The Diocese of Providence is in the midst of a series of "Listening Sessions for LGBTQ+ individuals, families, and friends" at four parishes across Rhode Island. According to the diocesan website, Bishop Bruce Lewandowski is presiding at each gathering. The sessions combine Mass, small group discussion, and a community meal, but the diocesan announcement offered little explanation of what participants would actually be called to do or how the sessions relate to the Church's moral teaching. The … [Read more...]
AUSCP Hosts Booth from LGBT-Backing Supporter
From June 22-25, 2026, the Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP) gathered for its 15th Annual Assembly at the Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. Among the assembly's listed supporters is Read. Pray. Write. (RPW), a spiritual media platform and community hosted by journalist and author Dr. Jean P. Kelly.Several official AUSCP Instagram story posts made note of RPW's presence at the assembly, in the form of a booth for attendees as well as … [Read more...]
Modernism’s Erotic Mystic at AUSCP
The Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP) has invited Father Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, to serve as the retreat master at its 2025 Assembly in San Antonio. That choice is no surprise. Rolheiser’s soft-focus spirituality, steeped in eroticized mysticism, psychological sentimentality, and doctrinal ambiguity, makes him an ideal voice for an organization long committed to undermining Catholic teaching.But Rolheiser’s danger goes beyond mood. Across his extensive body of writing, he … [Read more...]
Condemned Theologian to Keynote Dissident Priest’s Assembly
The dissident Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP) is once again holding its Annual Assembly, this year in San Antonio, Texas, between June 23-26. The theme of this year’s assembly is Sex and Spirituality Pastoral Considerations. True to form, the AUSCP, while claiming to be “in good standing in dioceses and religious communities,” has invited a professor of theology whose most significant work was condemned by the USCCB, to keynote its assembly.This is not at all … [Read more...]
Shadow of the Rainbow
Atlanta’s Shrine of the Immaculate Conception provides yet another instance of the rainbow fighting to cast its shadow over the Church. In what should be a place of worship and doctrinal clarity, one finds so-called ministries (Shrine Ministries) such as "Pride Outreach," "Pride Potluck Socials," and an affiliated group called Fortunate & Faithful Families (FFF), which describes itself as "Catholic Families Affirming Their LGBTQ Members."FFF enjoys the blessing of the local bishop, … [Read more...]
