By Regis Martin, Crisis Magazine – The Final Report of Study Group 9 of the Synod on Synodality is a jaw-droping attack on Scripture and everything that the Church has ever taught concerning sodomy… Is sodomy no longer a sin? Are instances of same-sex attraction among those inclined to commit it no longer to be viewed as a disorder? Will the sacrament of marriage soon be administered to couples in committed homosexual relationships?… Has the Church, in other words, changed her mind on the subject of sexual perversion, no longer insisting sodomites cease and desist from a practice that, until quite recently, she had unequivocally condemned?

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture – Many faithful Catholics were shocked last week when a Vatican document quoted a man who proclaimed his homosexual inclination a “gift from God.” They were shocked again when they learned that the pop song “Dancing Queen”—widely recognized as a “gay anthem”—had been played by a visiting band at the Pope’s weekly public audience.

By Josh Hammer, The American Spectator – Because of the breadth and depth of its impact and lasting influence, the Divine Revelation at Sinai was the logical starting point for what we now call Western civilization. Writing thousands of years later at another inflection point in human history, Alexander Hamilton wrote in The Federalist No. 31: “In disquisitions of every kind, there are certain primary truths, or first principles, upon which all subsequent reasonings must depend.” In the United States specifically, and in Western civilization more generally, it was long obvious what those “primary truths” and “first principles” actually meant: the Word of God Himself.

By Edward Pentin, National Catholic  Register – The final report of the Synod on Synodality’s Study Group 9 has drawn widespread criticism since its publication last week — not least for what its authors wrote about Courage International… A respected and canonically approved Catholic apostolate, since 1980 Courage International has been providing spiritual support to men and women experiencing same-sex attractions who wish to live chastely according to Church teaching. …

By Gregory Lyakhov, Patriot Post – The perception of neutrality can be far more influential because most Americans still fail to recognize the political slant that shapes coverage… For years, conservatives have operated under a fairly obvious assumption: mainstream media institutions are hostile to Donald Trump and, more broadly, hostile to right-leaning political movements… At this point, that observation is not particularly controversial. …

By David G Bonagura, Jr., The Catholic Thing – Mother Church is still celebrating the record number of converts who were  received into her family at Easter. Her task now, like that of all mothers, is to nourish her children so they grow in wisdom, age, and grace before God and man. As mothers with adult children know well, this task has no expiration date: the Church dispenses the gifts of salvation to each child until his final breath.

By Gigi Duncan, National Catholic Register – When a newly ordained priest celebrates his first Mass, one of his final gestures is often not toward the congregation, but toward his mother… In his hands is a simple strip of linen — a manutergium, used days earlier at his ordination to wipe the sacred chrism oil from his newly anointed hands. At the end of the Mass, he places it in her hands, entrusting her with a quiet but profound symbol of his vocation: one she will carry, by tradition, to the grave. …

By Arthur Schaper, American Greatness – The Dignity Act is amnesty dressed up as enforcement, proving once again that too many in Congress still value cheap labor over America’s borders, laws, and sovereignty… The DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act is all the indignant rage on Capitol Hill. It’s another immigration bill, putting out legal status for those in the country illegally, provided that they work and pay taxes.

By David Catron, The American Spectator – Probably the best description from a constitutional scholar on this failed Democrat gerrymandering scheme was offered by Jonathan Turley who wrote, “Gov. Abigail Spanberger and the Democratic establishment … tossed aside any pretense of principle in a raw political gambit. The resulting faceplant is nothing short of legendary: Spanberger’s Democrats have succeeded in alienating half of the state.”

By Roger D. McGrath, Chronicles – Chinese birth tourism and birth surrogacy to gain U.S. citizenship are the consequence of a misapplication of the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, which was intended to do nothing more than prevent states from disenfranchising freed slaves by declaring them noncitizens. While brilliant legal minds endlessly manipulate the meaning of “subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” our country’s sovereignty is being trashed and our people replaced.

By Scott Ventureyra, Crisis Magazine – Extending beyond Wilcock’s death, there have been the strange recurring reports of scientists, engineers, and officials connected to sensitive fields whose deaths or disappearances have raised further questions. Some reports have identified at least 10 to 12 scientists and researchers who have died or gone missing between 2022 and early 2026, many of whom were connected to nuclear or aerospace research, or other related fields. These would include figures such as Amy Eskridge (d. June 11, 2022), an anti-gravity researcher, and William Neil McCasland  ….

By Fr. Gerald E. Murray, The Catholic Thing – The Synod office has decided that it is necessary to publish the claim of a lobbyist for the homosexual lifestyle that the Catholic Church has harmed people with the “hateful arrows of homophobia.” Is this claim an example of the “sense of faith of the faithful”? Or a repudiation of the Faith of Christ on behalf of immorality?… This Vatican-sponsored destructive subversion must come to an end now. Souls are endangered by the scandalous false teachings being propagated by the Synod. Pope Leo needs to strengthen the brethren in the Faith by putting an end to this poisonous betrayal of God’s truth.

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – John 15:26-16:4 – 26 But when the Counselor comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness to me; 27 and you also are witnesses, because you have been with me from the beginning. [John 16] 1 I have said all this to you to keep you from falling away. …

By Peter Van Buren, The American Conservative – The Iran War may prove to be little more than a blip on the world’s radar. Or its real significance may lie less in who wins militarily than in whether it accelerates global recognition that the United States is no longer willing or able to enforce the international order it created after 1945… There is a strong argument that, even as the missiles continue to fly, the war is not that significant. It appears today the most likely outcome will be a return to something like the status quo in the Middle East.

By Russell M. Lawson, Catholic Exchange – In his first encyclical, Pope Benedict XVI looked over the course of his life, beginning before World War II, throughout which he witnessed firsthand the propensity of human beings to hate, interspersed with episodes of what the world called “love.” Love, he reflected, “has become one of the most frequently used and misused of words, a word to which we attach quite different meanings.” The misuse of love is the possessiveness that it entails, as humans seek material items ….