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…
First Things ↗On Monday, the Princeton University faculty voted overwhelmingly to end the 133-year-old tradition of unproctored examinations. Princeton had previously administered all assessments on the honor system. Former dean of... The…
First Things ↗Hartmut Rosa. Time and World. Polity, 2025. $22.95 pb. 228 pp.
Mere Orthodoxy ↗Editorial note: Recently Mere Orthodoxy hosted a webinar with Alan Noble, author of To Live Well: Practical Wisdom for Moving Through Chaotic Times. Noble kindly agreed to answer in writing…
Mere Orthodoxy ↗Before joining what once imagined itself the world’s greatest deliberative body, U.S. senator Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) was a decorated naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut with four space... The…
First Things ↗It occurred to me recently, like a lit match in a black vault, that I’ve never been unloved. The same applies to my wife, our children, and grandchildren. None... The…
First Things ↗American Catholicism is in steep decline. In 2000, 2.6 million American children attended Catholic schools. In 2025, only 1.6 million did. In 2001, more than a quarter-million Catholic weddings... The…
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