About this podcast
Since 1982, Crisis Magazine has been America's leading source for Catholic perspectives on religion, culture, and politics. Join editor-in-chief Eric Sammons and leading Catholics on "Crisis Point."
Episodes
- How Trump Threw It All Away · 35 minDemocrats flipped the House and Senate. Trump says he wasn't on the ballot; Vance says "the reason we lost is the war." Eric Sammons on how one man tore up the coalition…
- Why Won’t Bishops Say Muslims Need Christ? · 41 minA cardinal says the Church is "not there to convert." Italy's bishops teach Islam from fact sheets co-written with Muslim scholars. Why won't bishops say Muslims need Christ?…
- Bishop Barron Fires Back at a Cardinal: “Excuse Me, but…What?” · 33 minA cardinal says the Church is "not there to convert." Bishop Barron: "Excuse me, but…what?…I would resign and get an honest job." Finally, a bishop publicly defending the Great…
- Why Are U.S. Bishops Apologizing for Praying Over Trump? · 36 minTwelve U.S. bishops prayed over Trump in the Oval Office, and within days, five were publicly apologizing for it. Today on Crisis Point, we look at the meltdown over the event.
- The Cure Is the Disease? The Vatican’s New Document “Venite ad Me” · 37 minThe Vatican's new document on passing on the faith knows the house is on fire, and its prescription is more of the same gasoline we've poured on it for 60 years.
- Why Are Conservative Catholics Embracing Fr. James Martin? · 38 minFr. James Martin recently carried the monstrance in the Napa Institute's NYC Eucharistic procession and sat for a friendly Pillar interview. Why are conservative Catholics…
- When the Pope Is Sick: Who Runs the Church? · 28 minPope Leo XIV just had surgery for lung cancer. What happens to the Church when the pope is sick? There's no vice pope, so who's in charge?
- The New AI Religion · 44 minSilicon Valley says it's building a god. We’ll discuss the new AI religion, Anthropic's push on AI consciousness, and the Catholic response.
- The Cornell Case: How We Got Here · 34 minThe horrific nature of the now-infamous Cornell case should make every good-willed person ask: how did we get here? How has our society become so debased? We’ll explore the…
- When the Vatican Is Wrong · 42 minThe Vatican has come out strongly against the death penalty, and now it is convening a conference on Amoris Laetitia, which approved reception of Communion for divorced couples…
