Friday, February 13, 2026

Cancelled in L.A.

I had been invited to speak later this month at St. John’s Seminary in Los Angeles. I have now been informed that the event is being cancelled, due to complaints from unnamed critics who find me too controversial. Meanwhile, the always controversial Fr. James Martin will be speaking this month at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, on the theme “Hope on the Horizon: LGBTQ Catholic Update 2026.” It appears that, for some in Archbishop Gomez‘s archdiocese, Fr. Martin is welcome to speak about that topic to educators of Catholic youth, but I am not welcome to speak to seminarians about how to defend the Church’s teaching on the soul’s immortality.
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2026 at 12:07 PM

    In today's culture, if you are not cancelled, you are not speaking enough truth.

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  2. KielFebruary 13, 2026 at 12:18 PM

    “Feedback is a gift”, or so they say. Well done, good and faithful servant. You’re doing the right thing. Keep it up.

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  3. James ZahlerFebruary 13, 2026 at 12:47 PM

    "Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you"

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2026 at 12:47 PM

    Give us some details on why your were cancelled. I didn't see any negative comments on Facebook or Instagram relating to your appearance.

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  5. Bill HankelFebruary 13, 2026 at 12:53 PM

    Sadly, I'm not surprised ... thanks be to God, lest I go mad at the direction of this increasingly crazy world!

    “The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.”
    ― Flannery O'Connor

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  6. OA PoliceFebruary 13, 2026 at 1:13 PM

    This is odd--presumably someone behind the scenes was upset about the (relatively) mild criticism of Pope Francis? One can of course disagree with many of your positions, but they are standard recognised, if not universal, orthodox Catholic positions and nothing one wouldn't expect in terms of doctrine.

    Conversely (and perversely) someone there does not like your sharper criticisms of Trump.

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