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The Politics of Denial
By Judie Brown This past Tuesday’s election results were not a blessing to the Republican party. In fact, if one observes the variety of comments being made about it, the truth is that partisan politics in America has become an egoistic contest having more to do with sound bites than the substantive questions confronting our nation on matters of life and justice. Yet there is a valuable lesson...
Where’s the Baby?
By Judie Brown Supermodel Chrissy Teigen’s recent actions appear so out of sync with the humane treatment of our fellow human beings that we had to stop and take a closer look. Last week, Teigen visited abortion activists in Idaho, lending her voice to their efforts...
Cardinal Virtue
By Judie Brown What are virtues? The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that “the human virtues are stable dispositions of the intellect and the will that govern our acts, order our passions, and guide our conduct in accordance with reason and faith.” It expands...
Viewpoints on Murder
By Judie Brown Some people say that abortion is just a procedure, some say it is a right, and some say it is as simple as a tooth extraction. While all these characterizations miss the point that abortion kills both a person and a conscience in one fell swoop, we are...
Remembering Cardinal John O’Connor
By Judie Brown Cardinal John O’Connor (1920-2000) was inspiring, challenging, controversial, and, for us, a dear friend. He was the first Catholic prelate to make a valiant effort to bring unity to the pro-life movement and a master of peaceful negotiation, even...
The Unthinkable Becomes Routine
By Judie Brown It may have taken Margaret Sanger and her allies more than 100 years for the ideas she proposed to establish an acceptable posture in the American political system, but nothing has stopped them from enshrining deadly ideas in everyday thought, word, and...
Chaos in Utero
By Judie Brown As Fräulein Maria in Sound of Music, Julie Andrews sang of the frightful experience of being stung a bee, assuring the little ones in her charge that if one remembers their favorite things, daily experiences don’t seem so bad. We would call this the...