Why God Keeps You Waiting (and How That Prepares You for Greatness)...
We live in a culture that wants everything fast—success, influence, recognition. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but that's not always how God works. He grows things slowly, starting small and hidden, so they’re strong enough to last. In this Sunday reflection, I’m sharing why being faithful in the “small things” matters more than you'll ever know. We’ll talk about David’s hidden years as a shepherd, the power of a simple slingshot, and what bamboo plants can teach us about waiting...
Days Before Murder, Charlie Kirk Told California Bishop: ‘I’m This Close’ to Becoming Catholic...
The Conference, and the Moment...
In the same way that political assassinations of the late 1960s defined an era, or the killing of George Floyd did the same in 2020, analysts left and right seem to agree that the murder of conservative figure Charlie Kirk will be likely remembered as — to borrow a phrase — a turning point in the American political story, which has already led to deeper fissures between left and right, and new language and perspectives from the Trump administration.
Blood of St. Januarius Liquefies in Cathedral on Feast Day...
Pope Leo XIV: ‘My Priority Is the Gospel, Not Solving the World’s Problems’...
Pope Leo XIV said his primary role as leader of the Church is confirming Catholics in their faith and sharing the Gospel with the world, not resolving global crises. Speaking to Crux senior correspondent Elise Ann Allen in the first sit-down interview of his pontificate, Leo also said he was “trying not to continue to polarize or promote polarization in the Church.”
This Is the One Craft That Really Matters...
People bemoan the loss of craftsmanship, and rightly so. We wonder what has happened to pride and care about every little detail, just because. Indeed, too many have only read about such craftsmen. But there is something much deeper going on that often escapes our notice. There is a greater craft—and it is truly a craft—that underlies and gives meaning to all other crafts. Every human person is called to develop this craft as we mature. Indeed, forming the young in this craft should be the real focus of ‘raising’ or ‘educating’ our young. But of this craft, and how to cultivate it, and how it has been set aside, we hear precious little.
What Is the Best Way to Distribute Holy Communion?
Over two decades ago, after being a daily communicant for years, I suggested to an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion what I thought was the best way to distribute Communion into the mouth. I somehow hit a nerve in this individual and it didn’t go well. I decided then to keep quiet ... until now. There are three main things that everyone hopes happens at the distribution of Communion. First, to reverently give the Body of Christ to communicants in a state of grace...
Is Mary the Woman in Revelation 12?
When Protestants say, “Catholics believe in doctrines that aren’t found in the Bible,” they often appeal to the dogma of Mary’s assumption in order to justify the claim. In response, some Catholics say the Assumption is in the Bible because Mary is the woman John sees in heaven that is described in Revelation 12. Protestants often counter this claim by accusing Catholics of shoehorning Mary into a text that is actually talking about the Church or the people of Israel.
A Catholic Response to the Assassination of Charlie Kirk...
What Does Jubilee Mean in the Bible?
With his papal bull Spes Non Confundit (“Hope does not disappoint”), Pope Francis confirmed that 2025 would be an Ordinary Jubilee Year. While the Church occasionally celebrates additional jubilees, the ordinary celebration takes place every 25 years. This year’s jubilee officially began on Christmas Eve (December 24), 2024, and it will end on the Epiphany of the Lord (January 6), 2026. The theme for the year, chosen by Pope France, is “pilgrims of hope.” But where does the idea of jubilee come from exactly? And what does it mean in its original biblical context?
‘Why Are Catholics So Happy?’ Harvard’s Arthur Brooks Has an Answer That Could Change Your Life...
12 of the Best Fall Foliage Hikes in the US — From Alaska to Tennessee...
Roadmaps of Redemption and Salvation...
Two Classics: ‘Crime and Punishment’ and ‘Columbo’...
The Dark Night of the Soul Is Not What You Think...
Anger, Death, and the Inevitable Disregard for the Golden Rule...
People Are Knocking. Here’s How Parishes Can Respond...
‘Hey Culligan Man!’: How My Parents’ ‘Yes’ to Life Changed the World...
In interview with Crux correspondent, Pope talks Ukraine, synodality, polarization, World Cup...
Brian Burch, New US Ambassador to the Holy See, Formally Presents Credentials to Pope Leo XIV...
The Brief, Servant's Life of Newly Canonized Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati...
Pope Leo XIV to New Bishops: ‘Be Builders of Bridges’...
Charlie Kirk: A Joyful Warrior for Life...
Charlie Kirk, Iryna Zarutska and the conversations we need to have...
How Soft Religious Relativism Is Hardening Into Open Persecution...
I Knew Charlie Kirk. He Was a Man of Intelligence, Charm and Goodness of Heart...
Seven Catholic Bishops Join Record-Breaking UK March for Life in London...
The Lost Art of Catholic Cinema...
2025 Fall Foliage Forecast Map: ‘Autumn Is a Second Spring When Every Leaf Is a Flower’...
Why are we obsessing over Cracker Barrel logos? Let’s make America serious again...
Seeing What a Saint Is Like: Malcolm Muggeridge and Mother Teresa...
Mastering AI: Benedictine College Launches New Center as Carlo Acutis Is Canonized...
Pope Leo Has a Jerry Maguire Moment on Sex Abuse...
In the classic 1996 film “Jerry Maguire,” early on our hero, a highly successful agent representing athletes, has a crisis of conscience. In his epiphany, he realizes that his business has become too dominated by money and volume, losing the personal concern for clients that’s supposed to be the heart of the affair. He stays up all night to produce a document – he pointedly calls it a “mission statement” – which he titles, “The Things We Think and Do Not Say.”
A Test Case, What Would Benedict Say, and Cheating Tossers...
Today is the feast of St. Januarius, he of the vial of miraculously re-liquifying blood in the Naples cathedral. There’s plenty interesting to discuss about that triannual event, which sometimes takes minutes or hours, and sometimes doesn’t happen at all, and which appears to be treated by the local Neapolitans as something between an object of sincere pious devotion and Catholic Magic 8ball...
Chinese Communist Government Bans Catholic Priests From Preaching, Evangelizing Online...
My Father Was Murdered Too. I Pray Charlie Kirk’s Family Finds the Grace I Found...
The shocking event of last week’s assassination of Charlie Kirk has left a country in shock and two young children without a father. I cannot imagine the pain of Charlie’s widow, Erika, but I feel a special closeness to her and her family. My father Fred was murdered before I was born. I never met him but I got to know him through my mother, through his friends, and, I believe, through his supernatural presence in my life. Charlie’s children are now, tragically, on a similar path.
LEO XIV INTERVIEW (1 OF 6): Ukraine, Synodality, Polarization, and the World Cup...
LEO XIV INTERVIEW (2 OF 6): Relations With Other Churches...
LEO XIV INTERVIEW (3 OF 6): The Curia and Vatican Finances...
LEO XIV INTERVIEW (4 OF 6): Gaza, China, and the US...
LEO XIV INTERVIEW (5 OF 6): Polarization in the World...
LEO XIV INTERVIEW (6 of 6): LGBTQ+ Issues and the Liturgy...
The Apocalypse of God’s Temple and the Tree of Life...
Observe the progressive movements towards the Incarnation. The Eternal Spirit, the Most Holy Trinity, God was always showing his desire to tabernacle amongst us and develop a union between heaven and earth. At Mount Sinai, God came veiled in a “thick cloud.” Next, with the tent of meeting, he tabernacled, veiled in garments of skins and curtains embroidered with cherubim. Filling the tent of meeting with His glory was like taking on the sinful flesh of man...
America badly needs men and women of character today. Thank you, Cal Ripken...
America needs the example of a real hero: a dedicated hero who enhances natural talents by hard work and takes pride in a craft; an unselfish hero who places team above self; a modest hero who shares the credit for wins and accepts the blame, sometimes unnecessarily, for losses; a sportsmanlike hero who wants his opponents to be at their best so that victory means something; a stoic hero who overcomes pain and frustration because...
Untimely Meditations in Utah...
In 1776, the year that America became independent (and San Francisco was founded), two Franciscan priests, Atanasio Dominguez and Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, traveled from what would become Santa Fe, New Mexico, through Arizona, Colorado, and Utah, aided at several points by native guides, until circumstances forced them to turn back in Orem, Utah, the very place where, last week, Charlie Kirk was murdered...
Thinking About Why Charlie Kirk Died...
What do Joe Rogan, Charlie Sheen and Charlie Kirk have in common? On many levels, the correct answer is, “Not much.” And I never thought that I would be discussing Sheen in the context of someone like Kirk who, whatever you thought of his MAGA messages, was maturing into an increasingly effective public apologist on topics of faith, family and public life.
King Charles III Attends First UK Catholic Royal Funeral in Centuries for Duchess of Kent...
Prudent Stewards: A Reflection on the Upcoming 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time...
Activist Priest Resigns Over New Syro-Malabar Liturgy...
How This Catholic School Event 67 Years Ago Changed Every School in America...
‘No One Can Silence Their Voice’: Pope Leo XIV Honors Modern Martyrs at Ecumenical Service...
Pope Leo XIV Marks 70th Birthday at Sunday Angelus: ‘I Give Thanks to the Lord and to My Parents’...
Pope Leo hints at Lampedusa visit in strong echo of Francis on migrants and refugees...
A Note on Noticing the Glory...
Leadership in the Wake of Tragedy: Reflection on the Assassination of Charlie Kirk...
Charlie Kirk Is Dead. Just Stop Everything and Pray...
How the legendary Motown was inspired by a Ford assembly line and magnified by the Beatles...
In the Midst of Political Violence, Lift High the Cross...
A Nightly Ritual for Married and Unmarried...
ESPN’s Favorite College Football Game-Day Traditions...
Could Leo take a ‘Vatican II’ approach to Traditionis custodes?
Tim Kaine Comments on Rights and Religion: Senator Needs Remedial Civics...
Unconditional Alliance: Do Not Be Too Proud to Call Upon Our Savior’s Constant Help...
Pope Leo gives first exclusive interview to Crux correspondent for new bio...
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The Complete List of Popes
- St. Peter (32-67)
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- St. Pius I (140-155)
- St. Anicetus (155-166)
- St. Soter (166-175)
- St. Eleutherius (175-189)
- St. Victor I (189-199)
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- St. Urban I (222-30)
- St. Pontian (230-35)
- St. Anterus (235-36)
- St. Fabian (236-50)
- St. Cornelius (251-53)
- St. Lucius I (253-54)
- St. Stephen I (254-257)
- St. Sixtus II (257-258)
- St. Dionysius (260-268)
- St. Felix I (269-274)
- St. Eutychian (275-283)
- St. Caius (283-296)
- St. Marcellinus (296-304)
- St. Marcellus I (308-309)
- St. Eusebius (309 or 310)
- St. Miltiades (311-14)
- St. Sylvester I (314-35)
- St. Marcus (336)
- St. Julius I (337-52)
- Liberius (352-66)
- St. Damasus I (366-84)
- St. Siricius (384-99)
- St. Anastasius I (399-401)
- St. Innocent I (401-17)
- St. Zosimus (417-18)
- St. Boniface I (418-22)
- St. Celestine I (422-32)
- St. Sixtus III (432-40)
- St. Leo I (the Great) (440-61)
- St. Hilarius (461-68)
- St. Simplicius (468-83)
- St. Felix III (II) (483-92)
- St. Gelasius I (492-96)
- Anastasius II (496-98)
- St. Symmachus (498-514)
- St. Hormisdas (514-23)
- St. John I (523-26)
- St. Felix IV (III) (526-30)
- Boniface II (530-32)
- John II (533-35)
- St. Agapetus I (535-36)
- St. Silverius (536-37)
- Vigilius (537-55)
- Pelagius I (556-61)
- John III (561-74)
- Benedict I (575-79)
- Pelagius II (579-90)
- St. Gregory I (the Great) (590-604)
- Sabinian (604-606)
- Boniface III (607)
- St. Boniface IV (608-15)
- St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I) (615-18)
- Boniface V (619-25)
- Honorius I (625-38)
- Severinus (640)
- John IV (640-42)
- Theodore I (642-49)
- St. Martin I (649-55)
- St. Eugene I (655-57)
- St. Vitalian (657-72)
- Adeodatus (II) (672-76)
- Donus (676-78)
- St. Agatho (678-81)
- St. Leo II (682-83)
- St. Benedict II (684-85)
- John V (685-86)
- Conon (686-87)
- St. Sergius I (687-701)
- John VI (701-05)
- John VII (705-07)
- Sisinnius (708)
- Constantine (708-15)
- St. Gregory II (715-31)
- St. Gregory III (731-41)
- St. Zachary (741-52)
- Stephen II (III) (752-57)
- St. Paul I (757-67)
- Stephen III (IV) (767-72)
- Adrian I (772-95)
- St. Leo III (795-816)
- Stephen IV (V) (816-17)
- St. Paschal I (817-24)
- Eugene II (824-27)
- Valentine (827)
- Gregory IV (827-44)
- Sergius II (844-47)
- St. Leo IV (847-55)
- Benedict III (855-58)
- St. Nicholas I (the Great) (858-67)
- Adrian II (867-72)
- John VIII (872-82)
- Marinus I (882-84)
- St. Adrian III (884-85)
- Stephen V (VI) (885-91)
- Formosus (891-96)
- Boniface VI (896)
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- Theodore II (897)
- John IX (898-900)
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- Lando (913-14)
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- Leo VI (928)
- Stephen VIII (929-31)
- John XI (931-35)
- Leo VII (936-39)
- Stephen IX (939-42)
- Marinus II (942-46)
- Agapetus II (946-55)
- John XII (955-63)
- Leo VIII (963-64)
- Benedict V (964)
- John XIII (965-72)
- Benedict VI (973-74)
- Benedict VII (974-83)
- John XIV (983-84)
- John XV (985-96)
- Gregory V (996-99)
- Sylvester II (999-1003)
- John XVII (1003)
- John XVIII (1003-09)
- Sergius IV (1009-12)
- Benedict VIII (1012-24)
- John XIX (1024-32)
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- Sylvester III (1045)
- Benedict IX (1045)
- Gregory VI (1045-46)
- Clement II (1046-47)
- Benedict IX (1047-48)
- Damasus II (1048)
- St. Leo IX (1049-54)
- Victor II (1055-57)
- Stephen X (1057-58)
- Nicholas II (1058-61)
- Alexander II (1061-73)
- St. Gregory VII (1073-85)
- Blessed Victor III (1086-87)
- Blessed Urban II (1088-99)
- Paschal II (1099-1118)
- Gelasius II (1118-19)
- Callistus II (1119-24)
- Honorius II (1124-30)
- Innocent II (1130-43)
- Celestine II (1143-44)
- Lucius II (1144-45)
- Blessed Eugene III (1145-53)
- Anastasius IV (1153-54)
- Adrian IV (1154-59)
- Alexander III (1159-81)
- Lucius III (1181-85)
- Urban III (1185-87)
- Gregory VIII (1187)
- Clement III (1187-91)
- Celestine III (1191-98)
- Innocent III (1198-1216)
- Honorius III (1216-27)
- Gregory IX (1227-41)
- Celestine IV (1241)
- Innocent IV (1243-54)
- Alexander IV (1254-61)
- Urban IV (1261-64)
- Clement IV (1265-68)
- Blessed Gregory X (1271-76)
- Blessed Innocent V (1276)
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- Honorius IV (1285-87)
- Nicholas IV (1288-92)
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- Boniface VIII (1294-1303)
- Blessed Benedict XI (1303-04)
- Clement V (1305-14)
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- Blessed Urban V (1362-70)
- Gregory XI (1370-78)
- Urban VI (1378-89)
- Boniface IX (1389-1404)
- Innocent VII (1404-06)
- Gregory XII (1406-15)
- Martin V (1417-31)
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- Callistus III (1455-58)
- Pius II (1458-64)
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- Sixtus IV (1471-84)
- Innocent VIII (1484-92)
- Alexander VI (1492-1503)
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- Paul III (1534-49)
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- Pius IV (1559-65)
- St. Pius V (1566-72)
- Gregory XIII (1572-85)
- Sixtus V (1585-90)
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- Gregory XIV (1590-91)
- Innocent IX (1591)
- Clement VIII (1592-1605)
- Leo XI (1605)
- Paul V (1605-21)
- Gregory XV (1621-23)
- Urban VIII (1623-44)
- Innocent X (1644-55)
- Alexander VII (1655-67)
- Clement IX (1667-69)
- Clement X (1670-76)
- Blessed Innocent XI (1676-89)
- Alexander VIII (1689-91)
- Innocent XII (1691-1700)
- Clement XI (1700-21)
- Innocent XIII (1721-24)
- Benedict XIII (1724-30)
- Clement XII (1730-40)
- Benedict XIV (1740-58)
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