Why Young Catholics are Rejecting Feminism, Pt. 3: The Feminist Echo Chamber, by Thomas V. Mirus

By Thomas V. Mirus, Catholic Culture, Apr 11, 2025

Thomas V. Mirus is President of Trinity Communications and Director of Podcasts for CatholicCulture.org, hosts The Catholic Culture Podcast, and co-hosts Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast.

This is the final part of a three-part essay. Part 1—Part 2

Having examined some of the major areas of disagreement between Catholic feminists and their opponents, I want to take a step back and look at Catholic feminism as a movement. I fear that Catholic feminism is something of an echo chamber, and that indeed, the very notion of “feminism” is so one-sided that its failure to create a healthy world for both sexes is inevitable.

Take for instance the University of St. Thomas’s new program offering a Master of Arts in “Catholic Women’s and Gender Studies”. The program offers four graduate certificates, in “Catholic Feminism”, “Women’s Health and Wellness”, “Gender and Family Policy”, and “Catholic Approaches to Sexuality and Gender”. No doubt this program will have some good to offer in teaching women’s health and preparing students to critique gender ideology, abortion, and contraception. But a few problems immediately stand out. …

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