Crisis Magazine

28/01/2025

The American bishops have apparently found their voice; unfortunately what they are saying undermines Catholic teaching. Find out what the Church actually teaches when it comes to immigration.

27/01/2025

I am tired of new ideas. I don’t mean to say that I’m tired of learning. Nor do I mean that I don’t appreciate fresh takes on old subjects. But the constant reinvention of the wheel has worn me out.

27/01/2025

Once children are part of our lives, we need to think more carefully about the liturgy we attend week in, week out.

By Peter Kwasniewski - Once children are part of our lives, we need to think more carefully about the liturgy we attend week in, week out.

26/01/2025

Back in 2017, before the covidious cloud descended like madness, the world might have seemed a saner and simpler place. It wasn’t.

Back in 2017, before the covidious cloud descended like madness, the world might have seemed a saner and simpler place. It wasn’t. It was the same dark and dismal place it is today, a vale of tears…

26/01/2025

In the immediate aftermath of the Council of Trent, Catholic spirituality, in both theory and practice, reached a height never reached before since the early Church.

Just as the Catholic Faith has been reduced to little more than an intellectual philosophy of life for the clergy—all head and no heart—the same happened to the laity, who depend on them for their spirituality.

24/01/2025

Just as the Catholic Faith has been reduced to little more than an intellectual philosophy of life for the clergy—all head and no heart—the same happened to the laity, who depend on them for their spirituality.

24/01/2025

I want Trump to be crowned as king, and I don’t care who knows it. I don’t want him to be king because I think he is perfect; I want him to be crowned so we can stop pretending that he isn’t a king while he governs like one for four years.

23/01/2025

The real division in political as in cultural and religious life is between those who accept that Christ is King over all nations and all men and those who do not.

By Charles Coulombe - The real division in political as in cultural and religious life is between those who accept that Christ is King over all nations and all men and those who do not.

23/01/2025

The questions that AI raises about reality could end up justifying the claims of Christianity in the eyes of many.

21/01/2025

Some well-meaning Catholics are prone to advocate unapproved additions to the Deposit of Faith in response to attacks on that Deposit.

By Eric Sammons - Some well-meaning Catholics are prone to advocate unapproved additions to the Deposit of Faith in response to attacks on that Deposit.

21/01/2025

How can we live in such a way that overcomes the fakeness of everything around us?

20/01/2025

Mel Gibson possesses a fear of the Lord combined with a reverence and long-held respect for the old and authentic traditions of the Catholic Church, which doesn’t necessarily reflect in his behavior and daily living.

20/01/2025

One wonders why it is so difficult for the Church to issue easily comprehensible documents.

By Dr. Janet E. Smith - One wonders why it is so difficult for the Church to issue easily comprehensible documents.

19/01/2025

What was it about the temptation to Manichaeism, the allure it offered a young man like Augustine, that proved so powerful, so seductive that it nearly did him in?

19/01/2025

What Reagan chose for his hymn at his National Cathedral funeral ceremony is quite the opposite of Carter. It’s inspiring, even if somewhat of a mystery for the Protestant president.

By Paul Kengor - What Reagan chose for his hymn at his National Cathedral funeral ceremony is quite the opposite of Carter. It’s inspiring, even if somewhat of a mystery for the Protestant president.

17/01/2025

We all desire for a renewal of the Catholic Faith and a steadfast practice of it by people in our communities, cities, country, and world. But are we ready for a renewal or revival?

17/01/2025

The Secular Left continues to co-opt traditional ceremonies. First it was same-sex "weddings." Now it's "funerals" for those about to commit su***de.

The Secular Left continues to co-opt traditional ceremonies. First it was same-sex “weddings.” Now it’s “funerals” for those about to commit su***de.

16/01/2025

Our guest on the podcast today was a Protestant pastor and is now a Catholic helping others discover the riches of the Catholic Faith. We’ll talk about what brought him to Rome.

Our guest was a Protestant pastor and is now a Catholic helping others discover the riches of the Catholic Faith. We'll talk about what brought him to Rome.G...