When the Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP) gathered in San Antonio for its 2025 Assembly, it selected Father Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, as retreat master. Lepanto Institute reported on that decision in June, noting that the organization chose Rolheiser for his record of eroticized mysticism, doctrinal ambiguity, and soft-focus spirituality, making him the perfect voice for a group devoted to undermining Catholic teaching under the guise of spiritual language. Lepanto Institute … [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...]
Prominent Moral Theologian Denounces $750,000 Grant from CCHD to Pro-LGBT group
In July of 2019, the Lepanto Institute published a report on a $750,000 grant from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) that went to an organization called the Ignatian Solidarity Network (ISN). These are the previous reports on ISN:US Bishops Send $750k to LGBT-Promoting Ignatian Network US Bishops’ Agency Doubles Down on $750k Grant for Pro-LGBT Org $750k from US Bishops Helped Finance Pro-LGBT Conference At issue was the fact that ISN has published a number of … [Read more...]
Sign the Open Letter to Pope Francis!
NOTE: The Lepanto Institute is asking that faithful Catholics everywhere sign the open letter, promote it on social media, and email it to as many family, friends and colleagues as they believe would also sign the petition. The time for talk is at an end! Dear Pope Francis,If talk is cheap, then this summit on sexual abuse is worth even less. After three days of talking, the official spokesmen for the summit went to great lengths to claim that homosexuality was not a concern while … [Read more...]
What I saw at the (w)REC in LA
The following is written by Christian Patin, founder of and head writer for www.Cathlogic.comThe 2018 Religious Education Congress is finally over, and not a moment too soon. This year, just as every other year in recent memory, the conference was armed to the teeth with dissident, problematic, outspoken, unruly leaders of the Church. From the notoriously gay-affirmative Fr. James Martin to the tragically misguided Fr. Bryan Massingale—and don’t forget the most reverend Archbishop Gomez … [Read more...]
