Podcast: Sarah Cain, The Crusader Gal

I wanted to provide a health update, in light of all of the well-wishes and inquiries that I have received. I had the gallbladder surgery, which was successful. I now have four small wounds in my abdomen, which are healing nicely…

As Catholics and commentators alike dissect Pope Leo XIV’s past, we’re reminded that the papacy is not a political office—and treating it like one blinds us to its spiritual reality.

I have been told that I need to have surgery, and that I may not safely delay. I have lost the ability to eat most foods, because my gallbladder needs to be removed. Surgery is scheduled for May 6th, and I would appreciate your prayers for its success and a rapid recovery.

With Pope Francis’ passing, many rush to praise. Let’s have a more honest reckoning—acknowledging ambiguity, failures, and the need for mercy.

In a world that trivializes evil and buries grief, we must confront both the brokenness within and the ruin around us. Easter is a reckoning.

As the West unravels, hope endures—not in online echo chambers, but in rooms where people still care about truth, beauty, and rebuilding what was lost. This is how we fight the collapse.

Ahead of a speaking event in Chicago, a candid reflection on the necessity of real-world community, the failures of DEI, and the delusions of disarmament in violent cities. Some things still need to be said face-to-face.

Modern society cultivates despair by depriving people of meaning, heroes, and true human connection. In a world that denies the soul and offers no redemption, isolation and hopelessness thrive. But we were made for more.

Here we go again, with another fake noose. This time, the offender (LaTarsha Brown) was a city employee and member of the school board. She was expecting sympathy, attention, and solidarity, but the city took the complaint seriously and did an investigation.

The conviction of a Pride co-founder for child rape is not an anomaly but a symptom of a society that refuses to acknowledge uncomfortable truths. It is a dangerous consequence of ideological blindness, of which our children bear the cost.