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.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Roger L. Simon joins in to discuss his recent book, EMET. The conversation is embedded... The…
First Things ↗At some point we must give up trying to understand other people. Love them, surely. But recognize that such a love cannot be based on comprehension. We need always... The…
First Things ↗What makes life worth living for you? What are the aspects of life, the pursuits, the accomplishments that seem to define who you are? In a cultural moment that prizes…
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