In the center of Stepanakert, the capital city Armenians call the heart of Artsakh, there once stood a white limestone cathedral crowned with a dome and bell tower that... The…
First Things ↗The Bible figures the Spirit as breath, wind, smoke, and flame. He blows where he will, circulates invisibly, flickers like glory. You can hear his voice, but you can’t... The…
First Things ↗In 1 BC, a man named Hilarion wrote a letter to his pregnant wife, Alis, while he was away on business in Alexandria. The letter survives on papyrus, preserved by…
Mere Orthodoxy ↗The Christian revolution transformed a normal practice of the Roman world into a moral offense and a crime in the Christian world.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗As students met this spring to launch our first Coverdale House reading group, we followed a standard format for the evening: we ate, we prayed, and we got down to…
Mere Orthodoxy ↗We must build institutions that seek to form Christian minds according to Scripture. If we don’t, it will be done anyway, but not in ways we want.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗In this episode, First Things brings you the recording of the 2026 Neuhaus Lecture presented by Bishop Robert Barron. Please subscribe to access more information about future lectures and many... The…
First Things ↗Although I have been on loan to Notre Dame at the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government this year, I returned to Grove City College to take part in... The…
First Things ↗One day around 1836, in the ancient city of Dijon, the young French poet Aloysius Bertrand was dreaming his dreams, when “the cough of someone walking dispersed [his] reveries... The…
First Things ↗I have a confession to make: I use AI chatbots. A lot. I ask them questions about many things, from fixing the dishwasher (accurate) to who wrote what when... The…
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