by Leslie Sholly | Aug 25, 2020 | Abortion, Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Life Issues, Politics
I recently was honored to appear on Julie Varner Walsh’s brand-new podcast, More Than Politics, a “podcast for those of us who want something more than what we’ve come to expect from politics — and from our political discourse. Each week, More...
by Leslie Sholly | Aug 18, 2020 | Abortion, Deep Thoughts, Life Issues
I recently wrote an article on the connection between abortion and vaccines for the American Life League’s Celebrate Life magazine: Baltimore, 1951: A young woman lay dying in her hospital bed, her body riddled with cancer. Before her death, doctors scraped some...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 30, 2020 | Deep Thoughts, FIRE, language
There is no foreseeable future. Read it again: There is no foreseeable future. Now, this isn’t a grammar rant, though that irksome phrase cries out for one. Because, y’all, unless you believe in clairvoyance (and actually even if you do!), no one can...
by Leslie Sholly | May 9, 2020 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Life Issues
Once upon a time, a man was given the opportunity to pay a visit to both Heaven and Hell, accompanied by a guide. Upon arriving in Hell, he was amazed to see a long table laden with a banquet of every delicious food imaginable. But rather than enjoying the food, the...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 3, 2019 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Life Issues, Politics
I need more from my Facebook feed than pictures of artistically arranged food and smiling babies and adorable kittens (not that I don’t love those things). I rely on Facebook for information and spiritual enrichment too. Because as a faithful Catholic I am...
by Leslie Sholly | Sep 7, 2019 | Abortion, Babies, Catholicism, death, Deep Thoughts, Life Issues, pregnancy
The following is a guest post from my friend Heidi Indahl, and all photos are hers. You can learn more about Heidi and her ministry at the end. From Conception to Natural Death. As Catholics, we use this phrase often. Honoring the dignity of life from conception...