On the Fourth of July all true Americans celebrate their country’s independence. It is natural for a true Catholic man to love his country. Patriotism is a natural virtue, a consequence of the fourth commandment of God’s Law: Thou shalt honor thy father and thy mother. The very word Patriotism derives from the Latin, Pater, Father. Just as the knight was called to honor his parents, he was also called to honor and love the country in which he was born, the culture which he received in childhood … [Read more...]
Chivalry: The Ideal of Catholic Masculinity Part III
In our effort to combat the myth of ‘toxic masculinity”, after having considered the first and the second commandments of chivalry (Thou shalt believe all that the Church teaches, and Thou shalt observe all her commandments) we proceed to consider the third: Thou shalt respect the weak and shalt make thyself their defender. A truly masculine man protects the weak, and never abuses them. In medieval times, who were the weak? The weak were considered to be all those who could not bear weapons, … [Read more...]
Chivalry, the Ideal of Catholic Masculinity – Part II
[Editors note: This is Part II in an ongoing series on Catholic masculinity by Sir Raymond de Souza. You can read Part I here.] Nowadays, the propaganda myth of ‘toxic masculinity’ prevents the development of authentic Catholic masculinity. Fathers will do well if they pay attention to the education of their sons according to the Catholic model presented by the concept of chivalry. Medieval chivalry embodied the ideal of Catholic masculinity, balancing purity with fortitude, piety with … [Read more...]
The Ideal of Catholic Masculinity – Part I
[Editor's Note: This is Part I in a new series by Sir Raymond J de Souza, KHS.] The Lepanto Institute takes its name from the famous naval battle of Christians against Muslims, when the latter suffered an amazing, crushing defeat. The invocation of “Mary, Help of Christians”, that is contained in Our Lady’s Litany, was added by Pope Saint Pius V, to commemorate the victory of Lepanto. In those days, Catholic men were men, ready to fight and die for the Church and Christian … [Read more...]
Summing up the saga of a failed ‘scientist’ and a neo-pagan ‘theologian”
[Editor’s Note: this is the sixth article in Sir Raymond de Souza’s Teilhard de Chardin series. Here are links to the first five –Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6]In this series, we have been considering the views of Fr. Teilhard de Chardin from his supposed ‘scientific’ and ‘theological’ viewpoints. In summary, the sad reality is that the Jesuit “paleontologist” Fr. Pierre Marie Teilhard de Chardin, who some ‘progressive’ nuns and writers from the National … [Read more...]
