Above: Cuadro “Calderote” (first Carlist War) by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau. As we watch the structures of our society erode under the weight of self-pursuing ideals and atomization, it is vital for us as Catholics—the people of hope—not to fall into despair. While the challenges are immense, the opportunities for a true restoration are even more abundant….

Do I have some good news for you, Crisis readers! It’s a story of miraculously answered prayers, of which many of you played a direct part. And I’m beyond excited to tell you about it. Almost exactly five years ago, Sophia Institute, the parent organization of Crisis Magazine, graciously agreed to publish The Persecuted, my…