As you’ve surely noticed, we’re in the middle of our twice-yearly fundraising campaign. We offer all of our content for free, but as the saying goes, it’s not free to produce. We incur costs bringing quality orthodox Catholic commentary to you every day, such as author stipends, website management and hosting, accounting services, and a salary for yours truly.

We take pride that we run on a shoe-string budget around here, far less than most of the other content providers in our space. I don’t have a huge staff (actually, I’m the only full-time employee of Crisis), and we don’t rent out fancy offices or studios (everything is done from my home office, so no rent costs). 

Further, we don’t have a single donor or two who payrolls everything (which means we aren’t beholden to such large donors). To give a sense of our donor base, our average donation in the past year is $31, spread across more than 7,500 donors. We truly appreciate every donor, no matter the amount they give. 

If you believe, as I do, that the work we do here at Crisis is important, please consider supporting us. You can make a tax deductible donation here: 

Crisis Christmas 2024 Fundraising Campaign

If you donate before the end of the year, your donation will be doubled thanks to the generosity of one of our donors. We especially appreciate monthly donations which allow us to budget going forward.

Speaking of donors, may I ask for your prayers for the soul of Annette, the wife of one our most faithful supporters? She passed away last week. Prayers for her husband and their entire family would also be appreciated. During this holiday season, keep in prayer all those who have lost loved ones in the past year.

One last thing. Our name is Crisis Magazine and so of course we focus on the crisis in the Church and in the world. But it’s important to remember that no crisis, no matter how severe or dire, can overcome the love of God that we see in the newborn babe of Bethlehem. God came down to us and became man so that we might be lifted up to Him and become like Him. This is the Good News that we must always keep in mind as we read the bad news each day. We need to fight for the Faith in the halls of Congress, the public square, and in the pews, but always knowing that as long as we stay on God’s side, we will win in the end.

Wishing all our readers a blessed Christmas season.