama about Saint Patrick, apostle of Ireland, we learn from the executive producer, Gordon Robertson, that “Patrick brought the…
By Judie Brown The focus of our nation is currently on the coronavirus, but there is an even deadlier virus stalking our population. Its victims…