Crisis Point Podcast

Many disaffected Trump voters are considering sitting out the 2026 midterm election. Is that justifiable? Can Catholics sit out this election? Should they?

More than a year into Pope Leo’s pontificate, and a few months after the SSPX episcopal consecrations, where is the traditional Catholic movement headed?

Last week’s AI scare is just the latest in a growing list of supposed existential threats to the world. Why is doomerism so popular, particularly in recent years, and what is the proper Catholic attitude toward these claims?

Increasingly our culture excuses all types of behavior from women, and exalts the most narcissistic behavior from them. How did this happen and how can we return to normalcy?

Since the murder of Charlie Kirk one year ago, the MAGA movement has fractured. What caused it, and can it be reunited before the midterms or even 2028?

The growing sentiment against artificial intelligence, which is found particularly in the anti-datacenter movement, is often based on emotionalism, ignorance, and politics.

Stories of large numbers of non-Catholics converting to Catholicism have filled social media in recent years. But what do the numbers really say about how many people are converting?

A Jewish feminist biblical scholar was recently elected president of the Catholic Biblical Association. How could such a thing happen?

The question of how many souls will be lost is a perennial question in Church history, with a variety of answers. But is it the right question to ask?

Pope Leo and other Church leaders have been sending mixed signals regarding the future of the TLM. Will Traditionis Custodes remain the law of the Church, or will we return to the days of Summorum Pontificum?

Here’s the completion of the last podcast (which was interrupted by a tornado) in which we give practical advice to both young and old on how to survive—and thrive—in an era of rising prices.

In spite of claims that we’re entering a “Golden Age,” many young people are struggling under the weight of rising prices. What can Catholics—both young and old—do to help?

Almost forty years ago thousands of Christians were being arrested throughout the country for blocking abortion clinic doors. Here’s my first-hand account of what we did and why we did it—and how it changed the pro-life movement for both good and ill.

Fr. James Martin recently argued that “gay” men should be ordained priests, in spite of explicit Vatican guidelines against the practice. What are the problems of ordaining even celibate men with same-sex attraction as priests?

When it comes to giving to the Church and to charity, how much of one’s income should Catholics give? We’ll look at what the Church has said over the years.

For those who recognize the severe crisis in the Church, there’s a temptation to black-pill: to see only the chaff and none of the wheat. But that’s another way Satan pulls souls away from God.

In today’s world, creating a sane and sanctifying home life is incredibly difficult. Here are ten pillars to increase your chances of success.

Candace Owens has created a podcasting empire based on wild conspiracy theories, but the Tyler Robinson trial is revealing cracks in the facade. We’ll look both at her and the problem of internet “personalities.”

For years the “Unite the Clans” movement tried to bring all traditional Catholic groups together under a common cause. Is this still possible after the SSPX consecrations?

The Vatican issues two decrees related to the SSPX episcopal consecrations, one on the penalties imposed and another on the procedures for those who wish to leave the SSPX. Who exactly is excommunicated, and does this mean a Catholic can’t attend an SSPX Mass?