Episodes

  • Losing Oneself to Performance

    Losing Oneself to Performance
    Mar 28 2026
    Performance culture doesn’t just encourage people to lie. It teaches them to disappear into a mere echo of the crowd: https://writings.crusadergal.com/p/losing-oneself-to-performance
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    8 mins
  • Why a Premature Baby Feels Like an Accusation

    Why a Premature Baby Feels Like an Accusation
    Mar 19 2026
    When a premature baby fights for life, the natural response should be compassion. Increasingly, it is something else. What does it mean when even the sight of a child feels like an accusation https://writings.crusadergal.com/p/why-a-premature-baby-feels-like-an
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    5 mins
  • Turn Off the Noise. Light a Candle.

    Turn Off the Noise. Light a Candle.
    Mar 9 2026
    We don’t have to pretend that we dislike modern conveniences, but we must acknowledge that we have souls, and live accordingly. https://writings.crusadergal.com/p/turn-off-the-noise-light-a-candle
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    4 mins
  • When the World Tilts: On Living in Uncertain Times

    When the World Tilts: On Living in Uncertain Times
    Mar 3 2026
    Even in wartime, people still had to choose whether to marry, baptize, build, and hope. We are no different. https://writings.crusadergal.com/p/when-the-world-tilts-living-in-uncertain
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    4 mins
  • The Light We Leave Behind

    The Light We Leave Behind
    Feb 19 2026
    What if the ashes remind us not only that we are dust, but that we are meant to refract divine light? Perhaps you already have loved ones who are doing so. Read it at: https://writings.crusadergal.com/p/the-light-we-leave-behind
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    3 mins
  • The Echo Chambers That Form Killers

    The Echo Chambers That Form Killers
    Feb 12 2026
    Perhaps we should ask what kind of culture is forming young men who feel untethered from reality.
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    4 mins
  • Announcement: A New Show

    Announcement: A New Show
    Feb 10 2026
    You’re listening to a podcast dedicated to narrations of my written work, and that will continue. I’ve also started a separate daily podcast with my co-host, Jakob Kraft, where we comment on the news. To check out that show, visit RiseRight.org.
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    1 min
  • The War on Truth, in the Name of Empathy

    The War on Truth, in the Name of Empathy
    Feb 4 2026
    Hillary Clinton has written an op-ed for The Atlantic that is permeated with moral indignation. She decries “MAGA’s War on Empathy” and then engages in a one-woman war on Truth.
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    7 mins