Mary Rice Hasson is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington.
Within hours of being sworn in on Jan. 20, President Joe Biden issued an executive order that was hailed by LGBTQ activists as “the most substantive, wide-ranging executive order concerning sexual orientation and gender identity ever issued by a United States president.”
In an essay for Our Sunday Visitor, Mary Rice Hasson writes that author J.K. Rowling’s recent stand supporting the truth of biological sex should be applauded — and that Catholics should join her in proclaiming the truth. Hasson writes that “Rowling, the
In nearly a dozen states, lawmakers are seeking to ban experimental medical treatments for children who experience gender dysphoria or who identify as transgender. These medical interventions are radical responses to a child’s confused feelings, writes Mary Rice Hasson; they cause serious
A custody dispute in Texas has generated headlines after the mother of a 7-year-old boy has asked that those around him support her decision to take steps toward transitioning him to a girl, despite the father’s loud protests. The truth is that
The sound of school kids cheering caught my attention. I was in Manhattan for an event and, rounding a plaza bordering Central Park, I saw a cluster of 70 high school students surrounded by a crowd of onlookers. The young students, mostly
What's most important for a successful marriage? Commitment, fortified by God giving us grace through the sacrament; and by our actions of cultivating the virtues of chastity and mercy. Possible? Absolutely.