A keynote speaker at this year’s Association of U.S. Catholic Priests (AUSCP) Assembly has made provocative and heretical comments about Christ that also denigrate the Blessed Virgin Mary, claiming Christ was “born out of wedlock” and was an “illegal alien.” Fr. Daniel Groody, C.S.C., professor of theology and Vice President and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education at the University of Notre Dame, is scheduled to address AUSCP attendees this week. The AUSCP has long been the subject … [Read more...]
(UPDATED) Sisters of Charity Hire Pro-Abortion Activist to Run Home Named After Joseph and Mary
(UPDATE) Yesterday, we emailed the Joseph and Mary Home at 11:25 am EST, indicating our intention to write the following article, asking for comment with a 5:00 pm EST deadline. We issued a press release this morning, announcing the report, and shortly thereafter, received the following email from Marisa Rohn of the Sisters of Charity Health System: "Kait McNeeley’s employment as Executive Director of Joseph and Mary’s Home was formally terminated today, November 25, 2025, effective at 9:30 … [Read more...]
Miami Catholic School employs radical left-wing LGBT advocate in social studies department
A Miami Catholic high school employs as its Director of Learning Service a radical left-wing advocate of LGBT ideology and Marxist socialism, both at odds with Catholic moral and social doctrine. Concerned parents contacted us at the Lepanto Institute to investigate the matter. Maria de la Guardia, Director of Learning Services at Immaculata-La Salle Catholic High School in Miami, Florida, has taught US Government and formerly served as head of the school’s social studies department for over a … [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...]
