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Those Who Die in Violence
By Judie Brown When I saw this recent prayer petition at a daily Mass: “For all who have died or suffered because of violence,” I couldn’t help but think of all the babies who die so violently under the legal shield of medical, clinical, and chemical abortion. Considering this same thing, Father Jerry Novotny recently wrote about the horrors of abortion. His words in “When Silence...
Mind-Numbing Discourse
By Judie Brown When a highly respected news source like Catholic Vote chooses to focus on entertainer Taylor Swift, I take notice. But the silliness of the headline gave me even greater pause. It reads: “Poll: 18% of Voters Likely to Back Whoever Taylor Swift Endorses...
‘Fiducia Supplicans’: Much Ado about Something
By Judie Brown The well-known Shakespearean play Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy filled with romance, courtship, and various human foibles. It is a very funny story, totally unlike the most recent Vatican declaration, Fiducia Supplicans. The document addresses the...
DEI Is Latin for GOD!
By Judie Brown Yours truly is one of those strange folks who studied Latin for four years, so I know a thing or two about this root language, including the fact that dei is the plural of deus—God. And the words Agnus Dei mean Lamb of God, a meaning far from the...
A Nation Awash in Death
By Judie Brown There comes a point in the history of every civilization when a brink is confronted. Tottering on that edge, people are faced with a choice between continuing to self-destruct and resolving to correct their evil ways and make reparations for the carnage...
Proof of Insanity
By Judie Brown Insanity is a descriptive adjective meaning a disordered state of mind as well as something that is unreasonable or utterly foolish. While this definition should apply to the wily avengers who stalk the most vulnerable, attempting to convince them that...
Our National Bender
By Judie Brown A bender is a spree or a binge. It is a type of behavior that will not function between the lines of being civil or affable. America has been on a bender for more than half a century. Waning faith in God—our Father and King—has given way to the self in...