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‘This Is My Body’
By Judie Brown Father James Buckley, FSSP, wrote extensively during his priestly life. One of his most remarkable commentaries was on the Holy Eucharist. Entitled “The Eucharist, the Greatest of the Sacraments,” he wrote, Not only is the Eucharist a sacrifice; it is also a sacrament. Indeed, St. Thomas Aquinas calls it the greatest of the sacraments. Among the reasons the Angelic Doctor offers...
Anniversaries, Deaths, and Terror
By Judie Brown This past week has been a literal whirlwind of emotions, historic events, and sad realities. On Tuesday, we learned that our dear friend Joe Scheidler had died at the age of 93, having crammed at least five lifetimes of pro-life action and love into his...
Who Started the Violence?
By Judie Brown The January 6 events in our nation’s capital have provoked comments from nearly everyone, including those who claim that “pro-life terrorism” fueled the riots. As ridiculous as that may sound, we cannot overlook the fact that even Jesuit Fr. James...
Stigmatizing Planned Parenthood
By Judie Brown Alexis McGill Johnson, president/CEO of Planned Parenthood, recently told the Washington Post during an interview that though abortion is a “small part” of what PP does, it is a “critically important part of what we do.” She went on to say: “So I...
America’s Real Crisis
By Judie Brown The news media and many in the general population are immersed in the recent laments of fraud, impeachment, hate, and bodily safety. All of these are perhaps of some concern, but are they the real causes for what is ailing this nation? The simple answer...
Cheapening Real People
By Judie Brown Nathan Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University who wrote a commentary on COVID-19 patients that reflects his distress that they are tethered to machines. Yet he presented this commentary in a comic book format....
Marshmallow Men
By Judie Brown The state of Massachusetts just enacted a tragic law that provides for the decriminalization of abortion after 24 weeks for any reason. The law also approves abortion for females who are 16 years or older. This means that teenagers can now access...