We need Judie’s timeless wisdom now more than ever!
The Christian Response to the Ravages of War
By Judie Brown Recent events occurring on foreign shores have had a profound effect on the news media—people too often given to exaggeration and erroneous statements. It is sometimes challenging to discern fact from fiction, even when those reporting a story have the best of intentions. This is a situation that reminds us of the wisdom often attributed to philosopher Edmund Burke: “The only...
The Pope, The Condom, and The Elephant
We’ve been paying close attention to the reports of Pope Benedict’s comments regarding the use of condoms in certain special circumstances (see “What the Pope really said about condom use”).
Having a Large Family Is a Crime!
In the National Catholic Register, writer Pat Archbold opines, “Rutgers University Professor Helen Fisher, of the Center for Human Evolution Studies, has written for Oprah Magazine and [on November 17] was on the Joy Behar Show talking about women making the choice to be childless.
Who Should Live? Who Should Die? Take a Poll!
One of the most remarkable aspects of the digital information age is the ongoing use of polls—designed, I suppose, to make people feel like their opinion really matters.
Death Peddlers’ Entrepreneurial Spirit
Abortionist Martin Haskell, developer of the intact dilation and extraction method of killing (a type of partial birth abortion), recently moved his abortion facility from Cincinnati, Ohio to Sharonville, Ohio.
No More ‘Mental Retardation’ So?
Early [October] President Barack Obama signed a law decreeing that federal statutes must no longer use the term “mental retardation.”
Latex Treachery: A Tale of Betrayal
One of my Catholic media heroes, Phil Lawler, always writes with a certainty that forces one to think beyond what is claimed or what is reported elsewhere.