Are Women in the Workplace a Good Thing?
Any critique of gender equality triggers not just “woke” activists but many conservatives, too. But should Catholics view the role of women in society differently?
Make Catholicism Penitential Again
Repentance is not a sometime dimension of the Church’s message, occasionally trotted out at Lent and maybe in a raging pandemic. It is an essential, everyday message of the Church.
A Christmas Carol in a Nutshell
It may be Eastertide, but Christmas is in the air as Joseph Pearce continues his review series on the classics of Western literature.
Weekly Wrap-Up: April 16-22, 2022
The public transportation mask mandate is dropped, the U.S. is sending more than a billion dollars to Ukraine, and the pope’s health seems to be deteriorating. We’ll cover that and more on today’s Crisis Weekly Wrap-Up.
Is Elon Musk Coming to the Rescue?
Elon Musk’s attempt to take over Twitter could ultimately be beneficial to Catholics and our proclamation of the Gospel.
Father Stu: A Beautiful Story of Redemption
My enthusiasm for “Father Stu” was dampened after reading a negative review, but I found the film to be a wonderful story of God condescending to the most wretched of sinners and raising him up.
The Bishop Who Can Unite the Clans
Bishop Fulton Sheen can be a figure around which all orthodox Catholics—whether “traditional” or “conservative”—can unite in combatting our current crisis.
Democracy Is Under Attack!…Or Is It?
For years now the Left has used the rhetorical device “Democracy is under attack!” to signify their opposition to anything they don’t like.
How Homeschoolers Became the Normal Kids
What children stand to gain in home education is the ability to be real children, innocent and not yet deformed by antisocial technology.
The Truce of ’68 Revisited
The “Truce of ’68,” in which dissent from Church teaching is allowed as long as one does not push for changes in controversial teachings, still holds but is crumbling.
The Yoke of Vaccine Mandates
The experiences of the first Christians should teach us not to put unnecessary burdens on our brothers and sisters, such as vaccines that violate one’s conscience.
Easter and the Eighth Day
Christians no longer even understand what the Eighth Day means, but reclaiming such ideas like the Eighth Day is no small part in the requisite work for the restoration of Christian culture.
The Cover-Up Continues
A priest credibly accused of ritual satanic sexual abuse is living and ministering at a well-known, well-respected institution that houses hundreds of vulnerable boys and girls, and officials do nothing.
The Church Always Rises
Catholics have little reason for optimism today. But because of the Resurrection, we do have reason for hope.
The Mystery of the Cross
In the Passion of Jesus, we see the most atrocious bitterness which He embraced for our salvation, yet he was totally abandoned to His Father’s Will.
The Ecstasy and Terror of Holy Thursday
On this Holy Thursday night there can be no peace. For a treachery of cosmic magnitude has been perpetrated. The Son of Man has been betrayed with a kiss. Where there is sin, peace becomes a stranger.
The Ignored Views of Cardinal Sarah on Russia and the West
Cardinal Sarah believes that the West’s greatest enemy has never been al-Qaida, ISIS, or China, much less Russia, but rather the West itself—and none of those professing to admire him have seen fit to notice.
Father Stu: A Flawed Story of Redemption
There is a lot wrong with the movie “Father Stu,” and lots of muck to get through to get to the payoff at the end.
Holy Saturday and the Harrowing of Hell
Today there is a great silence and stillness because our King is asleep. But, even while asleep, our King is working.
The Unending Passion of Persecuted Catholics in Muslim Lands
For persecuted Catholics living (and suffering) in Muslim-majority nations, their entire lives often seem like one unending Passion Week.
