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Let Us Have Gratitude
By Judie Brown In the throes of struggling against the forces of godlessness in our daily efforts, we often forget to be grateful for blessings. It is challenging to feel compassion for women poisoning themselves by the ingestion of abortion pills when we realize that these very women are literally rejecting the children growing within their bodies. Yet, as pro-life advocates, we are called to...
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...
The Mind of God
By Judie Brown A recent personal encounter with Truth came my way by virtue of a profound statement from Bishop Emeritus Michael Pfeifer, Diocese of San Angelo: Life is indeed in God’s mind sacred from conception, and as it is a unique act of creation of a new person,...
‘My Favorite Kind of Abortion . . .’
By Judie Brown Congressman Shri Thanedar, of the thirteenth district of Michigan, recently commented on his “favorite kind of abortion.” In an X (Twitter) post, he opined, “My favorite kind of abortion is the kind that’s safe, legal, accessible, and none of your...
Marriage in the Crosshairs
By Judie Brown German bishops seem to have a misperception about marriage. Or at least it appears that way to us. Cardinal Reinhard Marx, archbishop of Munich and Freising, “has instructed the priests and full-time pastoral staff in the archdiocese to introduce the...
The Wheel of Life
By Judie Brown Some years ago when American Life League was in its infancy, we came upon a concept devoted to explaining our work. We used the example of a wheel, describing the spokes in that wheel as the many different activities that comprised our movement. We...
Embryo Personhood
By Judie Brown The simple fact that every human being has a similar beginning as a single cell fertilized egg seems to be more than some people can comprehend. This came into stark focus when we read Professor Risa Cromer’s article entitled “Embryo...