The 2024 Catholic Heroes Tournament

Cardinal Raymond Burke, Archbishops Timothy Broglio, and Salvatore Cordileone, and Bishops Kevin Rhoades and Thomas Paprocki all lived up to their high calling as spiritual fathers in 2024 – defending Catholics and our beliefs against the power of secular culture and politics.

 

Catholic Governors Ron DeSantis of Florida and Jim Pillen of Nebraska weren’t afraid to let the moral principles upheld by our faith inform their work on behalf of the citizens of their states. When the behemoth abortion industry came for the unborn children of Nebraska and Florida, DeSantis and Pillen fought back hard – and won!

 

And we can’t fail to mention the heroic Catholic members of Congress who stood up in a big way this year!

 

Senator Pete Ricketts of Nebraska joined his governor in support of the pro-life cause, personally donating $500,000 to a pro-life ballot measure set up to oppose the pro-abortion one – and pro-lifers saw victory in both cases!

 

Congressman Matt Rosendale boldly stood by his Catholic principles when it really counted, clearly explaining why Americans should oppose the abuses of the corrupt and murderous in-vitro fertilization (IVF) industry while many others went soft on this vital pro-life issue.

 

Sen. Marco Rubio R-FL spoke up for Catholics in a unique way. Citing CatholicVote data, he wrote to the Biden administration and demanded federal law enforcement confront the ongoing rash of anti-Catholic vandalism and violence that has been spreading across the country.

 

And let’s not forget another Catholic senator who spoke up for the faith… After Trump chose him as his running-mate, former Senator JD Vance of Ohio used his new perch of influence to explicitly call out the “anti-Catholic bigotry” of the Democratic presidential campaign. No other VP candidate has ever been so outspoken on behalf of America’s Catholics!

 

Speaking of anti-Catholicism, we’re also highlighting the heroism of FBI whistleblower Marcus Allen, who used a televised Congressional hearing to call out corrupt anti-Catholic federal agents and also witness to his own unwavering Catholic faith.

 

The world of sports was brimming with Catholic heroism in 2024! NFL Coach Jim Harbaugh (Los Angeles Chargers) and NBA Coach Joe Mazzulla both gave glory to God and defended the faith – putting their careers on the line for God. NFL star and Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker made a huge splash when he did the same, reminding graduates in a commencement speech that Catholicism is “countercultural.”Last but not least, Catholic husband, father, advocate, and president of the American Principles Project Terry Schilling gave everything he had to reverse the sinister narratives of the LGBTQ movement on “transgender youth.” Schilling was so effective in speaking out for children targeted by the “trans” industry that, by the end of the election season, the Democrats learned (too late) that their radical agenda was a losing cause.

 

Who among these amazing Catholic heroes will be named CatholicVote’s Hero of 2024?

 

YOU decide!