In a recent New York Times guest essay, Catholic writer David Gibson praised Pope Leo for moving his church away from “pelvic theology.” For those unfamiliar with the term,... The…
First Things ↗The One and the Ninety-Nine:Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagionby luke burgisst. martin’s press, 288 pages, $30 Whenever someone like Candace Owens or Nick Fuentes posts “ragebait,”... The…
First Things ↗The Saturday after Easter, on a cloudless morning, I fell and shattered my left elbow while taking a walk with my husband. Although the sidewalk is uneven and full... The…
First Things ↗The call for Christians is therefore to be like Nehemiah and his fellow countrymen rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. We must not be “passive spectators of social and cultural fractures,…
Mere Orthodoxy ↗When he was elected bishop of Rome on October 16, 1978, Cardinal Karol Wojtyła had a rather limited experience of the Catholic Church in the United States. He had... The…
First Things ↗When people don't care about policy and procedure, institutions are unequipped to deal with radicals who undermine the institution's purity and peace.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗Life is no less beautiful when it is accompanied by illness or weakness, hunger or poverty, physical or mental diseases, loneliness or old age.” These inspiring words were written... The…
First Things ↗The question of what to do with our Christian inheritance—what we call “cultural Christianity”—has become unavoidable. Cultural Christians wish to preserve the cultural, political, and intellectual traditions and institutions... The…
First Things ↗Today’s Democratic Party rejects the central claim of the Declaration of Independence—that inalienable rights are given by God, not by government. Last year, Democratic senator Tim Kaine, outraged by... The…
First Things ↗All in all, the modern self is remarkably free and remarkably miserable. Liberated from limits and boundaries, we find we are not walking toward anything — only away from something.
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