The concept of covenant offers a helpful way out of the narrative trap in which our culture is currently stuck.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗Effective church ministry exists on a spectrum of the ideal on one side and ‘what people will actually participate in’ on the other side. Let me tease out each side…
Mere Orthodoxy ↗In 2012, one of us asked two dozen young conservative women in San Diego—most aged twenty-five to thirty—whether they were married. Only one was. When pressed for reasons, the... The…
First Things ↗In April, the Holy Father and the president of the United States traded barbs. The proximate cause was Leo’s criticism of the Israeli and American attacks on Iran. The... The…
First Things ↗A few years ago, an academic acquaintance published a groundbreaking work of scholarship with a top academic press for his field. About a year later he got a report from…
Mere Orthodoxy ↗“It is my spirit that addresses your spirit”―Jane Eyre.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗In this episode, Veronica Clarke joins Germán and Virginia (who are subbing in for R. R. Reno) on The Editor’s Desk to talk about her recent review, “A Whole... The…
First Things ↗The Department of War recently released dozens of files, dating back to the 1940s, of UFO sightings. There’s more to come, but there are no real revelations here. Everything... The…
First Things ↗Reinhard Cardinal Marx stated recently that the German bishops intend to issue a formal liturgical blessing for homosexual unions, one that explicitly blesses those unions as such. Unfortunately for... The…
First Things ↗Vladimir Putin chose to invade Ukraine in the month of February, rather than waiting a few weeks longer, because the spring thaw was about to turn Ukraine’s soil into a…
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