There is a scene in The Devil Wears Prada 2 in which Miranda Priestly, the eminent editor of Runway magazine, is forced to fly economy because of budget cuts... The…
First Things ↗Not since the 2018 Vatican-themed Met Gala had Catholics paid such close attention to fashion. When the white smoke wafted out of the Sistine Chapel a year ago, there... The…
First Things ↗Every now and then you come across a quote so profound that you’re forced to reframe your thinking on an issue. This one initiated a renovation of my thinking on…
Mere Orthodoxy ↗I have often remarked upon an odd occurrence. Frequently, in the Catholic press and even in scholarly journals, commentators and theologians will solemnly invoke chapter one of Lumen Gentium,... The…
First Things ↗Ascension Day, celebrated by the Western Church on May 14 this year, is the neglected stepchild of the Christian year. Advent has its calendars and its wreaths; Christmas its... The…
First Things ↗Two judicial rulings over mifepristone this month have set the stage for the most important legal battle over abortion since the overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022—and the... The…
First Things ↗The current military engagement with Iran calls renewed attention to just war theory in the Catholic tradition. The following five points are important in this respect, especially the fourth,... The…
First Things ↗This article is an excerpt from a chapter in Abraham Cho’s forthcoming book Defiant Joy: A Vision for Christian Witness to a World of Anxiety, Loneliness and Outrage. Release date…
Washington Institute ↗The following excerpt is adapted from Brianna Lambert, Created to Play (InterVarsity Press, 2026).
Mere Orthodoxy ↗Another well-known minister has resigned from his pastoral office due to a previously undisclosed inappropriate relationship. The twist in this grimly familiar tale is that he had largely built... The…
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