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Forever Yours
By Judie Brown Paul and Judie Brown celebrated their wedding vows fifty-eight years ago today. Though Paul has moved on in accord with the Lord’s timetable, I am, as the Helen Reddy song explains, “left to carry on.” But as I have found over the intervening four years, there is no such thing as being alone. There are wonderful memories of our life together. There are bittersweet remembrances of...
America’s Bloodthirsty Spirit
By Judie Brown Living in a culture where the act of killing innocent people prior to birth is protected by law definitely has consequences. But not all of them are of a kind you might think about for very long. Slate—the infamously pro-abortion website—delves into the...
Pope Benedict XVI Was the Consummate Teacher
By Judie Brown Ever since I read The Ratzinger Report in 1986 I have been in awe of the man who would become Pope Benedict XVI. And today, even though he is gone from this life, his writings still bring inspiration to many people. Catholic writer Isabel Barry reminded...
History Is a Great Teacher
By Judie Brown Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” There is great wisdom in those words, especially when we look back at the last year. Let’s take a look at why this...
A Vatican Gambit
By Judie Brown The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith “has as its duty the promotion and safeguarding of Catholic faith and morals, and is currently competent to address the delict of sexual abuse of minors. The Congregation advises a diocesan bishop or...
Singing the O Antiphons
By Judie Brown I don’t know about you, but every time we arrive at the week before Christmas and begin reading or singing the O Antiphons, I am left with two thoughts. The first is: I love these short prayers, but the second is, why now? This year I decided to do some...
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
By Judie Brown When you see a ghoulish headline within days of celebrating the birth of Christ, it is most certainly distressing. And yet there it is: “UK Scientists Can’t Wait to Get Their Hands on Thousands of Frozen Human Embryos.” So while this winter melody...