2015
The Holy Family
Of the Passover festival in Jerusalem, St. Luke concisely reports, “When the festival was ended, Jesus stayed…
Time, Curse or Gift?
New Year’s Day makes on reflective, at least about the past year, perhaps about life, perhaps, more…
The Real Role of Diversity
In the December 14 issue of the Weekly Standard, Jonathan Last reflects on the remarkable success of…
Against the Academic Culture of Privilege
Olivia Legaspi is a Haverford College freshman. After working at McDonalds during the summer to save up…
Good Guys Have More Fun: What Works in The Force Awakens
I caught Star Wars: The Force Awakens with my family over the past weekend. Before we got…
For Those Curious Young Minds
Some of my fellow staff members here at First Things have written reflections on what sets First…
Liberal Racism Bares Its Fangs
Given the politically-correct hysteria that typically surrounds any discussion of racism these days, I hesitate to use…
A Personal Reflection on First Things
I’m grateful to my parents for many reasons. But one thing I’m especially grateful about these days…
The War According to Isaac Babel
Red Cavalry by Boris Dralyukpushkin press, 224 pages, $18.00 Isaac Babel’s Red Cavalry, now granted an afterlife…
On the Incarnation
The following is a homily that was given at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.:…
The Right Kind of Despair
Dan McLaughlin offers a brilliant, Christmas-themed argument against political despair; chock full of facts and logic, and…
Jews, Muslims, Christians
In his Washington Post piece about the Wheaton College controversy, Miroslav Volf equates Christian positions on Islam to…
The Harvest
GB Caird (The Revelation of St John the Divine) has a superb discussion of the harvest scene…
Machiavellianism and Idealism in Foreign Policy
Is the US obligated to do what is best for its people regardless of justice, or is…
The Last Scapegoat
The following is a sermon given last Sunday at All Souls Church (Wheaton, IL) in the wake…
