Judie Brown column
Judie Brown is president and co-founder of American Life League, the nation's largest grassroots pro-life educational organization.
She has served three terms as a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life in Rome. Daily Catholic cited her as one of the top 100 Catholics of the 20th century.
Judie has appeared on 20/20, 60 Minutes, Mother Angelica Live, The O'Reilly Factor, Good Morning America, Today, Oprah, and Larry King Live, as well as hundreds of other television and radio talk shows. Her comments regularly appear in major print media nationwide, and she has written numerous editorial pieces for magazines and newspapers, including The Washington Post and USA Today.
Judie is married to Paul A. Brown, and they have three children and nine grandchildren. She and her husband have been involved in the pro-life movement since 1969.
She has served three terms as a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life in Rome. Daily Catholic cited her as one of the top 100 Catholics of the 20th century.
Judie has appeared on 20/20, 60 Minutes, Mother Angelica Live, The O'Reilly Factor, Good Morning America, Today, Oprah, and Larry King Live, as well as hundreds of other television and radio talk shows. Her comments regularly appear in major print media nationwide, and she has written numerous editorial pieces for magazines and newspapers, including The Washington Post and USA Today.
Judie is married to Paul A. Brown, and they have three children and nine grandchildren. She and her husband have been involved in the pro-life movement since 1969.
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January 25, 2022
The March for Life came and went as quickly as grains of sand flow through a baby’s fingers. We walked with thousands of pro-life people who braved the cold . . .
Judie Brown
January 14, 2022
We have seen far too many articles referencing gender dysphoria and parental dysphoria not to become more than concerned with the state of our national . . .
Judie Brown
January 11, 2022
The memorable nursery rhyme about what little boys are made of—namely “snips, snails and puppy dogs’ tails”—reminds us of the gaiety of childhood. But . . .
Judie Brown
December 21, 2021
Christmas is near, and so we approach the creche with awe, gratitude, and prayerful hearts. Approaching the beautiful scene of Joseph, Mary, and the Christ . . .
Judie Brown
December 15, 2021
The frantic claims surrounding the Supreme Court’s hearing of the oral arguments in the Dobbs case have really gotten out of control. . . .
Judie Brown
December 3, 2021
Pope Benedict XVI’s 2008 prayer at Ground Zero included these words:
God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world:
peace in the hearts of all men . . .
Judie Brown
November 30, 2021
C.S. Lewis once described what it takes to become either a better person or a hellish one. When I think about . . .
Judie Brown
November 19, 2021
A quick review of the agenda of the now-completed meeting of Catholic bishops in our nation exposes the very problem that troubles so many of us every day. . . .
Judie Brown
November 16, 2021
Pro-abortion Catholic Joe Biden spends a lot of time telling the citizens of our nation to wear a mask, even when he fails to do so. But behind his mask lurks . . .
Judie Brown
November 12, 2021
When Joe Biden commented on his meeting with Pope Francis and said: “We just talked about the fact that he was happy I was a good Catholic and keep receiving . . .
Judie Brown
October 29, 2021
My dearest Preborn Baby, the headlines in Oregon this week tell a sad story about your moms and you. The Portland city council just approved changes in its . . .
Judie Brown
October 22, 2021
Pope Francis recently delivered a video message to the World Meeting of Popular Movements. During his remarks he said, speaking of Black Lives Matter and others . . .
Judie Brown
October 19, 2021
The recent headlines addressing a meeting that pro-abortion president Joe Biden is scheduled to have with Pope Francis later this month did not come as a shock. . . .
Judie Brown
October 15, 2021
Did you hear the one about the expectant mother who saw her baby on the ultrasound machine and chose not to abort her baby? Oh yes, the ultrasound has paved the . . .
Judie Brown
October 12, 2021
Rogers and Hart wrote “With a Song in My Heart” in 1929 as part of a stage musical. But when we think of the wonderful human beings who have come into our . . .
Judie Brown
October 8, 2021
When it comes to COVID shots, pro-death president Joseph R. Biden is always telling us to “trust the science,” even though many solid scientists . . .
Judie Brown
October 1, 2021
Today’s culture is filled to the brim with the idea that one can claim to be Catholic and at the same time worship one’s personal opinion to the exclusion . . .
Judie Brown
September 28, 2021
She has five children and nine grandchildren, but her real devotion is to the practice of killing babies before they are born. Who is this woman? Her name is . . .
Judie Brown
September 21, 2021
Late last Thursday night, September 16, my husband Paul was taken by ambulance to our local hospital. After hours in the emergency room, he was admitted Friday . . .
Judie Brown
September 17, 2021
Earlier this month, President Joe Biden issued a “Proclamation on World Suicide Prevention Day.” But Biden failed to include assisted suicide in the . . .
Judie Brown
September 14, 2021
Joe Biden, president of the United States, is definitely not president of all the people. His disdain for babies prior to birth, not to mention his . . .
Judie Brown
September 10, 2021
Merriam Webster defines domestic violence as “violent or abusive behavior directed by one family or household member against another.”
. . .
Judie Brown
September 7, 2021
In the 1941 classic “Deep in the Heart of Texas,” the lyrics say in part: “The coyotes wail along the trail, deep in the heart of Texas.” These words . . .
Judie Brown
September 3, 2021
In these times of raging challenges to the family unit, including the most innocent among us—our preborn brothers and sisters—we are called to celebrate the . . .
Judie Brown
August 31, 2021
In an insightful lecture on G.K. Chesterton’s The Everlasting Man, Dale Ahlquist writes:
. . .
Judie Brown
August 25, 2021
Brown: “Safe should not be the equivalent of mandatory”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (25 August 2021) - American Life League president Judie Brown issued the . . .
Judie Brown
August 24, 2021
Sham-Catholic president of the United States Joe Biden is a total failure. In terms of the natural law he is a moral pygmy, but he was helped along the road by . . .
Judie Brown
August 20, 2021
“Pick your gender” the cultural soothsayers tell us, suggesting that even children can make the decision. Oh, but wait a minute. Isn’t . . .
Judie Brown
August 17, 2021
We know that there are predator aircraft that are armed, intelligence-gathering vehicles. And we know that there are human predators as well. However, the . . .
Judie Brown
August 13, 2021
Mississippi has been in the news recently because of an abortion case that has made its way to the Supreme Court. The case, late-term abortion ban” regarding . . .
Judie Brown
August 10, 2021
The origin of the phrase “a pound of flesh” is Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice. The character Shylock demands payment for a loan, causing Portia, who is . . .
Judie Brown
August 3, 2021
How often have we heard the “trust the science” comment when . . .
Judie Brown
July 30, 2021
In part one of this two-part series, we told you about some of the prominent elected Catholic officials who dabble in killing our fellow human beings. These . . .
Judie Brown
July 27, 2021
Nancy Pelosi, a 2014 recipient of Planned Parenthood’s Margaret Sanger Award, insists that she is a Catholic. Her words mean nothing, of course, because her . . .
Judie Brown
July 23, 2021
If there ever were a synonym for the aftermath of marketing death for 60 years and calling it a right, the word apathetic is it. This word captures America’s . . .
Judie Brown
July 20, 2021
When we published “If Preborn Babies Had Voices” last Friday, Allen Ptack—one of ALL’s staff members—recommended a follow-up that would address what . . .
Judie Brown
July 16, 2021
Recently, an attorney named Thomas Glessner—founder of the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates—wrote regarding the upcoming Supreme Court case . . .
Judie Brown
July 13, 2021
Stories of the bravery of saints can motivate Catholic bishops to do wonderful things for their flock and for the world.
For instance, there is an amazing . . .
Judie Brown
July 9, 2021
Pro-life Americans have been laser focused on the morally questionable development of the various COVID-19 vaccines, all of which employ . . .
Judie Brown
July 6, 2021
Catholic bishops, for the most part, seem to be unfamiliar with the difference between profaning the body of Christ in the Eucharist and being coherent in a . . .
Judie Brown
July 2, 2021
The birthday of the nation is another phrase that describes Independence Day, which occurs every fourth of July. But celebrating the birthday of this nation . . .
Judie Brown
June 29, 2021
We live on a planet that has lost its collective mind. One supposes we could say this started in the United States, where all such confusion usually originates. . . .
Judie Brown
June 25, 2021
(#14 and the final installment in our Cancel Culture series)
As this is the final installment in our series, we must reiterate what the cancel culture is in . . .
Judie Brown
June 23, 2021
Brown: “His words remind me of ‘things the devil might say’.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (22 June 2021) - American Life League executive vice president Hugh . . .
Judie Brown
June 18, 2021
(#13 in our Cancel Culture series)
While it is clear that many today believe they have the power to cancel God, the truth is that canceling God is impossible . . .
Judie Brown
June 15, 2021
Fr. Peter Stravinskas has often written about St. Augustine’s description of God’s grace as moving each of us from misery to mercy. This message is . . .
Judie Brown
June 11, 2021
(#12 in our Cancel Culture series)
In Texas, high school valedictorian Paxton Smith dumped her prepared remarks and instead delivered a speech celebrating . . .
Judie Brown
June 8, 2021
Anyone with common sense realizes that no baby is hazardous to the environment. In fact, one of them may well grow up to save our planet by working to preserve . . .
Judie Brown
June 4, 2021
The emergence of the cult of woke has imposed a great many things on the culture over the past few years, but the most unseemly among those is definitely the . . .
Judie Brown
June 2, 2021
Politicians in Washington, DC, have recently
moved to support research that permits experimentation for the purpose of creating “animal-human” hybrids, . . .
Judie Brown
May 29, 2021
Today’s unbridled focus on sexual matters without respect for decency is tantamount to erotic propaganda on steroids. While some professional groups tell us . . .
Judie Brown
May 28, 2021
Brown: “We oppose any and all research that denies the humanity of the embryo by using him as nothing more than an experimental tool.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. ( . . .
Judie Brown
May 25, 2021
The Mississippi law that the Supreme Court has recently chosen to hear is called the Gestational Age Act. This law purports to “prohibit abortions after 15 . . .
Judie Brown
May 21, 2021
No, aging community, the cancel culture does not want to enlist your wisdom and guidance; it wants you to die and get out of the way! Why? Because the cancel . . .
Judie Brown
May 19, 2021
Brown: “The Supreme Court should stop pandering to politics and start defending human beings. Period.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (18 May 2021) – American . . .
Judie Brown
May 18, 2021
Catholic bishops in the United States are considering issuing a statement dealing with pro-abortion Catholic politicians and their worthiness to receive the . . .
Judie Brown
May 14, 2021
(Part 8 in our Cancel Culture series)
In case it has escaped your attention, the world today is growing more hostile to the idea of traditional parenthood. . . .
Judie Brown
May 12, 2021
It is hard to believe, but there is at least one Catholic bishop who has put into writing his personal opinions regarding the real presence of Christ in the . . .
Judie Brown
May 11, 2021
Inside: A special video announcement from the director of the Marian Blue Wave announcing a new initiative to shut down Planned Parenthood.
. . .
Judie Brown
May 8, 2021
In the words of St. John Paul II, the family is “the first and fundamental school of social living: as a community of love, it finds in self-giving the law . . .
Judie Brown
May 7, 2021
Brown: “Defending Christ from sacrilege is NOT a political matter, it is a matter of eternal salvation.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (06 May 2021) - American Life . . .
Judie Brown
May 6, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. (06 May 2021) - American Life League executive director and STOPP founder Jim Sedlak issued the following commentary today as part of the bi . . .
Judie Brown
May 4, 2021
A few days ago, San Francisco’s archbishop, Salvatore Cordileone, issued a pastoral letter entitled, “Before I Formed You in the Womb I Knew You.” This . . .
Judie Brown
April 30, 2021
The era of societal loathing of all things just and good is increasingly becoming more inhumane. We know that this national contempt for human beings has been . . .
Judie Brown
April 28, 2021
American Life League is honored to announce that we are providing grant funding to support a research study at Franciscan University of Steubenville that will . . .
Judie Brown
April 24, 2021
This commentary is part 5 in the Cancel Culture series
In a well-written article entitled “A Proof of the Existence of God,” author James Kidd sets forth . . .
Judie Brown
April 21, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. (21 April 2021) - American Life League executive director and STOPP founder Jim Sedlak issued the following commentary today as part of the bi . . .
Judie Brown
April 20, 2021
A longtime pro-life advocate recently told us a very sad story. As he stood in front of an abortion facility praying the Rosary and holding a sign, someone rode . . .
Judie Brown
April 19, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. (19 April 2021) – For decades, American Life League has been a loud whistleblower of Planned Parenthood’s and its founder Margaret Sanger . . .
Judie Brown
April 16, 2021
This commentary is part 4 in the Cancel Culture series
From early infancy and throughout our lives, education has long been an integral part of our days. In . . .
Judie Brown
April 13, 2021
Brown: “The abomination of Mr. Biden masquerading as a practicing Catholic must come to an end. He is now directly responsible for murder.”
WASHINGTON, D . . .
Judie Brown
April 9, 2021
This commentary is part 3 in the Cancel Culture series
Most parents and grandparents know that childhood begins at the birth of a baby and culminates in . . .
Judie Brown
April 7, 2021
The term “assisted suicide” rolls right off the tongue. Merriam-Webster defines it as “suicide committed by someone with assistance of another person.” . . .
Judie Brown
March 30, 2021
The president of the United States and members of his team consistently claim that he is a devout Catholic. But anyone with even a rudimentary understanding of . . .
Judie Brown
March 26, 2021
Mary Kizior writes:
The sanctity of marriage is under attack in our society. Your children have grown up in a culture in which marriage and family are . . .
Judie Brown
March 23, 2021
In the age of Biden and the recent confirmation of avid pro-abortion politician Xavier Becerra, it is certainly appropriate to ask whether or not Americans will . . .
Judie Brown
March 19, 2021
The so-called “cancel culture” has come into vogue over the past few years. According to . . .
Judie Brown
March 17, 2021
Coherence is the logical way of presenting the facts. It is another word for consistency. Since the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has decided to . . .
Judie Brown
March 12, 2021
When Planned Parenthood closes its doors, babies live. That is the news from American Life League’s annual facilities report on Planned Parenthood. . . .
Judie Brown
March 10, 2021
Brown: “When Planned Parenthood leaves town, preborn babies’ lives are saved.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (10 March 2021) - Since 1992, pro-life individuals and . . .
Judie Brown
March 9, 2021
Lewis Carroll wrote Through the Looking Glass in 1871. One of the most quoted excerpts is this . . .
Judie Brown
March 2, 2021
The first words of the Equality Act, recently passed by the US House of Representatives, tell of its purpose: “To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, . . .
Judie Brown
February 26, 2021
What does a theologian and bishop from the third century have to do with the current state of the Catholic Church in the United States? A great deal. Here’s . . .
Judie Brown
February 23, 2021
The reports you are about to read are true, but the Catholic response should not be what it is.
As members of the South Carolina legislature debated a . . .
Judie Brown
February 19, 2021
Did you know that Planned Parenthood provides something called trans health care? It does. In fact, PP is the nation's second largest provider of transgender . . .
Judie Brown
February 18, 2021
Report: A former employee described Planned Parenthood’s role in trans activism as being “abhorrent.” She said: “They’re digging their own grave.”
. . .
Judie Brown
February 16, 2021
Archbishop Joseph Naumann, chairman of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, recently gave an exclusive interview to . . .
Judie Brown
February 12, 2021
Mildred Fay Jefferson, MD, a past board member of American Life League, past president of the National Right to Life Committee, The Right to Life Crusade, and . . .
Judie Brown
February 9, 2021
The dictionary defines “halo” as a circle of light. But to those of us in pro-life work, HALO has come to mean something in addition to that circle of light . . .
Judie Brown
February 5, 2021
Shortly after it was announced that Joseph R. Biden had been elected the president of the United States, Archbishop Jose Gomez—president of the United States . . .
Judie Brown
February 2, 2021
Americans are not stupid, but many of them do believe whatever they think the facts are. That is a very dangerous reality, especially today, because those facts . . .
Judie Brown
January 29, 2021
During his Respect Life homily, Bishop Samuel Aquila stated that “if dignity does not exist at . . . the beginning and the end [of life] it will not exist in . . .
Judie Brown
January 26, 2021
Brown: “Do not be deceived by those who equate the slaughter of children with immigration, taxes, and sea turtles.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (26 January 2021) - . . .
Judie Brown
January 22, 2021
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 . . .
Judie Brown
January 20, 2021
Brown: “Joe Biden has had 48 years to combat the greatest evil in the history of mankind, yet he has done nothing but empower and support death.”
. . .
Judie Brown
January 19, 2021
The January 6 events in our nation’s capital have provoked comments from nearly everyone, including those who claim that . . .
Judie Brown
January 18, 2021
Joe, the founder of the Pro-Life Action League, was a personal friend to Paul and me for so many years. It all started in 1977 when Joe and Paul worked together . . .
Judie Brown
January 15, 2021
Alexis McGill Johnson, president/CEO of Planned Parenthood, recently told the Washington Post during an interview that though . . .
Judie Brown
January 12, 2021
The news media and many in the general population are immersed in the recent laments of fraud . . .
Judie Brown
January 8, 2021
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 . . .
Judie Brown
January 5, 2021
The state of Massachusetts just enacted tragic law that provides for the decriminalization of abortion after 24 weeks for any reason. The law also approves . . .
Judie Brown
December 23, 2020
On 21 December 2020, Reuters reported on a document issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith announcing that the Vatican had signed off on the . . .
Judie Brown
December 18, 2020
As we have noted elsewhere, the COVID-19 pandemic has created hysteria, panic, and opportunities for what was once considered evil to be passed off as good, all . . .
Judie Brown
December 15, 2020
American Life League’s Official Statement Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines
Americans are concerned. The questions keep coming about the vaccines being developed . . .
Judie Brown
December 12, 2020
In the age of pro-abortion Catholics in public life, confused Catholics in private life, silent bishops, and a government apparently hell-bent on avoiding . . .
Judie Brown
December 10, 2020
Brown: “What is it that inspires the USCCB to give a criminal facing the death penalty greater status than the innocent baby whose life is being snuffed out . . .
Judie Brown
December 9, 2020
A college freshman recently wrote: “Abortion is a medical procedure, not a deprivation of life,” and the world yawned.
. . .
Judie Brown
December 8, 2020
Brown: “Becerra . . . is an enemy of life who comes from the same philosophy of death as Biden himself.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (7 December 2020) – . . .
Judie Brown
December 4, 2020
Nearly 20 years ago, Archbishop John Myers wrote a pastoral letter in which he reminded his flock of the basics upon which our fight to end the slaughter of the . . .
Judie Brown
December 2, 2020
Wilton Gregory, of the Archdiocese of Washington, DC, was recently hailed by the media for becoming America’s first black Catholic cardinal. . . .
Judie Brown
November 23, 2020
Sedlak: “Anyone concerned about the continuing racism in the United States of America should have nothing to do with Planned Parenthood.”
WASHINGTON, D.C . . .
Judie Brown
November 21, 2020
Brown: “I find it totally unbelievable that the same man who commended Biden less than a week ago is now backing off and suggesting concern about Biden's role . . .
Judie Brown
November 17, 2020
Federalist commentator Christopher Bedford recently wrote an analysis of the failure of Catholic leadership to be spiritual guides for the laity. By their . . .
Judie Brown
November 13, 2020
On November 7, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a press release stating in part: “We . . .
Judie Brown
November 12, 2020
Brown: “Two men—one a false prophet, a liar, and a deceiver, the other a man who lacks the courage and conviction of the Holy Spirit whose gifts he has . . .
Judie Brown
November 10, 2020
Today we know that enemies of innocent human beings are sitting in the catbird seat, poised to run our nation on their . . .
Judie Brown
November 9, 2020
Brown: “Most Catholic bishops have no problem with a Catholic politician spitting at the face of Christ by supporting the vile murder of the preborn.”
. . .
Judie Brown
November 6, 2020
Can anyone forget that flowing from the treacherous lips of pro-abortion Catholic Speaker Pelosi when she threatened to stop the confirmation of Supreme Court . . .
Judie Brown
October 30, 2020
What you are about to read is totally true and in no way resembles a Halloween tale. It starts with a barren land.
Proponents of abortion have begun to use . . .
Judie Brown
October 27, 2020
Last night, we witnessed the confirmation of a Catholic to the position of associate justice of the Supreme Court, and next week, we elect a president. Given . . .
Judie Brown
October 23, 2020
"Chameleon: “A person who often changes his or her beliefs or behavior in order to please others or to succeed.”
This definition of chameleon readily . . .
Judie Brown
October 20, 2020
As reported last week, not by the major media, but by American Life League and other pro-life groups, members of 40 Days for Life outside the racist Planned . . .
Judie Brown
October 16, 2020
Amazing! And at the same time, frightening! During a short period of one week, we have heard pro-abortion senator railing at Judge Amy Coney Barrett, and we . . .
Judie Brown
October 13, 2020
This is not a commentary about why you should never cast a vote again. On the contrary, as St. John Paul II reminds us: “The value of democracy stands or . . .
Judie Brown
October 9, 2020
This is the season of elections, deceptions, and misinformation on the truth about abortion. I call it the baby plague.
During a recent town hall meeting, . . .
Judie Brown
October 6, 2020
In the wake of the president’s coronavirus diagnosis and the systemic hatred seeping from social media these days, we found it rather ironic that the death . . .
Judie Brown
October 2, 2020
Recent contrasts between former Vice President Joe Biden and Judge Amy Coney Barrett have exposed the stark difference between politics and truth.
. . .
Judie Brown
September 30, 2020
A year ago, American Life League invited thousands to the launch of our newest program, the Marian Blue Wave, where we unveiled our strategic approach to . . .
Judie Brown
September 29, 2020
The voices are rising every day. They say that President Trump is the most pro-life president our nation has ever had. . . .
Judie Brown
September 28, 2020
“Barrett is a unique human being in so many ways, and it is the excellence of women like her that drives our opponents mad!”
As Judge Amy Coney Barrett . . .
Judie Brown
September 26, 2020
In the C.S. Lewis classic The Screwtape Letters, senior demon Screwtape writes to his novice demon (and nephew) Wormwood: “Indeed the safest road to hell is . . .
Judie Brown
September 22, 2020
Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died, but the legacy that she leaves behind will not die. . . .
Judie Brown
September 18, 2020
Today’s world is filled with counterfeit actions and words. Some of what we witness reminds us of these words from the Catechism of the Catholic Church: “It . . .
Judie Brown
September 15, 2020
Fr. James Altman, pastor of St. James the Less in La Crosse, Wisconsin, has become a national hero to many. He has even been called the modern Elijah. . . .
Judie Brown
September 11, 2020
Growing up, we often uttered retorts such as “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” when disagreeing with a feisty classmate. . . .
Judie Brown
September 8, 2020
Recently 92 members of Congress called on the Food and Drug Administration’s commissioner, Stephen Hahn, to redefine the abortion pill Mifeprex (mifepristone) . . .
Judie Brown
September 4, 2020
Healthcare dangers abound, as we have seen in many recent news stories. And these stories show just how little human life matters to some people.
. . .
Judie Brown
September 1, 2020
The Catholic faithful silently said a prayer of thanks for the words of Notre Dame’s famed former head coach Lou Holtz who told the nation the truth: that Joe . . .
Judie Brown
August 29, 2020
In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the ghost of Hamlet’s father spoke of his own murder. Here, we speak of a crime that is committed without the revenge that . . .
Judie Brown
August 25, 2020
It has been so long since America lived through, followed by . . .
Judie Brown
August 22, 2020
Whenever someone in the mainstream media claims that we are facing a constitutional crisis, you can bet that chances are we are not . . .
Judie Brown
August 19, 2020
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ staff member Donna Toliver Grimes, associate director of African American affairs in the US bishops’ . . .
Judie Brown
August 18, 2020
American Life League president Judie Brown issued the following statement following the city of Austin, Texas,’ . . .
Judie Brown
August 14, 2020
Sing to the tune of “Oh Christmas Tree:”
Oh Kamala, Oh Kamala,
How ugly are your actions!
Oh Kamala, Oh Kamala,
How deadly are your ways!
. . .
Judie Brown
August 12, 2020
– Brown: “The party of Jim Crow and Margaret Sanger has no right to scold the rest of us on questions of social justice.” –
With the . . .
Judie Brown
August 11, 2020
A phrase is usually identified with someone because he or she repeats it frequently. In the case of “come on, man,” we are referring to a . . .
Judie Brown
August 7, 2020
Planned Parenthood’s sham public comments about Margaret Sanger are merely rhetorical "[its] founder.” The words ring hollow in every respect. Margaret . . .
Judie Brown
August 4, 2020
St. Damien of Molokai is one of the most incredible examples of what it means to be genuinely pro-life. He reflected this way of life in his words, but more . . .
Judie Brown
July 31, 2020
The truth—according to the magisterium of the Catholic Church—is that the body and blood of Christ are actually present in the sacrament of the Eucharist. . . .
Judie Brown
July 28, 2020
A plague, or pestilence as it were, is a “contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating.” While this word usually refers to a . . .
Judie Brown
July 24, 2020
The word “woke” has taken on a slang definition of late. As previously noted, this new use of the word was “invented by those who view themselves as . . .
Judie Brown
July 21, 2020
We see madness and a disregard for human life all around us. One example comes from Tennessee, where Kimberly Hopkins . . .
Judie Brown
July 18, 2020
In the long march to use deadly chemicals and devices to pilfer fertility from women, the latest twist comes from a judge who has ruled that, in this pandemic . . .
Judie Brown
July 15, 2020
In the rush to throw stones after the latest Supreme Court decision regarding the Little Sisters of the Poor and their . . .
Judie Brown
July 11, 2020
My jaw dropped to the floor when I read this from the mouth of Archbishop Joseph Naumann, . . .
Judie Brown
July 10, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. (8 July 2020) – Today, American Life League executive director Jim Sedlak and founder of STOPP International released the following statement . . .
Judie Brown
July 9, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. (8 July 2020) – In a resounding 7-2 decision, the United States Supreme Court finally set to rest the pro-abortion effort to force the Little . . .
Judie Brown
July 7, 2020
Did you know that San Francisco’s pro-abortion city attorney Dennis Herrera . . .
Judie Brown
June 30, 2020
The Kingston Trio had a 1950’s hit song in which they proclaimed a myriad of problems in the world before confessing “I don’t like anybody very much.”
. . .
Judie Brown
June 29, 2020
The Supreme Court has once again shown that God is Supreme in all things while they are men and women with feet of clay. Abandoning the babies in deference to . . .
Judie Brown
June 27, 2020
In this current coronavirus era, first we witnessed an uptick in outlets with services available to . . .
Judie Brown
June 24, 2020
In the book of God told Noah: “Never again will I curse the earth because of human beings, because their heart contrives . . .
Judie Brown
June 20, 2020
For most of us, our aging and vulnerable loved ones are at the forefront of our minds these days. We confront the unseen enemy with faith in God and the will to . . .
Judie Brown
June 16, 2020
Lost in our national debate these past few weeks has been acknowledgment of one fundamental truth: Every human individual whose right to life is, according to . . .
Judie Brown
June 12, 2020
Today’s cultural meltdown gives us an opportunity to see just how far the devil will go to achieve his goal. The perfect word for this is demoralization. . . .
Judie Brown
June 9, 2020
We have seen recently that those in the mobs who shriek, destroy, and bludgeon in our streets represent not rational thought but are themselves filled with hate . . .
Judie Brown
June 3, 2020
According to Merriam-Webster, the history of the word ideology comes from “the French writer A.L.C. Destutt de Tracy [who] proposed it as a term to designate . . .
Judie Brown
June 2, 2020
In the secular world, freedom is defined by Webster as “the quality or state of being free: such as a: the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in . . .
Judie Brown
May 29, 2020
When it comes to so-called red states and blue states, many stark differences exist. Some are some are just . . .
Judie Brown
May 26, 2020
Janis Joplin’s iconic song “Piece of My Heart” was never intended to be about literally stopping a beating heart. Rather, it was about a heart breaking . . .
Judie Brown
May 23, 2020
A wave of inane media comments crossed through my e-mail this week. It is enough to make one wonder if the pandemic has created massive brain malfunctions among . . .
Judie Brown
May 20, 2020
The highway toward total deception is strewn with unimaginable lapses on the part of our hierarchy. This is not meant to be a criticism. Rather, it is a fact . . .
Judie Brown
May 15, 2020
The April 30 news that CNN’s news anchor Anderson Cooper has welcomed his baby boy by way of a surrogate pregnancy brought cheers from the media. . . .
Judie Brown
May 12, 2020
The ongoing hypocrisy of pro-abortion Catholics like Joe Biden continues to boggle the Catholic mind. It is hard for any of us to understand how any thinking . . .
Judie Brown
May 11, 2020
American Life League executive vice president, Hugh Brown, issued the following commentary today regarding his mother and American Life League president Judie . . .
Judie Brown
May 8, 2020
Katherine McGuiness, Northwest Abortion Access Fund leader, recently said: “I can’t think of what can be more essential and timely than accessing an . . .
Judie Brown
May 6, 2020
I was shocked to read in a recent BARRON’s article that “the coronavirus has caused long-term-care facilities serving older and disabled people, who are . . .
Judie Brown
May 4, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. (04 May 2020) – Today, American Life League president Judie Brown and STOPP International founder Jim Sedlak were among the pro-life leaders . . .
Judie Brown
May 2, 2020
As we navigate the era of the coronavirus, organizations like Planned Parenthood are confronting the health crisis by . . .
Judie Brown
April 28, 2020
Headlines tell us every day that abortions, contraception, and even euthanasia are somehow related to the plague, commonly known as the coronavirus. During this . . .
Judie Brown
April 24, 2020
Achilles’ heel: “a vulnerable point”
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s most vulnerable point is her inability to recognize truth—the truth that . . .
Judie Brown
April 23, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. (23 April 2020) – As Planned Parenthood uses the current virus pandemic to increase the killing of God’s children, the killing chambers . . .
Judie Brown
April 21, 2020
The phrase “comparing apples and oranges” means comparing two dissimilar entities. This applies well when comparing the innate dignity of each . . .
Judie Brown
April 20, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. (20 April 2020) – American Life League president Judie Brown, on behalf of American Life League’s supporters and associate groups, wrote a . . .
Judie Brown
April 17, 2020
According to the media, a “contraceptive desert” is a place where women at or below the poverty level live in “counties in which there is not reasonable . . .
Judie Brown
February 24, 2020
American Life League implores each of you to take a step back and look at what you stand for. Each of our organizations has, in some way, fought diligently to . . .
Judie Brown
January 28, 2020
My goodness, how the headlines have changed over the past many years! It seems that America has become obsessed with protecting animals from abuse, while the . . .
Judie Brown
January 21, 2020
On the eve of the 46th annual March for Life, it is only fitting to remember the brave, committed woman who started the event.
In the wake of the US Supreme . . .
Judie Brown
January 20, 2020
American Life League absolutely opposes the compromise and unprincipled language contained in Kansas proposals SCR 1613 and HCR 5019 – the Value Them Both . . .
Judie Brown
January 17, 2020
The resurgence of the ERA (equal rights amendment) has once again exposed the underbelly of scum often defined as political debate in some circles, apathy in . . .
Judie Brown
January 16, 2020
When George Mason wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights, one of the things he didn't have on his mind was the idea that we have a God-given right to rip a . . .
Judie Brown
January 14, 2020
What I am about to share with you is happening in one county in the state of Maryland, but it could be happening where you live. Your own children or . . .
Judie Brown
January 10, 2020
The headlines were consistent in suggesting that more than 200 members of Congress – both representatives and senators, including two Democrats – . . .
Judie Brown
January 8, 2020
New Jersey's governor, sham Catholic Phil Murphy, has repeatedly offended Christ in the Eucharist by his anti-life tactics and statements.
Murphy is a . . .
Judie Brown
January 7, 2020
New Jersey governor Phil Murphy defines himself as a person who "grew up in a family that was middle class on a good day." According to his website, he was "the . . .
Judie Brown
January 6, 2020
Planned Parenthood Federation of America released its 2018-2019 Annual Report over the weekend. Among other revelations buried in the report is the fact that . . .
Judie Brown
January 5, 2020
Planned Parenthood is a vicious, racist institution whose actions are diametrically opposed to Catholic moral and social teaching. For Murphy to shovel $9.5 . . .
Judie Brown
January 4, 2020
Baby Tinslee Lewis is at risk of being killed because in Texas law there exists a 10-day rule (Sec. 166.046 3e) that permits healthcare institutions to act . . .
Judie Brown
January 3, 2020
Baby Tinslee Lewis is at risk of being killed because in Texas law there exists a . . .
Judie Brown
January 2, 2020
Please enjoy this video recap entitled the Top 8 Headline-Grabbing Stories of 2019.
. . .
Judie Brown
December 21, 2019
This is my last commentary for this amazing year – 2019. So rather than write about some problem that negatively impacts the culture, I have chosen to . . .
Judie Brown
December 17, 2019
When Californians awoke to the news that Planned Parenthood will open 50 reproductive health centers in high schools throughout Los Angeles, we wonder how many . . .
Judie Brown
December 15, 2019
Baby Tinslee will not be denied life support, judge rules.
And while the hospital is arguing that nothing good will come of keeping Tinslee on life support, . . .
Judie Brown
December 14, 2019
When I read the news reports about why the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen had been put on hold, it disturbed me more than words can say. The . . .
Judie Brown
December 12, 2019
We have learned that "Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, said Tuesday that he would be willing to hold the hand of . . .
Judie Brown
December 11, 2019
Monsignor Charles Pope recently wrote a comprehensive article on the failure of American Catholic Church leadership to teach the truth about what is required . . .
Judie Brown
December 10, 2019
The Supreme Court has made a decision that is consonant with sharing the entire truth with an expectant mother who is considering having her baby killed by . . .
Judie Brown
December 6, 2019
According to reports, the abortion rate in the United States continues to decline. In its article on this subject, the . . .
Judie Brown
December 4, 2019
By voice vote, the Palliative Care Health Education and Training Act passed the House of Representatives. We will never know who voted for or against this bad . . .
Judie Brown
November 26, 2019
The responsorial psalm this past Sunday garnered this response from the congregation: "Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord!"
What a marvelous . . .
Judie Brown
November 20, 2019
The four words "Catholic bishops debate abortion" may sound like an oxymoron, but to me it is a clear sign that the devil's foothold in the Catholic Church is . . .
Judie Brown
November 15, 2019
Americans are becoming increasingly callous to the dignity of the human being. In fact, it is no understatement to suggest that far too many folks view the . . .
Judie Brown
November 13, 2019
In the current world of abortion devotion, fake news is thriving, but what is also on the increase are sad truths about certain pro-life organizations.
For . . .
Judie Brown
November 8, 2019
Throughout history we have seen that the devious works of the devil challenge those who are faithful to Christ. During this current age, it is no different.
. . .
Judie Brown
November 7, 2019
Over the years, Virginia has become an increasingly important state in the abortion battle. Many national pro-life groups are headquartered in the state. In . . .
Judie Brown
November 5, 2019
Snaky: "insidious," stealthy, or slithery
These synonyms apply to two men who have a common interest in life: misrepresentation of the respect and honor due . . .
Judie Brown
November 4, 2019
The Ninth Circuit has once again trampled on religious freedom. Forcing groups to cover birth control for their employees when these groups have religious . . .
Judie Brown
November 1, 2019
The denial of Holy Communion to former Vice President Joe Biden has captured headlines across this land and from nearly every corner. The question is: Why?
. . .
Judie Brown
October 31, 2019
It was not bad enough that FOX & Friends cohost and alleged Catholic Brian Kilmeade spoke out against the actions of Fr. Robert E. Morey, as Kilmeade defended . . .
Judie Brown
October 30, 2019
We commend Fr. Robert E. Morey of Saint Anthony Catholic Church, who according to media reports, denied pro-abortion Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden . . .
Judie Brown
October 29, 2019
Demonize: to portray as evil
In the ongoing struggle to protect the alleged right of mothers to have their preborn children killed by abortion, the culture . . .
Judie Brown
October 26, 2019
Addiction: "a strong inclination to do, use, or indulge in something repeatedly"; "a compulsive . . . behavior"
. . .
Judie Brown
October 24, 2019
The Marian Blue Wave continues to grow and expand way beyond what we first expected. People are now committed in 19 different countries and all 50 states, . . .
Judie Brown
October 23, 2019
In 1995, Pope John Paul II urged us to work for the day when we could "offer this world of ours new signs of hope, and work to ensure that justice and . . .
Judie Brown
October 18, 2019
Professor Charles Rice (Charlie) and his lovely wife Mary were devoted to each other, to their family, and to the babies. John Dejak, who studied under Charlie . . .
Judie Brown
October 17, 2019
This past week has shown us that the Blessed Mother is truly in charge! After only one week, we are happy to announce that we surged past our goal of 1,000 . . .
Judie Brown
October 16, 2019
This past weekend, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization joined with thousands from 80 countries to focus attention on making end-of-life care a . . .
Judie Brown
October 11, 2019
Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri (PPSLRSWMO) has been fighting a battle against the health department and legislators in . . .
Judie Brown
October 8, 2019
It's amazing what a simple tweet can start. On January 26 of this year, Bishop Joseph Strickland of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, tweeted that our country needed . . .
Judie Brown
October 4, 2019
William Shakespeare's "Song of the Witches" contains a memorable line that reminds me of Planned Parenthood's latest actions. The line "Double, double, toil and . . .
Judie Brown
October 2, 2019
Venom is a toxic substance produced by some snakes and bees, among other creatures; it can and does have a lethal effect. But venom is also a spiteful, . . .
Judie Brown
October 1, 2019
Enough is enough! After 46 years of decriminalized abortion, it's clear that political, legislative, and legal efforts alone are not sufficient to stop the . . .
Judie Brown
September 27, 2019
A square shooter, unlike a coward or a spin doctor, stands up for and defends truth; he/she is honest and just. This might sound obvious, but in today's world . . .
Judie Brown
September 26, 2019
This week, the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute released its latest numbers on how many surgical and medical abortions occur yearly in the United States. It . . .
Judie Brown
September 25, 2019
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke at Georgetown University recently. During her remarks, she . . .
Judie Brown
September 20, 2019
In America's disposable culture, it is not exactly shocking to learn how macabre words and actions can deceive.
Cheerleader Brooke Skylar Richardson was 18 . . .
Judie Brown
September 17, 2019
Pope Francis recently told reporters: "I pray that schisms do not happen, but I am not afraid of them."
What the pope is referring to is a type of division . . .
Judie Brown
September 13, 2019
Merriam-Webster defines the word "terror" as "a state of intense fear," a "cause of anxiety," or a "frightening aspect" of something. These are but a few of the . . .
Judie Brown
September 12, 2019
Planned Parenthood took its first public baby step in the last couple of weeks in an effort to become a major player in the birth control industry in the United . . .
Judie Brown
September 10, 2019
Last Thursday, Cate Dyer, the CEO of StemExpress, admitted under oath that her biotech research company supplies beating fetal hearts and intact fetal heads to . . .
Judie Brown
September 6, 2019
The United States Senate HELP Committee is currently focused – at least in part – on lowering healthcare costs. However, there are problems with . . .
Judie Brown
September 4, 2019
Unlike the community swimming pool, this cesspool is full of so much hype that it makes your head spin. Examining some of the reports versus the facts that . . .
Judie Brown
August 30, 2019
We know that every abortion kills a human being created in the image and likeness of God. And we know that each of these individuals, from her biological . . .
Judie Brown
August 28, 2019
This article by "anonymous," who has had two abortions and claims to be Catholic, demands a response.
. . .
Judie Brown
August 27, 2019
Swimming upstream in the gunk of our age, we understand that it is, at times, challenging to focus on the one gift that exceeds every other: the Holy Eucharist. . . .
Judie Brown
August 23, 2019
The media is telling us that Planned Parenthood withdrew from the government's family planning program, known as Title X, because it did not want to comply with . . .
Judie Brown
August 21, 2019
Often called the FAKE NEWS NETWORK of record, CNN has done it again. CNN writes: "The biggest anti-abortion groups in the United States – National Right . . .
Judie Brown
August 20, 2019
The latest environmentally correct headline claims that "Contraception Is the Answer to Climate Change."
Why is that? you might ask. Well, doesn't everyone . . .
Judie Brown
August 16, 2019
Watching my fellow human beings grow increasingly indifferent to violence and pain is difficult to observe. But where there is a human challenge of this . . .
Judie Brown
August 13, 2019
The violence of the past two weeks has absorbed the nation and left some numb, others angry, others devastated, and still others with a penchant to capitalize . . .
Judie Brown
August 8, 2019
Alexis McGill Johnson is the new acting president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.
Johnson is a . . .
Judie Brown
August 6, 2019
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll wrote: "'Curiouser and Curiouser!' cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite . . .
Judie Brown
August 5, 2019
Mass shootings in America are unacceptable. We as a people are better than this. The reality of a culture that is sinking further and further into decay and . . .
Judie Brown
August 4, 2019
Jesus said to His disciples: "They will expel you from the synagogues, and indeed the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is doing a holy . . .
Judie Brown
July 30, 2019
Sometimes when we hear conversations about medically treating the elderly and the dying, we miss key words because they sound so innocent. Words like palliative . . .
Judie Brown
July 26, 2019
We hear the word "racism" nearly every day. Yet, many don't take the time to truly understand this term and examine the repercussions when it comes to abortion. . . .
Judie Brown
July 23, 2019
Personal mortality dawns on most of us early in life. Though that's not a bad thing, we must realize that there are many complications that we probably don't . . .
Judie Brown
July 19, 2019
The Twitter world is all abuzz with the news that Leana Wen is no longer president of Planned Parenthood. While this might be newsworthy, the evil at Planned . . .
Judie Brown
July 16, 2019
Degenerate: having become morally corrupt
America is rapidly becoming an apathetic mass of humanity. Because of this moral stupor of the populace, the devil . . .
Judie Brown
July 12, 2019
In our present age, there is clearly a disconnect between reality and the deadly fiction of modernity. It is a manifestation of the immense fear the enemies of . . .
Judie Brown
July 9, 2019
Justice Clarence Thomas has written that "the more developed the child, the more likely an abortion will involve dismembering" him.
. . .
Judie Brown
July 3, 2019
The tragic deaths last week of Salvadoran immigrants Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his little daughter Valeria brought sadness to our nation. The photo of . . .
Judie Brown
June 29, 2019
The battle has been long. The State of Missouri is hours away from becoming the first state in America since 1974 to have ZERO abortion clinics! The American . . .
Judie Brown
June 28, 2019
Yes, it is. In fact, rational suicide has become a hot topic among seniors! That sounds pretty ominous to me, but according to at least one news article, . . .
Judie Brown
June 27, 2019
In recent years, there has been a growing trend among certain Catholic digital media outlets to vilify members of the Catholic hierarchy for its own sake. Most . . .
Judie Brown
June 25, 2019
Pope Paul VI's prophetic encyclical Humanae Vitae teaches about the negative effects of artificial methods of birth control, explaining that its use "could open . . .
Judie Brown
June 22, 2019
Somehow in the depths of our being we all know the sorrow that Jonathon Van Maren wrote about a few days ago when he told us: "Abortion does not only end the . . .
Judie Brown
June 20, 2019
Planned Parenthood does not have a medical facility in North Dakota. Planned Parenthood has never had a medical facility in North Dakota. Yet, it has found a . . .
Judie Brown
June 18, 2019
Bishop Joseph Strickland spoke up at the mid-year meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Strickland's remarks, as seen on video, were . . .
Judie Brown
June 15, 2019
Hearing Senator Kirsten Gillibrand talking about abortion reminds me of the harpy character in Greek mythology. A harpy is a "foul, malign creature" also . . .
Judie Brown
June 13, 2019
Back in the 1960s, before abortion was decriminalized by the United States Supreme Court, Planned Parenthood faced a problem. Its founder had secured funding . . .
Judie Brown
June 11, 2019
Several media outlets have reported that Joe Biden has flipped his position on abortion. But what does that mean, and why should Catholics care?
. . .
Judie Brown
June 8, 2019
It's the environment, stupid! At least that's what the headlines are screaming. They argue that, if you aren't concerned with clean air, global warming, . . .
Judie Brown
June 7, 2019
President Trump's administration has officially ended funding for government-initiated (intramural) research that involves aborted fetal tissue. The president . . .
Judie Brown
June 6, 2019
Planned Parenthood is planning a major overhaul of its New York state operations that will take place over the next year. You will recall that Planned . . .
Judie Brown
June 4, 2019
Catholic high school teacher Stephen Snyder recently wrote: "Bananas exist and do so perfectly independently of your knowledge or opinion of them. The extent to . . .
Judie Brown
May 31, 2019
When the Supreme Court of the United States handed down the ruling on Box v. Planned Parenthood this week, the court upheld the portion of the Indiana law that . . .
Judie Brown
May 28, 2019
Nancy Pelosi, grand dame of the pro-aborts in Congress, recently shepherded a new bill through Congress known as the Equality Act.
. . .
Judie Brown
May 22, 2019
Within moments of Governor Kay Ivey's latest Alabama abortion law, commentators and abortion activists went wild . . .
Judie Brown
May 20, 2019
Sadly, President Donald Trump has now aligned himself with the mainstream less-than-pro-life political movement by Tweeting: "As most people know, and for those . . .
Judie Brown
May 15, 2019
I applaud Alabama for realizing what the Supreme Court didn't in 1973: that a human life begins at conception (biological beginning) and is never disposable.
. . .
Judie Brown
May 14, 2019
Brian K. Sims is a Pennsylvania state representative. In 2012, he "became the first-ever openly gay candidate to be elected to the state house. . . .
Judie Brown
May 9, 2019
I invite you all to join me this Friday (May 10) at 11 am EST to pray the rosary. I will host the rosary on ALL's Facebook page for everyone to join, and I will . . .
Judie Brown
May 7, 2019
Palliative care was originally understood to be the practice of offering relief and comfort to a suffering or dying patient. But the popular version of this . . .
Judie Brown
May 1, 2019
Once again, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has confused its political agenda with its moral obligation. This time the topic is the United . . .
Judie Brown
April 23, 2019
Ohio representative Janine Boyd (D) drafted an amendment to the Ohio Heartbeat Bill that would have been a radical departure from such laws. Her proposed . . .
Judie Brown
April 16, 2019
Pete Buttigieg, the openly homosexual mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has recently become the center of a rhetorical storm after his comments about touched more . . .
Judie Brown
April 9, 2019
When I heard Fox reporter Chris Stirewalt use the term "moral imbeciles" to describe politicians who are hung up on false narratives created out of thin air, I . . .
Judie Brown
April 4, 2019
Fredericksburg, VA (April 4, 2019) – American Life League president Judie Brown issued the following statement today regarding the seven states that have . . .
Judie Brown
April 2, 2019
Fredericksburg, VA (April 2, 2019) – American Life League president Judie Brown issued the following commentary today. The recipient of this release is . . .
Judie Brown
June 11, 2018
The contraceptive mindset continues to lead many down the path of immorality.
Hotbed: an environment that favors rapid growth or development
Joseph F. . . .
Judie Brown
May 30, 2018
The heartbreaking results of the vote in Ireland last week will leave an indelible and devastating mark, not only on families, but on the entire country.
. . .
Judie Brown
May 23, 2018
As Christians and as a discerning people, we must always be on the lookout for ravenous wolves who seek to destroy.
Former speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi . . .
Judie Brown
May 12, 2018
We would not have Mother's Day if we didn't have babies – both born and preborn. Let us pray that all mothers learn to cherish the children they have . . .
Judie Brown
May 2, 2018
When life hangs in the balance, we need champions, not people who acquiesce.
In Alfie Evans' final days, people of conscience around the world strove to . . .
Judie Brown
January 24, 2018
Do you understand what it means to be 100 percent pro-life?
One hundred percent pro-life is the American Life League theme for National Pro-Life T-Shirt Day . . .
Judie Brown
October 19, 2017
In a country replete with indifference and sometimes even disdain for preborn babies, we must do everything in our power to protect and defend them – from . . .
Judie Brown
September 30, 2017
It used to be that taking a knee showed respect and reverence. Is that no longer the case?
President Donald Trump's indelicate choice of words when speaking . . .
Judie Brown
September 25, 2017
Just as we cannot deny Christ, we also cannot deny the humanity of the preborn baby. As Christ taught us, whatever we do to the least of our brothers, we do . . .
Judie Brown
September 7, 2017
Everyone knows the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, but do you know about Doe v. Bolton, its companion case?
When the United States Supreme Court handed down the . . .
Judie Brown
August 11, 2017
Loose morality, the actions of misguided organizations, and hedonistic behavior have alarming consequences. What can we do about a nation teetering on the brink . . .
Judie Brown
August 10, 2017
In our society, the killing of an innocent human being is not always a crime. How can you help change that?
How do we define the word crime? Perhaps the most . . .
Judie Brown
August 2, 2017
CMP's newest video reveals, once again, the evil underbelly of Planned Parenthood.
The latest Center for Medical Progress video exposes a surgical . . .
Judie Brown
July 26, 2017
Though despair may often seem to permeate our society, we must never let it wash over us. The love of Christ and His teachings will help us find a way through . . .
Judie Brown
July 19, 2017
Are you aware of the relationship between Planned Parenthood and Afaxys?
Planned Parenthood will stoop to any level required to make money, whether the focus . . .
Judie Brown
July 15, 2017
Though many people deny its existence, that doesn't mean hell is a mythical place.
The subject of hell always raises eyebrows. Nobody wants to hear about it, . . .
Judie Brown
July 13, 2017
The heart-wrenching story of little Charlie Gard should leave you asking: What can I do? How would Christ want me to respond?
Eleven-month-old Charlie Gard . . .
Judie Brown
June 28, 2017
Part V in the "Draining the Swamp" series
When the culture of death prevails, innocent and defenseless people get hurt or killed. How do we stop this?
. . .
Judie Brown
June 17, 2017
The latest developments at the Pontifical Academy for Life will not only sadden you, but will have you wondering where the Vatican is taking our Church.
Part . . .
Judie Brown
June 8, 2017
Our society has fallen out of accord with Christ. How can we restore that harmony?
In the 1995 encyclical Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), St. John . . .
Judie Brown
May 12, 2017
We all have amazing stories of our mothers. This Mother's Day, take time to remember your mom and thank her for all she's done for you.
Mother's Day is . . .
Judie Brown
May 10, 2017
When society values human beings so little that they are often thought of as things, is it any wonder that they are now actually treated as things?
The . . .
Judie Brown
April 26, 2017
Our society devalues human beings to the point where it's telling those who are sick or dying that things would be easier without them. We cannot keep treating . . .
Judie Brown
April 22, 2017
How is it that we can deem a river more important than a human child?
Recent news articles about two rivers that have been granted the same legal rights as . . .
Judie Brown
April 19, 2017
Honoring someone for actions detrimental to women and deadly for babies? We must hold people to a higher standard.
No, this commentary is not about Hillary's . . .
Judie Brown
April 7, 2017
How is it that a man and a woman can be persecuted for exposing the truth, yet the continual tearing apart and selling of baby limbs and organs is accepted as . . .
Judie Brown
March 31, 2017
We understand the "game" that PP plays on a daily basis to convince people of its worth, but we also understand the truth – that playing with and . . .
Judie Brown
March 28, 2017
The culture of death will stop at nothing to bleed the morality from society. It is our job to ensure that the culture of life prevails.
Judge Neil Gorsuch . . .
Judie Brown
March 27, 2017
How do we combat the moral sickness we constantly see on the television screen?
Television dramas are taking on controversial subjects with greater frequency . . .
Judie Brown
March 22, 2017
Take time today to celebrate the beautiful gift of babies born with Down syndrome.
Today is World Down Syndrome Day – a day set aside to focus on the . . .
Judie Brown
March 11, 2017
This week's tacit admission by Planned Parenthood should come as no surprise.
Astounding news this week, to be sure! The Trump administration told Planned . . .
Judie Brown
March 3, 2017
When we elevate animals to a status greater than humans, we teach others that human beings have little value or are disposable. Is this what we want our . . .
Judie Brown
March 1, 2017
Today begins Judie Brown's must-read three-part series examining the Pontifical Academy for Life and Pope Francis' disturbing actions regarding this cherished . . .
Judie Brown
February 22, 2017
Have you heard the disturbing news about the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life?
The Pontifical Academy for Life is undergoing an overhaul by Pope Francis . . .
Judie Brown
February 15, 2017
To truly know and understand love is to truly know and understand Christ. Yet what happens when we lose sight of our faith and deny that love?
Over the past . . .
Judie Brown
February 13, 2017
Day in and day out, Planned Parenthood uses our money to kill innocent babies. When will it stop?
Most of us know that Bill O'Reilly, Fox News commentator, . . .
Judie Brown
February 8, 2017
It is simple. It is a scientific fact. A person's life begins at his biological beginning. Opinion cannot change that fact.
Prior to January 22, 1973, states . . .
Judie Brown
January 16, 2017
An archbishop's sage words remind us of the inherent dignity of each and every preborn baby.
You may have heard of sanctuary cities and thought the term only . . .
Judie Brown
January 4, 2017
With all the falsehoods and lies tossed around about abortion, we must remember to be the light and to help spread the truth to those around us.
It is always . . .
Judie Brown
December 12, 2016
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 . . .
Judie Brown
December 6, 2016
As Christmas draws closer, let us remember those who are hurting. We are called to be their champions, not their executioners.
With all the fluff and noise . . .
Judie Brown
November 30, 2016
The horrors of Planned Parenthood continue each and every day, and it is up to us to demonstrate that life is, indeed, precious.
Everyone knows that Planned . . .
Judie Brown
November 17, 2016
In today's world, it is of the utmost importance that Catholics have a virtuous leader to look to for guidance.
Cardinal Raymond Burke has been a heroic . . .
Judie Brown
November 10, 2016
On a day when many cannot help but focus on the negative, we encourage you to see the positive and build a culture of life.
Today is Election Day in the . . .
Judie Brown
November 6, 2016
ALL's Culture of Life Studies Program and Life Defenders shine the light of truth and teach us how to respect the lives of all human beings.
During this . . .
Judie Brown
October 28, 2016
As the election draws nearer, we need the sage advice of people who understand and teach God's laws, not man's.
Election day is upon us once again, and the . . .
Judie Brown
October 26, 2016
Combating the culture of death in which the tearing apart of an innocent baby is allowed, and even praised, is a difficult job. But ALL and CLSP have a solution . . .
Judie Brown
October 14, 2016
The hold that PP has on the citizens of our country has increased exponentially over its 100-year history. When will people wake up and realize the evil that . . .
Judie Brown
October 11, 2016
A lie repeatedly told will soon be thought of as truth. Are you willing to help dispel the lies?
Planned Parenthood is extremely good at what it does. After . . .
Judie Brown
October 7, 2016
How would you feel if a loved one needed help, but you were powerless to do anything?
For quite some time experts in the field of treating those with . . .
Judie Brown
September 28, 2016
Lies repeatedly told will become truth for those not educated in God's truth. We cannot continue to allow the culture of death to seep into the minds and hearts . . .
Judie Brown
September 25, 2016
If you think there's nothing you can do to combat a controversial program that is detrimental to your children, do not despair. We have the solution.
The . . .
Judie Brown
September 21, 2016
Though our world is filled with terrible things that challenge not only our faith, but our morality, God would never leave us alone. We can make a change. We . . .
Judie Brown
September 10, 2016
In a world where so many live in darkness, and selfishness reigns supreme, American Life League illuminates the path and teaches the way to the light of Christ. . . .
Judie Brown
September 5, 2016
The Culture of Life Studies Program's new lesson teaches children the value of each and every person and educates them on the life of a preborn child.
CLSP . . .
Judie Brown
August 27, 2016
In a world in which outside attacks on our faith are more frequent and more damaging, we must remain strong. We must never stray from God's will or from His . . .
Judie Brown
August 24, 2016
Following the tenets of the Church and the teachings of Christ must be the main focus of each and every Catholic. When we falter in these things, we invite in . . .
Judie Brown
August 19, 2016
Any nation that routinely slaughters its weakest members is a nation in dire trouble.
A couple of years ago Hollywood actor Jim Caviezel told a Rock Church . . .
Judie Brown
August 16, 2016
The old adage that ignorance is bliss is blatantly wrong when dealing with the abortion industry. Ignorance leads only to violence and the deaths of countless . . .
Judie Brown
August 10, 2016
When people who say they are Catholic pick and choose what they want to believe, they are not truly Catholic. When will they understand this?
Catholic-in . . .
Judie Brown
July 26, 2016
There is simply no way you can be both Catholic and pro-abortion at the same time.
The erroneous and nasty idea that someone in public life can be both . . .
Judie Brown
July 24, 2016
When pro-abortionists are thirsty for the blood of innocent children, how do we stop them? How do we save lives?
When the United States Supreme Court handed . . .
Judie Brown
July 19, 2016
Though many organizations would like the investigation into the baby body parts scandal to fade into obscurity, the truth will reveal itself.
The United . . .
Judie Brown
July 17, 2016
Though those in politics may say that abortion is a right, we all know what it truly is – an act of murder that takes the life of an innocent child.
. . .
Judie Brown
July 14, 2016
Does it surprise you that PP would take a tragedy and attempt to spin it toward its own self-serving needs?
After Planned Parenthood's president, Cecile . . .
Judie Brown
July 8, 2016
Planned Parenthood does not want you to know that genocide is not only prevalent, but is pushed on a daily basis in our country.
The Culture of Life Studies . . .
Judie Brown
July 6, 2016
Zika may result in brain damage, but this virus destroys the soul.
The Centers for Disease Control defines the spreading of Zika in this way: "Zika virus . . .
Judie Brown
July 1, 2016
What happens in a country no longer guided by conscience, morality, and the obligation to defend the innocent?
Perhaps amidst all the kerfuffle created by . . .
Judie Brown
June 29, 2016
We know that all people have the fundamental right to life. Why is it so difficult for our society to teach and uphold this?
Yes, it's true. The United . . .
Judie Brown
June 25, 2016
Taking action and educating about the humanity of the preborn baby is of utmost importance in today's culture.
This coming Monday the United States Supreme . . .
Judie Brown
June 21, 2016
When we know the truth about the nefarious actions of an organization, we cannot sit idly by and do nothing. Education is of utmost importance if we are to . . .
Judie Brown
June 15, 2016
A new law jeopardizes treatment of terminally ill patients, but some doctors are fighting back.
This past October, California governor Jerry Brown signed an . . .
Judie Brown
June 9, 2016
In a world teeming with immorality, we desperately need a way to guide our children down the path toward God. American Life League will show you how.
Unless . . .
Judie Brown
June 3, 2016
Nothing gives better evidence to the fact that we live in a skewed world than people who vehemently honor the rights of animals over the rights of human beings . . .
Judie Brown
May 31, 2016
Babies lost to the slaughter of abortion, contraception, and in the science lab should not be remembered on just one day a year. If we want to change hearts and . . .
Judie Brown
May 28, 2016
In today's world, we don't often see men fighting for the truth at great personal cost. Let us keep this real hero in our prayers.
The story of David . . .
Judie Brown
May 21, 2016
Just because words are printed doesn't mean they are the truth. Beware of lies.
What is it about some headlines? You know what the words are telling the . . .
Judie Brown
May 18, 2016
Did you know that the lies of Planned Parenthood started with a woman named Margaret Sanger?
Recently the Culture of Life Studies Program launched a Facebook . . .
Judie Brown
May 14, 2016
Nothing could be more despicable than creating a video making fun of those who spend their lives trying to help women and babies.
Among the ongoing targets . . .
Judie Brown
May 11, 2016
We cannot run or hide from the reality that an abortion kills a preborn baby. Nor can we deny the many ways our nation kills babies each and every day. Don't . . .
Judie Brown
May 8, 2016
Do you know the truth behind embryonic stem cell research? It's not what many would have you believe.
Once again the practice of using aborted preborn babies . . .
Judie Brown
May 4, 2016
Abortion – the great panacea. It will solve all your problems and make you happier. This is the great lie told by the abortion industry – a lie you . . .
Judie Brown
April 29, 2016
Legislatures attempt to tell us when a baby is actually a human being, but we know the truth. A human being exists from the first moment of his creation. There . . .
Judie Brown
April 24, 2016
As Congress investigates the nefarious actions of Planned Parenthood, we must all pray that the truth comes out and shows the country the despicable nature of . . .
Judie Brown
April 20, 2016
We know the facts and the truths about preborn babies and contraception. We know the lies that are constantly spread. But do we know how to stop them? Do we . . .
Judie Brown
April 13, 2016
Children are our future and should be treasured, not disposed of as would a piece of trash. In today's culture, many are treated no better than yesterday's . . .
Judie Brown
April 7, 2016
What could happen to you or your loved one upon entering the hospital or hospice? Remain vigilant; in today's world, you never know.
The lines from this . . .
Judie Brown
April 2, 2016
What is it that abortion clinics don't want the general public to know? And why are they so afraid of morality?
In the occult, or secret world of abortion . . .
Judie Brown
March 31, 2016
Time after time we see the strong-arm tactics of an organization hell-bent on not only destroying purity and decency, but on destroying lives as well. Only we . . .
Judie Brown
March 17, 2016
One small cry is all that it might take. Will yours be the voice?
Perhaps you recall the Dr. Seuss favorite Horton Hears a Who! Written by Theodore Seuss . . .
Judie Brown
March 12, 2016
Catholic universities should educate and lead today's youth, while preparing their souls for heaven. However, recent actions show that these institutions may . . .
Judie Brown
March 9, 2016
Lies, deception, dishonesty, and so much more. Cecile Richards, her words, and her organization cannot be trusted.
The trail of distortions blazed by Planned . . .
Judie Brown
March 2, 2016
When something reeks as much as Planned Parenthood does, it should be thrown out with the trash.
Underbelly: "a part of society, an organization, etc., that . . .
Judie Brown
February 26, 2016
Everywhere we turn, we see the culture of death strengthening its grip on our children. How do we combat this terrifying reality?
It doesn't take a physicist . . .
Judie Brown
February 24, 2016
Pope Francis' visit to Mexico was filled with love, charity, and kindness – all qualities we should emulate as we try to build a culture of life.
Over . . .
Judie Brown
February 20, 2016
The slaughter of innocent human beings has become almost commonplace today. It's up to each one of us to keep these children from being forgotten.
A Comedy . . .
Judie Brown
February 17, 2016
I was saddened to hear that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died in his sleep on February 13, 2016, at the age of 79.
Scalia was an ardent defender . . .
Judie Brown
February 14, 2016
Responsibility rather than hedonism. Care for yourself and your baby rather than selfishness. These are the values we must impart on women of all ages.
The . . .
Judie Brown
February 11, 2016
We have gotten to a point where we no longer value the precious people around us – babies, the elderly, the sick. When they need us most, we abandon them. . . .
Judie Brown
February 6, 2016
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The headlines and lead stories on the latest Zika virus outbreak are concerning, especially to those who are pregnant or have . . .
Judie Brown
February 3, 2016
Though many are lost, there are those who not only see the light, but guide others to it. ALL brings you that hope.
It's a quagmire out there . . .
Judie Brown
January 31, 2016
What are we to do as we find ourselves steeped in a society replete with depravity,
sin, and immorality?
Events of the past week seem to intersect at the . . .
Judie Brown
January 27, 2016
Tiny little feet. Tiny little hands. Tiny little smiles. We must never lose sight of what is truly important.
At first glance, a reader might get the . . .
Judie Brown
January 22, 2016
On this very solemn day, as we reflect on the millions of lives taken by abortion and other contraceptive means, let us renew our efforts to fight for those who . . .
Judie Brown
January 20, 2016
When Planned Parenthood's nefarious practices are exposed, it pushes back.
One never knows what might come next from the nation's leading proponent of . . .
Judie Brown
January 16, 2016
The taking of an innocent life is egregious enough, but when certain babies are targeted because of their color, we see how broken our society has become . . .
Judie Brown
January 12, 2016
While everywhere around us a culture of death flourishes, we must stand up for truth. We must show that this culture will not prevail.
Americans have grown . . .
Judie Brown
January 9, 2016
How have our rights as parents, especially when it comes to vaccines, become usurped, and what should the Catholic Church do?
America is fast becoming a . . .
Judie Brown
January 6, 2016
The latest Planned Parenthood report is out and pro-lifers have reason to be excited!
The headline read: "Planned Parenthood's Patients, Services Drop as its . . .
Judie Brown
January 1, 2016
As the year draws to a close, we reflect upon the past year and look ahead toward one that we know will bring hope, joy, and love.
Funny how an entire year . . .
Judie Brown
December 30, 2015
As both the new year and the March for Life approach, we reprint a popular commentary that reminds us not only of the atrocities of Planned Parenthood, but . . .
Judie Brown
December 8, 2015
With so much disregard for the sanctity of life facing our culture, it is sometimes difficult to imagine things getting better. But we must not be discouraged. . . .
Judie Brown
December 6, 2015
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David and Melissa Pineda wanted desperately to have another child. In 2013 the couple went to Dr. . . .
Judie Brown
December 2, 2015
We see escalating violence on an almost daily basis here in our country. Yet the terrorism on defenseless babies continues unmentioned – and with no end . . .
Judie Brown
November 13, 2015
The heartening courage and tenacity of a group of sisters inspires us all.
The Little Sisters of the Poor are making headlines once again. Their case against . . .
Judie Brown
November 7, 2015
Halloween may be over, but the demons linger. Only prayer and faith and God will drive them away.
Startling headlines like this one – "Court Exonerates . . .
Judie Brown
November 5, 2015
What happens when we define Catholicism for ourselves instead of following the teachings of Christ?
Over the years former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said . . .
Judie Brown
November 1, 2015
The removal of God from our vocabulary and from our lives reflects in our actions and our laws. This has become sickeningly obvious recently.
Recently the . . .
Judie Brown
October 10, 2015
The profound words of Bishop Olmsted will not only inspire you, they will transform you.
And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and . . .
Judie Brown
October 7, 2015
Christ tells us to care for the least of our brothers. Government sponsored programs were designed to help the poor and needy. But we see clearly the error of . . .
Judie Brown
September 19, 2015
While many in the media may be silent or in denial of Planned Parenthood's culpability regarding the sale of baby body parts, those of us who have watched the . . .
Judie Brown
September 17, 2015
With the millions of babies being slaughtered by the largest abortion chain in the country, and then some of these innocents being sold, we must wonder what has . . .
Judie Brown
September 12, 2015
Hearings examining the evidence, voices telling the truth, and videos proving the depraved practices of America's largest abortion chain should all serve to . . .
Judie Brown
September 8, 2015
Are our elected leaders listening to us? Do they have our best interests in mind, or do they just want to keep the peace politically?
"Obama Administration . . .
Judie Brown
September 6, 2015
We have all been taught that forgiveness is a beautiful thing. But, with the recent words of Pope Francis, we see just how beautiful and healing forgiveness . . .
Judie Brown
September 2, 2015
An organization that misrepresents itself, that harms women and kills babies, and that is only in the business for its bottom line – this is an . . .
Judie Brown
August 30, 2015
With each new Center for Medical Progress video, we see humanity diving deeper into the depths of depravity. This latest one is no exception.
If the most . . .
Judie Brown
August 27, 2015
The moral depravity and absolute criminality of Planned Parenthood continues to shock even those of us who know of its nefarious practices. But where it will . . .
Judie Brown
August 12, 2015
With each release of an undercover video showing the true nature of Planned Parenthood, we see the depravity of this organization. And with each public message . . .
Judie Brown
August 8, 2015
We continue to watch the undercover videos and see firsthand the depravity of Planned Parenthood. The callousness cuts our souls deeper each time we see an . . .
Judie Brown
July 28, 2015
Planned Parenthood is a sick organization that profits off of death and destruction. We have known that for years. But now the evidence keeps mounting. What can . . .
Judie Brown
July 22, 2015
It's horrific enough that babies are torn apart by the thousands on a daily basis, but as we learn more and more about the sale of their tiny body parts, we . . .
Judie Brown
July 17, 2015
The slaughtering of a preborn baby is horrifying enough, but for PP employees to
then take that dismembered baby and sell his parts is both shameful and . . .
Judie Brown
July 15, 2015
We see reports on a daily basis about the effects of chemicals on our bodies. We buy organic food; we watch what kind of perfumes, bug sprays, and deodorants we . . .
Judie Brown
July 8, 2015
The fifth commandment teaches us that we shall not kill. Christ teaches the same. The Catholic Church follows His teaching. So how can some in the Church think . . .
Judie Brown
June 24, 2015
Having the courage and the strength to stand up for our faith in God and for all that He teaches is of utmost importance today. Our society has pushed Christ . . .
Judie Brown
June 17, 2015
The line between the truth and lies has become obscured in recent years – obscured to the point where sometimes people don't even want to know the truth . . .
Judie Brown
June 11, 2015
The media and many in government positions use fear and intimidation to keep morality at bay. Standing up for God's word or the tenets of a Christian faith will . . .
Judie Brown
June 6, 2015
Take action tomorrow. Follow our lead and educate your family, friends, acquaintances, and even strangers about a toxic and deadly chemical that millions of . . .
Judie Brown
June 3, 2015
In a society devoid of morality, should it be surprising that lies surround us and advocates of the pill attempt to obfuscate when it comes to birth control? So . . .
Judie Brown
May 27, 2015
Man wants to be so independent that he is leaving God out of more and more of his life. We push Him aside, searching for what's fun for the here and now, and . . .
Judie Brown
May 23, 2015
An organization should not call itself Catholic if it does not follow and teach the tenets of the faith. It's pretty simple. Yet why does CRS not seem to . . .
Judie Brown
May 20, 2015
The formation of a conscience is integral in the development of each and every human being. And the Church has clergy who are here to help us. We look to these . . .
Judie Brown
May 15, 2015
When you cut yourself, do you feel pain? Do you quickly look for a way to assuage this pain? Do you generally receive sympathy from those who care about you? . . .
Judie Brown
January 30, 2015
We are proud of the actions of clergy who stand up for the truths of the Church and who, despite backlash from secular society, refuse to back down. This is . . .
Judie Brown
January 28, 2015
The life of a human being is something that should be treasured, valued, and respected. Yet we don't see that in today's society when it comes to a tiny . . .
Judie Brown
January 10, 2015
Defending Christ in the Eucharist is something that no clergy should be afraid to do. When we receive His most precious body and blood, we must do so reverently . . .
Judie Brown
December 20, 2014
Though we may hear news stories that disturb us, let us not lose perspective. There are stories we rarely hear, stories of torture that happens every day in our . . .
Judie Brown
December 13, 2014
In many things in life it's prudent to have a backup plan-a contingency for when things may not go as you had hoped or expected. Such is not the case when . . .
Judie Brown
December 12, 2014
We've heard a lot about excessive force lately. But, in reality, those who fight day in and day out for preborn babies know all too well another meaning of . . .
Judie Brown
December 5, 2014
Receiving the body of Christ nourishes the mind, body, and soul. Communion must be received with reverence and upon a soul free from mortal sin. Our clergy . . .
Judie Brown
December 4, 2014
Caring for a sick or dying loved one is stressful and confusing in itself, but add the stressors of dealing with a doctor or hospital who may not have the . . .
Judie Brown
November 14, 2014
It's no wonder people are confused and even ambivalent about the horrors of abortion. They receive mixed messages on a daily basis-from organizations like . . .
Judie Brown
November 9, 2014
This week we saw great strides in the elections and in the decisions people made to elect pro-life leaders. But we cannot stop there. The battle will not be won . . .
Judie Brown
October 25, 2014
A short video not only inspires, but shows the truth about the world in which we live – a world where babies are systematically murdered. It will open . . .
Judie Brown
October 21, 2014
People are made in the image and likeness of God and have intrinsic value. Human life and human dignity must never be compromised-especially not to save money. . . .
Judie Brown
October 15, 2014
There is a synod going on in Rome right now. It is defined by the Vatican as an extraordinary synod and was convened by Pope Francis himself to discuss matters . . .
Judie Brown
October 11, 2014
Some things in life are difficult to understand, but the fact that a baby lives and grows inside his mother is not one of those things. What is difficult to . . .
Judie Brown
October 4, 2014
In this ever-changing world in which contraception is pushed from many fronts, we find that we must now add the pediatrician's office to the list. Parents, . . .
Judie Brown
September 24, 2014
The time to take action, to speak about the sacredness of life, to volunteer and show you care is now. There is never a need to wait until tomorrow. Go out and . . .
Judie Brown
September 20, 2014
Our culture has become one of violence-violence toward women, toward children, and toward innocent preborn babies. This disregard for human life and the well . . .
Judie Brown
September 18, 2014
Those who kill preborn babies may have no shame, but we who fight to give voice to these innocent children certainly do. We watch in horror as minute after . . .
Judie Brown
September 6, 2014
We must watch where we focus our energies. We must always be the voice of the preborn. And we can never allow compromise . . .
Judie Brown
September 2, 2014
We witness today a growing trend toward love of self and disdain for those who get in the way of self-be they children, the infirm, or the elderly. Our "me" . . .
Judie Brown
August 29, 2014
Abortion is a horrifying, tragic act that takes the life of a child who depended on his mother to care for him. Instead, his life is literally torn apart. A new . . .
Judie Brown
August 22, 2014
Suffering the loss of a child through miscarriage is a tragedy that evokes a great sadness. The direct killing of a child through abortion is also a tragedy. . . .
Judie Brown
August 15, 2014
Our society has devolved to a place of entitlement and selfishness-a place where people feel we should get what we want when we want it no matter what. And if . . .
Judie Brown
August 12, 2014
What has happened to childhood? What has happened to respect for families and their abilities to teach children morality? And why should an institute, let alone . . .
Judie Brown
August 9, 2014
In our selfish world, we see motherhood scoffed at, we see babies thought of with disdain and discarded. We see people show more concern for the well-being of . . .
Judie Brown
August 7, 2014
It used to be said that it takes a village to raise a child. And it was not only comforting, but the norm, for people other than parents to watch out for . . .
Judie Brown
August 2, 2014
Atrocities against human beings occur every day worldwide. Often we hear an outcry when an offense is especially egregious. But what could be more egregious . . .
Judie Brown
July 30, 2014
Animals, especially those that are threatened or endangered, deserve our care and protection. But we must not close our eyes to humanity-to life that grows . . .
Judie Brown
July 25, 2014
Like a small child who tells his parent, "I can do it myself," man has repeatedly pushed God away. We seem to be telling God the same thing, yet it's not just . . .
Judie Brown
July 24, 2014
The lack of respect for life exists not only in America, but in other countries as well. We see this in a recent assisted suicide proposal and in the widespread . . .
Judie Brown
July 19, 2014
It seems that organizations are so anxious to provide birth control to women that they are even willing to now use microchips implanted in the human body to . . .
Judie Brown
July 9, 2014
The culture of death is increasingly prevalent in today's society and around the world. It can be seen in the lack of respect and dignity shown for preborn . . .
Judie Brown
July 2, 2014
Judie Brown reacts to yesterday's SCOTUS decision and explains the truth about hormonal contraception-a truth that many do not understand. A truth that many do . . .
Judie Brown
June 27, 2014
On a daily basis, we see the innocence of children eroded. Television, Internet articles, and social media combine to allow children to enter a world of . . .
Judie Brown
June 25, 2014
Just as an earthly mother takes care of her children, so does our Blessed Mother. She is there for us in times of sadness, in times of despair, and in times of . . .
Judie Brown
June 21, 2014
An amazing man and priest tragically lost his life last week at the hands of a disturbed individual. Let us not reflect upon the wickedness of this murder, but . . .
Judie Brown
June 18, 2014
When a family member suffers, or is sick and dying, it is natural to want him to have the best care possible. But we must understand what proper care includes. . . .
Judie Brown
June 13, 2014
It seems to be the mantra of today's society that we are told to be tolerant and to just accept the changes in morality that occur almost daily. Belief in God's . . .
Judie Brown
June 11, 2014
Big Abortion flourishes because not all human beings are valued. Big Abortion flourishes because a preborn baby's life is not given the respect it deserves. . . .
Judie Brown
June 7, 2014
Planned Parenthood tries with all its might to persuade people to its side, to lead them to think and believe that there is nothing wrong with aborting a child. . . .
Judie Brown
June 3, 2014
Catholic clergy must lead their flock, must not turn a blind eye to the tenets of the faith. They must stand up when an injustice is done and show the great . . .
Judie Brown
May 31, 2014
In a city that's gone bankrupt and is riddled with violence, it's easy to get lost in hopelessness. But one organization wants to change this. One organization . . .
Judie Brown
May 28, 2014
When tragedy occurs, the tendency of most people is to ask, "Why?" We want to know why it happened and how it can be prevented in the future. These are . . .
Judie Brown
May 24, 2014
People often lack caution or finesse when speaking. They offend easily, they don't think, or they intend to create animosity. Because of this, we must always . . .
Judie Brown
May 17, 2014
The destruction of the family is one of the greatest disasters of the last century. It has happened subtly, almost silently, and now we are left with the . . .
Judie Brown
May 10, 2014
The skewed view of injustice in our country should make everyone take a step back and look hard at what it truly means to value the dignity of each and every . . .
Judie Brown
May 6, 2014
In order to effect change, we must act upon the words of mercy spoken by Christ and the successors of Peter. We must love and care for all of God's children, . . .
Judie Brown
May 2, 2014
End-of-life care is a crucial component to healthcare and one that has received much attention lately. With the push for people to sign advance directives, and . . .
Judie Brown
April 30, 2014
Our society has taken a step away from what used to be thought of as the joys of motherhood and has firmly planted that foot in the weeds of selfishness. Gone . . .
Judie Brown
April 25, 2014
On Sunday, history will be made as Pope Francis will canonize two new saints – Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II. This significant day is also a day . . .
Judie Brown
April 23, 2014
It is imperative in today's world to have a good understanding of science and the terms frequently used. Today's commentary explains these terms and helps . . .
Judie Brown
April 16, 2014
As we enter into Holy Week, we are constantly reminded of God's never-ending love for us-of the torment Christ went through so that we may spend eternity with . . .
Judie Brown
April 12, 2014
Teaching the truths about homosexuality, chastity, adultery, and how God wants us to live our lives is not always an easy thing to do. Nor is living that life. . . .
Judie Brown
April 9, 2014
Women selling their bodies as vessels has become an increasingly common commodity in today's society. But the moral implications are far-reaching, and the . . .
Judie Brown
April 5, 2014
Some say ignorance is bliss, but when it comes to your health, ignorance can be a death sentence. With the changes in the medical community and its policies, . . .
Judie Brown
April 1, 2014
Lent is about halfway through, and we draw nearer to the day when Our Lord gave His life to save us from our sins. Yet our society daily tempts us to draw . . .
Judie Brown
March 28, 2014
Jesus told us that, if we have faith the size of a mustard seed, we can move mountains. Yet the seeds most prevalent in society today are not those that bloom . . .
Judie Brown
March 25, 2014
It can be difficult to stand up for our faith, for what is right and good, for what we know to be the will of God. We need good leaders-clergy who will set that . . .
Judie Brown
March 22, 2014
The latest children's book, penned by a transhumanist, is really going well beyond the reality that we know as human beings. The book, entitled Death Is Wrong, . . .
Judie Brown
March 20, 2014
The stories of heroic mothers rarely appear on the nightly news, even when they include prominent figures like Genevieve Shaw Brown, Travel and Lifestyle Editor . . .
Judie Brown
March 5, 2014
For those of us who realize the truth – that life begins the moment a child is created – arguments suggesting otherwise are inane. When we hear the . . .
Judie Brown
February 28, 2014
Love the sinner, hate the sin. That is something we are taught from the time we are children. But, in today's society, we are now taught to tolerate the sin, . . .
Judie Brown
February 25, 2014
It seems that, lately, those who agree that abortion is a woman's choice are the only ones who are allowed to speak out. If you are pro-life and state this, or . . .
Judie Brown
February 22, 2014
Imagine that your doctor has just given you the terrific news that your annual checkup went well and that all of your tests show that you are in perfect health. . . .
Judie Brown
February 19, 2014
The medical community touts in vitro fertilization as something great, something amazing. But it omits the fact that this procedure is not victimless. Neither . . .
Judie Brown
February 11, 2014
Interpretation of data is of utmost importance when looking at the latest Guttmacher report. To understand the enormity of how many babies are aborted each year . . .
Judie Brown
February 7, 2014
Catholic bishops and clergy have a responsibility to not only make their voices heard, but to teach those of the Catholic faith how to use their own voices. . . .
Judie Brown
February 4, 2014
It's about more than just cookies. It's about a way of life – a disturbing move toward immorality that many are turning a blind eye to. Some people . . .
Judie Brown
February 1, 2014
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 . . .
Judie Brown
January 29, 2014
A sweet newborn baby being loved and doted upon, every movement and sound watched and carefully noted. Sounds like a typical newborn human baby, but in this . . .
Judie Brown
January 24, 2014
Most people will decry the abuse of a child and say that it's one of the worst things a person could do to another. So why aren't these same people crying for . . .
Judie Brown
January 23, 2014
Forty-one years have passed since the Supreme Court took away the rights of an innocent class of people and allowed them to be killed at will. Forty-one years . . .
Judie Brown
January 14, 2014
Every life – born and preborn – has value and must be treated with dignity and respect. Abortion is the direct taking of a precious life – and . . .
Judie Brown
January 11, 2014
Spilled coffee, ice having to be scraped off of a windshield, and a fender bender on the way to work – all are scenarios that cause inconvenience or that . . .
Judie Brown
January 7, 2014
The weight of words is significant and what we choose to say or convey to others often determines what they believe. So we must choose our words well, and with . . .
Judie Brown
January 4, 2014
A young child's life is threatened. Her family is devastated and suffering. Imagine the possibility of losing a child – something no family should ever go . . .
Judie Brown
December 31, 2013
It is that time of year to evaluate your life, to examine behaviors, and to determine how to make the next year better. Today's commentary shows us how Planned . . .
Judie Brown
December 24, 2013
Our Lord Jesus Christ, who created us in His image and likeness, came into the world as a tiny baby over 2,000 years ago to save us from sin. We rejoice at this . . .
Judie Brown
December 17, 2013
It's normal to want to trust your doctor's advice, to heed his every word when it comes to your own care, or the care of a loved one. You know he has taken the . . .
Judie Brown
December 14, 2013
Two cases coming before the Supreme Court are a reflection of the morality inherent in our society today. Rampant sexuality and the use of contraceptives seem . . .
Judie Brown
December 3, 2013
It is a sad moment in history when a government calls upon a lone woman to testify about contraception and attempts to tell the country she is representative of . . .
Judie Brown
November 20, 2013
A group of immensely wealthy individuals pledge to give at least half of their money to the needy. It's an incredible gift of generosity. Yet what if these . . .
Judie Brown
November 16, 2013
We all have reason to fear for the future – for our families and for children not yet conceived. Insurance is supposed to protect people, to proffer . . .
Judie Brown
November 12, 2013
Many people today have a skewed idea as to who the enemy is when it comes to abortion. Most think it's the baby – the defenseless child who is a "burden," . . .
Judie Brown
November 8, 2013
A beautifully made video illustrates the beginnings and development of human life. This kind of tool is important in the education and enlightenment of others . . .
Judie Brown
November 6, 2013
Parents are the first teachers their children will ever have. But once these children enter the world of school and peers, there are other influences that are . . .
Judie Brown
November 1, 2013
Through His commandments and the tenets of the Church, God lays out a plan for how we should live in order to attain eternal life. All we need to do is listen . . .
Judie Brown
October 29, 2013
Not only are some people content with stealing the lives of preborn babies for their own selfish ways, but now there is a growing trend of stealing children's . . .
Judie Brown
October 23, 2013
Christ is truly present – body, blood, soul, and divinity – in the Holy Eucharist. We must venerate His presence, honor Him for all He has done for . . .
Judie Brown
October 19, 2013
We seem to be losing the ability to determine what is really best for our minds, bodies, and souls. Instead, we focus on the here and now. We seek pleasure at . . .
Judie Brown
October 15, 2013
It seems that it's becoming easier to pick and choose when we should take the life of a human being – and that all too often those people who are chosen . . .
Judie Brown
October 12, 2013
When you tell someone something repeatedly and over many years, they come to believe it. That seems to be the case with the acceptance of contraception and . . .
Judie Brown
October 8, 2013
When we repeatedly devalue human beings, we learn to be cold and unfeeling about their importance and worth. When we hasten death, or care more about animals, . . .
Judie Brown
October 5, 2013
The words of Pope Francis and Archbishop Charles Chaput should give us pause this weekend and make us think about the growing trend in our society to devalue . . .
Judie Brown
October 2, 2013
Catholic organizations and entities must strive to uphold Church teachings in all ways at all times. How long can we tolerate an evil marring the Church by one . . .
Judie Brown
September 28, 2013
Leadership and education. Two things not seen in abundance from the Church's clergy today. When Catholics don't know or understand the Church's teaching on . . .
Judie Brown
September 25, 2013
In a culture with so many shades of gray and with people caring mainly for themselves and looking out for their own interests, is it any wonder that most people . . .
Judie Brown
September 21, 2013
It is the duty of Catholic organizations to uphold the tenets and teachings of the Catholic Church. Any support given to other organizations must be in line . . .
Judie Brown
September 19, 2013
The example that the Catholic Church sets around the world must be one that adheres to the tenets of the Catholic faith. The Church financially supports many . . .
Judie Brown
September 14, 2013
Man is created in the image and likeness of God. All life, at every stage, has value and should be cherished because he is a child of God. Yet, more and more . . .
Judie Brown
September 10, 2013
We all realize theoretically the importance of language and the necessity for accuracy, but unfortunately these concepts do not always get applied when it comes . . .
Judie Brown
September 7, 2013
No matter which adjective you put in front of the word "children," it does not add to or take away from the importance or sacredness of each and every one of . . .
Judie Brown
September 3, 2013
God has instructed us to take care of our fellow man. The Golden Rule instructs us to do unto others as we would have done to us. Yet time after time people . . .
Judie Brown
August 31, 2013
The word justice is frequently thrown around, but not often understood. When will people come to realize that, through every act of abortion, a child is . . .
Judie Brown
August 27, 2013
Maintaining courage in faith – something the apostles had to learn and also something that we must learn. Our Lord shows us what we need to do, but we do . . .
Judie Brown
August 24, 2013
Mandated coverage for birth control is disturbing enough, but when Catholic leaders and healthcare providers don't stand up for Catholic teachings and proclaim . . .
Judie Brown
August 21, 2013
A human being is a human being from the moment he is created. This scientific fact cannot be changed or stunted based on a survey or on someone's opinion. . . .
Judie Brown
August 17, 2013
After numerous years of devaluing life, our society hardly thinks much of it anymore. Babies are killed before they take their first breath of air and the sick . . .
Judie Brown
August 14, 2013
Thinking only of yourself and your own wants and needs puts you above all else, which means that you take the place that rightfully belongs to God. When you do . . .
Judie Brown
August 10, 2013
The life of every baby – born or preborn – is precious. Yet people still don't seem to understand that a preborn baby deserves all the rights of any . . .
Judie Brown
August 6, 2013
Just as the proverbial frog does not understand he is about to perish as the water he is in is slowly approaching a boil, many Catholics do not understand that . . .
Judie Brown
August 3, 2013
The teachings of our Lord and our Church are something every Catholic should take very seriously. These truths must not be distorted and twisted. Yet this is . . .
Judie Brown
July 31, 2013
In our society, an entire group of people are dismissed and denied the most basic right – the right to life. And, day after day, laws are continually . . .
Judie Brown
July 27, 2013
Instead of being cherished and revered, motherhood has, to some, become something to abhor and criticize. With an administration telling women that babies can . . .
Judie Brown
July 23, 2013
The growing trend today is for people to focus a great deal of time and effort on strengthening their bodies. While this is an important thing, we cannot focus . . .
Judie Brown
July 21, 2013
For an organization to say it is Catholic, and to even have the word Catholic in its name, is to tell the world that it espouses Catholic doctrine. This is what . . .
Judie Brown
July 16, 2013
The word "physician" has historically connoted a feeling of trust, of comfort, and of reassurance. A doctor must care for his patients, must do his best to heal . . .
Judie Brown
July 14, 2013
Christ and His Church deserve strong leaders who are not afraid to stand up for the teachings that many today scoff at and deride. These leaders must be . . .
Judie Brown
July 9, 2013
A Catholic organization must be exactly that. It must stand for Catholic values and teachings and never waver one iota from them. Today's commentary addresses . . .
Judie Brown
July 6, 2013
The country founded on religious beliefs and that adopted a motto saying that we trust in God has become weak and lost. No longer do we trust in God. We trust . . .
Judie Brown
July 3, 2013
We mourn the loss of someone truly special and unique, yet we also celebrate her life and her countless contributions. Magaly Llaguno was an amazing woman who . . .
Judie Brown
June 29, 2013
As our country slides deeper into a moral abyss, many stand by either gaping at these changes or passively watching them happen. Neither of these things is . . .
Judie Brown
June 25, 2013
As an increasing number of staff members are turning in the late-term abortionists they work for, growing numbers of people are exposed to the horrors of . . .
Judie Brown
June 18, 2013
Do we have the courage to stand up for our faith and for the truths taught to us by the Church – rather than some warped version we might find easier to . . .
Judie Brown
June 16, 2013
We currently live in a nation where morality is routinely discarded and pleasure is sought and revered at all times. If anyone dares to speak out against this . . .
Judie Brown
June 12, 2013
As individuals, we have the right to be discerning and choose where we send our money and how we spend it. But this is not always so with our tax dollars. . . .
Judie Brown
June 5, 2013
After World War II, we swore we'd never allow genocide and mass murder to occur on that scale again. We thought our eyes had been opened to the atrocities. But . . .
Judie Brown
June 2, 2013
Public opinion and the whims of the people cannot and should not dictate what the clergy of the Church will allow or advocate. Our Church was founded on the . . .
Judie Brown
May 29, 2013
Frozen eggs, babies created by science, money dictating whether or not a couple can have a baby. All things that go against the natural law. Whatever happened . . .
Judie Brown
May 25, 2013
These are confusing times in which we live. During confusing times, we need leaders who can bring us out of the darkness and offer understanding and leadership. . . .
Judie Brown
May 23, 2013
In Pope Francis, we have seen an excellent example of the kind of leader our Church needs. This is not always the case with other members of the clergy, . . .
Judie Brown
May 18, 2013
While we were all horrified by the actions of Kermit Gosnell, we should likewise be horrified by the millions of babies killed since abortion was decriminalized . . .
Judie Brown
May 14, 2013
Throughout history, during scandals and difficult times, men have stood up for what is right and for what should happen according to God's will and the natural . . .
Judie Brown
May 12, 2013
Mother's Day is Sunday. Traditionally, it is a day to honor and respect all that mothers do and sacrifice for the sake of their children. And while this day is . . .
Judie Brown
May 8, 2013
When a society teaches its children to value things above people and to value personal pleasure above all else, what is the result? A society of people who no . . .
Judie Brown
May 3, 2013
We all know how easy it is to become sensitized to something – whether it be violence on TV, song lyrics on the radio, or something else entirely. But . . .
Judie Brown
May 1, 2013
How does humanity get to the point where a person can actually feel comfortable telling another human being to flush her baby down the toilet? This sickening . . .
Judie Brown
April 27, 2013
Amidst the nation's numerous tragedies occurring today, we find our president willing to comfort the victims and rush to their aid. While this is both necessary . . .
Judie Brown
April 23, 2013
What is it that makes mainstream media all but ignore the horrors perpetrated by Kermit Gosnell? What is it that makes most Americans have only a passing . . .
Judie Brown
April 20, 2013
All day long we are bombarded by messages – from the TV, Internet, friends, family, and newspapers. Often we hear them, but don't really think. And . . .
Judie Brown
April 17, 2013
We have become a society of people mostly concerned with only the wants and needs of our own selves. If a baby is inconvenient in any way – created at the . . .
Judie Brown
April 13, 2013
The murder of a human being is a tragic, horrible crime. Lives are shattered, people mourn. In cases where multiple people are murdered, our nation's press . . .
Judie Brown
April 10, 2013
The law has a word for someone who lies, cheats, and steals. That person is called a criminal. Yet when an organization such as Planned Parenthood takes actions . . .
Judie Brown
April 6, 2013
When we look around our country and see people mired in actions that hurt or maim themselves, put their health in jeopardy, or kill an innocent baby, we must . . .
Judie Brown
April 3, 2013
Are events in the Chicago area a hint of what will happen in the future in our nation? As our country falls deeper and deeper into moral insanity, people must . . .
Judie Brown
March 27, 2013
The constant devaluing of human life is sinking daily to a new low. With widespread appreciation for techniques that manipulate and destroy human embryos, our . . .
Judie Brown
March 24, 2013
As Catholics around the world rejoice at the election of a new pope, Americans worry about the leadership in our country by our bishops. We read canon law and . . .
Judie Brown
March 20, 2013
Last week, the Holy Spirit inspired dozens of men to elect a new leader for the Catholic Church. Though speculation abounded as to which of the cardinals would . . .
Judie Brown
March 12, 2013
There are many legitimate, professional news reports these days that are exposing heroism among Catholic bishops versus the creeping crud of secularism within . . .
Judie Brown
March 8, 2013
There should be no debate when it comes to a human life. Once a child is created, he is a person from that moment onward – a person who deserves both . . .
Judie Brown
March 6, 2013
As we await the conclave that will elect a new pope, we pray that the leaders of the Church will come together in harmony and peace and without distractions. . . .
Judie Brown
March 2, 2013
The evil and the horror that are abortion and the blatant disregard for the value of human life cannot be overcome by merely reducing their amount. When people . . .
Judie Brown
February 26, 2013
As the Church prepares for the election of a new pope, we reflect upon the inspiring works and teachings of Pope Benedict XVI. We thank God for his service and . . .
Judie Brown
February 23, 2013
If we lie to ourselves long enough, we will begin to believe those lies. And after 40 years, enough people believe the lies of abortion that they are hardly . . .
Judie Brown
February 20, 2013
With Obamacare and the HHS contraceptive mandate looming, many eyes seem to be opening for the first time about the destructiveness of these laws – not . . .
Judie Brown
February 16, 2013
Today's commentary advises us to take a step back and look at the next generation that we are attempting to raise. Do we see a generation of young people . . .
Judie Brown
February 14, 2013
When leadership fails, those following often tend to fail as well. Our country and our Church cannot survive without strong leaders – and we need them now . . .
Judie Brown
February 9, 2013
Today's commentary addresses the sad fact that one woman's words and desires can not only influence so many, but be said to be a model for women everywhere. . . .
Judie Brown
February 6, 2013
After countless months of protestations and lawsuits related to Obama's contraceptive mandate, a "compromise" has been issued. Yet has anything really changed . . .
Judie Brown
February 1, 2013
Once a child is created, he is a human being who should have all the rights of those who have lived to be born. But this is not the case. The taking of an . . .
Judie Brown
January 29, 2013
A recent survey regarding opinions about abortion shows just how little Americans know about the preborn baby and his humanity. Most see abortion as merely an . . .
Judie Brown
January 26, 2013
As thousands march today to commemorate the day the Supreme Court legalized the murder of preborn babies, we must take a look at the road that led here. We must . . .
Judie Brown
January 23, 2013
For 40 years, America has allowed the legalized killing of the most innocent among us. Millions upon millions of babies have been slaughtered under the guise of . . .
Judie Brown
January 18, 2013
In all areas of life, people need to look to the actions of a strong moral leader. This is especially true within the Catholic Church, where a growing number of . . .
Judie Brown
January 15, 2013
When it comes to the actions of Planned Parenthood, we must all be aware and informed. And it is our responsibility to make others aware as well. We cannot sit . . .
Judie Brown
January 13, 2013
A "perfect" person with no flaws, no illnesses, super strength, and a long life. Sound great in theory, doesn't it? Who wouldn't want to eradicate suffering and . . .
Judie Brown
January 9, 2013
Love, kindness, and compassion. These are words that seem to be finding their way out of the treatment process when it comes to dealings with someone suffering . . .
Judie Brown
January 5, 2013
The line between what is an acceptable and moral practice is continually blurred, and may soon be nonexistent. In our "me first" society, it is expected that we . . .
Judie Brown
December 19, 2012
There's no shortage of Catholics serving in political offices. Knowing that should be comforting. But there is a shortage of Catholics who adhere to, and stand . . .
Judie Brown
December 15, 2012
It seems that, as a whole, our country is getting really good at fooling itself into thinking whatever it wants and justifying whatever actions it wants to take . . .
Judie Brown
December 12, 2012
It seems that nearly every day we are bombarded with stories that show a blatant disregard for morality, for human life, or for religion. Those who believe in . . .
Judie Brown
December 8, 2012
Children grow up too fast and the few years they have when they can actually be children should be nurturing and character-forming. Today's world pushes . . .
Judie Brown
December 5, 2012
It's easy to lay blame for the moral decline of society on any number of things and people. And a lot of things and people are to blame. But assigning blame . . .
Judie Brown
December 1, 2012
Little girls used to dream of the day when they would meet a man, fall in love, get married, and have children of their own. They would live their lives with a . . .
Judie Brown
November 28, 2012
The mentality that having a child is a project or an achievement is becoming more prevalent in our society. Gone seem to be the days where babies are seen as a . . .
Judie Brown
November 21, 2012
What do womb rentals, a book, rainbow families, and science all have to do with each other? All are examples of the way our society's morals and ethics have . . .
Judie Brown
November 16, 2012
Being a faithful Catholic means showing our faith both publicly and privately, not merely when it's convenient or easy. Living our faith is often difficult, but . . .
Judie Brown
November 14, 2012
Our children are inundated with propaganda that tells them that promiscuity and sexual experience are part of growing up and exploring their worlds and their . . .
Judie Brown
November 9, 2012
This past Tuesday was an opportunity for Catholics to publicly show their faith and determination to ensure that this country head forward in a manner . . .
Judie Brown
November 6, 2012
Election Day is upon us. If we have been faithful to our civic and moral responsibilities, then we have evaluated the candidates, read Church documents, and . . .
Judie Brown
November 3, 2012
We live in a world where animals and bodies of water are regarded with more respect and reverence than a preborn human being. What's worse is that very few . . .
Judie Brown
October 26, 2012
Words are powerful tools — tools that can be used for both good and evil. Words can inspire. Words can hurt. And words can be twisted. Today's commentary . . .
Judie Brown
October 20, 2012
When a prince of the Catholic Church creates two opposing sets of criteria regarding those with whom he will dine, something may be amiss. That's what Cardinal . . .
Judie Brown
October 16, 2012
What do an annual banquet, President Obama, a Catholic cardinal, and Catholic charities have in common? All will merge on Thursday of this week — in a . . .
Judie Brown
October 12, 2012
In just a few short weeks, our nation will be casting votes in both local and national elections. While some may act disinterested or think these elections hold . . .
Judie Brown
October 9, 2012
Somehow we, as a human race, have gotten it into our heads that babies are either something to be desired or not, something to be controlled or destroyed, or . . .
Judie Brown
October 5, 2012
The Bible teaches the parable of the shepherd who lost a sheep and, through this, we have come to realize just how valuable and special each and every soul is . . .
Judie Brown
October 2, 2012
It used to be that doctors and hospitals did everything in their power to uphold the Hippocratic Oath and do no harm. Patients and their well-being came first, . . .
Judie Brown
September 29, 2012
What do assisted suicide and an advertisement about drowning have in common? Both are indicative of the decline of morals that our society faces today. Both . . .
Judie Brown
September 25, 2012
The deadly force needed to murder a woman is far greater than the deadly force needed to murder a preborn baby, for the force needed to murder a preborn baby is . . .
Judie Brown
September 22, 2012
In a world where known abortion survivors can be called liars by news sources, and more air and press time are given to trivial matters such as food consumption . . .
Judie Brown
September 19, 2012
With the Al Smith Dinner drawing very near, we again must reflect upon what the invitation to President Obama tells both Catholics and others of the nation. . . .
Judie Brown
September 15, 2012
Addressing the fact that many Catholic politicians openly support abortion, writer and FOX news analyst, Bill O'Reilly, challenged Church authorities to stop . . .
Judie Brown
September 11, 2012
Many people see in vitro fertilization as an acceptable means to an end — a baby who could not previously have been conceived. But what all does IVF . . .
Judie Brown
September 8, 2012
What does an upcoming vote in Massachusetts have to do with society's increasing disregard for God and His laws? Today's commentary addresses this timely . . .
Judie Brown
September 4, 2012
Various statements attributed to Cardinal Timothy Dolan continue to create concern among Catholics and frustration among those of us who can see the double . . .
Judie Brown
August 31, 2012
Today's commentary explains some recent events involving the Church and politics and attempts to help us sort through them. With so many contradictory . . .
Judie Brown
August 29, 2012
What do elephants have to do with human babies? Do elephants and other animals deserve as much concern as a human being? Today's commentary addresses a recent . . .
Judie Brown
August 25, 2012
Today's commentary teaches the true meaning of the word scandal, not merely what pop culture would have us believe. Through an insightful and enlightening . . .
Judie Brown
August 22, 2012
The use of Catholics within the Obama administration is frightening. For those who call themselves Catholics to align with the most pro-abortion president in U . . .
Judie Brown
August 18, 2012
Just as the shepherd who lost a sheep faithfully and fervently seeks the one lost, so must the hierarchy of the Church seek those who have lost faith because of . . .
Judie Brown
August 14, 2012
While it is true that Jesus dined with sinners, it was for the purpose of converting their hearts, of teaching them His laws, and of inspiring them to change . . .
Judie Brown
August 10, 2012
It cannot be said enough that our Church leaders must be consistent and that they must help guide us through the difficult times we face with our history's most . . .
Judie Brown
August 7, 2012
A real hero stands up for what is right and just, no matter the cost. In today's world, we see fewer and fewer true heroes. Yet, with a little inspiration, we . . .
Judie Brown
August 3, 2012
The latest news on the infamous Catholic Campaign for Human Development is more proof that the agency made a wrong turn a long time ago and may never recover. . . .
Judie Brown
July 31, 2012
Anyone who enters a hospital or is suffering from a serious illness or accident need beware of the POLST form, for their very lives depend upon whether or not . . .
Judie Brown
July 28, 2012
People do not understand the tragic consequences of in vitro fertilization. They see that a child has been created, but they do not see that children have been . . .
Judie Brown
July 24, 2012
People learn by example, and people are easily influenced. This is why Planned Parenthood has such an easy time spreading its distorted view of sexuality. To . . .
Judie Brown
July 20, 2012
Repeatedly, we see that the Catholic Church in America does not always take an adequate stand when it comes to upholding the tenets of our faith. Money from . . .
Judie Brown
July 19, 2012
Being pro-life means more than just standing up against abortion. Being pro-life means advocating for each and every human person — born and preborn. It . . .
Judie Brown
July 14, 2012
Every good parent desires only positive influences in the lives of their children. We monitor the people our children spend time with, what they read, and what . . .
Judie Brown
July 11, 2012
It is not only sad, but terrifying, that there are people today who would get so enraged with those who are pro-life that they would attempt to frighten or even . . .
Judie Brown
July 3, 2012
For many, it seems like living a moral life may be a thing of the past. The ability to discern the difference between right and wrong, to act upon Church laws . . .
Judie Brown
June 29, 2012
A baby is a blessing. Sadly, that mentality seems to be a thing of the past. Instead, today a baby is often thought of as an intrusion, an annoyance, or a thing . . .
Judie Brown
June 27, 2012
With the increasing and pervasive threats on religious freedom in our country today, it is growing more difficult for some to continue to follow their beliefs . . .
Judie Brown
June 23, 2012
With a Supreme Court decision regarding Obamacare expected soon, many are left wondering exactly how our society got to this position in the first place. How . . .
Judie Brown
June 20, 2012
Today's commentary addresses something we should all be concerned about, especially with this being an election year. Not only are the conscience rights of . . .
Judie Brown
June 12, 2012
The field of science has made countless advances over the last few decades — many of them beneficial and worthy of accolades. Yet, not all of these . . .
Judie Brown
June 10, 2012
Changing hearts one person at a time. That's what Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood worker, is trying to do with her new venture. Understanding the fear . . .
Judie Brown
June 6, 2012
In 1973, the Supreme Court told the citizens of our country that it's legal to kill a preborn child. Now, with the ability to determine if that preborn child is . . .
Judie Brown
June 2, 2012
Tomorrow American Life League is hosting its annual Pill Kills symposium in Washington, D.C. All are encouraged to attend to learn more about, not only the . . .
Judie Brown
May 30, 2012
Most of America sits in reverence to the manufacturers of the birth control pill. They see the pill as liberating for women, as something that makes women's . . .
Judie Brown
May 23, 2012
Religion and morals set a standard of ethics that should remain static over time. We base our actions and beliefs on the teachings of an all-loving God who . . .
Judie Brown
May 19, 2012
There are those people and organizations that are exemplars of the Catholic faith. And then there are those that make us wonder how they could ever call . . .
Judie Brown
May 6, 2012
In a country that sees no problem with killing its own children, is it any wonder that we have a serious problem with other forms of bullying and aggression? . . .
Judie Brown
April 3, 2012
As scientific advances are made, nearly on a daily basis, scientists seem to be forgetting about the humanity inherent in people. If they can pioneer some new . . .
Judie Brown
March 21, 2012
Two films — one real, yet containing misleading information; the other hypothesized, yet would contain only truths. In today's society, it is imperative . . .
Judie Brown
March 17, 2012
The title may surprise or shock you, but it makes the utmost sense when you think about it, for today's commentary is all about love — love for Christ, . . .
Judie Brown
March 9, 2012
The Obama administration has recently used one woman's testimony to account for the beliefs of many. And this is something that is not acceptable — to . . .
Judie Brown
March 3, 2012
Today's commentary reflects on some recent events that have elicited various responses from members of the Catholic Church. As we all know, it is not always . . .
Judie Brown
February 29, 2012
It's something infrequently taught. It's something often intentionally avoided. But it's something of vital importance — vital not only to a woman's life . . .
Judie Brown
February 25, 2012
When dark times come, and they will, it is not only comforting, but necessary to rely on the Lord and His teachings. Yet, when dark times come, many people . . .
Judie Brown
February 15, 2012
The Obama administration's recent actions regarding mandatory contraceptive insurance coverage for employees of religious institutions — a so-called . . .
Judie Brown
February 8, 2012
In these times of attack on our faith and beliefs, Catholics must have strong leaders — leaders who will stand up for what the Church teaches. Yet this is . . .
Judie Brown
January 31, 2012
A recent study is attempting to convince Americans that obtaining an abortion is actually a safe alternative to giving birth. But those of us who know, . . .
Judie Brown
January 14, 2012
Serious matters deserve serious attention. But when light is made of the taking of a precious human life, the world should be both shocked and offended. And . . .
Judie Brown
December 31, 2011
As we end another year and think about the possibilities for this new year to come, we must all contemplate what is truly important in the eyes of our Lord. . . .
Judie Brown
December 17, 2011
In times when it may seem that hope is lost or despair prevalent, even just a lone voice of optimism can make a difference. Read today's commentary for Judie . . .
Judie Brown
December 6, 2011
It is clear that there is disdain for the beliefs and practices of Catholicism within the halls of Planned Parenthood. This is exhibited in a recent letter on . . .
Judie Brown
December 3, 2011
With the looming possibility that the Obama administration may remove conscience protections in healthcare from Catholic institutions, many are rightfully . . .
Judie Brown
November 30, 2011
Today's news abounds with stories of apathy or outright disdain for our fellow human beings — whether born or preborn. The prevailing thought seems to be . . .
Judie Brown
November 29, 2011
Many people are not aware of the devastating consequences of organ "donation." Today's commentary addresses this timely subject. Read more for Judie Brown's . . .
Judie Brown
November 23, 2011
Thanksgiving is a day to reflect on the immense blessings in our lives. We do so knowing that all is possible only through Our Lord. Yet we long for the day . . .
Judie Brown
November 12, 2011
Just as the proverbial wolf hid in sheep's clothing, so Planned Parenthood hides behind deceptive words and actions. No matter the evidence compiled against the . . .
Judie Brown
October 19, 2011
Though we may do the right thing, it does not always mean we will be rewarded for it. In fact, we may be punished for doing it. This is exhibited in the case of . . .
Judie Brown
October 18, 2011
Sacredness. Blessings. Those are words generally used to describe something of God — something good and pure. But when Planned Parenthood takes those . . .
Judie Brown
October 13, 2011
We are living in a society where too many are training their children to do whatever feels good for them at any given point in time. We are not training our . . .
Judie Brown
October 1, 2011
Accountability. The word means to accept responsibility for an action or a behavior. We must all be accountable for our individual actions. And every action has . . .
Judie Brown
September 24, 2011
Planned Parenthood has its grips so tightly around this government's administration that it would do anything to help Planned Parenthood. This includes giving . . .
Judie Brown
September 17, 2011
Washington, DC (16 September 2011): After erroneous media reports surfaced that Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests of Life had been suspended by his local bishop and . . .
Judie Brown
September 14, 2011
For those who are pro-life and in the medical profession, conscience protection is something that is non-negotiable. But recent actions by HHS have left us . . .
Judie Brown
August 23, 2011
Planned Parenthood would like for people and communities to think that its motives are good and that its intentions are noble. But its actions, both past and . . .
Judie Brown
August 14, 2011
Jesus taught us to do unto others as we would have done unto us. It doesn't seem like much to ask — to treat others kindly, with the love and respect that . . .
Judie Brown
August 10, 2011
Recent steps taken in Washington to further devalue the preborn baby have everyone who understands the true nature of birth control wondering what this . . .
Judie Brown
August 2, 2011
It often becomes necessary to remind people — pro-lifers and others — that it is not only a surgical abortion that takes the life of a preborn baby. . . .
Judie Brown
July 23, 2011
Moral law, bioethics, choices — all are words that have meaning beyond what the typical person may think. But when we really sit down to discern their . . .
Judie Brown
July 20, 2011
Americans very easily see the sadness and the horror when a small child is murdered, yet this brutality is lost on these same eyes when a preborn baby is . . .
Judie Brown
July 13, 2011
Our rights as human beings really should not need to be debated. When God gives life to a person, it is in the form of a tiny baby who must grow inside a woman . . .
Judie Brown
July 5, 2011
It is often difficult to stand up for your faith, especially when so many others are in disagreement. Unfortunately, we are seeing more frequently that some . . .
Judie Brown
June 27, 2011
When it comes to the term "rights," those in favor of contraception and abortion are only thinking of a woman. They feel she must be able to have control over . . .
Judie Brown
June 24, 2011
The leaders of the Catholic Church are supposed to instruct and guide the Church's members in Church law — especially during times when it may be . . .
Judie Brown
June 8, 2011
Being ill or diagnosed with a serious or terminal disease is frightening enough. But when doctors or hospital staff deem that certain life-sustaining treatment . . .
Judie Brown
May 14, 2011
A Catholic university, especially one as visible as Notre Dame, must pride itself on upholding the teachings and standards that all Catholics should follow. Our . . .
Judie Brown
May 10, 2011
The news of the past week has focused on the death of one of the most notorious terrorists in recent history. While the media has spent numerous hours on this . . .
Judie Brown
April 27, 2011
History has shown that Planned Parenthood holds religion and a belief in God with much disdain. With the release of a recent study regarding the use of . . .
Judie Brown
April 22, 2011
During this most holy week in which we reflect on the passion of our Lord and the suffering that He endured for our redemption, we must not only reflect upon . . .
Judie Brown
April 20, 2011
Little by little, day by day, attitudes regarding the infirm or the extremely ill creep into our world in an attempt to change it. We hear that people who are . . .
Judie Brown
April 19, 2011
It is becoming immensely apparent that society is consumed with making our children grow up too fast. No longer can children just play or have fun in a worry . . .
Judie Brown
April 15, 2011
When you look out your window next time as the sun is slowly setting, reflect on the glorious nature of God's creation. Reflect also on folks like Faye Girsh, . . .
Judie Brown
April 14, 2011
In a time when confusion abounds regarding what it means to be truly pro-life, we should heed the advice and warnings of those who truly understand all aspects . . .
Judie Brown
April 5, 2011
The disturbing parallels that exist between a government cover-up decades ago and the lies propagated by Planned Parenthood today should serve as a wake-up call . . .
Judie Brown
April 1, 2011
The House of Representatives recently voted to stop all government funding to Planned Parenthood and, though the Senate did not do the same, the fight is far . . .
Judie Brown
March 30, 2011
After witnessing decades of deception, prejudice and numerous illicit activities executed by Planned Parenthood, many people are beginning to realize that this . . .
Judie Brown
March 16, 2011
It is not often that men of conviction, men of such incredible honor and faith, stand up for what they believe in and change the lives of so many. Joe Scheidler . . .
Judie Brown
March 15, 2011
St. Thomas Aquinas is said to have often recalled Aristotle's wise insight, "A small error in the beginning leads to a large error in the end." The USCCB might . . .
Judie Brown
March 11, 2011
When Planned Parenthood speaks, something doesn't quite add up. Its words and its claims lead to confusion and to more questions. Today's commentary examines . . .
Judie Brown
March 10, 2011
Hope is something that is often in short supply in today's world. But it need not be. With God, there is always hope and an everlasting love that should . . .
Judie Brown
March 8, 2011
Because of some timely news out of New York City last week, we are posting a special Sunday commentary. Crisis pregnancy centers are under attack and Mayor . . .
Judie Brown
March 4, 2011
Some argue that Pope John Paul II's encyclical, Evangelium Vitae, contains language that permits the acceptance of some abortion in legislative and political . . .
Judie Brown
March 3, 2011
Judie Brown has written a three-part series on the dangers inherent in political manipulation of human lives. You will perhaps find it most interesting that in . . .
Judie Brown
March 1, 2011
The House of Representatives recently voted to stop all government funding to Planned Parenthood, and this week the Senate will cast its vote. It is vital that . . .
Judie Brown
February 22, 2011
Planned Parenthood is not happy. Its very lucrative source of funding is being threatened. And you can help. You can make a difference in the lives of preborn . . .
Judie Brown
February 15, 2011
It may sound surreal, or even like something straight out of a horror movie, but an entire race of people is being targeted for death. And this is not something . . .
Judie Brown
February 4, 2011
In times of uncertainty and confusion, the Vatican should be clear and unwavering, especially when addressing the humanity of the preborn child. Yet, when . . .
Judie Brown
December 3, 2010
The value of a human person does not cease when that person becomes sick or unable to care for himself. Yet there are many who feel that people who suffer or . . .
Judie Brown
November 23, 2010
Much controversy surrounds the recent comments made by Pope Benedict XVI regarding AIDS and condom use. Reactions range from disbelief and shock, to approval. . . .
Judie Brown
November 19, 2010
The fact that a preborn baby is a human being is lost on far too many people in our country. The incessant lies of organizations like Planned Parenthood and . . .
Judie Brown
November 13, 2010
A glance through any major newspaper and the reader will find outrage regarding countless topics. But where is the outrage regarding abortion? Where is the . . .
Judie Brown
November 12, 2010
Next week, an independent agency and a team of "experts" will meet to discuss the issue of contraception and will advise the government about whether . . .
Judie Brown
November 11, 2010
Jesus taught us that whatever we do to our fellow human beings, we also do to Him. So it is only natural that, as we enter upon the Thanksgiving and Christmas . . .
Judie Brown
November 9, 2010
Taking action is not something only a few should do when they have a bit of extra time. Taking action is something we all should make the time to do. If we are . . .
Judie Brown
November 7, 2010
Sometimes things look perfect and beautiful on the outside, but a closer look reveals a starker reality. This is true of in vitro fertilization. While it may . . .
Judie Brown
November 4, 2010
A plan for health care should be a plan that takes care of all people — not a plan that eliminates lives. News reports abound with stories about free . . .
Judie Brown
October 29, 2010
Next week, voters in Colorado will be deciding on Amendment 62. Much debate has taken place and many falsehoods abound. Today's commentary deals with the lies . . .
Judie Brown
October 26, 2010
It is with gratified hearts that we celebrate the news that Archbishop Raymond Burke, formerly of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and now the Vatican, has been . . .
Judie Brown
October 23, 2010
What do pigs in a trough have to do with President Obama and his programs? You might find the tie-in disturbing or, at the very least, disgusting. Judie Brown . . .
Judie Brown
October 20, 2010
The respect of life in all forms is an integral part of Catholic identity and, thus, Catholic health care as well. Catholics in leadership positions and . . .
Judie Brown
October 9, 2010
There is a passionate fight going on in America. Courageous men and women — lay people and Catholic clergy alike — are speaking out for personhood . . .
Judie Brown
October 8, 2010
Often we can learn a lesson about compassion when we hear of others who lack it. When some people feel it's warranted to take matters into their own hands and . . .
Judie Brown
October 5, 2010
For Catholics who remain true to the teachings of the Church, it never sits well to see Obama paraded around with those in the political spotlight who profess . . .
Judie Brown
September 30, 2010
In a time when moral relativism seems to have taken over, we look to the past at practices and wonder if they are any indication of what the future has in store . . .
Judie Brown
September 28, 2010
Preborn babies should not have to die in the name of science. Preborn babies are no less valuable than those of us who are born. Yet, many common theories . . .
Judie Brown
September 25, 2010
Breast cancer — two words that immediately spark fear in a woman's heart. Planned Parenthood — two words that should spark fear in a woman's heart. When an . . .
Judie Brown
September 22, 2010
For a person gravely ill and on an organ transplant list, word of a donated organ brings joy and relief. But what of the donor? His life is of equal value. Are . . .
Judie Brown
September 17, 2010
Denial of the truth may be easier for some people when thinking about Catholic values. But regardless of whether truth is faced or denied, what the truth is . . .
Judie Brown
September 15, 2010
Graces given to us at Baptism should encourage us to lead others in Catholic teaching. And they should encourage us to learn more about our faith so that we can . . .
Judie Brown
September 10, 2010
I have followed the history of certain abortion practitioners over the years because it troubles me that the mainstream media consistently avoid the horror . . .
Judie Brown
September 8, 2010
The Obama Administration's vampiric thirst for the blood of the innocents continues unabated. Looser abortion restrictions, government funding for abortion and . . .
Judie Brown
September 2, 2010
For years, we have been striving for human personhood for all — born and preborn — for, when this is achieved, babies will finally be safe in their mother's . . .
Judie Brown
September 1, 2010
While a new law in Alaska may be the cause of some rejoicing for its residents, it is also a reminder of a devastating reality. And it is a reminder that pro . . .
Judie Brown
August 28, 2010
It should be remembered that it was candidate Barack Obama, who said when addressing "reproductive rights," http://www.rcrc.org/issues/election08_obama.cfm "A . . .
Judie Brown
August 26, 2010
Is religious freedom truly a freedom afforded to all Americans? If government cannot step in and tell us how or what to believe, can it tell certain . . .
Judie Brown
August 25, 2010
No one can deny that the idea of relieving the excruciating pain of a suffering patient is a good idea. But when the culture of death is in charge, the results . . .
Judie Brown
August 21, 2010
Planned Parenthood — an organization that kills preborn babies, destroys the lives of mothers and, through its brand of sex education, helps form a twisted . . .
Judie Brown
August 18, 2010
Focusing on the positive is important. Keeping a good perspective is integral. Every day, strides are made in the pro-life movement and amazing things are . . .
Judie Brown
August 11, 2010
There is a growing body of evidence that, clinically, abortion has serious consequences. It is further becoming obvious that abortion has ingrained in the . . .
Judie Brown
August 4, 2010
In a time when it's all too easy to focus on the negative and lack of morality in today's world, there are some Catholics who remind us of the strength of . . .
Judie Brown
August 3, 2010
Human life is precious, no matter how or when this life was created. Yet not everyone understands this. With the new health care guidelines, the U.S. government . . .
Judie Brown
July 16, 2010
As someone who started volunteering in the pro-life movement more than 38 years ago, I have seen some pretty remarkable advances in the way we communicate with . . .
Judie Brown
July 14, 2010
The old adage tells us that silence is golden. But that is far from the truth when this silence results in the promulgation of sin.
Phoenix, Arizona's Bishop . . .
Judie Brown
July 10, 2010
I have seen several news reports about the possibility of the $25 billion-dollar investment firm, Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. http://www.cerberuscapital . . .
Judie Brown
July 8, 2010
It is inspiring to witness tributes to those in the military who have put their lives on the line to protect the United States of America from unjust aggressors . . .
Judie Brown
July 7, 2010
Antonia Senior's recent opinion piece in the Times entitled "Yes, abortion is killing. But it's the lesser of two evils" http://www.scribd.com/doc/33782505/Yes . . .
Judie Brown
July 2, 2010
It was a bit of a shock to read the flowery statement made by Most Rev. Michael J. Bransfield, bishop of the Wheeling-Charleston diocese, regarding the death of . . .
Judie Brown
June 30, 2010
In what can only be described as extremely dubious assertion, the United Kingdom's Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists http://www.christian.org.uk . . .
Judie Brown
June 26, 2010
Shortly after my insights on the clinical problems with in vitro fertilization were published, http://www.all.org/newsroom_judieblog.php?id=3066 we joined . . .
Judie Brown
June 23, 2010
INTRO: A new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report is stirring up political comments on the left and the right regarding the expenditure of nearly . . .
Judie Brown
June 20, 2010
Thirty-seven years ago, the United States Supreme Court decriminalized an act that Planned Parenthood had spent years promoting as a backup to failed . . .
Judie Brown
June 17, 2010
You may have taken note of the new advertising campaign McDonald's has launched. The theme is "Come As You Are." When one pro-life activist, Mark Pickup http:/ . . .
Judie Brown
June 15, 2010
As the tragedy in the Gulf continues to grab headlines and tug at the heartstrings of Americans who realize just how devastating the disaster is for families, . . .
Judie Brown
June 11, 2010
Between Sister Margaret Mary McBride http://www.todayonline.com/Commentary/EDC100528-0000062/Sister-Margaret-McBrides-choice of Phoenix and Sister Carol Keehan . . .
Judie Brown
June 10, 2010
The Wall Street Journal's William McGurn http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704596504575272780104329228.html recently opined that while 47 percent . . .
Judie Brown
June 8, 2010
As we move along in time, more and more of our language is being corrupted. The problem is acute and international in scope.
Recently, a Korean court ruled . . .
Judie Brown
June 5, 2010
INTRO: Saturday, June 5th is a special day for preborn babies, honest pro-life activism and families committed to ridding this nation of the sexual saturation . . .
Judie Brown
June 3, 2010
It shouldn't have come as a shock that the hyperventilating over Bishop Thomas Olmsted's http://www.catholicsun.org/2010/phxdio-stjoes/DIOCESE-STATEMENT-051410 . . .
Judie Brown
May 29, 2010
In 2005, http://www.sacredchoices.org/is_abortion_murder.htm dissident Catholic theologian Daniel C. Maguire wrote in an essay:
"There may be serious and . . .
Judie Brown
May 27, 2010
No matter how challenging this struggle to defend the human person becomes, there is one stunning aspect of it that never ceases to disgust me. And that is the . . .
Judie Brown
May 25, 2010
Growing up in suburban Los Angeles, I was not immune to those fairy tales that invited little minds to imagine what it would be like to be Maid Marian or Sir . . .
Judie Brown
May 22, 2010
Phoenix, Arizona, has become the focal point in an ongoing discussion within Catholic ethical circles about the killing of one patient to allegedly save the . . .
Judie Brown
May 19, 2010
An article was published recently that got my attention immediately. Like the writer, who is not a religious man, I have fallen into a category of people . . .
Judie Brown
May 18, 2010
It's really not that difficult to see why Speaker Nancy Pelosi's repeated attempts to compromise the Church have not brought a resounding, united statement of . . .
Judie Brown
May 15, 2010
As the media hype begins to die down over the not-so-wonderful 50th anniversary of the birth control pill, Hollywood's own Raquel Welch http://www.lifesitenews . . .
Judie Brown
May 13, 2010
One of the most curious things about the constant war of words that the mainstream media wages against Catholic bishops is that it never reports on the other . . .
Judie Brown
May 10, 2010
It never ceases to amaze me when otherwise lovely, dedicated pro-life folks get all hot and bothered, taking sides and arguing about politics. Strange things . . .
Judie Brown
May 6, 2010
Isn't it interesting that as the United States of America approaches the 50th anniversary of this nation's most popular recreational drug, the birth control . . .
Judie Brown
May 3, 2010
A couple of recent studies that reflect negatively on abortion have come to our attention. We in turn want to make you are aware of them — not because they . . .
Judie Brown
March 29, 2010
One would hope the statement "Late have I learned" would be spoken by at least one Catholic bishop, but don't hold your breath. Recent events surrounding the . . .
Judie Brown
March 22, 2010
Paul and Judie Brown's history with the great and unforgettable Father Paul Marx, OSB goes back to their earliest days in the pro-life effort. It was in 1977 . . .
Judie Brown
March 17, 2010
We frequently forget about the impact that young people can have on the world, on the Church and on those deeply involved in defending the most vulnerable in . . .
Judie Brown
March 15, 2010
On January 25, we reported on the case of baby Isaiah James May. He was born oxygen-deprived, because the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck, and he . . .
Judie Brown
March 11, 2010
Since so many Catholic politicians are currently supporting the Obama administration's pro-culture of death agenda, and more and more bishops are backing away . . .
Judie Brown
March 8, 2010
For the past couple of days, we have heard rumblings from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, starting with a very curious article in Politico. http://www . . .
Judie Brown
March 4, 2010
A serious drought in California's agricultural areas has sent fruit and vegetable prices soaring, but people probably don't know much else about the situation. . . .
Judie Brown
February 26, 2010
Frequently over the past 30 years, thanks to the wisdom of Pope John Paul II, we have examined the root causes of the culture of death. In Evangelium Vitae, he . . .
Judie Brown
February 24, 2010
There appears to be no level as to which the media will not stoop in its efforts to paint Sarah Palin and her family as a mere caricature based on their twisted . . .
Judie Brown
February 19, 2010
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) petition, (www.reformcchdnow.com) created by the Reform CCHD Now coalition, provides the concerned Catholic . . .
Judie Brown
February 15, 2010
Just to get things straight from the get go, this commentary is about a documented record of fraud and abuse. Planned Parenthood is clearly operating according . . .
Judie Brown
February 10, 2010
George Orwell once said, "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/george . . .
Judie Brown
February 9, 2010
It is always interesting to follow the trends in other countries, particularly when the subject is ending the life of a loved one due to severe disability or . . .
Judie Brown
February 6, 2010
Super Bowl Sunday is upon us, and all of us at American Life League are thrilled about it; not only because many of us love football, but because we are looking . . .
Judie Brown
February 2, 2010
I recently heard a sermon on Luke 4:21-30 http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/luke/luke4.htm that troubled me a great deal. At the same time, the words of this . . .
Judie Brown
January 26, 2010
On October 24, 2009, a little boy was born in Stollery Children's Hospital, in Edmonton, Canada. http://www.capitalhealth.ca/HospitalsandHealthFacilities . . .
Judie Brown
January 12, 2010
In a May 10, 2004 letter to Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, http://lifeissues.net/writers/mis/mis_16letterCathCongress.html 48 pro-abortion "Catholic" politicians, . . .
Judie Brown
January 8, 2010
When I first heard of the Montana Supreme Court's Baxter v. Montana decision, I was somewhat comforted to read Alex Schadenberg's statement http://www . . .
Judie Brown
January 5, 2010
As the New Year commences, there are two things that each pro-life American should do: Take stock of progress over the past decade and refocus efforts if they . . .
Judie Brown
December 30, 2009
(Editor's note: This week, we are presenting a series we have titled "The Best of 2009" — a selection of the most popular commentaries featured in this year's . . .
Judie Brown
December 17, 2009
The internet is abuzz with statements decrying the United States Senate for its action in defeating the so-called pro-life Nelson-Hatch Amendment to the health . . .
Judie Brown
December 14, 2009
Congressman Bart Stupak, a Michigan Democrat and the darling of many American pro-life organizations, recently wrote a commentary for the New York Times that . . .
Judie Brown
December 10, 2009
The Montana Catholic Conference has released a statement critical of the efforts of state's pro-lifers who are seeking recognition of human personhood via a . . .
Judie Brown
December 3, 2009
As I listened to Senator Harry Reid discussing health care reform over Thanksgiving weekend, it occurred to me that something is amiss. There is a fundamental . . .
Judie Brown
November 24, 2009
Ever since Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, D.D., arrived in the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, he has been an articulate defender of truth. Since his installation . . .
Judie Brown
November 16, 2009
Recently, a powerful letter from a grassroots Catholic pro-lifer, Gregory Gollnick, came to my personal attention. I reviewed what he opined in his letter and . . .
Judie Brown
November 12, 2009
These past few days of haggling and heckling over H.R. 3962, http://docs.house.gov/rules/health/111_ahcaa.pdf the Pelosi version of Obama-style "health care . . .
Judie Brown
November 6, 2009
Over the past nearly 16 years, I have learned an awful lot about certain subjects that were never high on my hit parade before getting involved in the pro-life . . .
Judie Brown
November 2, 2009
A couple of recent news items from South America have reminded me once again why the United States government — or any government for that matter — must . . .
Judie Brown
October 29, 2009
One never knows what might be posted as a YouTube video, readily available to anyone with an internet connection. Among the most recent is a shocker starring . . .
Judie Brown
October 23, 2009
There's got to be a reason why there is so much whining in the pro-abortion movement right now. The recent behavior of the folks at RH Reality Check www . . .
Judie Brown
October 20, 2009
Saint Francis de Sales would have been concerned, if not horrified, at the situation in the Catholic Church today. I say that without reservation because he is . . .
Judie Brown
October 16, 2009
Many who have read Lewis Carroll's beloved Alice Through the Looking-Glass http://www.amazon.com/Lewis-Carroll-Alice-Through-Looking-glass/dp/1858943299 . . .
Judie Brown
October 13, 2009
The announcement this past Friday that President Barack Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize created quite a stir in the media, within divergent political . . .
Judie Brown
October 9, 2009
In our pursuit of state and federal constitutional protection for all human persons from the beginning of their biological development, we frequently hear that . . .
Judie Brown
October 6, 2009
Over the years I have tried on many occasions to understand the apparent disconnect between the bureaucrats at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops . . .
Judie Brown
September 30, 2009
The recent commentary by Clarke Forsythe, senior legal counsel at Americans United for Life, presents a challenge that must be met. Entitled "The Blackmun Myth" . . .
Judie Brown
September 22, 2009
Sometimes e-mail provokes deeper reflection about a pro-life subject. I don't like to rush to respond when there are layers of meaning in the comments being . . .
Judie Brown
September 18, 2009
Just yesterday, Michael Hichborn, host of our ALL Report, got roped into the unbelievable task of reviewing the new Max Baucus version of the health care reform . . .
Judie Brown
September 12, 2009
Recently, a pro-life gentleman asked this question about the language of American Life League's Federal Human Personhood Amendment (FHPA) http://www.all.org . . .
Judie Brown
September 9, 2009
The president of the United States will address a joint session of Congress tomorrow evening. In the interim, the talking heads on both the left and the right . . .
Judie Brown
September 2, 2009
Terri Schindler Schiavo's father, Robert Schindler, Sr., died this past Saturday, August 29.
There are many pro-life Americans who knew Robert Schindler far . . .
Judie Brown
September 1, 2009
Each of us who believe in the justice and mercy of God are called, as an act of charity, to pray for the repose of the soul of the deceased. However, there are . . .
Judie Brown
August 25, 2009
President Obama has resorted to an incredibly infantile phrase — "wee-weed up" — to degrade his "health care reform" detractors. While the White House has . . .
Judie Brown
August 19, 2009
In June, Terry O'Neill was elected president of the National Organization for Women at its annual conference. A discussion about conscience clauses then took . . .
Judie Brown
August 11, 2009
Recently, there have been a lot of legislative deliberations, speeches and commentaries about so-called health care reform, including my own. But perhaps it is . . .
Judie Brown
August 3, 2009
Our office's recent media release has created quite a stir about the folks at the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SSVDP), Catholic Charities (CCUSA) and the . . .
Judie Brown
July 28, 2009
The current debate over health care is one of those scenarios that might play well in a science-fiction thriller, but must not be allowed to play out on the . . .
Judie Brown
July 22, 2009
There was a time when institutions bearing a Catholic identity, such as hospitals and clinics, would never have agreed to even the slightest hint of deviating . . .
Judie Brown
July 10, 2009
Time and time again, we are called upon to respond to a question average Americans ask: "Why doesn't the media — conservative or liberal — show a picture of . . .
Judie Brown
July 6, 2009
A few days ago, I came upon an article about a certain Episcopalian priestess named Rev. Nina Churchman. http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/jun/09062411.html . . .
Judie Brown
July 2, 2009
Having just returned from a 16-day tour of national parks in the western states, from Glacier http://www.nps.gov/glac to Zion, http://www.nps.gov/zion I was . . .
Judie Brown
June 16, 2009
The furor over the July 1 deadline facing Sean Cardinal O'Malley, http://www.bostoncatholic.org of the Archdiocese of Boston, has been newsworthy for many weeks . . .
Judie Brown
June 11, 2009
The planet is a strange place these days where hyped political rhetoric continues to grow ever more bizarre. Take, for example, the recent comments by Adam . . .
Judie Brown
June 9, 2009
At the completion of another successful PILL KILLS http://www.thepillkills.com/ series of events we were somewhat shocked and surprised to see how many pro . . .
Judie Brown
June 1, 2009
Upon learning of the tragic murder of abortionist George Tiller, http://www.prch.org/programs-george-r-tiller-md about whom I have written on numerous occasions . . .
Judie Brown
May 28, 2009
LifeSiteNews http://www.lifesitenews.com/ has been a mainstay of accurate reporting on breaking stories not only on the North American continent but around the . . .
Judie Brown
May 27, 2009
PANDORA'S BOX: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pandora%27s%20Box Etymology: from the box, sent by the gods to Pandora, which she was forbidden to . . .
Judie Brown
May 22, 2009
Over the years there have been a number of universities in the United States that have distinguished themselves either because of something unique that places . . .
Judie Brown
May 20, 2009
The claims of our opponents always tend to mystify me because when put under the microscope of logic, they usually look very much like a fairy tale. Take for . . .
Judie Brown
May 13, 2009
Crucible: a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change or development http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary . . .
Judie Brown
May 6, 2009
Those faithful Catholics who are exposing the debacle at the University of Notre Dame are to be commended, and we are grateful for their courage, even in the . . .
Judie Brown
April 28, 2009
A recent article by Detroit Free Press reporter Megha Satyanarayana http://www.freep.com/article/20090423/NEWS06/904230435/struck aroused in me a fundamental . . .
Judie Brown
April 24, 2009
The unbelievable results of the Baby Steps DVD, http://www.babystepsdvd.com/ produced by American Life League, continue to inspire, motivate and touch the . . .
Judie Brown
April 20, 2009
Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano wasted little time in going after President Obama's most beloved opponents, pro-life Americans. http://www.lifesitenews . . .
Judie Brown
April 16, 2009
Pickle — a difficult situation; a sour solution
Several years ago, in one her most important scientific papers, Professor Dianne Irving discussed the . . .
Judie Brown
April 14, 2009
So much has been written on the intransigence of Father John Jenkins, president of Notre Dame, in view of the mounting pressure on him to disinvite the . . .
Judie Brown
April 10, 2009
Royce Dunn is and has always been an inspiration to me. For those of you not already aware of this, Royce was the creator of the Life Chain concept, and over . . .
Judie Brown
April 7, 2009
Bizarre bilge is news and comments that would be unthinkable in a truly civil society. Once you read the following collection of "news" items you will get a . . .
Judie Brown
April 3, 2009
It's really interesting to witness the ongoing struggle between orthodoxy and malevolence surrounding the University of Notre Dame's invitation to President . . .
Judie Brown
March 30, 2009
Depending on which account of the events surrounding the tragic invitation extended to President Barack Obama by the University of Notre Dame, one gets the . . .
Judie Brown
March 26, 2009
Those Americans who have a true grasp of what justice meant to our founding fathers must be a bit perplexed by the actions of Eastern District Court of New York . . .
Judie Brown
March 23, 2009
The past few days have given all of us a bird's eye view of what it means to be a Catholic bishop who comprehends the meaning of the word sin and is not afraid . . .
Judie Brown
March 20, 2009
Though not widely publicized, the case of 35-year-old Air Force Captain Michael Fontana http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/Wilford-Hall-nurse-implicated-in-3 . . .
Judie Brown
March 16, 2009
In an earlier commentary http://www.all.org/newsroom_judieblog.php?id=2510 "OBAMA CHRONICLES V: CONTRARY TO CONSCIENCE," I evaluated the planned changes . . .
Judie Brown
March 13, 2009
We have frequently argued that one of the main reasons why we want to redefine the "pro-life" movement as the pro-human personhood movement is that it is a . . .
Judie Brown
March 10, 2009
ca•coph•o•ny: dissonance, lack of agreement
There's been such a hodgepodge of things Catholic in the news this past week, that it could become mind . . .
Judie Brown
March 6, 2009
Occasionally I read something by one of my fellow pro-lifers that is so clever, insightful and wise that I feel compelled to share it with those who have become . . .
Judie Brown
March 3, 2009
It has been a very interesting few days. Analyzing the latest presidential escapades is not always as straightforward as one might wish, but one thing has . . .
Judie Brown
February 24, 2009
Recently a friend advised me that St. Joseph's Catholic Hospital in London, Ontario, Canada, was providing something called "early induction of labor" for . . .
Judie Brown
February 20, 2009
When your head is swimming from all the commentary ebbing and flowing from Wednesday's Pelosi encounter with the Holy Father, the essence of what actually . . .
Judie Brown
February 18, 2009
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi http://www.house.gov/pelosi/ is about to pull off, at least according to some, a real coup by being given the opportunity to have a . . .
Judie Brown
February 12, 2009
In California, http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=88097 State Senator Sam Aanestad is investigating a "pilot project" involving the . . .
Judie Brown
February 9, 2009
While it really isn't surprising that President Obama would be working his way toward some sort of politically motivated abortion program, it is quite . . .
Judie Brown
February 4, 2009
The various statements swirling around Nadya Suleman's newborn octuplets, who were all born apparently healthy, are remarkable and at the same time . . .
Judie Brown
January 30, 2009
The past few days have seen a spate of news reports indicating that the American people are in dire straits these days and that pro-life Americans absolutely . . .
Judie Brown
January 26, 2009
Bishop Robert J. Hermann, archdiocesan administrator for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, has edified us on many occasions, but his most recent commentary is so . . .
Judie Brown
January 22, 2009
The 36th memorial of the infamous Supreme Court decisions, Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, http://www.all.org/article.php?id=10121 is upon us as I write this. . . .
Judie Brown
January 20, 2009
Many of us who have followed the media, as they have gushed over our new president ever since he announced his candidacy, realize that there is a great deal . . .
Judie Brown
January 11, 2009
Not a day passes when one headline or another grabs my attention and rivets me to a search engine on my computer, sort of like a mad dog! But I learned that one . . .
Judie Brown
January 7, 2009
Danny Platt of New Orleans, Louisiana is among the most incredibly sadistic alleged murderers I have ever read about in my entire 64 years of life. http://www . . .
Judie Brown
January 3, 2009
It was shocking when I saw it; I knew it couldn't possibly be true, and I prayed it was a New Year's Eve joke! But indeed, it was factually correct and my heart . . .
Judie Brown
December 30, 2008
Perhaps it is not unusual, shortly before a new year arrives, to see a plethora of headlines telling us what is best and worst about many facets of daily life. . . .
Judie Brown
December 23, 2008
Last Thursday, I wrote a commentary http://www.all.org/newsroom_judieblog.php?id=2431 on the Catholic Health Association's http://www.chausa.org/ public praise . . .
Judie Brown
December 20, 2008
The invitation extended to all pro-life organizations and individuals by Father Tom Euteneuer (http://www.hli.org/sl_2008-12-19.html) should be a welcome call . . .
Judie Brown
December 17, 2008
Recently, a document began circulating around the nation's capital, and it fell into our hands as well. It is cleverly titled Advancing Reproductive Rights and . . .
Judie Brown
December 15, 2008
American Life League is grateful to the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith for today's release of its new document, Instruction Dignitas . . .
Judie Brown
December 10, 2008
I have been awestruck by the heroic Catholic priests who have asserted Catholic teaching without apology, particularly on the subject of Obama and those . . .
Judie Brown
December 8, 2008
Recently, during a visit to Boise, I had the honor of speaking at a Christmas banquet hosted by Idaho Chooses Life. http://idahochooseslife.org/ My theme was . . .
Judie Brown
December 5, 2008
The Texas state motto is friendship, http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Texas/Motto.html a single word that is loaded with immense meaning in view of recent news . . .
Judie Brown
December 2, 2008
I couldn't believe the e-mail that I recently received from a pro-life friend living in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee http://www.archmil.org/, Wisconsin. She . . .
Judie Brown
November 26, 2008
When I first read the response of the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts to Cardinal Sean O'Malley's post-election comments about President-elect Obama, . . .
Judie Brown
November 22, 2008
When the Catholic University of America's Tower reported that during a recent address at the university, His Eminence James Francis Cardinal Stafford criticized . . .
Judie Brown
November 19, 2008
In 1976, Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, who became Pope John Paul II in 1978, said http://www.johnmallon.net/Site/The_Partys_Over.html
"We are now standing in the . . .
Judie Brown
November 14, 2008
I have always been fascinated by the manner in which our opponents couch their arguments. This is particularly true in the "field" of reproductive health, which . . .
Judie Brown
November 10, 2008
It seems that the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will not be addressing the enforcement of Canon 915, let alone the failure that . . .
Judie Brown
November 6, 2008
As Americans devoted to defending the innocent continue to reel from the election results, there are a few things that bear consideration as we move forward. . . .
Judie Brown
November 3, 2008
Bioedge is giving all of us something to think about that, frankly, has nothing to do with elections, politics or voting. Aside from being alarming for those of . . .
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