Gender Issues

U.S. Supreme Court Protects Parental Rights and Children from the State

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / March 9, 2026 /

On March 2, the United States Supreme Court issued one of the most significant parental rights rulings in years. In a 6-3 decision in Mirabelli v. Bonta, the Court struck down California’s secret gender transition policies in public schools. The ruling held that these policies likely violate parents’ constitutional rights under both the First and…

Pushing Back Against the Extremism of the Gender Idealogues

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / February 23, 2026 /

Isadora Borges is a 34-year-old veterinary student from Paraíba, Brazil. She is not a politician, a lobbyist, or the leader of any protest movement. She is simply a young woman who, in November 2020, posted two comments on X stating what the vast majority of human beings have always understood: that a person born male…

Affirmation Is Not Compassion: Lessons from the Tumbler Ridge Shooting

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / February 16, 2026 /

Mass shootings in Canada are extremely rare. Thus, it was with a sense of horrified disbelief that Canadians received the news that an active shooter had invaded a school in the small community of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, last week. According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), police first received an alert about an…

An Encouraging Return to Reason: American Medical Organizations Warn against “Gender-Affirming Care” for Minors

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / February 9, 2026 /

The amount of positive news that I have had the pleasure of reporting to you in recent months is quite astonishing. It is giving me hope. Last week, I told you about how pro-euthanasia and assisted suicide measures are stalling in several nations in Europe, as opponents are raising significant concerns about how such laws…

Walking with and Understanding Your Gender-Confused Child

By Susan Ciancio / February 20, 2025 /

Not knowing or loving yourself is one of the fiercest battles we face as human beings. Countless people suffer from low self-esteem, from self-doubt, and even from self-loathing.   But what happens when these feelings are compounded by a lack of comfort or even a disgust about your sex organs? This is what people face when…

What Does the Bible Say about Transgender People?

By Adolfo J. Castañeda and Marisa Cantu / September 21, 2023 /

Before we address this delicate issue, we would like to express from the start that our intention is not denigrate any person, no matter what his or her sexual attitudes are. Our purpose is to shed the objective light of God’s Word on the topic of transgenderism, not to personally condemn anybody. Only God can…

Living an Authentic Catholic Life Means Teaching the Truth about Transgenderism

By Susan Ciancio / August 28, 2023 /

“I think I was born in the wrong body” is a statement we are hearing more and more often today. Much of the time it’s uttered by youth. This greatly concerns those who care about the well-being of vulnerable children, especially as current estimates predict that about 300,000 kids between the ages of 13 and…

What Percentage of Transgender People Regret Surgery?

By Susan Ciancio / July 10, 2023 /

A phrase we hear all too often in today’s world is “you do you.” In essence, what people imply by this is that people should do whatever they want – as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone else. This mentality flies in the face of love for our fellow human beings, for it doesn’t take…

Trans Statistics and the Catholic Response to Transgenderism

By Susan Ciancio / May 5, 2023 /

What’s the number of transgenders in the United States? What percentage of people are transgender? A 2022 study by the Williams Institute at UCLA’s School of Law reports that about 1.6 million people in the US over the age of 13 identify as transgender. According to the World Population Review, each of the 50 states…

Are You Experiencing Gender Dysphoria?

By Susan Ciancio / January 20, 2023 /

Adolescence and young adulthood can be incredibly difficult times, especially in today’s world. If you’ve ever been to a concert or a loud sporting event, you know the feeling of having to shout to be heard, even by the person next to you. That’s what it can feel like if you’re confused about your feelings…