‘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…
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A Vatican Gambit
By Judie Brown The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith “has as its duty the promotion and safeguarding of Catholic faith and morals, and…
TRANSfixed by Deception!
By Judie Brown In our quest to defend innocent preborn boys and girls, we have always presumed that our fellow human beings understood the meaning…
The Bishops and Eucharistic Coherence
By Judie Brown Coherence is the logical way of presenting the facts. It is another word for consistency. Since the United States Conference of Catholic…
Faith, Reason, and Pope Francis
By Judie Brown Pope Francis recently told reporters: “I pray that schisms do not happen, but I am not afraid of them.” What the pope…
The Abortion Rights Crowd Unhinged
By Judie Brown We have watched with amazement as those who support abortion knock down intelligent discussion of questions regarding judicial nominee Brett Kavanaugh and…
‘Humanae Vitae’ Has Detractors and Deceivers
It is astounding that 50 years after the public release of Pope Paul VI’s Humanae Vitae there are still so many people who misrepresent this beautiful teaching…
Pope Francis and the Era of Confusion
Though there may be times when Church teachings are not communicated with clarity, we must be thankful for those leaders who help illuminate them in confusing times.
Plugging the Cultural Dam
Considering the direction society has taken in the last 30 days—or should I say the direction that five members of the United States Supreme Court are dragging us—perhaps it is time to do some thinking.
Catholic Bishops: Please Do Not Be Silent!
Catholic bishops must lead by both word and example. Silence can show complicity; silence can show agreement. Bishops and other clergy must speak in defense of our faith each and every day. Lives and souls depend upon this.
The Devil Made Me Do It!
Satan may be depicted as a red-horned creature, but his appearance is much more insidious. He comes to us through other people, through actions, through thoughts all of which may seem rather innocuous unless you truly examine them. It’s all too easy for thoughts to creep into our heads and hearts that make sins seem “not so bad” and that’s how Satan works. He chips away at morality one stone at a time, until there’s nothing left.
A Brilliant Teacher Steps Down from the Papacy
I have hesitated to write a commentary on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI because I believed that the words he used when he made the announcement were sufficient.