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The Assumption of Our Lady
By Judie Brown Today commemorates the feast of the Assumption of Mary, the mother of God. The feast day came about when “Pope Pius XII confirmed this belief about the Virgin Mary as the perennial teaching of the Church. . . . He defined it formally as a dogma of Catholic faith in 1950, invoking papal infallibility to proclaim, ‘that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-Virgin Mary, having...
The Morally Unconscious
By Judie Brown Recently a brilliant article appeared in the New Oxford Review. Entitled “Engaging the Morally Unconscious Person,” author Christopher M. Reilly delved into the quicksand created by those who refuse to acknowledge the inherent value in looking deeper...
Gratitude
By Judie Brown Donald DeMarco, PhD, one of our favorite Catholic philosophers, once wrote, “There can be no happiness without gratitude.” I agree with that statement one hundred percent. Further, DeMarco wrote of the 10 lepers who were cured by Christ, reminding us...
Bishop Joseph Strickland’s Bloodless Martyrdom
By Judie Brown When Pope Frances removed Bishop Joseph Strickland, the shock was overwhelming, as was our sadness. The event immediately reminded me of a lesson I learned from our first spiritual director Father Denis O’Brien, who explained that bloodless martyrdom is...
Murder in the Twilight Zone
By Judie Brown Being old enough to recall the television series The Twilight Zone, it occurred to me that Webster’s definition—“an area just beyond ordinary legal and ethical limits”—applies to our current age. We see this twilight zone in so many aspects of our...
Loving God’s Children
By Judie Brown Growing numb is not an option when you have chosen to stand up against the cruelty of those who deny truth in deference to the siren song of evil. But there are times when it might seem far better to be immune to facts and oblivious to death and...
The Enduring Wisdom of Cardinal Raymond Burke
By Judie Brown To many in the pro-life movement—and to Catholics in general—Cardinal Raymond Burke has long been a hero because of his clear teaching and his commitment to truth. If it were not for him and the encouragement of our spiritual advisor, Father James...