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By Clement J. Harrold, First Things - Buoyed by the successful Bud Light boycott and Target’s removal of Pride-themed merchandise due to customer backlash, many conservatives are feeling more hopeful than they have in a while. Folks are finally waking up to all this transgender insanity. Ordinary Americans aren’t going to stand for this nonsense any longer. Or so we tell ourselves over a hearty can of Coors Light. But without a return to God-centered, family-first conservatism, the moral and spiritual health of our culture will continue to decline, even if we pull off the occasional victory.

By Eric Sammons, Crisis Magazine - Both the Left and the Right have strong opinions about the way forward, and these views are diametrically opposed... First, common sense tells us that the Left is horribly wrong when it comes to race. In fact, in many ways Leftists are not just wrong, they are racistly wrong. Far from the days of advocating for a “color-blind” society, now the Left labors for a color-obsessed society. Everything is seen in light of race, no matter what the reality actually is. ...

By Ana Paula Morales & ACI Prensa, CNA - Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, stressed that “the priesthood is unique” and warned that “no council, no synod” can “invent a female priesthood.”... In his conference on the priesthood, entitled “Joyful Servants of the Gospel,” given July 3 at the Conciliar Seminary in Mexico City, the cardinal assured that no one "has the power to transform this divine gift to adapt it and reduce its transcendent value to the cultural and environmental field.”

By Fr. Michael P. Orsi, LifeSiteNews - If you’ve taken comfort in the notion that today’s gender movement is just a bunch of harmless, confused people struggling with their personal conflicts and longing to express their true sexual identities, this year’s Pride Month surely has challenged all your assumptions... The parade that capped off June’s Pride events in New York City proclaimed the movement’s actual intentions quite clearly. The message was chanted... “We’re here, we’re queer, we’re coming for your children.”