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 | Nov 6, 2018 | Politics, Uncategorized
Confession time: I am still not over the 2016 Presidential Election. I don’t know that I will ever really get over it. To go from euphoria to despair in just a few short hours, and then to see many of my fears realized over the past two years–it has...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 3, 2016 | Abortion, Catholicism, Politics
After I was recently accused of being a “Democrat down to my toes,” my daughter bought me the socks in the picture above. And while it’s true that I call myself a “pro-life Democrat” in my Twitter bio, the reality is somewhat more...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 2, 2016 | Abortion, Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Politics
Twelve years ago, dismayed at all the misunderstandings and hatefulness I was seeing among Catholics over the Presidential election, I decided to write a column about it for the East Tennessee Catholic. I thought I could dispel those misunderstandings and the...