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Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
By Judie Brown The Resurrection of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, is a remarkable moment of holiness for all of us who believe that Christ suffered, died, and rose again out of love for each of us. In the celebrated hymn “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee,” we sing God of glory, Lord of love;Hearts unfold like flow’rs before Thee,Op’ning to the sun above.Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;Drive the dark of...
Catholic without Apology
By Judie Brown News outlets have reported that Pope Francis is “withdrawing Cardinal Raymond Burke’s Rome residence and salary because he sees him as working against the unity of the Church.” Some media have referred to this as a type of punishment, suggesting without...
Unalienable Rights
By Judie Brown After listening to a recent conversation between Dr. Alan Keyes and Lepanto Institute founder Michael Hichborn, I have once again been extremely impressed by the incredible insight our Founding Fathers must have had when they wrote the Declaration of...
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...