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Angels and Predators
By Judie Brown Yesterday, we celebrated the feast day of our Guardian Angels. As Catholics, we believe that our Guardian Angel is always with us; that means that we are never really alone. We learned as children that our Guardian Angel is there to provide support in our daily life and to remind us that God is always present. These beautiful teachings are affirmed by the Catechism of the Catholic...
Come, Let Us Adore Him
By Judie Brown During these final days of Advent preparation for the birth of Christ, many thoughts, emotions, and ideas flood our minds. How much wrapping is left? How many gifts did we forget to buy? These and lots of other tangible things distract us from the one...
Wokeness Versus God
By Judie Brown James Kalb recently wrote an article in which he concluded, The concept of the good life points to God as its source and its binding and coordinating principle. And that is yet another reason social order must always be based on religion. Without it,...
Close Your Eyes and Deny It
By Judie Brown This is the time of year when we think about the real meaning of Christmas, or at least we hope that everyone does. Reflecting on the manger scene brings thoughts of love and admiration. The words “star of wonder, star of night” come to mind, but that...
Crushing the Head of the Serpent
By Judie Brown In a recent commentary, Fr. Jerry Pokorsky wrote of Mary’s Magnificat: Mary’s prayer with the child Jesus in her womb prophesies the fulfillment of the promise God made in Genesis 3:15. We face the same temptations that Jesus endured for our sake: “For...
Baby Murder Laws
By Judie Brown It may seem odd to talk about aborting babies on the feast of Saint Nicholas, especially as we know how much he loved children. But in his role of patron and protector of little ones, his life story shines a light on a simple truth. The mentality of...
Paganism and the Innocent
By Judie Brown The always-brilliant Christopher Altieri recently wrote about the state of our hedonistic society, saying, “Our own efforts in the present may not save our republic or our civilization, but I know—as I know my Savior lives—that living as Christians is...