The Myth of the “Crusader Putin”
Conservative Catholics tempted to see Putin’s Russia as a Christian alternative to an atheistic West need to look more deeply at the reality underneath.
Weekly Wrap-Up: February 19-25, 2022
Russia has invaded Ukraine, the bishop of Knoxville is in trouble, and the Pope gives the green light to the FSSP – all this and more on today’s Crisis weekly wrap-up.
Weekly Wrap-Up: February 12-18, 2022
Canada is cracking down on truckers, Russia has been imminently invading Ukraine for a week now, and people are finding out that words matter for the sacraments. We’ll cover that and more on today’s Crisis Weekly Wrap-Up.
Thirty Years a Catholic: Lessons Learned on the Path
The 1990’s was a great time to be a Catholic, but there were hidden troubles that we still need to confront today.
Understanding the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The invasion must be condemned, period. But we must understand what led to this horrific act by Russia, not to justify it, but with the goal of deescalating today’s conflict and preventing future ones.
Pride and Prejudice in a Nutshell
Whereas sense and sensibility can be separated, with disastrous consequences, pride and prejudice are always inseparable, the former always resulting in the latter.
Canada Might Look Dead but She Is Far From Finished
Canada is not dead, even if she is going through a type of death.
The Voice of a Prophet: Solzhenitsyn on the Ukraine Crisis
Solzhenitsyn insisted on the rights of localities to determine their own destinies, free from the coercive force of alien and alienating central government, whether that government was in Moscow or Kiev.
Take and Read
There is a great divide in this country, one which has gone largely unnoticed, between those who read and those who won’t.
This Critical Moment
Today is a critical moment when we are given the opportunity to make a choice, to ask ourselves why we are Catholic.
The Church in Nigeria: Lessons from North Africa
The Church in Nigeria is in danger of falling to the same sad fate as North Africa, losing the faith due to it not being truly incarnated in the culture.
In Making an Idol of Physical Safety, Catholic Schools Are Failing
The strict Covid policies in many Catholic schools make physical safety an idol and could very well destroy the faith of our Catholic school children if we don’t remedy the situation.
Remembering the Lessons of Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks
A first-hand witness recalls what Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King were fighting for, and how that message has been distorted today.
Huxley’s Brave New World Is Here
A constellation of recent developments in medical research and technology has made the science fiction of large-scale human manufacturing a theoretical and potentially imminent possibility.
Can Anyone Choose Hell?
Is it really true, as Pope Francis said, that “No one can exclude themselves from the Church?”
Meet the “Creative Christians” Who Nearly Destroyed the Church
A revealing 1968 documentary on the American Catholic Church tells us exactly what we need to avoid if we want the Church today to thrive.
Renouncing Satan and All His Works
Hundreds of Catholics gathered in front of a hotel hosting a satanic conference to do reparation and bind the dark forces present.
Pachamama Did This
I believe that the Covid pandemic and the horrific response to it were directly caused by the veneration of Pachamama in the Vatican.