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...
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 | 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 | May 6, 2010 | Babies, English Literature, Parenting, pregnancy
This originally appeared as a column in The East Tennessee Catholic in 2006. Today is my “baby” sister’s 29th birthday. My mother reminded me today that Anne owes her existence to her two big sisters. I remember well how much we begged and begged for a baby. ...