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April 4, 2024

Archbishop Aguer: Church Leaders Are Failing to Preach the Gospel to Young People

By Archbishop Héctor Aguer, LifeSiteNews - It is therefore not a matter of dreaming, but of being. As the popular saying goes, “dreaming costs nothing.” On the other hand, being a good Christian person costs an application of, and steadfastness in, faith. These subjects can be approached with simplicity and in a language adapted to the understanding of children. Like good catechesis, it makes the kerygma, the proclamation of Christ, resound.

April 4, 2024

How the Transgender Movement Fuels Conspiracy Theories, by Jonathon Van Maren

By Jonathon Van Maren, The European Conservative - No conspiracy theory is as far-fetched as the idea that there are 72 genders... Ask anyone in your life to define a ‘conspiracy theory,’ and you’ll likely get a different answer. From elections to vaccines, from the ‘deep state’ to Ukraine, there is only one thing that most people now agree on: that establishment narratives are false. There are a range of key contributing factors to this—the internet and social media, the collapse of trust in institutions, increasing polarization, and much more. But one prominent issue that has proven to be a catalyst for all these trends has been largely ignored: the rise of the transgender movement.

April 4, 2024

The Decline Of Christianity Means The End Of Neutral Spaces, by John Daniel Davidson

By John Daniel Davidson, The Federalist - President’s Biden’s decision to elevate Transgender Day of Visibility on Easter, the holiest day of the Christian calendar, was no accident. Yes, we all know (now) that it falls on March 31 every year, while the date of Easter obviously varies. But the idea that the White House’s promotion of the transgender agenda on Easter was a mere coincidence, as Biden’s press secretary insisted on Monday, strains credulity. We all know it was no coincidence.

April 4, 2024

French Government Cracks Down on Priest Who Said Homosexual Relations Are Sinful, by Walter Sánchez Silva

By Walter Sánchez Silva for Catholic News Agency - The French government has initiated a series of legal measures against Father Matthieu Raffray for calling homosexual relations sinful and for describing homosexuality as a “weakness.”... On March 15, the priest of the Institute of the Good Shepherd — created in 2006 in Rome for “the defense and dissemination of Catholic Tradition in all its forms,” according to the website of this society of apostolic life — posted a video on Instagram in which he encouraged the faithful to fight against their weaknesses.