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…
First Things ↗Our lives are full of trouble. That much is clear.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗Lewis's 'The Great Divorce' offers a bracing and disturbing series of portraits all showing different forms of pride and its fruit.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗There are moments when you realize the tradition you love is larger than the version you inherited. Ida B. Wells, a Presbyterian, has recently done that for me, and her…
Mere Orthodoxy ↗Emboldened by her understanding of Christianity, Ida B. Wells walked the gospel into places where it was unwelcome.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗Frequent confession was once normal—monthly, biweekly, or even weekly. But it became rarer among Catholics formed from the 1970s through the 1990s. Today, many Catholics go to confession only... The…
First Things ↗Good news not being thick on the ground these days, I’m delighted to note some very good news from the mother country: On April 24, the Terminally Ill Adults... The…
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