by Leslie Sholly | Oct 1, 2012 | Abortion, Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Life Issues, Politics, Reprints, War
This is an edited version of a column I wrote in the fall of 2004. At the time I was extremely disturbed by the vitriol surrounding the Presidential campaign, particularly that directed by Catholics toward other Catholics, presuming to assert that there was only one...
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 | Nov 8, 2010 | Babies, Catholicism, Life Issues, Reprints, Uncategorized
The following was one of my last columns for the East Tennessee Catholic. I did a quick check before reprinting it here to make sure that it still accurately reflects the Church’s position on this issue. Most of the mail attorneys receive is dry and...
by Leslie Sholly | Oct 11, 2010 | Reprints
Today would have been my maternal grandmother’s 99th birthday. She died in January 2008. The following was the column I wrote immediately following her death. When I tell people about this column, I say I write about “life issues.” But that means that...
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...