Crisis Magazine

Pope Francis’s Schism

If Pope Francis drops his nuclear bomb on Tradition, this will create a schism in the Church.

Farewell to Luther

Luther’s theological positions were disastrously wrong, but his anguished search for certainty of his own salvation humanized him for me, as muc…

A Storm Is Coming When Benedict Dies

By Kennedy Hall - Benedict is like the oldest living member of the family, a relic from another era who represents a lost generation in a time w…

The Heresy of Racial Theology

Race-based theology represents a direct attack on the very heart of Christianity, and certainly Catholicism.

Vatican II at 60: Time for Retirement

The constant demand to implement Vatican II is holding back authentic reform in the Church.

Live Not By Lies and the Croatian Prophet of Totalitarianism

The life of Croatian Jesuit Stjepan Tomislav Poglajen gives us a warning about the troubling direction in which the United States, Europe, and t…

The Church of the Papal Fiat

Treating the pope as a “super-bishop” who is the only necessary member of the Church militant is a crime against sound theology.

Celibacy Is a Gift to Priests—and the Laity

Few books have caused so much controversy even before they were published than did From the Depths of Our Hearts, a new defense of clerical celi…

A Tribute to Father Rutler

Editor’s note: Fr. George William Rutler was ordained in the Anglican Church 50 years ago today. All of the friends and followers wishing to mar…

What Will Francis Choose: ‘Expert’ Opinion or Orthodoxy?

Nobody was under any illusions about the stakes at the Synod on the Amazon. Ostensibly, the synod was convened to help the Pope address concerns…

William Shakespeare: Poet, Playwright—Catholic?

A recent film, All Is True, released this past May and starring Kenneth Branagh as Shakespeare and Ian McKellen as Shakespeare’s patron, the Ear…

Comfort Is Killing the Church

I saw his collar. It was a sun-splashed late morning and parking spaces were hard to come by for the lunch hour crowd at the Westfield Annapolis…

Even good popes make bad politicians

Recent clashes between former Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini and supporters of Pope Francis are a sort of microcosm for the divisi…

Pan-Amazon Pandemonium

There’s a funny scene in Oklahoma in which Curly sings a slyly mocking song about Jud Fry, the menacing hired hand. Curly assures Jud that thoug…

Poland Responds to Gay Pride

Since the European Union elections in May, Poland has entered a summer marching season. More precisely, there are traditional religious processi…

Do Catholics Have Legitimate Fears about Immigration?

In a number of talks and statements over the years, Pope Francis has scolded Europeans for their fear of immigrants. He came back to that theme…

Pope Francis and the Cardinal Mindszenty Treatment in China

Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty was a hero of the Cold War, persecuted by communists and ultimately abandoned by his Church. Beginning in 1956, after…

The Triumph of the People’s Church

Continuing his commitment to a doctrinal vision that prioritizes the lived experiences and insights of ordinary Catholics over the authoritative…