With the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III, Catholics are once again asking: Is there any value to a monarchy that is built upon anti-Catholic foundations?

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The Pontifical Academy for Life has created controversy again, recently releasing a book that questioned the Church’s teaching on artificial contraception. What’s behind this attempt to undermine Church teaching?

Links:• "Pontifical Academy for Life: Personal Values Reign Supreme" (article) • Janet Smith website• "Contraception:Why Not?" (talk)

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President Biden and the Left are warning that democracy is under attack from Trump and the MAGA Republicans. But is the threat actually from the Left, and more importantly, is democracy worth defending?

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With the fall of Roe, the fight against abortion has taken new directions. What is the state of the pro-life movement today, and what needs to be done to make abortion illegal and unthinkable in all 50 states? We'll ask the host of EWTN Pro-Life Weekly these important questions.

Links:

• ETWN Pro-Life Weekly• Prudence Robertson Twitter account

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Outreach, “an LGBTQ Catholic Resource” created by the Jesuit-run America Magazine, recently ran an article by a Protestant Biblical scholar claiming that we should read the Bible to be—surprise!—more inclusive and welcoming of LGBTQ people. We’ll take apart the article on today’s Crisis Point.

Link:• St. Paul Center

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William Shakespeare is the greatest playwright of all time. Was he also a secret Catholic?

Links:

• The Quest for Shakespeare• Through Shakespeare's Eyes• Shakespeare on Love• Ignatius Critical Editions Shakespeare Set• Joseph Pearce website

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In the 1960's, the Catholic Church enthusiastically embraced the ecumenical movement after decades of being cold to it. Sixty years later, has this embrace helped or hindered the mission of the Church?

Link:

• "Deadly Indifference" (book)

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In today’s world, especially in the West, monarchy is looked upon as, at best, a quaint relic of the past, or, at worst, a fundamentally repressive institution. But Catholicism has a deep relationship with monarchy and some Catholics argue it is the best form of government possible. Should Catholics be monarchists?

Links:

• Blessed Charles of Austria: A Holy Emperor and His Legacy (book)• A Catholic Quest for the Holy Grail (book)• Star-Spangled Crown (book)• Are You A Monarchist? (article)• Off the Menu (podcast)

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One of the fundamental debates in today’s “liturgy wars” is the idea of reverence. What makes a Mass reverent? Is it the language, the orientation, the music, or something else? 

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The controversies surrounding Pope Francis have led many to rethink the papacy itself, with some transforming the pope into a political leader to be followed in all things, and others rejecting his authority entirely. What is the Catholic way to look at the papacy?

Links:

• The Road from Hyperpapalism to Catholicism (book) by Peter A. Kwasniewski

• Rethinking the Papacy (Crisis Point podcast)

• The “Spirit of Vatican I” as a Post-Revolutionary Political Problem (article)

• On non-infallible teachings of the Magisterium and the meaning of “obsequium religiosum” (article)

• The Morality of Correcting the Pope (article)

• Defending the Faith Against Present Heresies (book)

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