by Leslie Sholly | Jan 2, 2012 | Abortion, Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, linkups, Politics
I’m updating and reposting this today because four years later a U.S. Senator felt it was appropriate, whether joking or not, to “pray” this prayer for our President at the Faith and Freedom conference held on June 9, 2016.So I’m taking my son...
by Leslie Sholly | Jan 17, 2011 | Abortion, Knoxville, Life Issues, Politics, Reprints
This was, I believe, my last column for the East Tennessee Catholic, published right around this time in 2010. Since this is the time of year for participating in Martin Luther King parades and Marches for Life, it seems like a good day to share it with you. Our...
by Leslie Sholly | Jul 27, 2010 | Abortion, Babies, Gardening, Reprints
Here’s a column reprint from 2003, which I was inspired to run today by a Facebook post by my friend Amy (you can see her here) whom I have known since first grade. She said: “The difference between a flower and a weed is judgment.” It was a...
by Leslie Sholly | Jul 3, 2010 | Abortion, Babies, Life Issues, pregnancy, Reprints
Because I’m on vacation (where I envisioned I would have uninterrupted to hours to blog, but that isn’t happening) here is another column reprint for you: Billboards. They are everywhere in our town and in our state. Their unsightliness mars the beauty of...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 21, 2010 | Abortion, Catholicism, Life Issues, Politics
I have to tell you, I’m excited by the thoughtful responses engendered by my last post. For one thing, as I happily blog away, it’s hard to know if I’m making any impression at all if no one responds. For another, I have always been discouraged by...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 18, 2010 | Abortion, Babies, Life Issues, pregnancy, Reprints
Time for another reprint from the ETC–yes, and I know, time for some NEW life issues writing; I have ideas, and I promise a new one is germinating. This column appeared, I believe, in 2007. Anyone who has been really involved in the abortion debate for a long...