We need Judie’s timeless wisdom now more than ever!
Cruelty Denied
On Good Friday we commemorate with great sadness the crucifixion of Christ, King of heaven and earth. To understand the cruelty of the act itself, all one needs to do is think for a moment about the soldiers, the nails driven into the hands and feet of Jesus, and the ghastly glee with which His executioners prepared Christ to die. It was torturous, brutal, and according to some...
Truthfullly Some Simply Lie!
Headlines yesterday were enough to send me into a state of total disbelief. It seems that there are far too many people involved in the pro-life effort who cannot see why the only goal worthy of our effort is personhood
Politics Does Not A Bishop Make
The bishops tell the reader that, “The direct and intentional destruction of innocent human life from the moment of conception until natural death is always wrong and is not just one issue among many.”
Sacrilege, scandal and murder – or civility?
When a bipartisan group of American Catholics signed on to an innocuous document entitled “A Catholic Call to Observe Civility in Political Debate,” my initial reaction was based on the horrific nature of the rhetoric.
Bishops Meeting Begins Today
It’s Monday, November 12, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is hosting a national meeting of the nation’s bishops this week. We need to pray for our bishops during this meeting.
Let’s be civil; it’s just another ‘issue’
Just when you think you are going to have a nice Friday, some inane news item crosses your desk, and it just irks you. At least that is what happened to me.
There Goes my Heart …
While a lovely name for a song, the phrase “There goes my heart” has taken on new meaning in light of a recent study that suggests the use of the birth control pill is potentially more dangerous to the heart then originally thought.