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 | Jun 24, 2019 | Abortion, Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Life Issues, Politics, pregnancy
Confession: I really don’t want to write this post. Despite evidence to the contrary, I don’t court controversy and don’t enjoy being bombarded by people from both sides of our country’s political divide. And so I’ve been uncomfortable...
by Leslie Sholly | Sep 11, 2016 | Deep Thoughts, FIRE, Uncategorized
Everyone who’s old enough to remember has a 9/11 story. Mine is probably fairly typical of those of us with no personal connection to the events, and I’ve never written about it because it feels too much like trying to hop on the tragedy train in order to...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 25, 2015 | rants
Let’s get one thing straight up front–it’s time for the flag to come down. It’s divisive, it’s hurtful, and whatever you or I or anyone might have meant by keeping or displaying it just doesn’t matter now that the Dylann Roofs of...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 3, 2014 | Abortion
Tomorrow is Election Day! If you are like most people you either 1) already voted early or 2) aren’t planning to vote at all. Yes, that’s right, not even half of the people who are eligible bother to vote in midterm elections. Not me, y’all....