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The Tragedy of Vengeance
By Judie Brown The Catechism of the Catholic Church addresses vengeance thusly: Anger is a desire for revenge. “To desire vengeance in order to do evil to someone who should be punished is illicit,” but it is praiseworthy to impose restitution “to correct vices and maintain justice.” If anger reaches the point of a deliberate desire to kill or seriously wound a neighbor, it is gravely...
Divine Love
By Judie Brown“Be sure that you first preach by the way you live. If you do not, people will notice that you say one thing, but live otherwise, and your words will bring only cynical laughter and a derisive shake of the head.” – St. Charles Borromeo These...
Planned Parenthood and the Mafia
By Judie Brown A recent headline from Florida has given a singular opportunity to those of us who love truth! How often in our lifetime have we seen something similar to these words: “Florida cites mafia law, hits Planned Parenthood with suit over claim abortion pill...
The Menacing Revolution
By Judie Brown The word gaslighting is most interesting. It means “to psychologically manipulate (a person) usually over an extended period of time so that the victim questions the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality, or memories and experiences...
The Death Knell
By Judie Brown A death knell is “an action or event presaging death or destruction.” We can almost hear it today, as a cavalcade of despots leads the way in our modern-day rush to deny human dignity to the vulnerable. We know their names, and we know their deeds, but...
The Devil Made Me Do It!
By Judie Brown In the 1960s the well-known comedian Flip Wilson memorialized the phrase “The devil made me do it!” He was very funny, and the phrase caught on. But today the devil is making people do things that are anything but funny. When renowned commentator...
Earnestly Adoring Christ
By Judie Brown Saint Justin Martyr, an early Church father, wrote in 155 AD of the Eucharist: “For not as common bread and common drink do we receive these; but in like manner as Jesus Christ our Savior, having been made flesh by the Word of God, had both flesh and...