The National Catholic Register portal, in an article dated June 29, 2026, by Matthew Bunson, presents five figures as “heroes of American Catholicism” in the context of the United States’ 250th anniversary. The piece, titled “5 Heroes of American Catholicism,” selects Charles Carroll, Archbishop John Carroll, St. Junípero Serra, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, and Venerable Fulton Sheen as exemplars who “profoundly affected the United States and its citizens.” It concludes with practical takeaways for “today’s Catholics,” urging them to emulate these models for their alleged demonstration of how Catholics can be both faithful and patriotic, navigate culture, engage in mission, care for the poor, and communicate truth. The selection and presentation of these figures, however, is a masterclass in modernist hagiography, designed to inculcate a spirit of naturalistic patriotism and a secularized, social-justice-oriented “faith” perfectly at home in the conciliar sect and the American anti-Catholic project.