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DOGE, Then and Now
By Judie Brown Having visited Venice and seen the Doge’s Palace, I took a special interest in the new government office that will exist when Trump takes office. The newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will be run by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. In Venice the doge was the “highest official of the republic of Venice for more than 1,000 years.” But the years of this Venetian...
Columbus Day Slaps Down Wokeness
By Judie Brown In his column on the error among those who cackle about why Americans should not have celebrated Columbus Day, Peter Wolfgang opined: Columbus did what no European did before him. Whatever Europeans may have been here prior to Columbus left no lasting...
No Man’s Land
By Judie Brown Wikipedia tells us that no man’s land is “waste or unowned land or an uninhabited or desolate area that may be under dispute between parties who leave it unoccupied out of fear or uncertainty.” This sounds eerily similar to the advocates for...
Believe or Know?
By Judie Brown We know that faith is a gift from God—“a supernatural virtue infused by Him.” But a person can believe something that is contrary to God’s commandments and feel that their view is correct. This is the tragedy that befalls too many in the secular world...
This World’s Foolishness
By Judie Brown Saint Paul taught the Corinthians, “The wisdom of the world is folly to God.” Various events during the past few days lead us to believe that there is a great deal more folly in the world today than ever before. Starting with Pope Francis and...
Cherish Your Life!
By Judie Brown Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger once wrote, “The gift of life which God the Creator and Father has entrusted to man calls him to appreciate the inestimable value of what he has been given and to take responsibility for it.” St. John Paul II reiterated this...
Catholic Doctrine Derangement Syndrome
By Judie Brown The so-called derangement syndrome, such as what the media calls those who favor political conservatism over liberalism, has become the go-to label for anyone exhibiting characteristics that contradict the social norm. And I do not mean displaying bad...