The Christian Imperative for Community
In the midst of today’s darkness, Christians must find community, for without it, no Christian will be able to stand against the tide.
Brendan Had Three Babies
A boy with Down Syndrome and leukemia who died at the age of 16 has left an amazing legacy.
Seeing the Good Seeds Amidst the Weeds
With a cacophony of problems surrounding us, it’s difficult to hear the beautiful symphony the Holy Spirit is still conducting in the Church.
Awaiting the End
At the end of our lives the yearning for God innate in all of us is more and more revealed.
How Catholic Are the Catholic Schools?
In an effort to compete with public schools, Catholic schools are flirting with apostasy by adopting modern education methods, which are intrinsically materialistic and disordered.
Does Jesus Love You Just the Way You Are?
You see, Jesus does not love us just the way we are. He pities the way we are.
Liquidating Love in Eight Words
If being in love means anything, it means a willingness, and one which requires constant exercise, to say you’re sorry.
10 of the Best Cities in America to Raise a Catholic Family
To help those who are looking for Catholic communities, Crisis Magazine has compiled a list of 10 of the best cities to raise a Catholic family.
Woman, Behold Your Son
Faithful Catholics are familiar with the command to behold your Mother. But I’d say fewer of us have really pondered our Lord’s command to Mary: Woman, behold, your son!
Summer as an Image of Eternity in a Workaday World
Our surrender of summer as a golden time to soak up a life of being instead of doing to the workaday demands of the 40-hour week is a grave disservice to children.
The Silence of Friendship
The silence of old friendship; a common trope in literature, perhaps a trite cliché. But do we ever practice it?
The Best Music for Life and the Liturgy (Guest: Peter Kwasniewski)
Music is integral to the human person and integral to divine worship. What is good music and what is bad music? What kind of music is best for everyday life and what is best for worship?
Patriarchy vs. Matriarchy
The shouting down of “the patriarchy,” the silencing of men, and the indulging of the vicious have created a “therapeutic society.”
The Problem of Powerless Parishes
The typical Catholic parish does little to lead souls to heaven. It is powerless to protect against the temptations of this world. Putting your trust in it risks your children’s salvation.
Our Need for Fathers
Fathers do not nurse them or salve children’s wounds like their mothers. We give advice, impart knowledge and skills, jest, and wrestle with them. We also discipline and lead them in right ways.
Our Need for Mothers
The influx of socialist and feminist principles has infiltrated society and leaves many families without the cherishing stability provided by mothers.
Materialists Against the Material World
What is at stake in our current controversies regarding male and female? Nothing less than creation itself.
Chivalry vs. the Culture
The “backpack hero” and the subway defender show that chivalry is not dead, even while our society tries to destroy it.
The Rise of Catholic Cancel Culture
Cancel culture dominates our public discussions, and it’s growing within Catholicism. What does it mean to “cancel” someone and is it the Christian thing to do?
Trusting the Experts Is a Sign of Spiritual Decline
Our society is no longer looking to God, Scripture, and tradition for answers to life’s most meaningful questions, but we were replacing such authorities with a new deity: the “Experts.”