Episodes

  • When a Diocese Undermines Its Own Vocations

    When a Diocese Undermines Its Own Vocations
    Jan 7 2026
    A diocese’s seminarians reflect its spiritual ecology. So why dismantle what was working? The Diocese of Charlotte is delaying ordinations and stripping seminarians of their cassocks, while forcing them into a year of lay work mid-formation. Read the article: https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/when-a-diocese-undermines-its-own-vocations
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    6 mins
  • Unworthy of justice: When ideology determines victims

    Unworthy of justice: When ideology determines victims
    Jan 4 2026
    There is a growing ideological trend that seeks to deprive those broadly considered to being “on the right” of any and all rights, through dehumanization and the systematic exclusion from key institutions. I lived this reality in a small way when I was made a victim of a minor crime in an American city. https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/01/04/unworthy-of-justice-how-ideology-determines-victims/
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    7 mins
  • The Claim Christianity Makes at Christmas

    The Claim Christianity Makes at Christmas
    Dec 24 2025
    Christianity has never been a faith of mere sentiment. From the first century onward, it has made a claim on the whole person, and it comes into sharp focus at Christmas. Read the article: https://writings.crusadergal.com/p/the-claim-christianity-makes-at-christmas
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    3 mins
  • Five Books That Can Change Your Soul

    Five Books That Can Change Your Soul
    Dec 16 2025
    Five books stood out this year. In an age of excess, noise, and content masquerading as wisdom, these were rare companions: books that changed the way I think, pray, judge, and remember. From Boethius on suffering and providence, to C.S. Lewis’ medieval imagination, to ecclesial indifference, and the loss of ritual, these are books worth keeping and rereading. Read this article instead: https://writings.crusadergal.com/p/five-books-that-can-change-your-soul
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    7 mins
  • The Moral Collapse That Metal Detectors Can’t Fix

    The Moral Collapse That Metal Detectors Can’t Fix
    Dec 11 2025
    Another school stabbing. More calls for metal detectors. But metal detectors don’t fix a culture that can’t raise children. Read it: https://writings.crusadergal.com/p/the-moral-collapse-that-metal-detectors
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    5 mins
  • The COVID Reckoning That Came Too Late

    The COVID Reckoning That Came Too Late
    Dec 2 2025
    Years after vilifying dissenters, the FDA now concedes vaccine deaths. But the damage to bodies, souls, and public trust cannot simply be footnoted. This late reckoning reveals more than it resolves.
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    7 mins
  • Sarah Cain at the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women

    Sarah Cain at the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women
    Nov 20 2025
    Prefer to watch the video? You can do that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8vT1kecJRI
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    54 mins
  • Inside the Sterile Doctor’s Office

    Inside the Sterile Doctor’s Office
    Nov 18 2025
    If we treat people like projects to be optimized, we shouldn’t be surprised when everything becomes cold: medicine, workplaces, even our own homes. https://writings.crusadergal.com/p/inside-the-sterile-doctors-office
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    4 mins