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Since 1982, Crisis Magazine has been America's leading source for Catholic perspectives on religion, culture, and politics. Join editor-in-chief Eric Sammons and leading Catholics on "The Crisis Point."

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2025: The Year Things Began to Turn Around?

2025 was a year of transitions, both in the papacy and the American presidency. After years of deepening crises, is the Church and the world turning a corner?

Catholicism and Conspiracy Hunting

Since 2020, conspiracy theories have been running rampant, particularly in conservative and traditional Catholic circles. They range from questioning the narrative behind the Charlie Kirk assassination to denying the Holocaust. What are we to make of these theories?

After 60 Years, Is It Time to Bury Vatican II?

This week we marked the 60th anniversary of the closing of Vatican II, and the usual suspects tried to tell us that it still has wonderful fruits. Yet the reality on the ground tells us something quite different. Isn't it time to move on?

How Feminism Infects Conservative Catholicism

Most conservative Catholics would agree that feminism has been destructive to society. But how much do we too subscribe to its tenets? And how can we eradicate those false premises?

The Generational Divide in the Church

There's a growing generational divide within Catholicism, particularly between Gen Z and Baby Boomers, that's becoming more and more confrontational. What has led to this divide and can it be healed?

Dropping the Filioque?

Is Pope Leo considering dropping the filioque clause from the Creed in order to advance unity with the Eastern Orthodox? If so, would that be a step forward or a step back?

Will AI Make Jobs Optional and Money Disappear?

Elon Musk claimed that artificial intelligence will one day make jobs optional and money obsolete. We'll look into why reading Genesis 1-3 shows he's completely wrong.

The Worthless USCCB

Last week's USCCB meeting just highlighted what we already knew: it's an irrelevant organization that does more harm than good. When will the bishops recognize this and move on?

Judaism and Catholicism (Guest: Gideon Lazar)

A growing debate in the Catholic Church is the relationship between Judaism and Catholicism. We'll talk with a Jewish convert to Catholicism about the history of Catholic/Jewish relations, antisemitism, and the Zionist project.

President Trump Disappoints

After a strong start to the second Trump presidency, things have begun to unravel and support is falling for President Trump. What happened?

The World of Catholic Science Fiction (Guest: M.R. Leonard)

Science fiction has been dominated by an atheistic, materialist worldview for decades, helping to lead many of its readers away from transcendent truths. But there's a revival of Catholics writing science fiction that hopes to topple that regime. We'll speak to one such author today.

Mary as “Co-Redemptrix” Inappropriate?

The Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has declared that it is "not appropriate" to give to Mary the often-used title "Co-redemptrix." We'll break down the reasons given and what it means.

The Morality of Food Stamps

With the threat of the food stamp program being temporarily halted for 40+ million Americans, it would be useful to explore the program's morality, both for the individual receiving it and the government offering it.

Aliens Among Us?

An upcoming documentary claims the government is covering up proof of extraterrestrial intelligence. What is a Catholic to think about claims of aliens, either visiting us or out in the stars?

The Nick Fuentes Phenomenon

Nick Fuentes is one of the most popular, and most controversial, commentators in today's new media landscape. We'll take a look at his work and whether it's a good idea for Catholics to align with him.

Why the Latin Novus Ordo Isn’t Enough

Recently the Diocese of Knoxville decided to replace the traditional Latin Mass with a "traditionalized" Novus Ordo. Should traditional Catholics be satisfied with that change?

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