by Leslie Sholly | Jan 18, 2017 | Abortion, Catholicism, Life Issues, Politics, rants, Uncategorized
On November 2, 2016 I joined Pantsuit Nation, an online community of Hillary supporters. The group, now almost four million strong, comprised people of many different backgrounds and beliefs, united by our support of Hillary and fear of a Trump presidency. I posted...
by Leslie Sholly | Jan 12, 2017 | family, Life Issues, Politics, rants, Uncategorized
Dear Facebook Friends: Next time you are tempted to gleefully post about how happy you are to see ObamaCare repealed, I want you to think about the people whose lives are going to be affected dramatically when that happens. I want you to think about people who are...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 6, 2016 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Life Issues, Politics
It’s come to my attention that many (maybe even most?) of my fellow Catholics are a bit confused on the issue of voting. How do I know this? Because FACEBOOK, mostly. If any Catholic is on Facebook telling any other Catholic that he or she is in a state of...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 4, 2016 | Abortion, Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Life Issues, Politics
A few days ago I was invited to join a secret Facebook group. I posted what follows by way of introduction and was overwhelmed by the support, understanding, and acceptance I received, even from people whose beliefs are very different. Because so many people wanted...
by Leslie Sholly | Jul 14, 2015 | Abortion, Life Issues
The video below is not for the faint of heart–although it contains no graphic images. But there’s something stomach-turning in watching a doctor discuss the harvesting of fetal body parts over lunch as she takes bites of her salad and sips her red wine. I...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 13, 2014 | Abortion, Babies, Deep Thoughts, Life Issues, rants, Uncategorized
I haven’t tackled a topic like this in a while. But, y’all, I can’t write about pretty graveyards and fall hikes all the time. Today I read this story about an Australian woman who traveled to the United States to undergo in vitro fertilization and...