The Person and Identity Project offers formation, workshops, and pastoral guidance on transgender issues and the human person. Founded by Mary Hasson, Theresa Farnan, Susan Selner Wright, and Lucia Luzondo, Person and Identity’s website offers up-to-date resources on gender ideology.
Should we stay or should we go? Millions of parents with children in public schools can’t believe they’re asking this question. But they are. And you should be asking it too. Almost overnight, America’s public schools have become morally toxic. With the most recent outrage – the imposition of gender ideology from kindergarten through high…
According to a new report, scientific evidence fails to support the “born that way” theory of sexual orientation. In addition, there is “no evidence” that “all children who express gender-atypical thoughts or behavior should be encouraged to become transgender,” the findings state….. https://www.osv.com/OSVNewsweekly/ByIssue/Article/TabId/735/ArtMID/13636/ArticleID/20540/Report-refutes-LGBT-‘born-that-way’-theory.aspx
A stunning new report on sexuality and gender exposes the shaky science behind the LGBT “born that way” narrative and the push to label young kids as “transgender.” The report comes as the health-care industry, pressured by the Obama administration, imposes new protocols pertaining to “sexual orientation and gender identity” grounded in faulty science and…
The Obama administration has issued a sweeping new policy on transgender students, directing every public school in the country, including most public universities and colleges, to open bathrooms and locker rooms to transgender persons. The policy states that, “[w]hen a school provides sex-segregated activities and facilities, transgender students must be allowed to participate in such…
With the publication of Amoris Laetitia (AL), Pope Francis offers some timely thoughts on the importance of both mothers and fathers for families. He begins his meditation on “the joy of love experienced by families” (no. 1) by painting a vivid picture of family life….. http://www.marriageuniqueforareason.org/blog/
Target, one of the nation’s largest retailers, ignited a firestorm recently when it announced that “transgender team members and guests” are welcome to use the fitting rooms and bathrooms of their chosen “gender identity” rather than their biological sex. “Inclusivity is a core belief at Target,” the company said, and “everyone deserves to feel like…
In a recent essay for First Things, we encouraged the Synod of Bishops to promote Catholic education as both an evangelistic opportunity and a cultural antidote to ideological colonization. Here we encourage all Catholics to support the education of the next generation of Catholics, as a communal responsibility, particularly in light of the challenges of ideological colonization….…
In the new book Promise and Challenge, ten diverse Catholic women — theologians, philosophers, attorneys, and an economist — answer Pope Francis’ call to address the deeper questions about the meaning of womanhood and the role of women in the Church. Contents include Dr. Farnan’s paper “The Dignity and Vocation of Men:Why Masculinity and Fatherhood…
The ambiguities of the Synod’s working document, the Instrumentum Laboris, have been criticized for undermining Church teachings on marriage, sexuality, and conscience. But the Instrumentum also suffers troubling conceptual problems that go to the heart of the Synod’s mission….. https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2015/10/letter-number-fourteen
Every August, I find myself joining millions of other parents in that ritual known as back to school shopping. This year, as in other years, I stood out because of the sheer scope of my purchases – clothing and school supplies for 8 school age children require multiple carts and invite many comments. As parents…
Theresa Farnan 